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- TRISKELEA material with a structure resembling a triskeles.
- TRIUMPHALOf, relating to, or being a triumph.
- TROCARA pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
- TROMBONEA musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor tromb
- TROMPEA trumpet; a trump.
- TRONCA monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
- TROOPA collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry. A detachmen
- TROUBLOUSOf a liquid: thick, muddy, full of sediment.
- TROUNCETo beat severely; to thrash.
- TROUPEA company of, often touring, acrobats, actors, singers or dancers.
- TROUPIALAny of three South American birds of the genus Icterus.
- TROVEA treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
- TROYOf, or relating to, troy weight.
- TROYSOf, or relating to, troy weight.
- TRUFFESA truffle.
- TRULLA female prostitute or harlot.
- TRUMEAUThe pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church.
- TRUMPThe suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
- TUFFETA clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- TUFOLIA kind of large cylindrical pasta.
- TUMBRILA kind of medieval torture device, later associated with a ducking stool.
- TUMULARof, pertaining to, or shaped like a tumulus (heap or hillock).
- 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.
- TURBINADOA type of sugar made from the extract of sugar cane
- TUREENA broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup or stew.
- TURISTASynonym of traveler's diarrhea.
- TURMERICAn Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- TURMOILA state of great disorder or uncertainty.
- TURNSOLEA heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
- TURTLEAny land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- TUSCHEA black liquid used in lithography for drawing and painting and in etching and the silk-screen process as a resist.
- 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.
- TYMPANOA kettledrum.
- TYPHOUSOf or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of typhus.
- TZIGANEA Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person).
- UAKARIAny of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.
- ULMINA brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation.
- UMBRAGEOUSHaving or providing shade; shady.
- UNAULinnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, a two-toed sloth native to South America.
- UNPASTEURIZEDNot pasteurized.
- UPCOUNTRYLiving or situated remote from the seacoast.
- URAOThe mineral trona.
- URETHANEA white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
- URGENCEArchaic form of urgency.
- URGENCESArchaic form of urgency.
- URICPertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.
- USABLECapable of being used.
- USAGEHabit, practice. A custom or established practice. Custom, tradition.
- USANCEThe length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
- 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.
- VALANCEA short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- VALIANCEThe quality of being valiant; heroism, bravery or valour.
- VALIDATIONThe act of validating something.
- VALISEA piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase or travelling bag.
- VALORISATIONrealisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value
- VALOROUSHaving or displaying valour.
- VALSEArchaic form of waltz.
- VALUATIONAn estimation of something's worth.
- VALUTAA foreign currency; any monetary standard.
- VAMBRACEThe piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
- VAMOOSETo run away (from); to flee.
- VAMPThe top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stockin
- VAMPLATEA round of iron on the shaft of a tilting lance, to stabilize and protect the hand.
- VANDALA person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages things, especially other people's property.
- VANGUARDThe leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
- VAPORETTOA public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice.
- VAQUEROA cowboy; a herdsman.
- VARANThe monitor lizard.
- VARECThe incinerated ash of certain coarse seaweeds, formerly used for the production of soda and iodine, among other compounds.
- VARECSThe incinerated ash of certain coarse seaweeds, formerly used for the production of soda and iodine, among other compounds.
- VAREUSEA military tunic.
- VARGUENOA decorative cabinet of a kind originating near Toledo in Spain, having a rectangular body supported on legs or an ornamental framework, and a front that opens downwards on hinges
- VARIOLEAlternative form of variola; smallpox
- VARIOLITEA rock containing centimeter-scale spherical or globular structures (varioles) in a fine-grained matrix.
- VARIOLOUSOf or pertaining to smallpox.
- VARLETA servant or attendant.
- VAUNTERSomeone who vaunts, who brags; a braggart.
- VAURIENA good-for-nothing; a scoundrel.
- VAWARDThe vanguard.
- VEDUTAA highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista.
- VEGAAn open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.
- VELATURAA translucent whitish glaze in painting.
- VELETAA dance to waltz music in triple time.
- VELOCE(To be played) with great rapidity.
- 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.
- VENGERObsolete form of avenger.
- VENOMOUSOf an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by bit
- VENTAILSynonym of aventail (“mail curtain or flap, on a helmet or a mail coif, that protects the lower face and neck”).
- VENTOUSEA cupping glass.
- VENTURIA venturi tube.
- VENUEA theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- VERANDAA gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.
- VERBALISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of verbalize.
- VERBALIZETo speak or to use words to express.