Part 79

~Swoop~, _v. a._ Seize (_as a hawk its prey_), clutch, catch up, pounce upon.

~Swoop~, _v. n._ Stoop, descend, come down, bear down.

~Swoop~, _n._ ~1.~ Clutch, seizure.

~2.~ Stoop, descent.

~Swop~, _v. a._ [_Colloquial._ Written also _Swap_.] Exchange, barter, trade.

~Sword~, _n._ Sabre, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, cimeter, rapier, claymore.

~Sword-arm~, _n._ Right arm.

~Sword-fish~, _n._ Gar-fish, horn-fish, sea-needle, gar-pike, sea- pike, long-nose, gore-bill, snook, mackerel-guide (_Esox belone_ or _Belone vulgaris_).

~Sword-hand~, _n._ Right hand.

~Sword-player~, _n._ Fencer, gladiator.

~Sword-shaped~, _a._ Ensiform.

~Sworn enemies~, Irreconcilable enemies.

~Sworn friends~, Intimate friends, dear friends, bosom-friends.

~Sybarite~, _n._ Voluptuary, epicure.

~Sybaritic~, _a._ Voluptuous, luxurious, wanton.

~Sybaritical~, _a._ Voluptuous, luxurious, wanton.

~Sycamore~, _n._ [_U. S._] Plane-tree, button-wood, button-ball tree, water-beech (_Platanus Occidentalis_).

~Sycophancy~, _n._ Servility, obsequiousness, fawning, gross flattery.

~Sycophant~, _n._ Parasite, fawner, toady, wheedler, flunkey, spaniel, lick-spittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on, mean flatterer.

~Sycophantic~, _a._ Fawning, cringing, servile, slavish, parasitic, obsequious, supple, grovelling, meanly submissive.

~Syllabus~, _n._ Abstract, abridgment, outline, epitome, summary, compend, digest, compendium, synopsis, breviary, brief, sum and substance.

~Sylph~, _n._ Fairy, fay.

~Sylva~, _n._ Trees (_of a country_).

~Sylvan~, _a._ ~1.~ Forest-like.

~2.~ Woody, shady.

~Sylvan~, _n._ Satyr, faun.

~Symbol~, _n._ Emblem, type, sign, token, figure, representative.

~Symbolic~, _a._ Emblematical, typical, hieroglyphical, representative, significative.

~Symbolical~, _a._ Emblematical, typical, hieroglyphical, representative, significative.

~Symbolization~, _n._ Representation, indication, prefigurement.

~Symbolize~, _v. a._ Prefigure, typify, emblematize, be symbolical of.

~Symmetrical~, _a._ Proportional (_in the several parts_), regular, shapely, harmonious, congruent, well-proportioned.

~Symmetry~, _n._ Proportion, harmony, shapeliness, regularity, order, regular arrangement.

~Sympathetic~, _a._ Compassionate, sympathizing, commiserating, pitiful, tender, kind, affectionate, loving, with the heart in the right place.

~Sympathize with~, Feel sympathy with, feel for, enter into the feelings of, have pity for, fraternize with, make common cause with.

~Sympathy~, _n._ ~1.~ Compassion, commiseration, condolence, pity, tenderness, kindliness, fellow-feeling, bowels of compassion.

~2.~ Agreement, harmony, correspondence, correlation, affinity, union, concert.

~3.~ Mutual influence.

~Symphonious~, _a._ Harmonious, consonant, accordant, concordant, musical.

~Symphony~, _n._ Consonance, harmony, music.

~Symptom~, _n._ Indication, sign, mark, note, token.

~Symptomatic~, _a._ Indicative.

~Symptomatical~, _a._ Indicative.

~Synchronal~, _a._ Simultaneous, synchronical, synchronistic, synchronous.

~Synchronism~, _n._ Simultaneousness.

~Synchronistic~, _a._ SYNCHRONAL.

~Synchronous~, _a._ SYNCHRONAL.

~Syncope~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Gram._) Elision (_in the middle of a word_).

~2.~ (_Med._) Swoon, fainting, fainting fit.

~Synergetic~, _a._ Co-operating, co-operative, synergistic.

~Synergistic~, _a._ SYNERGETIC.

