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Thud(n.) A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance
(v. i. & t.) To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.
Thug(n.) An assassin
Thuja(n.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves
Thulium(n.) A rare metallic element of uncertain properties and identity, said to have been found in the mineral gadolinite
Thumb(n.) The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges
(v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs
(v. t.) To handle awkwardly.
Thummim(n. pl.) A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest.
Thump(n.) A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy
(v. i.) To give a thump or thumps
(v. t.) To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound.
Thunder(n.) An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.
(v. t.) To emit with noise and terror
Thurible(n.) A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains
Thursday(n.) The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday.
Thus(adv.) In this or that manner
(n.) The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers
Thwack(n.) A heavy blow with something flat or heavy
(v. t.) To fill to overflow.
Thwart(n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
(prep.) Across
(v. i.) Hence, to be in opposition
(v. t.) To cross, as a purpose
Thy(pron.) Of thee, or belonging to thee
Thylacine(n.) The zebra wolf.
Thyme(n.) Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups
Thymic(a.) Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.
Thymol(n.) A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties
Thymus(a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland.
(n.) The thymus gland.
Thyroid(a.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery
Thyrse(n.) A thyrsus.
Thyrsus(n.) A species of inflorescence
Thysanuran(n.) One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.
Thyself(pron.) An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second person
Tiara(n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over
Tibia(n.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Tibiotarsus(n.) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia
Tic(n.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles
Tical(n.) A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents
Tick(n.) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals
(v. i.) To give tick
(v. t.) To check off by means of a tick or any small mark
Tidal(a.) Of or pertaining to tides
Tidbit(n.) A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable
Tide(n.) To betide
(prep.) A stream
(v. t.) To cause to float with the tide
Tidings(n.) Account of what has taken place, and was not before known
Tidy(n.) A child's pinafore.
(superl.) Arranged in good order
(v. i.) To make things tidy.
(v. t.) To put in proper order
Tie(v. i.) To make a tie
(v. t.) A beam or rod for holding two parts together
Tier(n.) A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord
(v. t.) A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another
Tiff(n.) A fit of anger or peevishness
(v. i.) To be in a pet.
(v. t.) To deck out
Tiger(n.) A kind of growl or screech, after cheering
Tight(superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid
(v. t.) To tighten.
Tigress(n.) The female of the tiger.
Tike(n.) A countryman or clown
Tilde(n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words
Tile(n.) A draintile.
Tiling(n.) A surface covered with tiles, or composed of tiles.
Till(conj.) As far as
(n.) A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination, formed in a glacier valley by means of the waters derived from the melting glaciers
(prep.) To plow and prepare for seed, and to sow, dress, raise crops from, etc., to cultivate
(v. i.) To cultivate land.
(v. t.) To
Tilt(n.) A cloth cover of a boat
(v. i.) To lean
(v. t.) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
Timbal(n.) A kettledrum.
Timber(n.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards
(v. i.) To light on a tree.
(v. t.) To furnish with timber
Timbrel(n.) A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest antiquity.
Time(n.) A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future
(v. i.) To keep or beat time
(v. t.) To appoint the time for
Timid(a.) Wanting courage to meet danger
Timocracy(n.) A state in which honors are distributed according to a rating of property.
Timorous(a.) Fearful of danger
Tin(n.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated
(v. t.) To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil.
Tinamou(n.) Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera
Tincal(n.) Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds
Tinct(a.) Tined
(n.) Color
(v. t.) To color or stain
Tinder(n.) Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen.
Tine(n.) A tooth, or spike, as of a fork
(v. i.) To kindle
(v. t.) To kindle
Ting(n.) A sharp sound, as of a bell
(v. i.) To sound or ring, as a bell
Tinker(n.) A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
(v. i.) To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.
(v. t.) To mend or solder, as metal wares
Tinkle(n.) A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.
(v. i.) To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
(v. t.) To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.
Tinned(a.) Covered, or plated, with tin
Tinner(n.) One who makes, or works in, tinware
Tinnitus(n.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears
Tinny(a.) Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin.
