Dictionary's Most Wanted: Letter T

Lily T. (United States of America)
A bit of a tete-a-tete with the letter T...do this bee over tea while your friend tees off, or while taking a stroll through the thoroughfare, or when you're all tired and tuckered out.
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  1. triskaidekaphobia
    a morbid fear of the number 13
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  2. tapenade
    a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  3. tachometer
    measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  4. tamarin
    small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  5. tambour
    a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  6. tannic
    derived from tannin
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  7. tansy
    common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  8. talc
    a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  9. tanager
    any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  10. tamarack
    medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  11. taffeta
    a crisp, smooth, lustrous fabric
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  12. tannin
    any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  13. tableau
    any dramatic scene
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  14. taboo
    a ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  15. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
  16. tallow
    a hard substance used for making soap and candles
    tableau
    taboo
    tacet
    tacit
    tachometer
    taffeta
    tahii
    talc
    tallow
    tamarack
    tamarin
    triskaidekaphobia
    tambour
    tandoori
    tanager
    tannic
    tannin
    tansy
    tapenade
Created on Thu Jan 19 20:22:12 EST 2012 (updated Thu Jan 19 20:23:56 EST 2012)

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