~Synonymes~, _n. pl._ [Written also _Synonyms_.] Equivalent words (_of the same language_), words of the same meaning.

~Synod~, _n._ Council.

~Synonymous~, _a._ Equivalent, of the same meaning, of similar meaning, that express the same idea.

~Synopsis~, _n._ Abridgment, epitome, abstract, outline, compend, compendium, summary, syllabus, digest, sum and substance, general view.

~Synthesis~, _n._ Combination (_of elements_), composition, putting together.

~Syringe~, _n._ Squirt.

~System~, _n._ ~1.~ A whole (_viewed with reference to the interdependence of its parts_), combination of parts to form a whole.

~2.~ Scheme, body, plan, theory, connected view.

~3.~ Order, method, regularity, rule.

~Systematic~, _a._ Methodical, orderly, regular.

~Systematical~, _a._ Methodical, orderly, regular.

~Systematize~, _v. a._ Methodize, arrange, harmonize, regulate, order, reduce to order, put into a systematic form.

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~Tabby~, _n._ ~1.~ Watered silk.

~2.~ Brindled cat, tabby cat.

~Tabby~, _v. a._ WATER.

~Tabby~, _a._ ~1.~ Of a waved or watered appearance.

~2.~ Brindled, brinded.

~Tabefaction~, _n._ Emaciation (_by tabes_), wasting away.

~Tabernacle~, _n._ ~1.~ Tent, pavilion, habitation.

~2.~ Temple, church, chapel, cathedral, minster, meeting-house, place of worship, sacred place.

~3.~ PYX.

~Tabernacle~, _v. n._ Dwell (_temporarily_), sojourn, be housed.

~Tabes~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Emaciation (_accompanied by fever_), wasting, consumption.

~Table~, _n._ ~1.~ Slab, tablet.

~2.~ Stand (_to take food from_), board.

~3.~ Food, diet, provision, fare, repast, victuals.

~4.~ Index, list, catalogue, syllabus, synopsis, condensed statement.

~Tableau~, _n._ [Fr.] Picture, scene, representation.

~Table-beer~, _n._ Small-beer.

~Table-d'hòte~, _n._ [Fr.] Ordinary, public table.

~Table-land~, _n._ Elevated plain.

~Taboo~, _n._ Interdict, prohibition.

~Taboo~, _v. a._ Interdict, forbid, prohibit, put under taboo, put under an interdict, forbid to be used or touched.

~Tabouret~, _n._ [Fr.] Stool.

~Tabular~, _a._ ~1.~ Of a table.

~2.~ Flat, plane.

~3.~ Laminated, lamellar, lamelliform, foliated, scaly, flaky.

~Tabula rasa~, [L.] Smooth tablet, blank tablet.

~Tabularize~, _v. a._ Tabulate, put into a tabular form.

~Tabulate~, _v. a._ TABULARIZE.

~Tacamahac~, _n._ Balsam poplar (_Populus balsamifera_).

~Tachygraphy~, _n._ Stenography, shorthand, brachygraphy.

~Tacit~, _a._ Implied, understood, inferred, silent, unexpressed (_by words_).

~Taciturn~, _a._ Silent (_by habit_), reserved, uncommunicative, close, unconversable, reticent, of few words, sparing of words.

~Taciturnity~, _n._ Reserve, closeness, reticence, habitual silence.

~Tack~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fasten (_slightly_), attach, append, affix, tag.

~2.~ Nail (_with tacks_).

~3.~ (_Naut._) Put about, change the course of.

~Tack~, _v. n._ (_Naut._) Go about, tack ship.

~Tack~, _n._ Small nail.

~Tackle~, _n._ ~1.~ Pulley.

~2.~ Equipment, gear, rigging, tackling, furniture.

~Tackle~, _v. a._ [_Local and Colloquial._] ~1.~ Harness.

~2.~ Attack, seize, lay hold of, seize upon.

~Tackling~, _n._ ~1.~ Equipment, TACKLE.

~2.~ Harness.

~Tact~, _n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Touch, feeling, sense of feeling.

~2.~ Adroitness (_in appreciating circumstances and acting accordingly_), skill (_in saying or doing what is most appropriate to the occasion_), quick judgment, nice perception.