Tinsel(a.) Showy to excess
(n.) A shining material used for ornamental purposes
(v. t.) To adorn with tinsel
Tinsmith(n.) One who works in tin
Tinstone(n.) Cassiterite.
Tint(n.) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors
(v. t.) To give a slight coloring to
Tinware(n.) Articles made of tinned iron.
Tiny(superl.) Very small
Tip(n.) A gift
(v. i.) To fall on, or incline to, one side.
(v. t.) To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon
Tipcart(n.) A cart so constructed that the body can be easily tipped, in order to dump the load.
Tipper(n.) A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well
Tippet(n.) A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders
Tipple(n.) An apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping
(v. i.) To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually
(v. t.) To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.
Tipstaff(n.) An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal
Tipster(n.) One who makes a practice of giving or selling tips, or private hints or information, esp. for use in gambling upon the probable outcome of events, as horse races
Tipsy(superl.) Being under the influence of strong drink
Tiptoe(a.) Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe
(n.) The end, or tip, of the toe.
(v. i.) To step or walk on tiptoe.
Tiptop(a.) Very excellent
(n.) The highest or utmost degree
Tirade(n.) A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse
Tire(n.) A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves
(v. i.) To become weary
(v. t.) To adorn
Tissue(n.) A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.
(v. t.) To form tissue of
Tit(n.) A morsel
Titan(a.) Titanic.
Tithable(a.) Subject to the payment of tithes
Tithe(a.) Tenth.
(n.) A tenth
(v. i.) Tp pay tithes.
(v. t.) To levy a tenth part on
Tithing(n.) A number or company of ten householders who, dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to the king for the good behavior of each other
Titi(n.) Any related tree of the genus Cyrilla, often disting. as white titi.
Title(n.) A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
Titrate(n.) To analyse, or determine the strength of, by means of standard solutions. Cf. Standardized solution, under Solution
Titration(n.) The act or process of titrating
Titter(n.) A restrained laugh.
(v. i.) To seesaw.
(v. t.) To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth
Tittle(n.) A particle
Tittup(n.) The act of tittuping
(v. i.) To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an impatient horse
Titubation(n.) The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling
Titular(a.) Existing in title or name only
(n.) A titulary.
Tmesis(n.) The separation of the parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words
To(prep.) Accompaniment
(prep.) Apposition
Toadeater(n.) A fawning, obsequious parasite
Toadfish(n.) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad
Toadflax(n.) An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers
Toadstone(n.) A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England
Toadstool(n.) A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless
Toady(n.) A coarse, rustic woman.
(v. t.) To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.
Toast(v.) A lady in honor of whom persons or a company are invited to drink
(v. t.) To dry and brown by the heat of a fire
Tobacco(n.) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff
Tobit(n.) A book of the Apocrypha.
Toboggan(n.) A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined planes
(v. i.) To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.
Toccata(n.) An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or capriccio
Tocsin(n.) An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.
Toddle(n.) A toddling walk.
(v. i.) To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
Toddy(n.) A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East Indies
Tody(n.) Any one of several species of small insectivorous West Indian birds of the genus Todus. They are allied to the kingfishers
Toe(n.) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved
(v. i.) To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
(v. t.) To touch or reach with the toes
Toed(a.) Having (such or so many) toes
Toff(n.) A fop
Toft(n.) A grove of trees
Tog(v. t. & i.) To put toggery, or togs, on
Toga(n.) The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle
Together(prep.) In company or association with respect to place or time
Toggery(n.) Clothes
Toggle(n.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring
Togue(n.) The namaycush.
Toil(n.) A net or snare
(v.) Labor with pain and fatigue
(v. i.) To exert strength with pain and fatigue of body or mind, especially of the body, with efforts of some continuance or duration
(v. t.) To labor
Tokay(n.) A grape of an oval shape and whitish color.
Token(n.) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn
Tola(n.) A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
Told(imp. & p. p.) of Tell
Tole(v. t.) To draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing or desirable
Toll(n.) A liberty to buy and sell within the bounds of a manor.
