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television antenna |
Noun
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an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television |
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tablefork |
Noun
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a fork for eating at a dining table |
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tea napkin |
Noun
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a small napkin used when tea is served |
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tv-antenna |
Noun
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an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television |
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table knife |
Noun
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a knife used for eating at dining table |
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tankard |
Noun
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large drinking vessel with one handle |
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teapot |
Noun
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pot for brewing tea |
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television camera |
Noun
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television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam |
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tank car |
Noun
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a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk |
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teaser |
Noun
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a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings |
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teaser |
Noun
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an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show |
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teaser |
Noun
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a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution |
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teaser |
Noun
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an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest |
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teaser |
Noun
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someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
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teaser |
Noun
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a worker who teases wool |
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teaser |
Noun
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a device for teasing wool |
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tv camera |
Noun
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television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam |
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terraced house |
Noun
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a house that is part of a terrace |
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tiepin |
Noun
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a pin used to hold the tie in place |
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thiazide |
Noun
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any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension |
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tobramycin |
Noun
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an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria |
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terra cotta |
Noun
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a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware |
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thigh pad |
Noun
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protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the thighs by football players |
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terrarium |
Noun
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a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed |
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tightrope |
Noun
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tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground |
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thill |
Noun
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one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it |
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toby |
Noun
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a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat |
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terra sigillata |
Noun
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earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos |
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tights |
Noun
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skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls |
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thimble |
Noun
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a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing |
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thimble |
Noun
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as much as a thimble will hold |
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toby jug |
Noun
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a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat |
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toby fillpot jug |
Noun
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a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat |
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terry |
Noun
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a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides |
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thimerosal |
Noun
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a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic |
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tile |
Noun
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a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces |
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tile |
Noun
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game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc. |
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tile |
Noun
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a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing |
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tile |
Verb
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cover with tiles |
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tocainide |
Noun
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antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed |
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terry cloth |
Noun
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a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides |
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terrycloth |
Noun
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a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides |
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tile cutter |
Noun
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a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles |
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tocsin |
Noun
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a bell used to sound an alarm |
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tocsin |
Noun
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the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) |
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thinning shears |
Noun
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shears with one serrate blade |
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tile roof |
Noun
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a roof made of fired clay tiles |
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tessella |
Noun
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a small tessera |
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thioguanine |
Noun
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an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias |
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tilter |
Noun
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a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs |