| tape measure |
a long strip of cloth or flexible metal having units such as inches, feet, centimeters, or meters marked on it, used for measuring; measuring tape. |
| taper |
to narrow, as toward a point. [7 definitions] |
| tape-record |
to record (sound) onto magnetic tape. |
| tape recorder |
a machine used to record sound onto magnetic tape or to play back the sound recorded. |
| tapestry |
a piece of heavy fabric on which a design or representation has been woven with colored threads, usu. by hand, used as a wall hanging or for other decorative purposes. [3 definitions] |
| tapeworm |
any of various flatworms that live as parasites in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates. |
| tapioca |
a starch obtained from the cassava root, refined in small beads or other forms, and used as a thickening agent in puddings and other foods. |
| tapir |
any of several related four-footed, hoofed, piglike mammals that have a heavy body, short legs, and a long flexible fleshy snout. |
| tappet |
in an engine or machine, a connecting rod moved by a cam so as to cause movement in another part such as a valve. |
| taproom |
a barroom or bar. |
| taproot |
a large main root of a plant, usu. growing straight down, from which smaller roots branch laterally. |
| taps |
(used with a sing. verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces to order the lights to be extinguished, or at the end of a funeral or memorial service. |
| tar1 |
a dark, oily, sticky, heavy substance obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, coal, or peat, and used in protective coatings and sealants, as on roads and roofs. [3 definitions] |
| tar2 |
(informal) a sailor. |
| tar and feather |
to punish or humiliate by coating with tar and feathers. [2 definitions] |
| tarantella |
a lively, whirling dance from southern Italy, often including tambourine-playing. [2 definitions] |
| tarantula |
any of several related large American spiders, found mainly in tropical regions, that have hairy legs and a poisonous but not fatal bite. [2 definitions] |
| tarboosh |
a tasseled, fezlike cap of cloth or felt worn by Muslim men either alone or beneath a turban. |
| tardy |
late or delayed. [2 definitions] |
| tare1 |
any of various climbing, twining plants related to legumes and cultivated as forage or for their edible seeds; vetch. [3 definitions] |
| tare2 |
the weight of a carrier, container, or wrapper deducted from the gross weight of goods to determine the net weight of the contents. [4 definitions] |