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- tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
- thaumatolatry — the worship of or excessive admiration for marvels and miracles
- there you are — an expression used when handing a person something requested or desired
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
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- think through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- thirty-fourth — next after the thirty-third; being the ordinal number for 34.
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thoroughgoing — doing things thoroughly.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- three-fourths — In American English, people sometimes use three-fourths to mean three-quarters.
- through stone — perpend1 .
- through-other — confused.
- throw a curve — a continuously bending line, without angles.
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- thumb through — leaf quickly through
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to hold court — If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous.
- to the ground — completely; absolutely
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- toll thorough — a payment exacted by a municipal government for the right to use a highway, bridge, or the like; toll.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
- twenty-fourth — next after the twenty-third; being the ordinal number for 24.
- ultramarathon — any footrace of 50 or more miles.
- ultraorthodox — extremely or excessively orthodox, esp with regards to religion
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- under the sod — dead and buried
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underwithhold — to withhold too little.