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Tautologize

To repeat the same thing in different words.

Tautologous

Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological.

Tautology

A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --/ / The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/ And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison.

Tautomeric

Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.

Tautomerism

The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.

Tautophonical

Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the same sound.

Tautozonal

Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.

Tavern

A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.

Tavernman

The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler.

Taw

A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.

Tawdry

A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general.

Tawer

One who taws; a dresser of white leather.

Tawery

A place where skins are tawed.

Tawniness

The quality or state of being tawny.

Tawny

Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion.

Tawpie Taupie

A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or slovenly woman.

Taws

A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a schoolmaster.

Tax

To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money from for the support of government.

Taxability

The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness.

Taxable

Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.

Taxaspidean

Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.

Taxation

The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.

Taxel

The American badger.

Taxeopoda

An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.

taxi

same as taxicab.

Taxiarch

An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.

taxicab

an automobile with a professional driver which can be hired to carry passengers; -- also called a taxi, and informally called a cab or a hack. The driver of a taxicab is referred to as a cab driver or cabbie, and sometimes as a chauffeur or hackie.

Taxicorn

One of a family of beetles (Taxicornes) whose antennae are largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.

Taxidermic

Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.

Taxidermy

The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.

taximeter

a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride).

Taxine

A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the leaves and seeds of the European yew (Taxus baccata). Called also taxia. The usual preparation is a mixture of compounds. Taxine A has the chemical formula: C35H47NO10.

Taxis

Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it.

Taxon

a taxonomic group, or the name of a taxonomic grouping.

Taxonomic

Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and principles of classification; classificatory.

Taxonomy

That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants, primarily by consideration of their natural relationships with respect to their structure or genetic origin; the laws or principles of classification; systematics.

Taxor

Same as Taxer, n., 2.

Taxpayer

One who is assessed and pays a tax.

Tay-Sachs Disease

A rare hereditary disease affecting lipid metabolism in humans, due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase. It occurs in infants and children, and causes death before the onset of adulthood. It occurs most commonly of people of Jewish origin from easter Europe. It is characterized by accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue, causes a red spot on the retina, and eventual blindness and paralysis before death.

Tayra

A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet.

Tazza

An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.

Tchick

A slight sound such as that made by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and explosively sucking out the air at one side, as in urging on a horse. To make a tchick.

tchotchke

a knickknack or trinket; a decorative item or souvenir of little value.

Te-hee

To titter; to laugh derisively.

Tea

To take or drink tea.

Tea-saucer

A small saucer in which a teacup is set.

Teach

To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform the duties, of a preceptor.

Teachable

Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to receive instruction; docile.

Teache

Any one of the series of boilers or evaporating pans in which the cane juice is concentrated in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series.

Teacher

One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.

Teaching

The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.

Teacup

A small cup from which to drink tea.

Teacupful

As much as a teacup can hold; enough to fill a teacup.

Teagle

A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift.

Teague

An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt.

Teak

A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree.

Teakettle

A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea, coffee, etc.

Teal

Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the genus Anas and the subgenera Querquedula and Nettion. The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or blue speculum on the wings.

Team

To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber.

Teamed

Yoked in, or as in, a team.

Teaming

The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.

Teamwork

Work done by a team, as distinguished from that done by personal labor.

Teapot

A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into teacups.

Teapoy

An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea.

Tear

The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a fissure.

Tear-thumb

A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles.

Tearer

One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages or raves with violence.

Tearful

Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful eyes.

Tearless

Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling.

Tearpit

A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.

Teary

Wet with tears; tearful.

Tease

One who teases or plagues.

Teasel

To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.

Teaseler

One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth.

Teaseling

The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.

Teaser

One who teases or vexes.

Teaspoon

A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other purposes.

Teaspoonful

As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon. In cooking, it is usually estimated as 4.9 milliliters, which is / of a fluid ounce, or / of a tablespoonful. In cooking recipes it may be abbreviated as t.

Teat

The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a tit.

Teated

Having protuberances resembling the teat of an animal.

Teatish

Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish.

Teaze-hole

The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced.

Teazer

The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glass works.

Tebeth

The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of December with a part of January.

Techiness

The quality or state of being techy.

Technic

The method of performance in any art; technical skill; artistic execution; technique.

Technical

Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment must be technical.

Technicality

The quality or state of being technical; technicalness.

Technically

In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession.

Technicalness

The quality or state of being technical; technicality.

Technicals

Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art, science, or profession; technical terms; technics.

Technician

a person trained or skilled in the technical details of a particular art or science, especially one skilled at operating, maintaining, or repairing equipment, in contrast to the theory or informational content of a craft; -- formerly also called a technicist.

Technicist

One skilled in technics or in one or more of the practical arts.

Technicolor

the name of one process used for color cinematography; -- also used attributively.

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