Name Report For First Name TINA:

TINA

First name TINA's origin is English. TINA means "river". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with TINA below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of tina.(Brown names are of the same origin (English) with TINA and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with TINA - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming TINA

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES TƯNA AS A WHOLE:

aretina ernesztina krisztina augustina aiglentina albertina alhertina bertina christina chrystina clementina cristina dantina destina diamontina egbertina eglantina elbertina emestina enerstina engelbertina ernestina fantina fatina fatinah faustina florentina hrothbertina justina khristina kristina leontina martina matina qistina tristina tinashe bettina stina coventina valentina celestina austina

NAMES RHYMING WITH TƯNA (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (ina) - Names That Ends with ina:

asmina crispina hasina zahina inina raina jirina gelsomina levina jaakkina katariina falerina armina katharina aegina akilina alcina filipina jarina luigina trina kina mahina olina adamina karolina dakshina balbina catarina claudina rufina sabrina serafina akina shina citlalmina cha'kwaina migina catalina afina alexandreina corina crina dorina madalina marina fayina lukina tasina ilhicamina adelina adina aina alaina alastrina alejandrina alexandrina alexina alina almundina alpina alvina alzina amina ancelina antonina apollina aquilina araina arlina aubina audrina avelina belina berdina bernadina bidina blandina brina calvina caprina capucina carina carmelina carolina cedrina chalina cherina china colina corrina cullodina cumina daina darlina davina deina delfina delphina dina

NAMES RHYMING WITH TƯNA (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (tin) - Names That Begins with tin:

tin tinotenda tintagel

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ti) - Names That Begins with ti:

tia tiahna tiala-ann tiane tianna tiarchnach tiarni tiauna tibalt tibault tibbot tibelda tibelde tibeldi tibeldie tiberia tiebout tien tienette tier tiernan tiernay tierney tierra tiesha tiffanie tiffany tiffney tighe tighearnach tigris tihalt tihkoosue tikva tila tiladene tilda tilden tilford tilian tillman tilly tilman tilton tim timmy timo timon timoteo timothea timothia timothy timun tioboid tionna tiphanie tiponi tipper tira tirell tiresias tiridates tirzah tisa tisiphone titania titi titia tito titos titus tityus tiva tivona tiwesdaeg

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH TƯNA:

First Names which starts with 't' and ends with 'a':

tabatha tabetha tabia tabitha tablita tabora tadita tahlia tahra taipa taiyana taka takala takara takoda tala taletha talia talisha talitha tallia talora talya talyssa tama tamanna tamara tamera tamika tamma tammara tamra tandra taneisha tanessa tangerina tania tanisha tanya tara taraka tarana tarina tasa tashia tassa tatiana taura taurina tavia tavisha tawia tawnia tawnya taya tayanita tayba taylia tayzia tea teadora tealia teanna teaonia teca tecla tedra teela teetonka tehya teisha teka telma temima temira teodora teofila teoma terceira terentia teresa teresina teresita teriana terika terra terza tesia tessa tessema tessia teva thaddea thaddia thadina thalassa thaleia thalia thea thecla

English Words Rhyming TINA

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES TƯNA AS A WHOLE:

abactinaladjective (a.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to actinal.

achatinanoun (n.) A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

actinaladjective (a.) Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth.

actinarianoun (n. pl.) A large division of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not.

agglutinantnoun (n.) Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to adhere.
 adjective (a.) Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.

agglutinatingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Agglutinate

agglutinateadjective (a.) United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
 adjective (a.) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2.
 verb (v. t.) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

agglutinationnoun (n.) The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
 noun (n.) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See Agglutinative, 2.

agglutinativeadjective (a.) Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
 adjective (a.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.

antinationaladjective (a.) Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.

appertinancenoun (n.) Alt. of Appertinence

bastinadenoun (n.) See Bastinado, n.
 verb (v. t.) To bastinado.

bastinadonoun (n.) A blow with a stick or cudgel.
 noun (n.) A sound beating with a stick or cudgel. Specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
 verb (v. t.) To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of the feet.

bastinadoingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bastinado

bipectinateadjective (a.) Alt. of Bipectinated

bipectinatedadjective (a.) Having two margins toothed like a comb.

cavatinanoun (n.) Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously and vaguely used.

concertinanoun (n.) A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.

conglutinantadjective (a.) Cementing together; uniting closely; causing to adhere; promoting healing, as of a wound or a broken bone, by adhesion of the parts.

conglutinateadjective (a.) Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
 verb (v. t.) To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together.
 verb (v. i.) To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce.

conglutinationnoun (n.) A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union.