~Tactician~, _n._ Manœuvrer, wire-puller, adroit manager.

~Tactics~, _n._ ~1.~ Strategy, military science.

~2.~ Management, manœuvring, policy.

~Tactile~, _a._ Tangible, palpable.

~Tadpole~, _n._ Polliwog, porwiggle, purwiggy, polliwig.

~Taffrail~, _n._ Stern rail.

~Tag~, _n._ ~1.~ Metal point (_at the end of a string_).

~2.~ Label, card.

~3.~ Cue, catchword.

~4.~ Game of tag.

~Tag~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Attach a tag to, fit with a tag.

~2.~ Fasten, attach, append, affix, tack.

~Tag after~, [_Colloquial._] Follow closely, keep at one's heels.

~Tail~, _n._ ~1.~ End, extremity, fag-end, hinder part.

~2.~ Skirt, flap.

~3.~ (_Mus._) Stem (_of a note_).

~Tailor~, _n._ ~1.~ Maker of men's clothes.

~2.~ (_Ich._) Blue-fish, ship-jack, snapping mackerel (_Temnodon saltator_).

~Tail-piece~, _n._ Appendage.

~Taint~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Imbue, impregnate.

~2.~ Corrupt, infect, contaminate, defile, poison, make noxious, make putrid.

~3.~ Tarnish, stain, sully.

~Taint~, _n._ ~1.~ Tincture, tinge, stain.

~2.~ Infection, corruption, depravation, contamination, defilement.

~3.~ Fault, blemish, defect, flaw, spot.

~Take~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Receive, accept.

~2.~ Seize, grasp, gripe, clasp, lay hold of, get hold of.

~3.~ Entrap, insnare, circumvent.

~4.~ Capture, catch, make prisoner of.

~5.~ Captivate, delight, please, interest, attract, allure, engage, fascinate, bewitch, enchant, charm.

~6.~ Understand, interpret, suppose, regard, consider, think, hold, believe.

~7.~ Choose, select, elect, espouse, be in favor of.

~8.~ Assume, admit, adopt, put on.

~9.~ Delineate, portray, figure, draw, paint, sketch, copy.

~10.~ Get, procure, gain, obtain.

~11.~ Use, employ, occupy, make use of, avail one's self of.

~12.~ Swallow, take down.

~13.~ Experience, feel, perceive, be sensible of, be conscious of.

~14.~ Bear, endure, tolerate.

~15.~ Require, need, be necessary.

~Take~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Catch, be fixed.

~2.~ Please, be well received, be welcomed.

~3.~ Go, proceed, resort, direct one's course.

~Take advantage of~, ~1.~ Turn to account, make use of.

~2.~ Impose upon (_by some advantage of superior knowledge or of opportunity_).

~Take after~, ~1.~ Copy, imitate.

~2.~ Resemble, be like.

~Take a horn~, [_Colloquial._] Take a drink (_of spirituous liquor_).

~Take aim~, Aim.

~Take air~, Be made public, be disclosed, get abroad, become known.

~Take a shine to~, [_Colloquial._] Take a liking to, take a fancy to, feel a liking for.

~Take away~, Remove.

~Take back~, ~1.~ Take again.

~2.~ Recall, revoke, recant, withdraw, retract, disavow, abjure.

~Take breath~, Rest, stop to rest.

~Take care~, Be careful.

~Take care of~, Oversee, superintend, take charge of.

~Take courage~, Be encouraged, take heart.

~Take down~, ~1.~ Take from above.

~2.~ Reduce, lower, depress.

~3.~ Humble, abash, humiliate.

~4.~ Pull to pieces, pull down.

~5.~ Swallow, take.

~6.~ Record, note, make a note of, write down.

~Take effect~, ~1.~ Be efficacious.

~2.~ Go into operation.

~Take exception~, ~1.~ Object, dissent, make objection.

~2.~ Take it ill, be displeased, be offended.

~Take fire~, Be ignited, be inflamed.

~Take for~, Mistake for.

~Take for granted~, Admit, allow, concede.

~Take French leave~, Depart informally, take leave unceremoniously.

~Take from~, ~1.~ Deduct from, subtract from, take away from.

~2.~ Derogate from, detract from.

~3.~ Deprive, dispossess.

~Take heart~, Be encouraged, take courage.

~Take heed~, Beware, be cautious, be careful.

~Take heed to~, Attend to, pay attention to.

~Take hold of~, Seize, fix on.

~Take horse~, ~1.~ Set out to ride.

~2.~ Be covered (_as a mare_).

~Take in~, ~1.~ Receive, admit.

~2.~ Comprise, enclose, encompass.

~3.~ Comprehend, understand.

~4.~ Lessen, contract, make smaller.

~5.~ [_Colloquial._] Cheat, circumvent, gull, deceive, impose upon.

~Take in good part~, Receive kindly, not be angry about, not be offended at.

~Take in hand~, ~1.~ Undertake, engage in, set the hand to.

~2.~ Deal with (_in the way of correction or discipline_).

~Take in tow~, Tow, draw, drag, haul, pull.

~Take it~, Think, suppose, presume, believe, imagine, conclude.

~Take it ill~, Be offended, be displeased, take exception.

~Take leave~, Depart, go, go away, bid adieu, bid farewell, be off, take one's departure, take one's self off, make one's exit, MAKE TRACKS.

~Take notice~, Observe, remark, pay attention.

~Take oath~, Swear solemnly.

~Take off~, ~1.~ Remove, take away.

~2.~ Cut off.

~3.~ Withdraw, withhold.

~4.~ Destroy, kill.

~5.~ Swallow, drink.

~6.~ Imitate, personate, mimic.

~Take on~, (_Neuter._) ~1.~ Complain, lament, be much affected.

~2.~ (_Active._) Assume, be willing to bear, take upon, take up.

~Take out~, ~1.~ Remove, withdraw, draw out.

~2.~ Obliterate, efface, destroy.

~Take part~, ~1.~ Share, partake.

~2.~ Unite, join.

~Take place~, ~1.~ Happen, occur.

~2.~ Prevail, have effect.

~Take root~, Be rooted, be firmly established.

~Take sides~, Favor one side, take up the cause of one side.

~Take the air~, Breathe the open air, go abroad in the open air.

~Take the lead~, Lead the way, go before, go ahead, go in the van.

~Take the place of~, Supply the place of, be a substitute for, stand in the shoes of.

~Take time by the forelock~, Seize the occasion, let not the opportunity slip, make hay while the sun shines, strike the iron while it is hot.

~Take to~, ~1.~ Apply to, be fond of.

~2.~ Have recourse to, betake one's self to.

~Take to do~, [_Colloquial._] Reprove, TAKE TO TASK.

~Take to flight~, Flee, fly, run away, take to one's heels.

~Take to heart~, Feel keenly, be greatly grieved at, be much affected by, take on about, be much troubled by, lay to heart.

~Take to one's heels~, Flee, fly, run away, take to flight.

~Take to task~, Reprove, reprimand, chide, take to do.

~Take up~, ~1.~ Raise, lift.

~2.~ Begin (_especially where another has left off_).

~3.~ Fasten (_with a ligature_).

~4.~ Engross, engage, employ.

~5.~ Occupy, fill, cover.

~6.~ Arrest, seize, catch.

~7.~ Assume, adopt, take on, take upon.

~8.~ Pay (_as a note_), discharge, settle.

~Take up arms~, Begin war, commence hostilities.

~Take up one's connection~, Terminate one's relations.

~Take upon one's self~, ~1.~ Assume, undertake.

~2.~ Incur.

~Take up the gauntlet~, Accept the challenge.

~Take up with~, Be contented with.

~Taking~, _a._ ~1.~ Pleasing, alluring, captivating, attractive.

~2.~ Infectious, catching.

~Tale~, _n._ ~1.~ Story, fable, legend, narrative, relation, apologue, parable, novel, romance.

~2.~ Account, count, reckoning.

~Tale-bearer~, _n._ Tell-tale, tattler.

~Talent~, _n._ Gift, faculty, capacity, endowment, ability, ableness, power, parts, GENIUS, turn, aptitude, aptness, knack, forte.

~Talented~, _a._ Gifted, of talent, of brilliant parts.

~Talipes~, _n._ (_Surgery._) Club-foot.

~Talisman~, _n._ Charm, amulet, phylactery.

~Talismanic~, _a._ Magical.

