tincture, tinctured, tincturing, tinctures.transitive verbs
to stain or tint with a color; to infuse, as with a quality; a tincture is also a medicine consisting of alcohol and a small amount of something such as iodine (a few drops of tincture of iodine)
tincture.noun,.plural.tinctures
a coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment; an imparted color; a tint; a quality that colors, pervades.or.distinguishes

tactile.adjective
perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
tactilely.adverb
tactility.noun,.plural.tactilities

tessellate, tessellated, tessellating, tessellates.transitive verbs
to form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or glass
tessellation.noun,.plural.tessellations

tesseract.noun,.plural.tesseracts
the four-dimensional equivalent of a cube; from Greek 'tessera' meaning 'four', combined with 'aktis' meaning 'ray of light'

timbre.noun,.plural.timbres
the quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume
Music:.the distinctive.tone of an instrument or a singing voice

timber.noun,.plural.timbers
trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood; wood used as a building.material; lumber; a dressed (cut so as it's not rough) piece of wood, often referred to as a beam or beams in a structure
timber, timbered, timbering, timbers.transitive verbs
to support or frame with timbers (timber a mine shaft; a timber built house)
timberline.noun,.plural.timberlines
the elevation in a mountainous region above which trees do not grow; the northern or southern latitude beyond which trees do not grow; also called tree line

tenacious.adjective
holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view; holding together firmly; cohesive-(a tenacious material); clinging to another object or surface; adhesive.(tenacious lint on my jacket); tending to retain; retentive.(a tenacious memory)
tenaciously.adverb
tenaciousness.noun,.plural.tenaciousnesses

tenacity.noun,.plural.tenacities
the state or quality of being.tenacious; perseverance

temperance.noun,.plural.temperances
moderation and self-restraint, as in behavior or expression; restraint in the use of or abstinence from alcoholic liquors; abstinence
temperate.adjective
able to have power to control those negative things leading to poor character; exercising moderation and self-restraint (learned to be temperate in eating and drinking); moderate in degree or quality; restrained (temperate criticism); characterized by moderate temperatures, weather or climate; neither hot nor cold
temperately.adverb
temperateness.noun,.plural.temperatenesses

twist, twisted, twisting, twists.verbs
transitive verb use.to wind together two or more threads, so as to produce a single strand; to wind or coil (vines or rope, for example) about something, such as also in an electrical coil (a Tesla coil);to interlock or interlace (twist flowers in one's hair); to turn or open by turning (twisted off the bottle cap); to pull, break or snap by turning (twist off a dead branch); to wrench or sprain (twist one's ankle); to alter the normal aspect of (twisting the truth); contort.(twist one's mouth into a wry smile); to alter or distort an intended or commonsense.meaning often motivated by purpose to confuse and/or to initiate.deception (the cross-examiner lawyer twisted the words of the witness); to distort
intransitive verb use.to be or become twisted; to move or progress in a winding course; meander.(the river twisted toward the sea); to squirm; writhe; to rotate or revolve; to dance the Twist (look up the song, it's great); to move so as to face in another direction
twist.noun,.plural.twists
something twisted or formed by twisting, especially (a length of yarn, cord or thread, especially a strong silk thread used mainly to bind the edges of buttonholes); tobacco leaves processed into the form of a rope or roll; a loaf of bread or other bakery product made from pieces of dough twisted together; a sliver of citrus peel twisted over or dropped into a beverage for flavoring; the act of twisting or the condition of being twisted; a spin, twirl or rotation
twistingly.adverb
twistable, twisty.adjectives
twistability.noun,.plural.twistabilities
twister.noun,.plural.twisters
one who twists something

tight, tighter, tightest.adjectives
intoxicated; drunk; fixed or fastened firmly in place (a tight lid; tight screws); a tight knot; taut, tense; stretched or drawn out fully (a tight wire; a tight drumhead; a tight guitar string); of such close construction as to be impermeable (cloth tight enough to hold water; warm in our tight little cabin); compact (a tight suitcase; a tight weave); affording little spare time; full (a tight schedule); closely reasoned or concise (a tight argument; a tight style of writing); fitting close or too close to the skin; snug (a tight collar; a fit that was much too tight; a tight skirt; taut sails; tense piano strings); personally close; intimate; experiencing a feeling of constriction (the hat was too tight on my head); reluctant to spend or give; stingy; affected by scarcity (too much rain can make for a tight vegetable market); difficult to deal with or get out of (a tight spot for parking); barely profitable (she drove for a tight bargain); closely contested; close (a tight win); neat and trim in appearance or arrangement; marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm (tight management of the affairs of the household kept it efficient)
tight, tighter, tightest, tightly.adverbs
firmly; securely (the new windows were tighter in keeping out the noise); soundly (sleep tight); snugly or with constriction (shoes are laced too tightly)
tighten, tightened, tightening, tightens.intransitive and transitive verbs
to make or become tight or tighter
tightener.noun,.plural.tighteners
tightness.noun,.plural.tightnesses
Usage note: tight is used as an adverb following verbs that denote a process of closure or constriction, as squeeze, shut, close, tie and hold. In this use it is subtly distinct from the adverb tightly. 'Tight' denotes the state resulting from the process, whereas 'tightly' denotes the manner of its application. As such, 'tight' is more appropriate when the focus is on a state that endures for some time after the activity has ended. The sentence She closed up the house tight suggests preparation for an impending blizzard. By the same token, it is more natural to say The windows were frozen tight than The windows were frozen tightly, since in this case the tightness of the seal is not likely to be the result of the manner in which the windows were frozen. With a few verbs 'tight' is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form (sleep tight; sit tight). Tight can be used only following the verb (the house was tightly (not tight) shut). See more Usage notes.

