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τοξοποιός
Generally, a manufacturer of bows and arrows. · toxopoios
τοξότης
One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow. · toxotis
τόπι
(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller. · topi
τοπικοποίηση
(software engineering) The act, process, or result of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region. · topikopoiisi
τοπικός
Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district. · topikos
τοπογράφηση
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface. · topografisi
τοπογραφία
The features themselves; terrain. · topografia
τοπογραφικός
Of or relating to topography. · topografikos
τοποθεσία
A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere. · topothesia
τοποθετώ
To put into place. · topotheto
τόπος
A location or position in space. · topos
τοπωνυμιολογία
(semantics) Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics. · toponymiologia
τορέω
(transitive) To puncture; to break through. · toreo
Τορίνο
A metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin. · Torino
τορναδόρος
A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe. · tornadoros
τορνεύω
To shape with a lathe. · tornevo
τόρνος
(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool. · tornos
Τορόντο
The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada. · Torodo
τορπίλη
(military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. [from 1805] · torpili
τορτίγια
A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour. · tortigia
Τοσκάνη
An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna. · Toskani
τόσο
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase. · toso
τόσο ... όσο
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree. · toso ... oso
Τοσοδούλα
A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl. · Tosodoula
τοσοσδά
(Scotland, Ireland, North England, NZ, Ottawa Valley, Mid-Ulster English) Small, little. · tososda
του
Belonging to him. [from 8th c.] · tou
του οποίου
(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom. · tou opoiou
τουαλέτα
A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere. · toualeta
τουίντ
A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing. · touid
Τουίτερ
(trademark) An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023. · Touiter
Τούλα
A city, the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia, 165 km south of Moscow. · Toula
Τουλούζ
The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France. · Toulouz
Τουλούζη
The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France. · Toulouzi
τούμπα
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head. · touba
τούμπα, μαγούλα
A mound of earth. · touba, magoula
τουναντίον
(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary. · tounadion
τούνδρα
A flat and treeless Arctic biome. · toundra
τούντρα
A flat and treeless Arctic biome. · toudra
Τουρ
A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department. · Tour
Τουρίνο
A metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin. · Tourino
τουρίστας
Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s] · touristas
τουρίστρια
Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for business. [from 1770s] · touristria
Τουρκάλα
A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · Tourkala
Τουρκία
A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia. Official name: Republic of Türkiye. Capital: Ankara. · Tourkia
τουρκικά
The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. · tourkika
τουρκική
The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. · tourkiki
τουρκικός
Of or relating to the Turkic peoples or the Turkic languages. · tourkikos
Τούρκος
A person from Turkey or of Turkish ethnic descent. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · Tourkos
τουρνικέ
A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid. · tournike
τουρνουά
(historical) During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war. · tournoua
τουρσί
(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. · toursi
τούρτα
A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. · tourta
Τουταγχαμών
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age. · Toutanchamon
τούτο
The thing, item, etc. being indicated. · touto
τούτος
The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing. · toutos
τούτου
Of this, that, or it. · toutou
τουφέκι
A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun. · toufeki
τόφου
A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. · tofou
τόφφος
(rock) A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel. · toffos
τραβάω
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. · travao
τραβάω κουπί
(transitive, or, intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars. · travao koupi
τραβάω κουπί σε
(transitive, or, intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars. · travao koupi se
τραβέρσα
A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder. · traversa
τραβώ
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. · travo
τραγανίζω
A noisy crackling sound; the sound usually associated with crunching. · traganizo
τραγανιστός
Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten. · traganistos
τραγανόν
Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat. · traganon
τραγικά
In a tragic manner. · tragika
τράγος
(childish) A male goat. · tragos
τραγουδάω
(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. · tragoudao
τραγούδημα
The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing. · tragoudima
τραγούδι
(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing. · tragoudi
τραγουδιστής
A person who sings, often professionally. · tragoudistis
τραγουδίστρια
A person who sings, often professionally. · tragoudistria
τραγουδοποιός
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song. · tragoudopoios
τραγουδώ
(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. · tragoudo
τρακτέρ
(agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. · trakter
