English to English Dictionary

Tam O'Shanter

A traditional Scottish bonnet with a flat circular crown and a pom-pom in the center, typically worn by men.

Tam o' shanter

A traditional Scottish bonnet of woolen cloth with a tight-fitting headband and a wide, flat, round top traditionally decorated with a pom-pom or tourie.

Tamarind

A sticky, sour-sweet fruit pod of a tropical African tree, widely used in Asian and Latin American cuisines for flavoring.

Tamasic

Relating to or characterized by tamas; marked by darkness, ignorance, or lethargy.

Tanakh

The canonical collection of Jewish texts, which is also a significant part of the Christian Old Testament.

Tandem-control

A system of governance, operation, or piloting where two mechanisms, devices, or individuals work in direct conjunction or succession to direct a process.

Tangata whenua

The indigenous people of the land; the local Māori people belonging to a particular region or marae in New Zealand.

Tangent

A completely different line of thought or action; an abrupt digression.

Tanner

A person whose occupation is to tan hides and skins.

Tannin

A yellowish-or-brownish bitter-tasting organic substance present in gallnuts, oak bark, and other plants, used in dyeing and leather tanning.

Tansome

A cumulative deficit or debt of sleep requiring deep recovery.

Tantamount

Equivalent in seriousness, effect, or value to something else, especially something unpleasant.