Words starting with t

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

tablemate means: someone you dine with

tablespoon means: a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving

tablespoon means: as much as a tablespoon will hold

tablespoonful means: as much as a tablespoon will hold

tablet means: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

tablet means: a small flat compressed cake of some substance

tablet means: a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

tablet means: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

tablet-armed chair means: a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing

tabletop means: the top horizontal work surface of a table

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

base rate means: the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks

cowberry means: tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller

cowberry means: low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries

dramatically means: in a dramatic manner

dramatically means: with respect to dramatic value

dramatically means: in a very impressive manner

electrical shock means: a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

enamour means: attract; cause to be enamored

endothermic means: (of a chemical reaction or compound) occurring or formed with absorption of heat

entrepreneur means: someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

flexuous means: having turns or windings

furring strip means: strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard

mcluhan means: Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980)

microcrystalline means: containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope

patroclus means: (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon

perigee means: periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

picnic area means: a tract of land set aside for picnicking

pseudotsuga macrocarpa means: douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long

siren song means: the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous

snowcap means: a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)