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tweezer |
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a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping |
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taffeta weave |
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a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect |
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tobacco pipe |
Noun
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a tube with a small bowl at one end |
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tabor pipe |
Noun
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a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor |
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tablet |
Noun
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a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet |
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tablet |
Noun
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a small flat compressed cake of some substance |
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tablet |
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a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription |
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tablet |
Noun
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a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge |
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tab |
Noun
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a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet |
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tab |
Noun
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a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it |
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tab |
Noun
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the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation |
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tab |
Noun
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sensationalist journalism |
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tab |
Noun
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the bill in a restaurant |
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tube wrench |
Noun
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adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe |
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tallith |
Noun
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(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner |
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tallis |
Noun
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(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner |
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tub-cart |
Noun
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a cart with an underslung axle and two seats |
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taphouse |
Noun
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tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms |
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toilet facility |
Noun
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a toilet that is available to the public |
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tieback |
Noun
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a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back |
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turboprop |
Noun
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an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine |
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turbo-propeller plane |
Noun
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an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine |
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tuner |
Noun
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an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals |
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tuner |
Noun
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someone who tunes pianos |
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training school |
Noun
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correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
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training school |
Noun
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a school providing practical vocational and technical training |
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tag end |
Noun
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a small piece of cloth or paper |
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tatter |
Noun
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a small piece of cloth or paper |
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tuck |
Noun
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a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges |
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tuck |
Noun
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a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place |
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tuck |
Noun
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(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest |
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tuck |
Noun
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eatables (especially sweets) |
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tuck |
Verb
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draw together into folds or puckers |
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tuck |
Verb
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fit snugly into |
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tuck |
Verb
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make a tuck or several folds in |
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train station |
Noun
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terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
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train depot |
Noun
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terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
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toothed wheel |
Noun
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a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations |
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town house |
Noun
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a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls |
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two-seater |
Noun
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an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat |
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typewriter ribbon |
Noun
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a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter |
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throw rug |
Noun
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a small rug |
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training ship |
Noun
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a ship used to train students as sailors |
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trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine |
Noun
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an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis |
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thread |
Noun
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the raised helical rib going around a screw |
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thread |
Noun
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a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving |
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thread |
Noun
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the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together |
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thread |
Noun
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any long object resembling a thin line |
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thread |
Verb
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thread on or as if on a string |
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thread |
Verb
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pass through or into |