Τραμπ
A surname from German. · Trab
τραμπάλα
A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down. · trabala
τραμπολίνο
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors. · trabolino
τρανζίστορ
(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions. · tranzistor
τρανς
(uncountable, music genre) Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”). · trans
τρανσέξουαλ
(dated) Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS). · transexoual
Τρανσυλβανία
A historical region in western Romania. · Transylvania
τράπεζα
(countable) A branch office of such an institution. · trapeza
τραπεζαρία
(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. · trapezaria
τραπέζι
An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. · trapezi
τραπεζίτης
One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. · trapezitis
τραπεζομάντηλο
A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table. · trapezomadilo
τραπεζομάντιλο
A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table. · trapezomadilo
τράπουλα
(cards) A pack or set of playing cards. · trapoula
τραπουλόχαρτο
Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc. · trapoulocharto
τράτα
A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish. · trata
τραυλίζω
(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy. · travlizo
τραύμα
Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident. · travma
τραυματίζω
(transitive) To traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex. · travmatizo
τραυματικός
Of, caused by, or causing trauma. · travmatikos
τραυματισμένος
Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife. · travmatismenos
τραυματισμός
The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests. · travmatismos
τραχεία
The gullet or windpipe. · tracheia
τραχηλικός
(anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat. · trachilikos
τράχηλος
(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. · trachilos
τραχύς
Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.] · trachys
τρέιλερ
An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle. · treiler
τρεις
A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••). · treis
τρεκλίζω
To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall. · treklizo
τρέκλισμα
An unsteady movement or gait. · treklisma
τρέλα
The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease. · trela
τρελάδικο
(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum. · treladiko
τρελαίνομαι
(intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure. · trelainomai
τρελαίνω
(transitive) To make insane; to inflame with passion. · trelaino
τρελογιατρός
(slang, sometimes, pejorative) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist. · trelogiatros
τρελοκομείο
(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum. · trelokomeio
τρελός
(slang) Mad, crazy, silly. · trelos
τρεμούλα
A shake, quiver, or vibration. · tremoula
τρέμουλο
(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun. · tremoulo
τρέμουλος
Trembling, quivering, or shaking. · tremoulos
τρεμοφέγγω
Of a mass of bees: to move their abdomens in a coordinated manner so as to produce a shimmering wave effect, thought to deter predators. · tremofengo
τρέμω
(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion. · tremo
τρενάκι του λούνα παρκ
An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns. · trenaki tou louna park
τρενάκι του τρόμου
An amusement ride consisting of a train on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns. · trenaki tou tromou
τρένο
A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel. [from 19th c.] · treno
τρέντι
(informal) Of, or in accordance with the latest trend, fashion or hype. · tredi
τρέξιμο
Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. · treximo
τρέφω
(transitive, figuratively) To cultivate or persistently entertain (an attitude, usually negative) in one's mind; to brood or obsess over. · trefo
τρέφω εκτίμηση
To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. · trefo ektimisi
τρέφω σεβασμό
To set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence. · trefo sevasmo
τρέχω
(transitive, computing, informal) To launch; to run. · trecho
τρέχων
Existing or occurring at the moment. · trechon
τρία
A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••). · tria
τριάδα
(obsolete) A set of three animals (especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares;) · triada
τριαδικός
Made up of three things. · triadikos
τριάζ
(medicine) The process of sorting patients so as to determine the order in which they will be treated (for example, by assigning precedence according to the urgency of illness or injury). · triaz
τριάντα
The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30. · triada
τριανταφυλλής
Rose-coloured. · triadafyllis
τριανταφυλλί
Having a purplish-red or pink color; rosy. · triadafylli
τριανταφυλλιά
A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers. · triadafyllia
τριβή
Grinding down or wearing away by friction. · trivi
τριβούνος
(historical) An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs. · trivounos
τρίβω
(transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater. · trivo
τριγμός
(onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound. · trigmos
τριγύρισμα
(countable) An act or instance of wandering. · trigyrisma
τριγωνισμός
(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique. · trigonismos
τριγωνομετρία
(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships. · trigonometria
τρίδυμος
One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother. · tridymos
τριζόνι
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. · trizoni
τρίζω
To crush something, especially food, with a noisy crackling sound. · trizo
τρίηχο
(music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet. · triicho
τρίκυκλο
A motorcycle and sidecar. · trikyklo
τριλογία
A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting. · trilogia

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