Words starting with t

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tackiness means: tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

tackiness means: the property of being cohesive and sticky

tacking means: (nautical) the act of changing tack

tacking means: a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together

tackle means: (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

tackle means: (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

tackle means: gear used in fishing

tackle means: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

tackle means: the person who plays that position on a football team

tackle means: seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

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american red squirrel means: of northern United States and Canada

anne bronte means: English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849)

auspicate means: commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck

auspicate means: indicate, as with a sign or an omen

banking concern means: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

billion-dollar grass means: coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States

billy club means: a short stout club used primarily by policemen

brittany means: a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay

citizen genet means: French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)

false mallow means: an American plant of the genus Malvastrum

false mallow means: genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits

favored means: preferred above all others and treated with partiality

foremanship means: the position of foreman

gemara means: the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna

harper means: someone who plays the harp

hotpot means: a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot

lady crab means: brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States

malaxis means: large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan

on the loose means: having escaped, especially from confinement

sectionalisation means: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart