English to English Dictionary

Taciturnity

The state or quality of being reserved, uncommunicative, or habitually silent in speech.

Tally-woman

A female shopkeeper who sells goods on credit or collects payments on a tally system.

Tangleberry

A North American deciduous shrub (Gaylussacia frondosa) of the heath family, bearing edible blue-black berries.

Taxane

A member of a class of diterpenes originally derived from plants of the genus Taxus, widely used as antineoplastic agents in cancer chemotherapy.

Taxidermize

To prepare, stuff, and mount the skins of animals with lifelike effect.

Ten-Faced-Figure

A representation or figure that has ten distinct faces, often used in artistic or symbolic contexts.

Ter

Three times; used chiefly in medical prescriptions and musical notation to indicate that an action should be performed thrice.

Termagant

A harsh-tempered, overbearing, scolding woman.

Tessella

A small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic.

Tessellated

Covered with a pattern of small squares or blocks resembling a mosaic.

Theriomorphism

The attribution of animal forms or characteristics to a god or deity, commonly found in polytheistic religions.

Thoracic septum

A dividing wall or membrane within the thorax, such as the mediastinum or other fibrous partitions separating thoracic structures.