~Talk~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Speak, converse, CONFABULATE.

~2.~ Confer, reason, deliberate.

~3.~ Prattle, prate.

~Talk~, _v. a._ Speak, utter.

~Talk~, _n._ ~1.~ Conversation, converse, colloquy, PARLEY, discourse, conference, communication, dialogue, confabulation, chat, GOSSIP, oral intercourse.

~2.~ Report, rumor, bruit, town talk.

~Talkative~, _a._ Loquacious, garrulous, chatty, conversable, COZY.

~Talk big~, [_Colloquial._] Boast, brag, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, exalt one's self, magnify one's self.

~Talk over~, ~1.~ Recount, tell, rehearse.

~2.~ Talk about, confer or converse about, have a conversation about.

~Tall~, _a._ High (_in stature_), lofty, elevated, towering.

~Tallness~, _n._ Height (_of stature_).

~Tallow~, _n._ Suet (_freed from adhering membranes_).

~Tally~, _n._ Mate, match, counterpart.

~Tally~, _v. n._ Match, agree, accord, conform, correspond, harmonize, square, comport, cohere, quadrate, coincide, chime in, fall in.

~Talon~, _n._ Claw (_of a bird_), nail.

~Tamarack~, _n._ Hackmatack, American larch, black larch (_Larix pendula_ or _Americana_).

~Tame~, _a._ ~1.~ Domesticated, domestic, mild, gentle, docile, not wild.

~2.~ Subdued, crushed, submissive.

~3.~ Spiritless, dull, flat, feeble, lean, vapid, insipid, jejune, barren, languid, prosing, prosy, prosaic, uninteresting, poor.

~Tame~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Domesticate, make tame, make docile.

~2.~ Subdue, repress, conquer, overcome, overthrow, subjugate.

~Tamper~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Meddle, intermeddle, dabble, have to do (_in a tentative way_).

~2.~ Intrigue, deal secretly.

~Tan~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Convert into leather, impregnate with tannin.

~2.~ Imbrown, make tawny.

~Tang~, _n._ Smack, taste, flavor, savor.

~Tangible~, _a._ ~1.~ Tactile, palpable.

~2.~ Real, certain, positive, substantial, substantive, solid.

~Tangle~, _v. a._ Interweave (_confusedly_), intertwine, complicate, perplex, snarl, entangle.

~Tangle~, _n._ Complication, intricacy, perplexity, snarl.

~Tank~, _n._ Cistern, reservoir.

~Tanned~, _a._ Imbrowned, sun-burnt, ruddy, blowzy, blowzed, ruddy- faced.

~Tantalize~, _v. a._ Torment (_by exciting hopes and refusing to gratify them_), vex, tease, irritate, provoke.

~Tantamount~, _a._ Equivalent, equal.

~Tantamount to~, The same as, equal to, as good as.

~Tap~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Broach.

~2.~ Rap, strike (_lightly_).

~Tap~, _v. n._ Rap.

~Tap~, _n._ ~1.~ Gentle blow, light stroke.

~2.~ Spigot, plug, stopper, stopple.

~Taper~, _n._ Light, small candle.

~Taper~, _a._ Conical, pyramidal, tapering.

~Taper~, _v. a._ Make taper, make conical.

~Taper~, _v. n._ Take a conical form, have a conical shape.

~Tapering~, _a._ Conical, TAPER.

~Tapioca~, _n._ Purified cassava, manioc.

~Tapped~, _a._ Abroach, broached, on tap.

~Tar~, _n._ Sailor, seaman, mariner, seafarer, seafaring man.

~Tardiness~, _n._ Slowness, dilatoriness, delay, slackness, procrastination, putting off.

~Tardy~, _a._ ~1.~ Slow, snail-like, sluggish, not swift.

~2.~ Dilatory, slack, late, behindhand, procrastinating, not prompt.

~Target~, _n._ Mark (_to be shot at_).

~Tariff~, _n._ Schedule of duties (_on imports or on exports_).

~Tarn~, _n._ Pool (_among mountains_), pond, lake.

~Tarnish~, _v. a._ Soil, stain, sully, deface, discolor, dull, blemish.

~Tarnish~, _n._ Soil, stain, spot, blemish, blot.