(v. i.) To pay toll or tallage.
(v. t.) To call, summon, or notify, by tolling or ringing.
Toltec(n.) One of a race which formerly occupied Mexico.
Tolu(n.) A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada.
Tolyl(n.) The hydrocarbon radical, CH3.C6H4, regarded as characteristic of certain compounds of the aromatic series related to toluene
Tom(n.) A familiar contraction of Thomas, a proper name of a man.
Tomahawk(n.) A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron
(v. t.) To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.
Toman(n.) A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half dollars
Tomb(n.) A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead
(v. t.) To place in a tomb
Tomcod(n.) A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United States
Tome(n.) As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a larger work
Tomfoolery(n.) Folly
Tommy(n.) A truck, or barter
Tomorrow(adv.) On the day after the present day
(n.) The day after the present
Tompion(n.) A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the tone.
Ton(n.) A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight
Tonality(n.) The principle of key in music
Tone(n.) Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice, as adapted to express emotion or passion.
(v. t.) To bring, as a print, to a certain required shade of color, as by chemical treatment.
Tonga(n.) A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum
Tongs(n. pl.) An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals
Tongue(n.) A language
(v. i.) To talk
(v. t.) To chide
Tonic(a.) Characterized by continuous muscular contraction
(n.) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.
Tonight(adv.) On the last night past.
(n.) The present or the coming night
Tonnage(n.) A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported on canals
Tonne(n.) A metric ton.
Tonometer(n.) An apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals
Tonsil(n.) One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds, from their shape
Tonsorial(a.) Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.
Tonsure(n.) The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head
Tontine(n.) An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship
Tonus(n.) Tonicity, or tone
Tony(n.) A simpleton.
Too(adv.) Likewise
Took(imp.) of Take
Tooling(n.) Work performed with a tool.
Toon(n.) The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (Cedrela Toona) closely resembling the Spanish cedar
Tooth(n.) An angular or prominence on any edge
(v. t.) To furnish with teeth.
Tootle(v. i.) To toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously, on a wind instrument, as a flute
Top(n.) A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out
(v. i.) To excel
(v. t.) To arrange, as fruit, with the best on top.
Topaz(n.) A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades
Topcoat(n.) An outer coat
Tope(n.) A grove or clump of trees
(v. i.) To drink hard or frequently
Topgallant(n.) A topgallant mast or sail.
Tophet(n.) A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom.
Tophus(n.) Calcareous tufa.
Topi(n.) An antelope (Damaliscus corrigum jimela) having a glossy purplish brown coat. It is related to the blesbok and is native of British East Africa
Topknot(n.) A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird
Topless(a.) Having no top, or no visble fop
Topmast(n.) The second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast, and below the topgallant mast
Topmost(a.) Highest
Topography(n.) The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land
Topology(n.) The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place
Toponym(n.) A name of a place
Topper(n.) A cover of a top layer or part.
Topping(a.) Fine
(n.) That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.
Topple(v. i.) To fall forward
(v. t.) To throw down
Topsail(n.) In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship
Topsoil(n.) The upper layer of soil
Toque(n.) A kind of cap worn in the 16th century, and copied in modern fashions
Tor(n.) A tower
Torbernite(n.) A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper
Torch(n.) A flashlight.
Tore(imp.) of Tear
Torment(n.) An engine for casting stones.
(v. t.) To pain
Torn(p. p.) of Tear
Torose(a.) Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions
Torpedo(n.) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels
(v. t.) to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
Torpid(a.) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
Torpor(n.) Dullness
Torque(n.) A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons
Torrefy(v. t.) To dry by a fire.
Torrent(n.) A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like
Torrid(a.) Parched
Torsade(n.) A twisted cord
Torsion(n.) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted
Torsk(n.) The codfish. Called also tusk.
Torso(n.) The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs
Tort(a.) Stretched tight
(n.) Any civil wrong or injury
Torula(n.) A chain of special bacteria. (b) A genus of budding fungi. Same as Saccharomyces. Also used adjectively
Torus(n.) A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is semicircular.
