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takedown |
Noun
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in wrestling, being brought to the mat from a standing position |
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tag line |
Noun
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the point of a joke or humorous story |
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thigh-slapper |
Noun
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a joke that seems extremely funny |
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tale |
Noun
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a trivial lie |
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tale |
Noun
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events |
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typographical error |
Noun
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a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind |
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typo |
Noun
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a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind |
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travesty |
Noun
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a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way |
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travesty |
Noun
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a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations |
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travesty |
Verb
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make a travesty of |
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treaty |
Noun
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a written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
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treacle |
Noun
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writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental |
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treacle |
Noun
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a pale cane syrup |
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toughie |
Noun
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a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem |
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toughie |
Noun
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an aggressive and violent young criminal |
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tenet |
Noun
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a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof |
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tablature |
Noun
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a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used |
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taps |
Noun
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(military) signal to turn the lights out |
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tattle |
Noun
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disclosing information or giving evidence about another |
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tattle |
Verb
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divulge confidential information or secrets |
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tattle |
Verb
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speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly |
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telegraphic signal |
Noun
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a signal transmitted by telegraphy |
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tickler |
Noun
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a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done |
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tickler file |
Noun
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a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done |
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ticktack |
Noun
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system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks |
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ticktack |
Verb
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make a sound like a clock or a timer |
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time signal |
Noun
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a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
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theatrical poster |
Noun
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a poster advertising a show or play |
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trading stamp |
Noun
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a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer |
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two-note call |
Noun
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a birdcall having two notes |
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tilde |
Noun
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a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization |
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type family |
Noun
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a complete set of type suitable for printing text |
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typeface |
Noun
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a specific size and style of type within a type family |
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trend line |
Noun
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a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend |
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typewriter font |
Noun
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a typeface is which each character is given the same width, as by a typewriter |
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thalweg |
Noun
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a line following the lowest points of a valley |
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thalweg |
Noun
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the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states |
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trade name |
Noun
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a name given to a product or service |
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theta |
Noun
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the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet |
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tonic solfa |
Noun
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a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti |
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tau |
Noun
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the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet |
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tefillin |
Noun
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(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin) |
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tucket |
Noun
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(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments |
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teth |
Noun
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the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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ti |
Noun
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the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization |
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ti |
Noun
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shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing |
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te |
Noun
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the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization |
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trill |
Noun
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a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it |
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trill |
Noun
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the articulation of a consonant, especially the consonant 'r', with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula |
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trill |
Verb
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sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below |