tentacle.noun,.plural.tentacles
the tentacles of an animal such as an octopus are the long thin parts that are used for feeling and holding things, for getting food and for moving; if you talk about the tentacles of a political, commercial or social organization, you are referring to the power and influence that it has in the outside community (free speech is being gradually eroded year after year by new tentacles of government control)
tentacled.adjective
provided with or having tentacles

thatch.noun,.plural.thatches
plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing; something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch; dead turf, as on a lawn
thatch, thatched, thatching, thatches.transitive verbs
to cover with or as if with thatch; word 'thatch' is from Middle English 'thacche', influenced by Old English 'thecchen' and 'thacchen' meaning 'to thatch' and from 'theccan' meaning 'to cover')
thatchy.adjective
thatcher.noun,.plural.thatchers

turf.noun,.plural.turfs
a surface.layer of Earth containing a dense growth of grass and its.matted.roots; sod; a piece cut from a layer of Earth or sod (at the new house down the street they were preparing the Earth by leveling it for adding sod; an artificial.substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field (football stadiums often use artificial turf in place of grass as clumps of grass often are gouged up by cleats of the players; a geographical.area; a territory; a racetrack
turf, turfed, turfing, turfs.transitive verbs
to spread with turf (turfed the front yard); to discard or eject (time to turf to the garbage all the accumulated stuff in the garage)
turfy.adjective

thermal.adjective
of, relating.to.or.using, producing or caused by heat; intended or designed in such a way as to help retain body heat (thermal underwear for those cold winter days)
thermal.noun,.plural.thermals
a rising current of warm air; clothes that are made to be thermal, thusretaining body heat
thermally.adverb

transplant, transplanted, transplanting, transplants.verbs
transitive verb use.to uproot and replant a growing plant; to transfer from one place to another; resettle or relocate
Medicine:.in medicine, to transfer tissue or an organ from one body or body part to another
intransitive verb use.to be capable of undergoing transplantation transplant.noun,.plural.transplants
the act or process of transplanting; something transplanted
Medicine:.an operation in which tissue or an organ is transplanted
transplantable.adjective
transplantation.noun,.plural.transplantations
transplanter.noun,.plural.transplanters

toddler.noun,.plural.toddlers
one who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk; a size of clothing for children between the ages of about one and three years
toddle, toddled, toddling, toddles.intransitive verbs
to walk with short, unsteady steps
toddle.noun,.plural.toddles
an unsteady gait

tertiary.adjective
third in place, order, degree or rank; of, relating.to.or.designating the short flight feathers nearest the body on the rear edge of a bird's wing; of or relating to organic compounds in which a group, such as an alcohol or amine, is bound to three nonelementary radicals
tertiary.noun,.plural.tertiaries
a tertiary feather of a bird; tertiary means third in order, third in importance or at a third stage of development; tertiary education is education at university or college level; of, relating.to.or.being the normal folded structure of the coiled chain of a protein or of DNA or RNA; a lay.associate of certain.Christian.monastic organizations; relating to or denoting medical treatment provided at a specialist institution (tertiary medical care)

ternary.adjective
composed of three or arranged in threes; in mathematics. a. having the base three; involving three variables
ternary.noun,.plural.ternaries
a group of three

tamale.noun,.plural.tamales
a Mexican dish made of fried chopped meat and crushed peppers, highly seasoned, rolled in cornmeal dough, wrapped in cornhusks, and steamed

talisman.noun,.plural.talismans
a talisman is an object which you believe has magic powers to protect you or bring you luck; something that apparently has magic power

table.noun,.plural.tables
an article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface; objects laid out on a table (please see the table behind you for the herbs); an orderly arrangement of data in columns and rows in a rectangular form; an abbreviated list, as of contents (a table of contents; the tables of stone Moses had:.Exodus 24:12); a synopsis
table, tabled, tabling, tables.transitive verbs
to put or place on a table; to postpone.consideration of some concern for a later time; shelve
on the table.idiom
up for discussion (two new proposals are on the table); postponed or put aside for consideration at a later date
under the table.idiom
in secret

tongue and groove.adjective
tongue and groove boards fit together by pushing a piece that sticks out along the edge of one board into a hollow area along the edge of another board, such as tongue and groove floorboards

tongue.noun,.plural.tongues
your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating and speaking; it's a fleshy, movable, muscular organ, attached to the floor of the mouth; you can use tongue to refer to the kind of things that a person says (she has a nasty tongue at times); a tongue is a language (humans originally were all of one tongue:.Genesis 11:1-9); the tongue of a shoe or boot is the piece of leather which is underneath the laces
tongue, tongued, tonguing, tongues.verbs
on the tip of the tongue.idiom
on the verge of being recalled or expressed
tongue-in-cheek.idiom
a tongue-in-cheek remark or attitude is not serious, although it may seem to be
hold your tongue.idiom
if you hold your tongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it
slip of the tongue.idiom
if you describe something you said as a 'slip of the tongue', you mean that you said it by mistake

thereof.adverb
of or concerning this, that or it; from cause or origin within; therefrom

thereon.adverb
on or upon this, that or it; following that immediately; thereupon

thereupon.adverb
concerning that matter; upon that; directly following that; forthwith; in.consequence of that; therefore

tanager.noun,.plural.tanagers
any of various small passerine birds of the family Thraupidae, such as the scarlet tanager, that are indigenous to the eastern U.S.A., often having brightly colored plumage in the males and usually living in forests

tailfin.noun,.plural.tailfins
a fin at the posterior part of the body of a fish, crustacean, whale or other aquatic animal; an ornamental.projection shaped like a fin on the rear fender of an automobile

tail, tails, tailing, tailed.verbs
transitive verb use.to provide with a tail (tail a kite); to serve as the tail of (the Santa Claus float tailed the parade); in architecture, to set one end of a beam, board or brick into a wall
intransitive verb use.to become lengthened or spaced when moving in a line (the long luminous stream of gas and dust forced from the head of a comet when it is close to the Sun; a braid of hair, often called a pigtail
tail wagging the dog.idiom
used to say that an unimportant thing is wrongly controlling a situation (wasn't it first that the people controlled who they wanted to manage the country?)
tail.noun,.plural.tails
an appendage to the rear or bottom of a thing (the tail of a kite); the tail of an animal, bird or fish is the part extending beyond the end of its body (a dog with a long tail; white tailed deer); if you toss a coin and it comes down tails, you can see the side of it that does not have a picture of a head on it; if you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed (his team retreated last night with tails tucked between their legs); the bottom part of your shirt at the back, that you put inside your trousers is also called a tail; the back or last part of something, especially something that is moving away from you (the tail end of something; the last part of an event, situation or period of time
tailless.adjective

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.born May 1 1881, Sarcenat, France, died April 10 1955, New York City, New York, U.S.A.

French priest, philosopher and paleontologist who in blending science and Christianity, believed humanity is heading toward a final spiritual unity, that the material things are directed toward perfectly unified human beings. He stated."animals know, but man knows that he knows". Another of his quotes.

His philosophical books were the product of long meditation. Teilhard wrote his two major works in this area, Le Milieu divin (1957; The Divine Milieu) and Le Phénomène humain (1955; The Phenomenon of Man), in the 1920s and '30s, but their publication was forbidden by the Jesuit.order of the Roman Catholic Church during his lifetime. Among his other writings are collections of philosophical essays, such as L'Apparition de l'homme (1956; The Appearance of Man), La Vision du passé (1957; The Vision of the Past) and Science et Christ (1965; Science and Christ)....comprised with information from Encyclopedia Britannica.