Tory(a.) Of ro pertaining to the Tories.
(n.) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party
Toss(n.) A throwing up of the head
(v. i.) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.
(v. t.) Hence, to try
Tot(n.) A drinking cup of small size, holding about half a pint.
(v. t.) To mark with the word "tot"
Total(a.) Whole
(n.) The whole
(v. t.) To bring to a total
Tote(n.) The entire body, or all
(v. t.) To carry or bear
Totipalmate(a.) Having all four toes united by a web
Totter(v. i.) To shake
Toucan(n.) A modern constellation of the southern hemisphere.
Touch(a.) To lay a hand upon for curing disease.
(n.) A boys' game
(v.) Act or power of exciting emotion.
(v. i.) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
(v. t.) To affect the senses or the sensibility of
Tough(superl.) Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness
Tour(n.) A tower.
(v. i.) To make a tourm
(v. t.) A going round
Tousle(v. t.) To put into disorder
Tout(n.) A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like.
(v. i.) To act as a tout.
(v. t.) To give a tip on (a race horse) to a better with the expectation of sharing in the latter's winnings
Tow(n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle
(v. t.) A rope by which anything is towed
Towage(v.) The act of towing.
Towboat(n.) A steamer used for towing other vessels
Towel(n.) A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath
(v. t.) To beat with a stick.
Tower(n.) A citadel
(v. i.) To rise and overtop other objects
(v. t.) To soar into.
Towhee(n.) The chewink.
Towline(v. t.) A line used to tow vessels
Town(adv. & prep.) A farm or farmstead
Towpath(n.) A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats
Towrope(n.) A rope used in towing vessels.
Toxalbumin(n.) Any of a class of toxic substances of protein nature
Toxicant(n.) A poisonous agent or drug, as opium
Toxicity(n.) The quality or state of being toxic or poisonous
Toxicogenic(a.) Producing toxic products
Toxicology(n.) The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition
Toxoid(n.) An altered form of a toxin, possessing little or no toxic power.
Toy(v. i.) To dally amorously
(v. t.) A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes
Trabeated(a.) Furnished with an entablature.
Trabecula(n.) A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part
Trace(n.) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, esp
(v. i.) To walk
(v. t.) A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists
Trachea(n.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts
Tracheid(n.) A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood.
Tracheitis(n.) Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.
Tracheobronchial(a.) Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes, or to their junction
Tracheoscopy(n.) Examination of the interior of the trachea by means of a mirror.
Tracheotomy(n.) The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.
Trachoma(n.) Granular conjunctivitis due to a specific micrococcus.
Trachyte(n.) An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica
Trachytic(a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, trachyte.
Tracing(n.) A regular path or track
Track(n.) A mark left by something that has passed along
(v. t.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power
Tract(n.) A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent
(v.) A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent
(v. t.) To trace out
Trade(v.) A company of men engaged in the same occupation
(v. i.) To barter, or to buy and sell
(v. t.) To sell or exchange in commerce
Tradition(n.) An unwritten code of law represented to have been given by God to Moses on Sinai.
(v. t.) To transmit by way of tradition
Traditor(n.) A deliverer
Traduce(v. t.) To draw away
Traducianism(n.) The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act of generation
Traffic(v.) Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling
(v. i.) To pass goods and commodities from one person to another for an equivalent in goods or money
(v. t.) To exchange in traffic
Tragacanth(n.) A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus
Tragedian(n.) An actor or player in tragedy.
Tragedienne(n.) A woman who plays in tragedy.
Tragedy(n.) A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal issue
Tragic(n.) A tragedy
Tragopan(n.) Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles
Tragus(n.) The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear.
Trail(n.) A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region
(v. i.) To be drawn out in length
(v. t.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle
Train(n.) A heavy long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like
(v.) A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad.
(v. i.) To be drilled in military exercises
(v. t.) To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.
Traipse(v. i.) To walk or run about in a slatternly, careless, or thoughtless manner.