thrive, thrived, thriven, thriving, thrives.intransitive verbs
if someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy and strong (it took years, but once the land stopped being poisoned with chemical fertilizers and spraying of many 'cides', it's becoming verdant and waters are again clean, free of manufacturing sludge stupid and greedy politicians allowed in their betrayal of those living and owning its resources; the river's thriving population of fish are no longer polluted by mercury and can be eaten safely); when someone thrives in life they enjoy it and can deal very well with it; to thrive is to happliy make steady.progress; to prosper; to grow vigorously; to flourish
thriver.noun,.plural.thrivers

transpire, transpired, transpiring, transpires.verbs
intransitive verb use.to happen or occur (what is transpiring here?); become known; come to light; to come about; going on; when it transpires that something is the case, people discover that it is the case (it transpired that John had left his driving licence at home); when something transpires, it happens (nothing is known as yet about what transpired at the meeting yesterday)
transitive verb use.to give off vapor containing waste products through the pores of the skin or the stomata of plant tissue

tattered.adjective
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; dressed in tatter; shabby or dilapidated; disordered or disrupted
tatter.noun
a torn and hanging piece of cloth; a shred; tatters; torn and ragged clothing; rags
tatter, tattered, tattering, tatters.transitive and intransitive verbs
to make or become ragged

thesis.noun,.plural.theses
a proposition that is maintained by argument; a hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof (the theory of evolution as commonly taught); a dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree; the first stage of the Hegelian dialectic process

tempo.noun,.plural.tempos.or.tempi
Music:.the relative speed at which music is or ought to be played, often indicated on written compositions by a descriptive or metronomic direction to the performer; a characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

tantrum.noun,.plural.tantrums
if a child has a tantrum, they lose their temper in a noisy and uncontrolled way; if you say that an adult is throwing a tantrum, you are criticizing them for losing their temper and acting in a childish way (he immediately threw a tantrum in the store, screaming and stomping up and down like a child unable to cope with frustration and thus expressing unreasonable anger; she always throws a tantrum when she can't have the toy she wants); a tantrum is bad temperament.(aka hissy fit)

tilt, tilted, tilting, tilts.verbs
transitive verb use.to cause to slope, as by raising one end; incline.(tilt a soup bowl; tilt a chair backward); lean;
intransitive verb use.to slope; incline; slant
tilt.noun
the act of tilting or the condition of being tilted; an inclination from the horizontal or vertical; a slant (adjusting the tilt of a writing table)
at full tilt.idiom
at full speed
tilter.noun

tradition.noun,.plural.traditions
the passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication; a mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage; a set of such customs and usages viewed as a coherent body of precedents influencing the present (followed family tradition in manners; heritage
traditional.adjective
of, relating to or in accord with tradition.(the traditional handshake; a traditional ceremony)
traditionally.adverb

till, tilled, tilling, tills.transitive verbs
to prepare land for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate
tillable.adjective
tiller.noun,.plural.tillers
one that tills land (a tiller of soil)
till.preposition
until
till.conjunctive
until
Usage note: till and until are generally interchangeable in both writing and speech, though as the first word in a sentence 'Until' is usually preferred (we'll wait until you return from getting the groceries); till is actually the older word, with 'until' having been formed by the addition to it of the prefix un-, meaning 'up to'; in the 18th century (1700's) the spelling 'till' became fashionable, as if till were a shortened form of until; See more Usage notes.
till.noun,.plural.tills
a drawer, small chest or compartment for money, as in a store (cash register); a supply of money; a purse
till.noun,.plural.tills
glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles and boulders

tiller.noun,.plural.tillers
a nautical.term meaning a lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat

tiller.noun,.plural.tillers
a shoot, especially one that sprouts from the base of a grass
tiller, tillered, tillering, tillers.intransitive verbs
to send forth shoots from the base; used of a grass

tRNA.noun
transfer RNA
one of a class of RNA.molecules that transport amino acids to ribosomes for incorporation into a polypeptide undergoing synthesis

than.conjunction
used to introduce the second element or clause of an unequal comparison (she is a better athlete than I; the weather in Fiji is better than in northern Canada because at least you don't need a ton of clothes on to walk outside)

torpor.noun,.plural.torpors
a state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; lethargy; apathy; the dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal
torporific.adjective

trough.noun,.plural.troughs
a trough of low pressure is a long narrow area of low air pressure between two areas of higher pressure; a long, narrow, generally shallow receptacle for holding water or feed for animals (a horse trough); any of various.similar containers for domestic or industrial use, such as kneading or washing; a gutter under the eaves of a roof; a long, narrow depression, being the low area as between waves or ridges of two big waves on the sea (the boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves); a low point in a business cycle or on a statistical.graph (looking back afterwards you will see that this was not a terminal trough in your career); see also trench
Meteorology:.an elongated region of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with a front
Physics:.a minimum point in a wave or an alternating signal

theism.noun
belief in the existence of a God or Gods, especially belief in a personal God as creator and ruler of the world
theist.noun,.plural.theists
theistic.or.theistical.adjective
theistically.adverb