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- TETRAGYNOUSBelonging to the former order Tetragynia; having four styles.
- THALWEGThe line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
- TOADAn amphibian, a kind of frog (broad sense, order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- TOWZIERcomparative form of towzy: more towzy
- TRACHEIDA tracheid cell.
- TRADUCINGLYmalignantly; slanderously.
- TUATHA tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
- TUMESCENTLYIn a tumescent manner.
- TYMPA hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway of a blast furnace in which the dam stands.
- TYPEFOUNDERSplural of typefounder
- UHLANA lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.
- UNSEEABLEInvisible
- UNWORKABLENot workable. Not operable; not practical; unmanageable.
- URACILOne of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
- VALETA man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- VANITYThat which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- VAWTING
- VERSTA Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ⁄3 of a mile.
- VIBRAHARPISTSomeone who plays the vibraharp.
- VIBRAPHONISTSomeone who plays the vibraphone.
- VORLAGEA skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis.
- VOUCHTo call on (someone) to be a witness to something. To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
- VRAICSSeaweed gathered for use as a fertilizer or fuel.
- WACKEA soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.
- WALDHORNA French horn.
- WARIBASHIdisposable chopsticks
- WAXEYE
- WAXEYES
- WAYGOOSEAlternative form of wayzgoose.
- WEXINGpresent participle and gerund of wex
- WHIPCAT
- WHIPCORDA hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
- WICKYUPAlternative spelling of wickiup.
- WICKYUPSplural of wickyup
- WISENTThe European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus.
- WOUNDAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- WRAXLETo wrestle.
- WRAXLINGSTo wrestle.
- WRIZLEDAlternative spelling of writhled.
- WRYNECKSplural of wryneck
- WURZELSplural of wurzel
- WUXIASA genre of East Asian fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists, typically set in Ancient China.
- WYTINGpresent participle and gerund of wyte
- XENOGAMOUSExhibiting or relating to xenogamy.
- XERICALLYIn a xeric way.
- XEROCHASYDehiscence that occurs upon drying.
- XYRIDACEOUSBelonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.
- YARDINGSA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- YERDINGpresent participle and gerund of yerd
- YIRDING
- YMPT
- YOLDRINGA bird, the yellowhammer.
- YOLDRINGSplural of yoldring
- ZEPHYRA light wind from the west.
- ZOANTHROPYThe belief that one has transformed into an animal.