3-letter words containing t, a
- nta — a white crystalline powder, N(CH2COOH)3, formerly used in detergents for its biodegradable qualities, but now considered a possible health hazard
- oat — a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- pat — to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms.
- pta — peseta.
- qat — an evergreen shrub, Catha edulis, of Arabia and Africa, the leaves of which are used as a narcotic when chewed or made into a beverage.
- rat — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- rta — road traffic accident
- sat — (in prescriptions) may it be.
- sta — Saint (female)
- tab — ht
- tac — 1. Translator Assembler-Compiler. For Philco 2000. 2. Terminal Access Controller.
- tad — a male given name, form of Thaddeus or Theodore.
- tae — to.
- taf — a substance, consisting of protein and nucleic acid developed in a malignant tumor, that stimulates the formation of capillaries for nourishing the tumor and carrying off its waste matter
- tag — a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
- tai — any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- taj — a high, conical cap worn in Muslim countries.
- tal — Transaction Application Language
- tam — tam-o'-shanter.
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- tao — (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
- tar — a sailor.
- tas — the third letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- tat — sth cheap and tacky
- tau — the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- tav — the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- taw — tav.
- tax — a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed.
- tay — a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- tba — tba is sometimes written in announcements to indicate that something such as the place where something will happen or the people who will take part is not yet known and will be announced at a later date. tba is an abbreviation for 'to be announced'.
- tea — the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tga — Targa Graphics Adaptor
- tha — the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- tia — 1. (chat) Thanks in advance. 2. (body) Telecommunications Industry Association. 3. (software) The Internet Adapter. 4. (graphics, hardware) Television Interface Adaptor.
- tla — (jargon) (TLA) The canonical, self-describing acronym for the name of a species with which computing terminology is infested. Examples include MCA, FTP, SNA, CPU, MMU, DMU, FPU, TLA. This dictionary contains many TLAs. Sometimes used by extension for any confusing acronym. People who like this looser usage argue that not all TLAs have three letters, just as not all four-letter words have four letters. One also hears of "ETLA" (Extended Three-Letter Acronym) being used to describe four-letter acronyms. The term "SFLA" (Stupid Four-Letter Acronym) has also been reported. See also YABA. The self-effacing phrase "TDM TLA" (Too Damn Many...) is used to bemoan the plethora of TLAs in use. In 1989, a random of the journalistic persuasion asked hacker Paul Boutin "What do you think will be the biggest problem in computing in the 90s?" Paul's straight-faced response: "There are only 17,000 three-letter acronyms." (To be exact, there are 26^3 = 17,576.)
- tpa — Transient Program Area
- tva — Tennessee Valley Authority
- twa — a member of a Pygmy people of Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- uat — user acceptance testing
- uta — any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- vat — a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
- wat — a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.
- xat — a carved totem pole of various North American Indian peoples.
- yat — A vowel letter of the Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabet, no longer in current use.
- yta — Youth Tennis Advantage
- zat — Eye dialect of that.