Dictionary

T Tachometer \ta-ka-me-ter\ n [ultim. Fr. Gk tachos speed] : a device to indicate speed of rotation Tamarack \ta-me-rak\ n : a larch of northern No. America; also; its hard resinous wood Tappet \ta-pet\ n : a lever or projection moved by some other piece (as a cam) or intended to move something else Tarmac \tar-mac\ n : a surface paved with crushed stone covered with tar Tautology \to-ta-le-ge\ n, pl –gies : needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word; also: an instance of such repetitiontautological adj- tautologically advtautologous adj- tautologously adv Tektite \tek-tit\ n : a glassy body of probably meteoric origin Tenure \ten-yer\ n: the act, right, manner, or period of holding something (as a landed property, an office, or a position) Tetchy \te-che\ adj tetchier; -est : irritably or peevishly sensitive Thane \than\ n 1: a free retainer of an Anglo Saxon Lord 2: a Scottish Feudal lord Thaw

\tho\ vb 1: to melt or cause to melt 2: to become so warm as to melt ice or snow 3: to abandon aloofness or hostility-thaw n Thermocline \ther-ma-klin\ n: the region in a thermally stratified body of water that separates warmer surface water from cold deep water Thrush \thresh\ n: any of numerous small or medium sized songbirds that are mostly of a plain color often with spatted underparts Thyristor \the-ris-ter\ n: a semiconductor device that acts as a switch, rectifier, or voltage regulator Tinsmith \tin-smith\ n: one that works with sheet metal (as tinplate) Tocsin \tak-san\ n 1: an alarm bell 2: a warning signal Tomtit \tam-tit\ n: any of various small active birds Topaz \to-paz\ n: a hard silicate of aluminum; esp: a yellow transparent topaz used as a gem Totem \to-tem\ n: an object (as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry; also: something usu. Carved or painted to represent such an object

Towpath \to-path\ n: a path (as long as a canal) traveled esp. by draft animals towing boats Turret \te-ret\ n 1: A little tower often at an angle of a larger structure and merely ornamental 2: a low usually revolving structure ( as on a tank or warship) in which one or more guns are mounted

U Ulna \el-na\ n: the bone on the little finger side of the human forearm; also: a corresponding bone of the forelimb of vertebrates above fishes Ulster \el-ster\ n: a long loose overcoat Umiak \u-me-ak\ n: An open Eskimo boat made of a wooden frame covered with skins Umpteen \emp-ten\ adj : very many: indefinitely : numerous- umpteenth\-tenth\ adj Uncanny \-ka-ne\ adj 1: Ghostly, Mysterious, Eerie 2: suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers syn spooky, unearthly, weird Uncial \en-shel\ adj : relating to or written in a form of script with rounded letters used esp. in early Greek and Latin manuscripts- Uncial n

Unitarian \yu-ne-ter-e-en\ n: A member of a religious denomination stressing individual freedom of beliefUnitarianism Unscathed \skathd\ adj: wholly unharmed: not injured Upheaval \ep he-vel\ n 1: the action or an instance of uplifting esp. of a part of the earth’s crust 2: a violent agitation or change Uppity \e-pe-te\ adj : Arrogant, Presemptuous Upshot \ep-shat\ n: the final result Upsurge \-serj\ n: a rapid or sudden rise Uracil \yur-e-sil\ n: A pyramidine base that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the molecular chain of RNA Uremia \yu-re-me-a\ n: accumulation in the blood of materials normally passed of in the urine resulting in a poisoned condition-uremic\-mik\ adj Urn \ern\ n 1: a vessel that typically has the form of a vase on a pedestal and often is used to hold the ashes of the dead 2: a closed vessel usu. With a spout for seving a hot beverage Ursine \er-sin\ adj : of, relating resembling a bear

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Usurp \yu-serp\ v : take by force and without right—usurpation n. –usurper, n. Utopian \pe-an\ n 1: a believer in the perfectibility of human society 2: one that proposes or advocates utopian schemes Uvula \yu-vye-la\ n, pl –las or –lae \-le, -li\ : the fleshy lobe hanging at the back of the roof of the mouth- uvular\ler\ adj Uxorious \ek-sor-e-es\ adj: excessively devoted or submissive to a wife