~Tarriance~, _n._ Stay, delay, tarrying.

~Tarry~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stay, STOP, sojourn, abide (_temporarily_), lodge, rest, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent, have lodgings, take lodgings.

~2.~ Wait, linger, delay, loiter, be slow, remain long.

~Tart~, _a._ ~1.~ Sour, acid, pricked.

~2.~ Severe, harsh, caustic, crabbed, sharp, snappish, testy, snarling, petulant, acrimonious, ill-tempered, ill-humored.

~Tartar~, _n._ ~1.~ Argol, bitartrate of potash (_crude_).

~2.~ Ill-tempered person.

~Tartarean~, _a._ Infernal, hellish, tartareous.

~Tartar-emetic~, _n._ Tartarized antimony, tartrated antimony, tartrate of potash and antimony.

~Tartareous~, _a._ Tartarean.

~Tartarized antimony~, TARTAR-EMETIC.

~Tartarus~, _n._ Hades, Erebus, Hell, the lower world, the infernal regions, shades below.

~Tartness~, _n._ ~1.~ Sourness, acidity.

~2.~ Acrimony, harshness, asperity, severity, piquancy, sharpness, crabbedness, churlishness, moroseness, ill temper, bad blood.

~Task~, _n._ ~1.~ Work, labor, toil, drudgery.

~2.~ Employment, business, undertaking, enterprise.

~3.~ Lesson, exercise.

~Task~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Impose a task on.

~2.~ Burden, oppress, tax.

~Taskmaster~, _n._ Overseer.

~Taste~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Try the flavor of, test by the tongue.

~2.~ Experience, perceive, feel.

~Taste~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Try the flavor.

~2.~ Smack, savor, have a smack or flavor.

~3.~ Have perception, have experience.

~Taste~, _n._ ~1.~ Flavor, relish, savor, zest, gusto, GOÛT.

~2.~ Dash, infusion, admixture, sprinkling, tincture.

~3.~ Sense of taste.

~4.~ Fondness, liking, partiality.

~5.~ Discernment (_of beauty or excellence_), judgment (_of propriety_), nice perception.

~Tasteful~, _a._ ~1.~ Savory.

~2.~ TASTY, in good taste.

~Tasteless~, _a._ Insipid, flat, without relish.

~Tasty~, _a._ Elegant, refined, tasteful, in good taste.

~Tatterdemalion~, _n._ Ragamuffin, ragged fellow, wretch, SANS-CULOTTE.

~Tattered~, _a._ Torn, ragged.

~Tatters~, _n. pl._ Rags.

~Tattle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Prate, prattle, chatter, chat, jabber, babble, talk idly or thoughtlessly, talk at random, spin a long yarn.

~2.~ Blab, gossip, tell tales.

~Tattle~, _n._ Prate, prattle, gossip, twaddle, twattle, gabble, palaver, balderdash, nonsense, idle talk, senseless talk.

~Tattler~, _n._ ~1.~ Prattler, babbler, chatterer, prater, gossip, gadabout, gadder, rattle-head, idle talker.

~2.~ Gossip, tale-bearer.

~Tattoo~, _n._ Beat of drum (_to summon soldiers to quarters at night_).

~Taught~, _a._ (_Naut._) Tight, tense, not slack, stretched, strained.

~Taunt~, _v. a._ Mock, flout, chaff, ridicule, revile, reproach, upbraid, censure, deride, jeer, twit, scoff at, sneer at, rail at, make game of, make fun of, treat with scorn, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN AT.

~Taunt~, _n._ Ridicule, derision, scoff, censure, reproach, insult, jeer, gibe, quip, quirk, caustic remark.

~Taurus~, _n._ (_Astron._) The Bull.

~Tautog~, _n._ Black-fish (_Labrus Americanus_).

~Tautological~, _a._ Repetitious, verbose, diffuse, redundant, pleonastic.

~Tautology~, _n._ Repetition (_of the same idea in different words_), redundancy, iteration, reiteration, pleonasm, verbosity, diffuseness, redundant expression.

~Tavern~, _n._ Inn, hotel, CARAVANSARY, house, public house.

~Tawdry~, _a._ Showy (_without elegance_), gaudy, flashy, glittering, in bad taste.