conglutinativeadjective (a.) Conglutinant.

crastinationnoun (n.) Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow.

deglutinatingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deglutinate

deglutinationnoun (n.) The act of ungluing.

destinableadjective (a.) Determined by destiny; fated.

destinaladjective (a.) Determined by destiny; fated.

destinateadjective (a.) Destined.
 verb (v. t.) To destine, design, or choose.

destinationnoun (n.) The act of destining or appointing.
 noun (n.) Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
 noun (n.) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

festinateadjective (a.) Hasty; hurried.

festinationnoun (n.) Haste; hurry.

fritinancynoun (n.) A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket.

gastrointestinaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastroenteric.

gelatinatingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gelatinate

gelatinationnoun (n.) The act of process of converting into gelatin, or a substance like jelly.

glutinatingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glutinate

glutinationnoun (n.) The act of uniting with glue; sticking together.

glutinativeadjective (a.) Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.

intestinaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments.

libertinagenoun (n.) Libertinism; license.

matinaladjective (a.) Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.

matutinaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the morning; early.

matutinaryadjective (a.) Matutinal.

mediastinaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.

nemertinanoun (n. pl.) An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating cilia; -- called also Nemertea, Nemertida, and Rhynchocoela.

neritinanoun (n.) A genus including numerous species of shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often delicately tinted.

obstinacynoun (n.) A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.
 noun (n.) The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.

obstinateadjective (a.) Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.
 adjective (a.) Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.

obstinationnoun (n.) Obstinacy; stubbornness.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH TƯNA (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (ina) - English Words That Ends with ina:


acarinanoun (n. pl.) The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.

aluminanoun (n.) One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, Al2O3.

amphirhinanoun (n. pl.) A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double.

anginanoun (n.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath.

araneinanoun (n. pl.) The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders.

carinanoun (n.) A keel
 noun (n.) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification
 noun (n.) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
 noun (n.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.

casuarinanoun (n.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called beefwood from its color.

chinanoun (n.) A country in Eastern Asia.
 noun (n.) China ware, which is the modern popular term for porcelain. See Porcelain.

coquinanoun (n.) A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida.

czarinanoun (n.) The title of the empress of Russia.

discinanoun (n.) A genus of Branchiopoda, having a disklike shell, attached by one valve, which is perforated by the peduncle.

dominanoun (n.) Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right.

erythrinanoun (n.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.

farinanoun (n.) A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
 noun (n.) Pollen.

globigerinanoun (n.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera.

glucinanoun (n.) A white or gray tasteless powder, the oxide of the element glucinum; -- formerly called glucine.

haematophlinanoun (n. pl.) A division of Cheiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See Vampire.

heminanoun (n.) A measure of half a sextary.
 noun (n.) A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.

hydrinanoun (n. pl.) The group of hydroids to which the fresh-water hydras belong.

ianthinanoun (n.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail.

jainanoun (n.) One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets of Jainism.

jamacinanoun (n.) Jamaicine.

janthinanoun (n.) See Ianthina.

laminanoun (n.) A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.
 noun (n.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower.
 noun (n.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather.

limacinanoun (n.) A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right whales.

linguatulinanoun (n. pl.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida.

littorinanoun (n.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle.

madrinanoun (n.) An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.

marikinanoun (n.) A small marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin.

meandrinanoun (n.) A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals.

minanoun (n.) An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
 noun (n.) See Myna.

monorhinanoun (n. pl.) The Marsipobranchiata.

nginanoun (n.) The gorilla.

oculinanoun (n.) A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.

orbulinanoun (n.) A genus of minute living Foraminifera having a globular shell.

ocarinanoun (n.) A kind of small simple wind instrument.

quinquinanoun (n.) Peruvian bark.
 noun (n.) Peruvian bark.

paginanoun (n.) The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus.

paludinanoun (n.) Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, belonging to Paludina, Melantho, and allied genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of Pond snail, under Pond.

patinanoun (n.) A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.
 noun (n.) The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art; especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and medals.

pedicellinanoun (n.) A genus of Bryozoa, of the order Entoprocta, having a bell-shaped body supported on a slender pedicel. See Illust. under Entoprocta.

pediculinanoun (n. pl.) A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the true lice. See Illust. in Appendix.

piscinanoun (n.) A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin for rinsing altar vessels.

platinanoun (n.) Platinum.

polycystinanoun (n. pl.) A division of Radiolaria including numerous minute marine species. The skeleton is composed of silica, and is often very elegant in form and sculpture. Many have been found in the fossil state.

retinanoun (n.) The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye.

