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tēmētum
(uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
temnō
(transitive) To treat (someone or something) with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully; to skimp on one's duties toward.
temperāmentum
A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
temperantia
The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
tempestas
(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
tempestuōsus
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tempest; also, of a place: frequently experiencing tempests; (very) stormy.
templaris
(anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
Templarius
A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.
templum
A house of worship, especially:
temporālis
(relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
temporāneus
Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
temporārius
Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
tempore
At or before the time assigned.
temporī
At or before the time assigned.
temporum intervalla
(music) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
temptāmen
The action of trying at something. [1530]
temptāmentum
The action of trying at something. [1530]
tempus
(countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
tempus anni
(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
tempus imperfectum
(grammar) A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous.
tempus praeteritum
(grammar) The past tense.
tempus praeteritum imperfectum
(grammar) A tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous.
tēmulentus
Stupefied by alcohol, drunk.
tenācitās
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
tendō
(intransitive) To make a strong effort for a short period of time.
tendus
(plurale tantum) A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation and punishment.
tenebrae
(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
tenebrōsus
(literary, also, figurative) Dark and gloomy; obscure. [from 15th c.]
teneo
(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
tener
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
tenisia
(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
Tennesia
A state of the United States.
Tennessia
A state of the United States.
tenōn
(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
tēnsiō
The act of straining, or the state of being strained.
tentīgō
(uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
tentō
(transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
tentōrium
A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
tenuis
Thin; slim.
tenus
A mental or psychological trap.
tepidus
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
ter
(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.
terdecimus
The ordinal form of the number thirteen.
terdecumus
The ordinal form of the number thirteen.
terebra
A tool used for drilling.
terebrō
(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
terēdō
(countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle.
Terentius
A en given name.
teres
Made into a circle or sphere.
tergeō
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
Tergeste
A city in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy, the capital of the province.
Tergestum
A city in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy, the capital of the province.
tergīnum
Untanned hide.
tergō
(transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
tergum
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
termes
A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
terminatio
(grammar) The last part of a word.
terminatus
(comparable) Processed or perfected.
terminō
(transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
terminor
(transitive) To finish, terminate.
terminus
the dividing line or location between two areas
Terpsichorē
(Greek god) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.
terra
The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
terra divalis
The land or abode of fairies.
terra imaginaria
Dreamland, fantasy land.
Terra Mariae
A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
terra mirabilis
A place full of wonder or marvels.
Terra Nova
A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.
terra sonalis
An imaginary world experienced while dreaming.
terrae filius
Someone who is not important or well-known.
terreō
(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
terrestris
Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.
terreus
Made of earth or mud.
terribilis
Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
terricula
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]
terriculum avium
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]
terrificus
Frightening or intimidating.
territōrium
(Australia) One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.
territus
Extremely frightened.
terrorista
A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
tersus
Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
tertia
The person or thing in the third position.
tertium
The person or thing in the third position.
tertium decimum
One of thirteen equal parts of a whole.
tertius
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
tertius decimus
The ordinal form of the number thirteen.
tesqua
(uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
tessera
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
testa
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
testāmentum
(law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
testificor
To deliver a testimony, especially as witness
testuātium
A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
testūdō
Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly, North America) or the order Testudines (chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India) , whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
tetanus
(pathology, usually, uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
tētricus
Strict or harsh.
tetrinnio
To make a noise like a duck.
Teucria
(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.
texere
(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
texō
(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
textor
A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
textrīx
A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
textum
A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
textūra
The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
textus
(colloquial) Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
textus integumentarius accessorius
(botany, uncountable) The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
textus integumentarius secundus
(botany, uncountable) The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
Thabor
A mountain in Israel, Mount Tabor
Thaida
A en given name.
Thailandia
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.
thailandicus
Of or pertaining to Thailand.
Thais
A en given name.
thallium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.
Thalmūd
(Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).
Tharthan
(historical) The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.
thea
(uncountable) Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
theātrum
(countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
thēca
A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
thegen
(historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
thegnus
(historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
theinus
(historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
thema
Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
thenar
The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.
thenus
(historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
theo-
(religion) god; deity
theodiscus
Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.
Theodoricus
A en given name.
theologia
(uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]
theologus
One who studies theology.
Thēra
An island in the Cyclades, Greece.
therapīa
Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
thermometrum
An apparatus used to measure temperature.
thermometrus
An apparatus used to measure temperature.
Thermum
(historical) The ancient capital and sanctuary in Aetolia, Greece.
Thērōn
Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.
thēsaurus
(literally, countable, and, uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
Thēseus
A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.
Thessalonica
A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.
thia
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
thius
The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
thlasias
A castrated human male.
tholus
(architecture) A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
Thoma
A en given name of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
Thōmās
A en given name of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
thorax
(chiefly US) A similar garment worn for warmth.
Thōrus
(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
thōs
Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
Thracia
A historical region of Southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.
threnus
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
thronus
The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
thunnus
Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

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