14-letter words containing ta
- take years off — to make (someone) feel or look much younger
- takeout double — informatory double.
- talaud islands — a group of islands in NE Indonesia. 495 sq. mi. (1281 sq. km).
- talismanically — in a talismanic manner
- talk about sth — You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
- tall buttercup — a Eurasian buttercup, Ranunculus acris, naturalized in North American fields and meadows, having a tall stem and shiny yellow flowers.
- tam-o'-shanter — a cap of Scottish origin, usually made of wool, having a round, flat top that projects all around the head and has a pompon at its center.
- tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.
- tandem trailer — Also called double-bottom, double-trailer truck, tandem. a very long rig consisting of a tractor pulling two trailers hooked up one behind another.
- tanen taunggyi — a mountain range in NW Thailand and SE Burma, rising to a height of 7000 feet (2134 meters).
- tangata tiriti — a Māori term for non-Māori people
- tangata whenua — the indigenous Māori people of a particular area of New Zealand or of the country as a whole
- tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tape transport — transport (def 12).
- tar heel state — North Carolina (used as a nickname).
- target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
- tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
- tarpon springs — a town in W Florida.
- tasmanian wolf — thylacine.
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- tate galleries — two art galleries in London, the original Tate Gallery (1897), now Tate Britain, and Tate Modern, created in the former Bankside power station in 2000
- tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
- tax accountant — an accountant who specializes in taxation and in the preparation of company and individual accounts
- tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
- tax concession — tax reduction
- tax consultant — a person who advises other people and companies on tax affairs, esp on legal ways of paying less tax
- tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
- tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.
- taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
- telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
- temper tantrum — tantrum.
- terbium metals — a series of closely related rare-earth elements, including terbium, gadolinium, europium, and, sometimes, dysprosium
- test statistic — a statistic used to test a hypothesis.
- testamentarily — in a testamentary manner
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- the bear state — a name for the state of Arkansas
- the cretaceous — the Cretaceous period or rock system
- the inevitable — something that is unavoidable
- the resistance — an illegal organization fighting for national liberty in a country under enemy occupation, esp in France during World War II
- the samaritans — a voluntary organization which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone
- the stannaries — a tin-mining district of Devon and Cornwall, formerly under the jurisdiction of special courts
- the status quo — the existing state of affairs
- the visitation — the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: Luke 1:39-56
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- tilt-top table — a pedestal table having a top that can be tilted vertically.
- titanium white — a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.
- to change tack — If you change tack or try a different tack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation.