| tsar |
variant of czar. |
| T-shirt |
a collarless undershirt with short sleeves, worn esp. by men and boys. [2 definitions] |
| tsp. |
abbreviation of "teaspoon" or "teaspoons." |
| tsunami |
a very large, often destructive sea wave caused by a marine earthquake or volcanic explosion. |
| tub |
a large low, usu. round, flat-bottomed container used for washing, packing, storing, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| tuba |
one of a family of large, oval, brass wind instruments that produce notes in the bass range. |
| tube |
a hollow cylinder made of glass, metal, or rubber used esp. for holding or conveying liquids. [8 definitions] |
| tuber |
a short, fleshy, rounded or oblong underground stem, such as the potato, with buds from which new shoots can grow. [2 definitions] |
| tuberculosis |
a contagious disease of human beings and some animals, caused by a bacterium and characterized by the formation of tubercles on body tissues, esp. in the lungs; TB. |
| tuck |
to gather up and push in or turn under the loose end or edge of (a shirt, blanket, or the like) so as to secure (often fol. by "in" or "up"). [10 definitions] |
| Tues. |
abbreviation of "Tuesday," the third day of the week, occurring between Monday and Wednesday. |
| Tuesday |
the third day of the week, occurring between Monday and Wednesday. |
| tuft |
a cluster or clump of long strands that are attached at one end and loose at the other, as of yarn, hair, or grass. [8 definitions] |
| tug |
to pull at strongly or forcibly. [9 definitions] |
| tugboat |
a small but powerful boat used to guide, push, or tow larger vessels, esp. into and out of harbors. |
| tuition |
the charge for instruction at a college, private school, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| tulip |
a cultivated plant that grows from a bulb and bears large lance-shaped leaves and large brightly-colored, cup-shaped flowers. [2 definitions] |
| tumble |
to roll end over end while falling, as over an object, or while in flight. [16 definitions] |
| tumbleweed |
any of various plants whose rounded, branched tops break off in autumn and are rolled about by the wind. |
| tummy |
(informal) the abdomen or stomach. |
| tumor |
an abnormal mass of diseased tissue that arises from normal tissue in the body and serves no physiological purpose. [2 definitions] |