~Tawny~, _a._ Fulvous, fulvid, yellowish-brown, dull yellow.

~Tax~, _n._ ~1.~ Impost, duty, custom, toll, excise, tribute, assessment, rate, levy.

~2.~ Demand, burden, charge, requisition.

~Tax~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put a tax upon, assess tribute upon.

~2.~ Burden, load, task, make demands upon.

~3.~ Accuse, charge, lay upon.

~Tear~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rend, sever, sunder, pull asunder, pull in pieces, pull apart.

~2.~ Lacerate, laniate, lancinate, claw, mangle.

~3.~ Snatch away, force away.

~Tearful~, _a._ Weeping.

~Tear off~, Pull off, strip off.

~Tear up~, Pull up, rip up.

~Tease~, _v. a._ Worry, vex, plague, annoy, torment, molest, irritate, harass, tantalize, badger, chafe, hector, harry, pester, bother, trouble.

~Tea-service~, _n._ TEA-SET.

~Tea-set~, _n._ Tea-service, tea-things.

~Teat~, _n._ Dug, nipple, pap.

~Tea-things~, _n. pl._ TEA-SET.

~Tedder~, _n._ Tether.

~Tea~, _n._ ~1.~ Infusion (_especially of the dried leaves of the tea- plant_), decoction.

~2.~ Supper, evening meal.

~Tea-berry~, _n._ Partridge-berry, deer-berry, boxberry, wintergreen, mountain-tea (_Gaultheria procumbens_).

~Teach~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Instruct, inform, educate, enlighten, train, discipline, drill, school, tutor, indoctrinate, initiate, give instruction to, give lessons to.

~2.~ Communicate, impart, inculcate, instil, preach.

~3.~ Admonish, direct, guide, counsel, show, tell, advise, signify to, suggest to, indicate to, point out to.

~Teach~, _v. n._ Act as teacher, practise teaching.

~Teachable~, _a._ Docile, apt, apt to learn.

~Teacher~, _n._ Instructor, tutor, preceptor, master, PEDAGOGUE, school-master, school-mistress, school-dame.

~Tedious~, _a._ Wearisome (_in consequence of being prolonged_), tiresome, operose, IRKSOME, fatiguing, uninteresting, too long, monotonous, humdrum, prosy, MORTAL, trying, devoid of interest.

~Tediousness~, _n._ Wearisomeness, tiresomeness, irksomeness, tedium, ENNUI.

~Tedium~, _n._ TEDIOUSNESS.

~Teem~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Conceive, be pregnant.

~2.~ Abound, be full, be prolific, be stocked.

~Teeming~, _a._ Fraught, replete, full, prolific.

~Teeter~, _v. n._ Seesaw, titter, titter-totter, tetter-totter.

~Teething~, _n._ Dentition.

~Teetotal~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Entire, complete, total.

~Tegument~, _n._ ~1.~ Covering, cover, integument, capsule, case.

~2.~ Skin.

~Tehee~, _v. n._ [_Colloquial._] Giggle, titter.

~Teledu~, _n._ Stinkard (_Mydaus meliceps_).

~Telegram~, _n._ Telegraphic despatch.

~Telegraph~, _n._ Semaphore.

~Telegraph~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Convey by telegraph, announce by telegraph.

~2.~ WIRE, convey by electric telegraph, report by telegram.

~Telescope~, _n._ Spy-glass.

~Tell~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Express, utter, speak, state, mention, communicate, publish, speak of, make mention of.

~2.~ Relate, recount, rehearse, narrate, describe, report, give an account of.

~3.~ Inform, teach, instruct, acquaint, apprise, make known to, explain to, disclose to, communicate to, make known to.

~4.~ Disclose, reveal, divulge, confess, betray, acknowledge, own, declare, make known.

~5.~ Number, count, enumerate, compute, reckon, take an account of, run over, sum up, call over.

~6.~ Discern, discover, make out, distinguish.

~Tell~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Give account, make report.

~2.~ Take effect, be effective, hit the nail on the head.

~Telling~, _a._ Effective.

~Tell-tale~, _n._ Tattler, talebearer.

~Tell-tale~, _a._ Babbling, tattling.

~Telluric~, _a._ Terrestrial, earthly.