rhytinanoun (n.) See Rytina.

rytinanoun (n.) A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong and manatee, including but one species (R. Stelleri); -- called also Steller's sea cow.

salamandrinanoun (n.) A suborder of Urodela, comprising salamanders.

salinaadjective (a.) A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.
 adjective (a.) Salt works.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH TƯNA (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (tin) - Words That Begins with tin:


tinnoun (n.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4.
 noun (n.) Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.
 noun (n.) Money.
 verb (v. t.) To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil.

tinningnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tin
 noun (n.) The act, art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like.
 noun (n.) The covering or lining of tin thus put on.

tinamidesnoun (n. pl.) A division of struthious birds, including the tinamous.

tinamounoun (n.) Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera.

tincalnoun (n.) Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax.

tinchelnoun (n.) A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game within a narrow compass.

tinctnoun (n.) Color; tinge; tincture; tint.
 adjective (a.) Tined; tinged.
 verb (v. t.) To color or stain; to imblue; to tint.

tinctorialadjective (a.) Of or relating to color or colors; imparting a color; as, tinctorial matter.

tincturenoun (n.) A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.
 noun (n.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.
 noun (n.) The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the substance of a body communicated to the solvent.
 noun (n.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit containing medicinal substances in solution.
 noun (n.) A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture of orange peel.
 noun (n.) A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a tincture of French manners.
 verb (v. t.) To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to impregnate with some extraneous matter.
 verb (v. t.) To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything foreign to; to tinge.

tincturingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tincture

tindalnoun (n.) A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
 noun (n.) An attendant on an army.

tindernoun (n.) Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen.

tinenoun (n.) Trouble; distress; teen.
 noun (n.) A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.
 verb (v. t.) To kindle; to set on fire.
 verb (v. i.) To kindle; to rage; to smart.
 verb (v. t.) To shut in, or inclose.

tineanoun (n.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis.
 noun (n.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths.

tineannoun (n.) Any species of Tinea, or of the family Tineidae, which includes numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to woolen and fur goods and to cultivated plants. Also used adjectively.

tinedadjective (a.) Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork.

tineidnoun (n.) Same as Tinean.

tinemannoun (n.) An officer of the forest who had the care of vert and venison by night.

tinetnoun (n.) Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges.

tingnoun (n.) A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.
 noun (n.) The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
 noun (n.) In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial assembly; -- used, esp. in composition, in titles of such bodies. See Legislature, Norway.
 verb (v. i.) To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle.

tingeingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tinge

tingenoun (n.) A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.
 verb (v. t.) To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.

tingentadjective (a.) Having the power to tinge.

tingernoun (n.) One who, or that which, tinges.

tingidadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the genus Tingis.

tingisnoun (n.) A genus of small hemipterous insects which injure trees by sucking the sap from the leaves. See Illustration in Appendix.

tinglingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tingle

tinknoun (n.) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
 verb (v. i.) To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle.

tinkernoun (n.) A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.
 noun (n.) One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.
 noun (n.) A small mortar on the end of a staff.
 noun (n.) A young mackerel about two years old.
 noun (n.) The chub mackerel.
 noun (n.) The silversides.
 noun (n.) A skate.
 noun (n.) The razor-billed auk.
 verb (v. t.) To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend.
 verb (v. i.) To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.

tinkeringnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tinker
 noun (n.) The act or work of a tinker.

tinkerlyadjective (a.) After the manner of a tinker.

tinkershirenoun (n.) Alt. of Tinkle

tinklenoun (n.) The common guillemot.
 noun (n.) A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.
 verb (v. i.) To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink.
 verb (v. i.) To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.
 verb (v. t.) To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.

tinklingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tinkle
 noun (n.) A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.
 noun (n.) A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.

tinklernoun (n.) A tinker.

tinmannoun (n.) A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer in tinware.

tinmouthnoun (n.) The crappie.

tinnedadjective (a.) Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned iron.
 adjective (a.) Packed in tin cases; canned; as, tinned meats.
  (imp. & p. p.) of Tin

tinnenadjective (a.) Made or consisting of tin.

tinnernoun (n.) One who works in a tin mine.
 noun (n.) One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman.

tinnientadjective (a.) Emitting a clear sound.

tinnitusnoun (n.) A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in the ears; -- called also tinnitus aurium.

tinnocknoun (n.) The blue titmouse.

tinnyadjective (a.) Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin.

tinselnoun (n.) A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.
 noun (n.) Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable.
 adjective (a.) Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial.
 verb (v. t.) To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy.

tinselingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tinsel

tinsellyadjective (a.) Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.
 adverb (adv.) In a showy and cheap manner.

