TTab,n.(Colloq.)account,reckoning,check,tally,score.table,n.tablet;schedule,synopsis, index,list; trivet (three-legged table).Associated word: mensal.table,v.tabulate, tabularize.tableland,n.plateau, mesa (Southwestern U.S.).table linen.napery.tablet,n.lozenge, troche, trochiscus.taboo,n.interdiction, prohibition, proscription.taboo,v.interdict,prohibit, proscribe.taboo,a.prohibited,forbidden, interdicted, proscribed.tackle,n.gear, implements,equipment,rigging, apparatus.tacky,a.sticky, adhesive; (Colloq.)dowdy,shabby, unkempt,seedy.tadpole,n.polliwog.taffy,n.toffy,candy; (Slang)flattery,blandishment,blarney.tail,n.Associated words: caudal,dock, scut, prehensile, caudate, bicaudal,rump, uropygium.tailless,a.acaudate, anurous.tailor,n.Associated word: sartorial.tailpiece,n.appendage.taint,v.imbue,impregnate,corrupt, infect,vitiate, sully, besmirch, discolor,contaminate.taint,n.infection,contamination,vitiation,defilement,pollution.tainted,a.infected, contaminated, defiled, imbued, vitiated, polluted.take,v.seize,grasp,clutch,procure,clasp,catch; confiscate,appropriate,usurp, arrogate; deprehend,apprehend;require,need;select,choose.take back.recant,retract,recall,revoke, rescind, disavow, resume.take in.comprise, encompass,comprehend,include, embrace.take-in,n.(Colloq.) imposition,fraud,deception,swindle,cheat, hoax.taken,p.p.charmed, captivated, enamored, fascinated.take off.doff,remove, divest one's self of.take-off,n.caricature,burlesque,travesty, parody.take the place of.supplant,supersede,displace,substitute.take upon one's self.assume, undertake; arrogate,usurp.taking,a.alluring,fascinating,winning,charming,captivating.taking,n.seizure,apprehension; reprisal; prehension.taking back.recantation,retraction, resumption, disavowal,revocation.tale,n.story, romance, parable, apologue,legend, fable,narrative,myth, jeremiad (tale of sorrow).tale-bearer,n.scandal-monger, busybody, quidnunc,tattler,telltale, tabby,gossip.talent,n.endowment,faculty,gift, forte,knack, genius.talented,a.gifted, endowed,clever.talk,v.speak,converse, confer, confabulate, consult;babble, prattle,prate, chatter,gabble, gibber, blather;expatiate, descant,comment,harp,rant;palaver.talk,n.conversation,converse, colloquy, conference, confabulation,chat, parley,causerie, parlance, confab;dialogue, interlocution;soliloquy,monologue;palaver, buncombe,blarney,blandishment,flattery, flummery;chaff,banter,raillery, persiflage,badinage, asteistn; chatter,babble, chitchat,gibberish,jargon,twaddle,fustian,moonshine, hanky-panky, jabbering, rhapsody,rant, grandiloquence; expatiation, descant.talkative,a.garrulous,loquacious, communicative,voluble,unreserved.Antonyms:reserved,reticent,uncommunicative,silent,still.talkativeness,n.garrulity,loquacity, communicativeness multiloquence.Antonyms:reserve,reticence, taciturnity.talker,n.conversationalist; interlocutor; chatterer, babler, magpie, chatterbox.tall,a.lofty,high, towering.tally,n.mate,match, counterpart;score,account,record.tally,v.match, conform,agree,correspond,coincide,square, comport,accord.tame,v.domesticate,reclaim,break;discipline, subjugate,conquer,repress.tame,a.docile, domesticated,gentle;prosy,dull,vapid;submissive,subdued.tamper,v.meddle, tinker.tangible,a.palpable, tactile,material; substantial,evident, perceptible,obvious.tangle,v.snarl,entangle, interweave; embroil,insnare,entrap, involve,perplex, enmesh.Antonyms: disentangle,unravel, extricate.tangle,n.snarl,complication,intricacy; imbroglio,perplexity.Antonyms: