(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
tabular matter
Noun
information set out in tabular form
tone poem
Noun
an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales
tra-la
Noun
a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
tra-la-la
Noun
a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
trio
Noun
a musical composition for three performers
trio
Noun
three people considered as a unit
trio
Noun
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
trio
Noun
three performers or singers who perform together
trio
Noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
threnody
Noun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
theme song
Noun
a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
theme song
Noun
a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
torch song
Noun
a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
trad
Noun
traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s
thorough bass
Noun
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
twelve-tone music
Noun
a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg
toccata
Noun
a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
twelve-tone system
Noun
a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg
techno
Noun
a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals
turgidness
Noun
pompously embellished language
tautology
Noun
useless repetition
tautology
Noun
a statement that is necessarily true
trope
Noun
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
tone of voice
Noun
the quality of a person's voice
trochee
Noun
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
tetrameter
Noun
a verse line having four metrical feet
tonic accent
Noun
emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness
technobabble
Noun
technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects
terseness
Noun
a neatly short and concise expressive style
tense system
Noun
a system of tenses used in a particular language
turn of phrase
Noun
a distinctive spoken or written expression
tone system
Noun
the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language
turn of expression
Noun
a distinctive spoken or written expression
tonal system
Noun
the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language
thematic vowel
Noun
a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
turgidity
Noun
pompously embellished language
titter
Noun
a nervous restrained laugh
titter
Verb
laugh nervously
truism
Noun
an obvious truth
table talk
Noun
conversation during a meal
telephone conversation
Noun
a conversation over the telephone
tongue twister
Noun
an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
telegraphese
Noun
language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
teach-in
Noun
an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
teleconference
Noun
a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
teleconferencing
Noun
a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
tittle-tattle
Noun
light informal conversation for social occasions
tittle-tattle
Verb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly