8-letter words starting with ta
- tantrism — (italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- tanzania — a republic in E Africa formed in 1964 by the merger of the republic of Tanganyika and the former island sultanate of Zanzibar (including Pemba and adjacent small islands). 364,881 sq. mi. (945,037 sq. km). Capital: Dodoma.
- taormina — a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.
- tap bell — a signal bell giving a single ring, as one announcing the approach to a certain floor of an elevator.
- tap bolt — a bolt for driving into a tapped hole in metal and that can be held in place without a nut.
- tap-root — a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- tapaculo — a small passeriform bird, Pteroptochus albicollis (megapodius), with short wings and cocked tail, native to South America
- tapadera — Southwestern U.S. a hoodlike piece of heavy leather around the front of the stirrup of a stock or range saddle to protect the rider's foot.
- tapadero — tapadera.
- tapeable — capable of being taped
- tapeless — without tape
- tapenade — a savoury paste made from capers, olives, and anchovies, with olive oil and lemon juice
- tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- tapestry — a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
- tapeworm — any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.
- taphouse — an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- tapiroid — of or resembling a tapir
- taqueria — a restaurant or stand specializing in Mexican dishes, as tacos and burritos.
- tar baby — a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from.
- tar ball — a lump or blob of solidified tar resulting from an oil spill, natural seepage from the sea, or other source, that resists biodegradation and often washes up on beaches.
- tar heel — a native or inhabitant of North Carolina (used as a nickname).
- tar sand — bituminous sand or sandstone from which asphalt can be obtained.
- tarakihi — a common edible sea fish of New Zealand waters
- tarantas — a large, four-wheeled Russian carriage mounted without springs on two parallel longitudinal wooden bars.
- tarapoto — a city in N Peru.
- tarascan — a member of an American Indian people of Michoacán state, in southwestern Mexico.
- tarboosh — a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban.
- tarbrush — a brush for applying tar.
- tarentum — ancient name of Taranto.
- targeted — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- tarlatan — a thin, plain-weave, open-mesh cotton fabric finished with stiffening agents and sometimes glazed.
- tarnopol — Ternopol.
- tarpaper — a heavy, tar-coated paper used as a waterproofing material in building construction.
- tarpeian — designating or of a cliff on the Capitoline Hill in Rome from which traitors to the state were hurled to their death
- tarragon — an Old World plant, Artemisia dracunculus, having aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
- tarrying — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
- tarshish — an ancient country, of uncertain location, mentioned in the Bible. I Kings 10:22.
- tarsioid — a fossil of the suborder Tarsioidea
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- tartanry — the excessive use of tartan and other Scottish imagery to produce a distorted sentimental view of Scotland and its history
- tartaric — pertaining to or derived from tartar.
- tartarly — resembling a tartar
- tartarus — a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.
- tartness — sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow.
- tartrate — a salt or ester of tartaric acid.
- tartuffe — (italics) a comedy (1664–69) by Molière.
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- tashkent — a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Capital: Tashkent.
- tashlikh — a Jewish rite, performed on the afternoon usually of the first day of Rosh Hashanah, in which the participants symbolically cast off their sins by gathering along the banks of a river, stream, or the like and reciting prayers of repentance.
- task bar — a row of buttons on a display screen that are clicked on to start software applications or switch between open applications or active windows.