disentanglement, extrication.tangled,a.entangled,complicated, tangly, snarled,intricate, involved.tank,n.reservoir, vat.tantalize,v.torment,plague,vex,disappoint.tap,n.stopper,plug,spigot, spile, faucet.tap,v.broach.tape needle.bodkin.tapering,a.conical, taper, pyramidal, fusiform.tapeworms,n. pl.tænia.Associated words: tæniafuge, tæniacide, tænioid, tæniid, proglottis,segment, cysticercus, cestode,measles.tardy,a.slow,sluggish; dilatory,reluctant,behindhand,late.Antonyms: punctual,prompt.tarnish,v.dim, sully, besmirch,blacken,deface.task,n.work,labor,assignment,stint;study,lesson,exercise.taste,n.tasting gustation, degustation;flavor, savor, tang,race, relish,goût, saporosity, sapor,gusto, gust, sapidity;liking,fondness,appetite, appetency; tincture, infusion,dash,soupçon;discernment,discrimination; foretaste, prelibation.Antonyms: dowdiness, tawdriness, distastevulgarity.Associated words: gustatory, saporific.tasteful,a.palatable,savory,relishable,toothsome, gustable,delicious.tasteless,a.insipid,flat, unpalatable,vapid.tastelessness,n.insipidity,vapidity.tasty,a.tasteful,neat.Antonyms:dowdy,tawdry, meretricious, inartistic.tattle,v.tell, divulge,blab,peach.tattler,n.tale-bearer,gossip, quidnunc, news-monger, busybody.taunt,v.ridicule,deride,mock,reproach,revile, jeertwit,gibe.taunt,n.ridicule,derision,jeer,reproach,gibe,quip,quirk.taunting,a.reviling, derisive,jeering,sarcastic.tawdry,a.gaudy, meretricious,showy,flashy, inelegant.tax,n.assessment, toll, excise, levy, tribute,custom,duty, impost;capitation, poll-tax;charge,exaction.tax,v.assess;exact,demand,task.taxable,a.assessable.tea,n.Associated words: theine, thea, theism, samovar, caddy, theiform, maté, canister, cabaret, tannin.teach,v.instruct, inform,educate,discipline,train, indoctrinate,school, enlighten,drill, tutor, instill, inculcate,coach.teachable,a.docile, tractable,apt,bright.teacher,n.instructor, tutor,master, pedagogue, preceptor, preceptress, governess,coach,usher,mentor;pl.faculty.teaching,n.instruction,education,breeding, enlightenment, inculcation, tuition, tutoring, indoctrination.Associated words: pedagogy, pedagogics, didactics, paideutics, propædeutics, didactic,instructive, propædeutic, pædeutic, pedagogic, pedagogism, didacticism.team,n.span,pair.tear,n.rent, fissure,rip.tear,v.rend,rip,lacerate, dilacerate, sunder,dismember;fume,rage,rave,rant,storm.tearful,a.lachrymose,weeping,maudlin.tearing,n.rending,laceration, lancination, ripping,dismemberment.tears,n. pl.Associated words: lachrymal, lachrymation, lachrymatory, lachrymals, lachrymiform, lachrymary.tease,v.torment,plague,tantalize,hector,taunt,harass, badger.teat,n.nipple, pap, dug, mammilla.tedious,a.tiresome, wearisome, irksome,humdrum,monotonous.tedium,n.tediousness,humdrum.teem,v.multiply, be prolific,abound,overflow,swarm.teeming,a.prolific,abounding, replete,overflowing,rife.teeter,v.seesaw, titter, titter-totter.teeth,n. pl.biters, incisors, molars, bicuspids, grinders, tusks, wisdomteeth, eyeteeth, canineteeth, fangs.Associated words: odontology, dentist, dentistry, dental, odontography, dentiloquy, denture,cement, tartar, pyorrhea, gnash, alveoli, corona, dentifrice, dentilave, pulp, dentiform, dentilation, cusp, overshot.teething,n.dentition, odontiasis.teetotaler,n.nephalist, total abstainer.teetotalism,n.nephalism, abstinence (from spirituous liquors),temperance.tell,v.mention, recount,relate,narrate, enumerate,advise, inform,recite, disclose,bruit, divulge,proclaim,expose, apprise,peach, communicate,acquaint,notify,reveal,discern.Antonyms:suppress,reserve,withhold,forbear.telling,n.notification, apprising, communication,relation,narration,recital, divulgement.telling,a.effective,cogent,potent, conclusive.telltale,n.tattler.temerity,n.audacity,boldness, presumption, recklessness, foolhardiness,rashness.temper,v.qualify,modify,moderate,appease; anneal.temper,n.mood,disposition,humor;passion.temperament,n.constitution,nature,temper,disposition.temperance,n.sobriety, nephalism,moderation.temperate,a.moderate; dispassionate,calm;abstemious,sober,self-denying.tempest,n.storm,tumult,commotion,disturbance.tempestuous,a.Seestormy.temple,n.fane,church,sanctuary, tabernacle; teocalli, pagoda, mosque, hieron, marai.temporal,a.secular,worldly;temporary; political,civil.temporary,a.transitory,transient,temporal, impermanent, ephemeral,fleeting.tempt,v.seduce,entice,decoy,allure, induce;provoke,incite, instigate.temptation,n.seduction,allurement,enticement,attraction;decoy,lure,bait,inducement.tempter,n.seducer,siren, Circe.tempting,a.enticing,alluring,seductive.ten,n.Associated words: decimal, decimate, decimation, denary, decemvir, decemvirate.tenacious,a.retentive; cohesive,tough;pertinacious,persistent.tenacity,n.retentiveness; cohesiveness, toughness;pertinacity,persistency.tend,v.conduce, contribute;attend,accompany,guard;incline,lean.tendency,n.drift,inclination, proclivity, proneness, propensity,bent, predisposition.tender,a.delicate,fragile,sensitive,susceptible;pathetic,touching,plaintive;sympathetic,pitiful, compassionate,kind.Antonyms:tough,strong.tender,n.attendant;offer, proposal,overture, proposition.tender,v.offer,present, proffer, propose.ten dollars.eagle.tent,n.pavilion, tabernacle, marquee,tilt,wigwam, tepee;pl.tentage.tenth,n.tithe, tithing; decimal.ten thousand.myriad.Associated word: myriarch.ten years.decade, decennium, decennary.Associated words: decennial, decennially.terms,n. pl.stipulations, conditions; terminology, nomenclature.terrace,n.esplanade,plateau.terrible,a.dreadful, formidable,shocking,horrible,frightful, dire, grewsome,nefarious; (Colloq.)severe,extreme,excessive,immoderate.terrify,v.appall, intimidate,daunt, horrify,alarm,shock,frighten.territory,n.province,region,district.terror,n.alarm,consternation,dismay,panic,fright, affright.test,n.trial,ordeal;standard,touchstone, criterion; crucible.test,v.try,prove,assay.testicles,n. pl.testes.Associated words:castrate,castration, testicular, emasculate,alter,geld,spade, eunuch, varicocele,scrotum, orchitis, suspensory, orchotomy, sarcocele, hydrocele, parorchis, orchialgia, orchic, spermatic,semen, monorchism, epididymis, gubernaculum, gonad.testify,v.depose,attest, asseverate,verify.testimonial,n.credential,certificate,voucher.testimony,n.attestation, deposition, corroboration;witness, evidence.testy,a.irritable,choleric,captious.tetter,n.ringworm, herpes,fret.text,n.passage, pericope;subject,topic, theme.texture,n.fabric,web;grain, structure, contexture.thankful,a.grateful.thankfulness,n.gratitude.Antonyms:unthankfulness,ingratitude.thankless,a.unthankful,ungrateful;unacceptable, unappreciated.thanks,n. pl.gramercy (many thanks).theater,n.playhouse; odeon, lyceum;arena,stage,scene,field.theatrical,a.dramatic, histrionic, scenic;stagy,artificial.theft,n.Seestealing.theory,n.hypothesis.thick,a.dense, coagulated,crass,gross, inspissate, inspissated, grumous, incrassated;compact, turbid,roily, feculent,muddy; (Colloq.) intimate, confidential.thicken,v.coagulate,condense, inspissate,curdle,concrete, incrassate.thickening,a.inspissant.thickening,n.inspissation, condensation, coagulation, incrassation.
