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- TIMBALEA drum-shaped mould used to cook food.
- TINAMOUAny of the birds belonging to the South American family Tinamidae, the only family in the order Tinamiformes. They are related to the ratites, together with which they form the sup
- TIRADEA long, angry or violent speech.
- TIRAGEThe drawing of wine from its barrel.
- TITERThe concentration of a substance as determined by titration.
- TITRATETo ascertain the amount of a constituent in a solution (or other mixture) by measuring the volume of a known concentration (the "standard solution") needed to complete a reaction.
- TITREThe strength or concentration of a solution that has been determined by titration.
- TOBOGGANA long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
- TOGUELake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, a freshwater char of northern North America.
- TOILEplain or simple twilled fabric
- TOILETTEArchaic spelling of toilet, in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet.
- TOILINETTEA cloth formerly used for waistcoats, having a weft of woollen yarn and a warp of cotton and silk.
- TOISEA former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
- TOISONA fleece.
- TONALITYThe system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
- TORCHONA coarse, loose-textured bobbin lace.
- TORSADEA decoration, especially on hats, made from twisted ribbon
- TOUCANAny of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
- TOURISTICCatering to tourists; touristy.
- TOURMALINEA complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate mineral, compounded with various chemical elements and considered a semi-precious stone.
- TOURNEDOSFilet mignon.
- TRAHISONTreason.
- TRAHISONSTreason.
- TRAIPSETo walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
- TRANKAn oblong piece of skin from which the pieces for a glove are cut.
- TREATMENTThe process or manner of treating someone or something.
- TRIAGEAssessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.
- TRICOTA soft knit fabric.
- TRICOTEUSEA woman who knits; used especially of those who knitted at meetings and at executions during the French Revolution.
- TRIDEstrong and swift
- TRILLIONEither of two large amounts: A million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10.
- TRINGLEA curtain rod for a bedstead.
- TRIOLETAn eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
- TRISKELEA material with a structure resembling a triskeles.
- TROMPEA trumpet; a trump.
- TRONCA monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
- TROPISTSomeone who uses or deals in tropes.
- TROUPEA company of, often touring, acrobats, actors, singers or dancers.
- TROUPIALAny of three South American birds of the genus Icterus.
- TRUFFESA truffle.
- TRUMEAUThe pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church.
- TUQUEa knit cap, often woollen but of varying shape, usually conical and topped by a pom-pom.
- TURACOAny of the birds of the family Musophagidae in the Musophagiformes order with vivid colouring and prominent crest.
- TUREENA broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup or stew.
- TURNSOLEA heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
- TUTUA ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- TYMBALOne of a pair of specialised sound-producing structures located below each side of the anterior abdominal region of various species of cicada.
- TYPHOUSOf or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of typhus.
- UNPASTEURIZEDNot pasteurized.
- UPCOUNTRYLiving or situated remote from the seacoast.
- URETHANEA white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
- URICPertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.
- USURETo commit usury.
- VACHERINA soft cow's-milk cheese from France and Switzerland.
- VACUISTA believer in vacuism; someone who holds the doctrine that there is a vacuum in the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter.
- VALISEA piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
- VALSEArchaic form of waltz.
- VAMPLATEA round of iron on the shaft of a tilting lance, to stabilize and protect the hand.
- VARANThe monitor lizard.
- VARECThe incinerated ash of certain coarse seaweeds, formerly used for the production of soda and iodine, among other compounds.
- VAREUSEA military tunic.
- VAURIENA good-for-nothing; a scoundrel.
- VELODROMEAn indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.
- VELOURA knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
- VENDEUSEA saleswoman in a fashionable clothing store.
- VERBIAGEOverabundance of words.
- VERDINA small, yellow-headed passerine bird, Auriparus flaviceps, endemic to desert areas of the southwestern United States, that is the only species of family Remizidae found in the New
- VERDOYCharged with leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.; said of a border.
- VERGLASsilver frost
- VERLANA type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
- VERLANSA type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
- VERTICALITYVerticalness; the state or condition of being vertical.
- VICEREINEThe wife of a viceroy.
- VICOMTEA French viscount.
- VICTIMOLOGYThe study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims.
- VINTAGEROne who gathers the vintage, i.e. a grape harvester.
- VIRELAYAlternative spelling of virelai.
- VIREMENTThe transfer of a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another.
- VIRIONA single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
- VISITEA light cape or short cloak made of silk or lace, formerly worn by women in summer.
- VISONUsed as a specific epithet; mink.
- VITRAILA stained glass window.
- VITRAUXplural of vitrail
- VITRESCIBLEThat can be vitrified; vitrifiable.
- VIZIERATEThe office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.
- VOILEA light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- VOLCANISMAny of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
- VOLETA shutter on a window.
- VOLTIGEUROne of a picked company of skirmishers in each regiment of the French infantry during the Napoleonic Wars.
- VOYAGEURA trader, particularly in furs, who worked (and explored) in the area of Canada and the northern United States from the 16th to early 19th centuries; they were often of Quebecois e
- VOYEURA person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.
- WAVELETA small wave; a ripple.
- YAOURTObsolete form of yogurt.
- YAPOKThe water opossum (Chironectes minimus).
- YPERITESynonym of mustard gas.
- ZAIREThe unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
- ZEBUA domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
- ZESTThe outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
- ZIBELINEA thick, soft woolen fabric with a long nap.
- ZOMBIEA person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be h