10-letter words starting with t
- tuboplasty — surgical repair of one or both Fallopian tubes
- tubularian — a hydroid of the family Tubulariidae, with polyps that are tubular in form
- tubulation — Also, tubulated. shaped like or having a tube.
- tubulature — a tubulation
- tuck-point — to finish (masonry) with tuck pointing.
- tucker-bag — a bag used to carry food.
- tucker-box — a box used to store or carry food.
- tudor arch — a four-centered arch, the inner pair of curves having a radius much greater than that of the outer pair.
- tuffaceous — a fragmental rock consisting of the smaller kinds of volcanic detritus, as ash or cinder, usually more or less stratified.
- tuftaffeta — a type of taffeta with a tufted pile, used esp for women's clothing in the past
- tug of war — an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- tug-of-war — an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- tuitionary — relating to tuition
- tularaemia — a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body.
- tule perch — See under perch2 (def 3).
- tulip tree — Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar. a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
- tumble-dry — to dry (washing) in a clothes drier in which articles are rotated vertically through heated air.
- tumbledown — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- tumblehome — Nautical. an inward and upward slope of the middle body of a vessel.
- tumbleweed — any of various plants, as Amaranthus albus, A. graecizans, or the Russian thistle, Salsola kali, whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind.
- tumescence — swelling; slightly tumid.
- tummy ache — an ache or pain in the stomach
- tummy tuck — plastic surgery of the abdomen involving removal of excess fatty tissue and excess skin; abdominoplasty.
- tumorgenic — producing tumours
- tumultuary — tumultuous; turbulent.
- tumultuate — to create great emotional or mental agitation (in)
- tumultuous — full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration.
- tunability — capable of being tuned.
- tunbellied — having a tunbelly
- tuning key — a device that may be placed over a wrest pin on a piano, etc, and turned to alter the tension and pitch of a string
- tunnelling — an underground passage.
- tupperware — Tupperware is a range of plastic containers with tight-fitting lids that are used for storing food.
- turbinated — shaped like a top
- turbo pump — a turbine powered pump
- turboshaft — a gas turbine used to deliver shaft power, as to a helicopter rotor.
- turbotrain — a train powered by a gas-turbine locomotive.
- turbulator — a device that is designed to make air flow more smoothly over the wing of an aircraft and minimize turbulence
- turbulence — the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion.
- turbulency — the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turcophobe — a person who has a morbid fear of Turks.
- turfskiing — the sport of skiing down grass slopes on skis outfitted with rollers.
- turgescent — becoming swollen; swelling.
- turkestani — of or relating to the central Asian region of Turkestan or its inhabitants
- turkey oak — any of several oaks, as Quercus cerris, of Eurasia, or Q. laevis and Q. incana, of the southern U.S., that grow on dry, sandy barrens.
- turkey red — a bright red produced in fabrics by madder, alizarin, or synthetic dyes.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophobe — a person who has a morbid fear of Turks.
- turle knot — a special kind of knot for tying a leader, especially of gut, to an eyed hook or fly.
- turn heads — to be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive as to attract a lot of attention