Tab,n.(Colloq.)account,reckoning,check,tally,score.
table,n.tablet;schedule,synopsis, index,list; trivet (three-legged table).Associated word: mensal.
table,v.tabulate, tabularize.
tableland,n.plateau, mesa (Southwestern U.S.).
table linen.napery.
tablet,n.lozenge, troche, trochiscus.
taboo,n.interdiction, prohibition, proscription.
taboo,v.interdict,prohibit, proscribe.
taboo,a.prohibited,forbidden, interdicted, proscribed.
tackle,n.gear, implements,equipment,rigging, apparatus.
tacky,a.sticky, adhesive; (Colloq.)dowdy,shabby, unkempt,seedy.
tadpole,n.polliwog.
taffy,n.toffy,candy; (Slang)flattery,blandishment,blarney.
tail,n.Associated words: caudal,dock, scut, prehensile, caudate, bicaudal,rump, uropygium.
tailless,a.acaudate, anurous.
tailor,n.Associated word: sartorial.
tailpiece,n.appendage.
taint,v.imbue,impregnate,corrupt, infect,vitiate, sully, besmirch, discolor,contaminate.
taint,n.infection,contamination,vitiation,defilement,pollution.
tainted,a.infected, contaminated, defiled, imbued, vitiated, polluted.
take,v.seize,grasp,clutch,procure,clasp,catch; confiscate,appropriate,usurp, arrogate; deprehend,apprehend;require,need;select,choose.
take back.recant,retract,recall,revoke, rescind, disavow, resume.
take in.comprise, encompass,comprehend,include, embrace.
take-in,n.(Colloq.) imposition,fraud,deception,swindle,cheat, hoax.
taken,p.p.charmed, captivated, enamored, fascinated.
take off.doff,remove, divest one's self of.
take-off,n.caricature,burlesque,travesty, parody.
take the place of.supplant,supersede,displace,substitute.
take upon one's self.assume, undertake; arrogate,usurp.
taking,a.alluring,fascinating,winning,charming,captivating.
taking,n.seizure,apprehension; reprisal; prehension.
taking back.recantation,retraction, resumption, disavowal,revocation.
tale,n.story, romance, parable, apologue,legend, fable,narrative,myth, jeremiad (tale of sorrow).
tale-bearer,n.scandal-monger, busybody, quidnunc,tattler,telltale, tabby,gossip.
talent,n.endowment,faculty,gift, forte,knack, genius.
talented,a.gifted, endowed,clever.
talk,v.speak,converse, confer, confabulate, consult;babble, prattle,prate, chatter,gabble, gibber, blather;expatiate, descant,comment,harp,rant;palaver.
talk,n.conversation,converse, colloquy, conference, confabulation,chat, parley,causerie, parlance, confab;dialogue, interlocution;soliloquy,monologue;palaver, buncombe,blarney,blandishment,flattery, flummery;chaff,banter,raillery, persiflage,badinage, asteistn; chatter,babble, chitchat,gibberish,jargon,twaddle,fustian,moonshine, hanky-panky, jabbering, rhapsody,rant, grandiloquence; expatiation, descant.
talkative,a.garrulous,loquacious, communicative,voluble,unreserved.Antonyms:reserved,reticent,uncommunicative,silent,still.
talkativeness,n.garrulity,loquacity, communicativeness multiloquence.Antonyms:reserve,reticence, taciturnity.
talker,n.conversationalist; interlocutor; chatterer, babler, magpie, chatterbox.
tall,a.lofty,high, towering.
tally,n.mate,match, counterpart;score,account,record.
tally,v.match, conform,agree,correspond,coincide,square, comport,accord.
tame,v.domesticate,reclaim,break;discipline, subjugate,conquer,repress.
tame,a.docile, domesticated,gentle;prosy,dull,vapid;submissive,subdued.
tamper,v.meddle, tinker.
tangible,a.palpable, tactile,material; substantial,evident, perceptible,obvious.
tangle,v.snarl,entangle, interweave; embroil,insnare,entrap, involve,perplex, enmesh.Antonyms: disentangle,unravel, extricate.
tangle,n.snarl,complication,intricacy; imbroglio,perplexity.Antonyms: disentanglement, extrication.
tangled,a.entangled,complicated, tangly, snarled,intricate, involved.
tank,n.reservoir, vat.
tantalize,v.torment,plague,vex,disappoint.
tap,n.stopper,plug,spigot, spile, faucet.
