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tetchy adjective tetchi·er; -est : irritably or peevishly sensitive

1tête–à–tête noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., head to head]

: a private conversation between two persons

2tête–à–tête adverb : in private

3tête–à–tête adjective : being face-to-face : PRIVATE

1tether noun 1 : something (as a rope) by which an animal is fastened

2 : the limit of one's strength or resources

2tether verb : to fasten or restrain by or as if by a tether

tet·ra·eth·yl lead noun : a heavy oily poisonous liquid used esp. formerly as an antiknock agent in gasoline

tet·ra·he·dron noun, plural -drons or -dra : a polyhedron that has four faces

— tet·ra·he·dral adjective

tet·ra·hy·dro·can·nab·i·nol noun : THC

te·tram·e·ter noun : a line of verse consisting of four metrical feet

Teu·ton·ic adjective : GERMANIC

Tex abbreviation Texas

Tex–Mex adjective : characteristic of Mexican-American culture and esp. that of southern Texas

text noun 1 : the actual words of an author's work

2 : the main body of printed or written matter on a page

3 : a scriptural passage chosen as the subject esp. of a sermon

4 : THEME, TOPIC

5 : TEXTBOOK

— tex·tu·al adjective

text·book noun : a book used in the study of a subject

Synonyms

handbook, manual, primer; also grammar, reader, speller; tract, treatise; dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, wordbook; encyclopedia, reference; bible, guide, guidebook

tex·tile noun : CLOTH; especially : a woven or knit cloth

tex·ture noun 1 : the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something

2 : essential part

3 : basic scheme or structure : FABRIC

4 : overall structure

TGIF abbreviation thank God it's Friday

1Th abbreviation Thursday

2Th symbol thorium

2-th or -eth adjective suffix — used in forming ordinal numbers

3-th noun suffix 1 : act or process

2 : state or condition

Thai noun, plural Thai or Thais 1 : a native or inhabitant of Thailand

2 : the official language of Thailand

— Thai adjective

thal·a·mus noun, plural -mi [ORIGIN: NL]

: a subdivision of the brain that serves as a relay station to and from the cerebral cortex and functions in arousal and the integration of sensory information

thal·as·se·mia noun : any of a group of inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis

tha·las·so·ther·a·py noun [ORIGIN: Gk thalassa sea]

: the use of seawater or sea products (as seaweed) for the benefit of health or beauty

thal·li·um noun : a poisonous metallic chemical element

1than conjunction 1 — used after a comparative adjective or adverb to introduce the second part of a comparison expressing inequality

2 — used after other or a word of similar meaning to express a difference of kind, manner, or identity

2than preposition : in comparison with

thane noun 1 : a free retainer of an Anglo-Saxon lord

2 : a Scottish feudal lord

thank verb : to express gratitude to <~ed them for the present>

thank·ful adjective 1 : conscious of benefit received

2 : expressive of thanks

3 : GLAD

Synonyms

appreciative, grateful, obliged—more at GRATEFUL

thank·ful·ly adverb 1 : in a thankful manner

2 : as makes one thankful

thank·ful·ness : the quality or state of being thankful

thank·less adjective 1 : UNGRATEFUL

2 : UNAPPRECIATED

thanks noun plural : an expression of gratitude

Synonyms

appreciation, gratefulness, gratitude; also thanksgiving; indebtedness, gratification, satisfaction; acknowledgment, recognition, tribute

Antonyms

ingratitude, ungratefulness

thanks·giv·ing noun 1 : the act of giving thanks

2 : a prayer expressing gratitude

3 cap : the 4th Thursday in November observed as a legal holiday for giving thanks for divine goodness

1that pronoun, plural those 1 : the one indicated, mentioned, or understood <~ is my house>

2 : the one farther away or first mentioned

3 : what has been indicated or mentioned