Trait(v.) A distinguishing or marked feature
Traject(v. t.) A place for passing across
Tram(n.) A car on a horse railroad.
(v. i.) To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway
(v. t.) To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car.
Trance(n.) A condition, often simulating death, in which there is a total suspension of the power of voluntary movement, with abolition of all evidences of mental activity and the reduction to a minimum of all the vital functions so that the patient lies still and apparently unconscious of surrounding objects, while the pulsation of the heart and the breathing, although still present, are almost or altogether imperceptible
(v. i.) To pass
(v. t.) To entrance.
Tranquil(a.) Quiet
Transact(v. i.) To conduct matters
(v. t.) To carry through
Transalpine(a.) Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps
(n.) A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy.
Transatlantic(a.) Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Transcend(v. i.) To be transcendent
(v. t.) To pass over
Transcontinental(a.) Extending or going across a continent
Transcribe(v. t.) To write over again, or in the same words
Transcript(n.) A copy of any kind
Transduction(n.) The act of conveying over.
Transept(n.) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir
Transfer(n.) A drawing or writing printed off from one surface on another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts
(v. t.) To convey from one place or person another
Transfigure(v. t.) Especially, to change to something exalted and glorious
Transfix(v. t.) To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon
Transform(v. i.) To be changed in form
(v. t.) To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical figure, into another from without altering its value
Transfuse(v. t.) To cause to pass from to another
Transfusion(n.) The act of transfusing, or pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel into another.
Transgress(v. i.) To offend against the law
(v. t.) Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit of duty
Transient(a.) Hasty
(n.) That which remains but for a brief time.
Transit(n.) A line or route of passage or conveyance
(v. t.) To pass over the disk of (a heavenly body).
Translate(v. i.) To make a translation
(v. t.) To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another
Translation(n.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a metaphor
Translator(n.) A repeating instrument.
Transliterate(v. t.) To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet
Translocation(n.) removal of things from one place to another
Translucent(a.) Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
Transmarine(a.) Lying or being beyond the sea.
Transmigrant(a.) Migrating or passing from one place or state to another
(n.) One who transmigrates.
Transmigrate(v. i.) To pass from one body or condition into another.
Transmission(n.) The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted
Transmit(v. t.) To cause to pass over or through
Transmogrify(v. t.) To change into a different shape
Transmutation(n.) The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted
Transmute(v. t.) To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another
Transom(n.) A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening
Transpadane(a.) Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side
Transparency(n.) That which is transparent
Transparent(a.) Admitting the passage of light
Transpicuous(a.) Transparent
Transpierce(v. t.) To pierce through
Transpire(v. i.) To escape from secrecy
(v. t.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.
Transplant(v. t.) To remove, and plant in another place
Transport(v.) A convict transported, or sentenced to exile.
(v. t.) To carry, or cause to be carried, into banishment, as a criminal
Transpose(v. t.) To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side over to the other, without destroying the equation
Transposition(n.) A change of a composition into another key.
Transship(v. t.) To transfer from one ship or conveyance to another.
Transubstantiate(v. t.) To change, as the sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ
Transubstantiation(n.) A change into another substance.
Transude(v. i.) To pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores or interstices of textures
Transversal(a.) Running or lying across
(n.) A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a triangle or the sides produced
Transverse(a.) Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction
(n.) Anything that is transverse or athwart.
(v. t.) To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.
Trap(a.) Of or pertaining to trap rock
(n.) A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids
(v. i.) To set traps for game
Trash(n.) A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
(v. i.) To follow with violence and trampling.
(v. t.) To free from trash, or worthless matter
Traumatic(a.) Adapted to the cure of wounds
(n.) A traumatic medicine.
Traumatism(n.) A wound or injury directly produced by causes external to the body
Travail(n.) Labor with pain
(v. t.) To harass
Trave(n.) A crossbeam
Travois(n.) A logging sled.
Trawl(n.) A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it
(v. t.) To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.
Tray(n.) A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried
(v. t.) To betray
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