tap,v.broach.
tape needle.bodkin.
tapering,a.conical, taper, pyramidal, fusiform.
tapeworms,n. pl.tænia.Associated words: tæniafuge, tæniacide, tænioid, tæniid, proglottis,segment, cysticercus, cestode,measles.
tardy,a.slow,sluggish; dilatory,reluctant,behindhand,late.Antonyms: punctual,prompt.
tarnish,v.dim, sully, besmirch,blacken,deface.
task,n.work,labor,assignment,stint;study,lesson,exercise.
taste,n.tasting gustation, degustation;flavor, savor, tang,race, relish,goût, saporosity, sapor,gusto, gust, sapidity;liking,fondness,appetite, appetency; tincture, infusion,dash,soupçon;discernment,discrimination; foretaste, prelibation.Antonyms: dowdiness, tawdriness, distastevulgarity.Associated words: gustatory, saporific.
tasteful,a.palatable,savory,relishable,toothsome, gustable,delicious.
tasteless,a.insipid,flat, unpalatable,vapid.
tastelessness,n.insipidity,vapidity.
tasty,a.tasteful,neat.Antonyms:dowdy,tawdry, meretricious, inartistic.
tattle,v.tell, divulge,blab,peach.
tattler,n.tale-bearer,gossip, quidnunc, news-monger, busybody.
taunt,v.ridicule,deride,mock,reproach,revile, jeertwit,gibe.
taunt,n.ridicule,derision,jeer,reproach,gibe,quip,quirk.
taunting,a.reviling, derisive,jeering,sarcastic.
tawdry,a.gaudy, meretricious,showy,flashy, inelegant.
tax,n.assessment, toll, excise, levy, tribute,custom,duty, impost;capitation, poll-tax;charge,exaction.
tax,v.assess;exact,demand,task.
taxable,a.assessable.
tea,n.Associated words: theine, thea, theism, samovar, caddy, theiform, maté, canister, cabaret, tannin.
teach,v.instruct, inform,educate,discipline,train, indoctrinate,school, enlighten,drill, tutor, instill, inculcate,coach.
teachable,a.docile, tractable,apt,bright.
teacher,n.instructor, tutor,master, pedagogue, preceptor, preceptress, governess,coach,usher,mentor;pl.faculty.
teaching,n.instruction,education,breeding, enlightenment, inculcation, tuition, tutoring, indoctrination.Associated words: pedagogy, pedagogics, didactics, paideutics, propædeutics, didactic,instructive, propædeutic, pædeutic, pedagogic, pedagogism, didacticism.
team,n.span,pair.
tear,n.rent, fissure,rip.
tear,v.rend,rip,lacerate, dilacerate, sunder,dismember;fume,rage,rave,rant,storm.
tearful,a.lachrymose,weeping,maudlin.
tearing,n.rending,laceration, lancination, ripping,dismemberment.
tears,n. pl.Associated words: lachrymal, lachrymation, lachrymatory, lachrymals, lachrymiform, lachrymary.
tease,v.torment,plague,tantalize,hector,taunt,harass, badger.
teat,n.nipple, pap, dug, mammilla.
tedious,a.tiresome, wearisome, irksome,humdrum,monotonous.
tedium,n.tediousness,humdrum.
teem,v.multiply, be prolific,abound,overflow,swarm.
teeming,a.prolific,abounding, replete,overflowing,rife.
teeter,v.seesaw, titter, titter-totter.
teeth,n. pl.biters, incisors, molars, bicuspids, grinders, tusks, wisdomteeth, eyeteeth, canineteeth, fangs.Associated words: odontology, dentist, dentistry, dental, odontography, dentiloquy, denture,cement, tartar, pyorrhea, gnash, alveoli, corona, dentifrice, dentilave, pulp, dentiform, dentilation, cusp, overshot.
teething,n.dentition, odontiasis.
teetotaler,n.nephalist, total abstainer.
teetotalism,n.nephalism, abstinence (from spirituous liquors),temperance.
tell,v.mention, recount,relate,narrate, enumerate,advise, inform,recite, disclose,bruit, divulge,proclaim,expose, apprise,peach, communicate,acquaint,notify,reveal,discern.Antonyms:suppress,reserve,withhold,forbear.
