6-letter words containing m, e, t
- tammie — a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- tamped — to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe.
- tamper — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tandem — one following or behind the other: to drive horses tandem.
- taxeme — a feature of the arrangement of elements in a construction, as selection, order, phonetic modification, or modulation.
- teamer — a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest: a football team.
- tectum — a rooflike structure.
- tedium — the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness.
- teemed — to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile (usually followed by with).
- tegmen — a cover, covering, or integument.
- telesm — a talisman
- telium — the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telkom — the official telephone service in South Africa
- telome — the fundamental unit of a plant's structure
- telsim — Busch, ca 1966. Digital simulation.
- temped — temporary (def 2).
- tempeh — a fermented soybean cake.
- temper — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- tempyo — of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, a.d. 725–794, characterized by the flowering of Buddhist architecture and statuary: combined T'ang Chinese influences and emerging native traits.
- temuco — a city in S Chile.
- tenaim — the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- tergum — the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
- termac — An interactive matrix language.
- termed — a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- termer — a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination): a first-termer.
- termor — a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- thames — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- theism — the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism).
- thelma — a female given name.
- themed — A themed place or event has been created so that it shows a particular historical time or way of life, or tells a well-known story.
- themis — a goddess of order and justice
- therma — ancient name of Salonika.
- therme — any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- thermo — Thermo means using or relating to heat.
- timber — the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- timbre — Acoustics, Phonetics. the characteristic quality of a sound, independent of pitch and loudness, from which its source or manner of production can be inferred. Timbre depends on the relative strengths of the components of different frequencies, which are determined by resonance.
- timely — occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
- tmesis — the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- tmrcie — /tmerk'ee/, (MIT) A denizen of TMRC.
- tombed — an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- tommed — Uncle Tom.
- tommie — a male given name, form of Thomas.
- toneme — a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language: Swedish has two tonemes.
- toomer — Jean, 1894–1967, U.S. writer.
- totems — a natural object or an animate being, as an animal or bird, assumed as the emblem of a clan, family, or group.
- tremie — a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- tremor — involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- trimer — a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- trompe — Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.