telling,n.notification, apprising, communication,relation,narration,recital, divulgement.
telling,a.effective,cogent,potent, conclusive.
telltale,n.tattler.
temerity,n.audacity,boldness, presumption, recklessness, foolhardiness,rashness.
temper,v.qualify,modify,moderate,appease; anneal.
temper,n.mood,disposition,humor;passion.
temperament,n.constitution,nature,temper,disposition.
temperance,n.sobriety, nephalism,moderation.
temperate,a.moderate; dispassionate,calm;abstemious,sober,self-denying.
tempest,n.storm,tumult,commotion,disturbance.
tempestuous,a.Seestormy.
temple,n.fane,church,sanctuary, tabernacle; teocalli, pagoda, mosque, hieron, marai.
temporal,a.secular,worldly;temporary; political,civil.
temporary,a.transitory,transient,temporal, impermanent, ephemeral,fleeting.
tempt,v.seduce,entice,decoy,allure, induce;provoke,incite, instigate.
temptation,n.seduction,allurement,enticement,attraction;decoy,lure,bait,inducement.
tempter,n.seducer,siren, Circe.
tempting,a.enticing,alluring,seductive.
ten,n.Associated words: decimal, decimate, decimation, denary, decemvir, decemvirate.
tenacious,a.retentive; cohesive,tough;pertinacious,persistent.
tenacity,n.retentiveness; cohesiveness, toughness;pertinacity,persistency.
tend,v.conduce, contribute;attend,accompany,guard;incline,lean.
tendency,n.drift,inclination, proclivity, proneness, propensity,bent, predisposition.
tender,a.delicate,fragile,sensitive,susceptible;pathetic,touching,plaintive;sympathetic,pitiful, compassionate,kind.Antonyms:tough,strong.
tender,n.attendant;offer, proposal,overture, proposition.
tender,v.offer,present, proffer, propose.
ten dollars.eagle.
tent,n.pavilion, tabernacle, marquee,tilt,wigwam, tepee;pl.tentage.
tenth,n.tithe, tithing; decimal.
ten thousand.myriad.Associated word: myriarch.
ten years.decade, decennium, decennary.Associated words: decennial, decennially.
terms,n. pl.stipulations, conditions; terminology, nomenclature.
terrace,n.esplanade,plateau.
terrible,a.dreadful, formidable,shocking,horrible,frightful, dire, grewsome,nefarious; (Colloq.)severe,extreme,excessive,immoderate.
terrify,v.appall, intimidate,daunt, horrify,alarm,shock,frighten.
territory,n.province,region,district.
terror,n.alarm,consternation,dismay,panic,fright, affright.
test,n.trial,ordeal;standard,touchstone, criterion; crucible.
test,v.try,prove,assay.
testicles,n. pl.testes.Associated words:castrate,castration, testicular, emasculate,alter,geld,spade, eunuch, varicocele,scrotum, orchitis, suspensory, orchotomy, sarcocele, hydrocele, parorchis, orchialgia, orchic, spermatic,semen, monorchism, epididymis, gubernaculum, gonad.
testify,v.depose,attest, asseverate,verify.
testimonial,n.credential,certificate,voucher.
testimony,n.attestation, deposition, corroboration;witness, evidence.
testy,a.irritable,choleric,captious.
tetter,n.ringworm, herpes,fret.
text,n.passage, pericope;subject,topic, theme.
texture,n.fabric,web;grain, structure, contexture.
thankful,a.grateful.
thankfulness,n.gratitude.Antonyms:unthankfulness,ingratitude.
thankless,a.unthankful,ungrateful;unacceptable, unappreciated.
thanks,n. pl.gramercy (many thanks).
theater,n.playhouse; odeon, lyceum;arena,stage,scene,field.
theatrical,a.dramatic, histrionic, scenic;stagy,artificial.
theft,n.Seestealing.
theory,n.hypothesis.
thick,a.dense, coagulated,crass,gross, inspissate, inspissated, grumous, incrassated;compact, turbid,roily, feculent,muddy; (Colloq.) intimate, confidential.
thicken,v.coagulate,condense, inspissate,curdle,concrete, incrassate.
thickening,a.inspissant.
thickening,n.inspissation, condensation, coagulation, incrassation.