tinsmithnoun (n.) One who works in tin; a tinner.

tinstonenoun (n.) Cassiterite.

tintnoun (n.) A slight coloring.
 noun (n.) A pale or faint tinge of any color.
 noun (n.) A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints.
 noun (n.) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
 verb (v. t.) To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH TƯNA:

English Words which starts with 't' and ends with 'a':

tabulanoun (n.) A table; a tablet.
 noun (n.) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.

tabulatanoun (n. pl.) An artificial group of stony corals including those which have transverse septa in the calicles. The genera Pocillopora and Favosites are examples.

tacamahacanoun (n.) A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E. Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam poplar.
 noun (n.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).

tachinanoun (n.) Any one of numerous species of Diptera belonging to Tachina and allied genera. Their larvae are external parasites of other insects.

tachyglossanoun (n. pl.) A division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under Echidna.

taenianoun (n.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.
 noun (n.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.
 noun (n.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave.

taeniadanoun (n. pl.) Same as Taenioidea.

taeniatanoun (n. pl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example.

taenioglossanoun (n. pl.) An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh-water.

taenioideanoun (n. pl.) The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms. See Tapeworm.

taeniolanoun (n.) One of the radial partitions which separate the internal cavities of certain medusae.

taffetanoun (n.) Alt. of Taffety

tafianoun (n.) A variety of rum.

taglianoun (n.) A peculiar combination of pulleys.

tahanoun (n.) The African rufous-necked weaver bird (Hyphantornis texor).

tairanoun (n.) Same as Tayra.

talarianoun (n. pl.) Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.

talegallanoun (n.) A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See Brush turkey.

talmanoun (n.) A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming part of the dress of ladies.
 noun (n.) A similar garment worn formerly by gentlemen.

talpanoun (n.) A genus of small insectivores including the common European mole.

tananoun (n.) Same as Banxring.

tanghinianoun (n.) The ordeal tree. See under Ordeal.

tankanoun (n.) A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and is often rowed by women. Called also tankia.

tankianoun (n.) See Tanka.

tanystomatanoun (n. pl.) A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The horseflies and robber flies are examples.

tapanoun (n.) A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.

taphrenchymanoun (n.) Same as Bothrenchyma.

tapiocanoun (n.) A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava.

tarantellanoun (n.) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.
 noun (n.) Music suited to such a dance.

tarantulanoun (n.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuliae). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale.

tardigradaadjective (a.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See Sloth, 3.
 adjective (a.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.

tarentulanoun (n.) See Tarantula.

tarsianoun (n.) Alt. of Tarsiatura

tarsiaturanoun (n.) A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood.

tataupanoun (n.) A South American tinamou (Crypturus tataupa).

tattanoun (n.) A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a house, over which water is suffered to trickle, in order to moisten and cool the air as it enters.

taurocollanoun (n.) Glue made from a bull's hide.

taxeopodanoun (n. pl.) An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary formations.

tayranoun (n.) A South American carnivore (Galera barbara) allied to the grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the tail, is about three feet.

tazzanoun (n.) An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles.

tchawytchanoun (n.) The quinnat salmon.

teanoun (n.) The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea, / Camellia, Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries.
 noun (n.) A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water; as, tea is a common beverage.
 noun (n.) Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea; catnip tea.
 noun (n.) The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
 verb (v. i.) To take or drink tea.

tectibranchianoun (n. pl.) Same as Tectibranchiata.

tectibranchiatanoun (n. pl.) An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The aplysias and the bubble shells are examples.

tegulanoun (n.) A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.

tellinanoun (n.) A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells.

telotrochanoun (n.) An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.

temperanoun (n.) A mode or process of painting; distemper.
 noun (n.) A mode or process of painting; distemper.

tenianoun (n.) See Taenia.

tentaculatanoun (n. pl.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have two long tentacles.

tentaculiferanoun (n. pl.) Same as Suctoria, 1.

tephrosianoun (n.) A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the name.

tequilanoun (n.) An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico.

teratomanoun (n.) A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone, cartilage and muscle.

terebranoun (n.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell.
 noun (n.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.

terebrantianoun (n. pl.) A division of Hymenoptera including those which have an ovipositor adapted for perforating plants. It includes the sawflies.

terebratulanoun (n.) A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak, through which projects a short peduncle for attachment. Called also lamp shell.

termanoun (n.) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.

terminalianoun (n. pl.) A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.

terranoun (n.) The earth; earth.

tessellatanoun (n. pl.) A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates.

tesseranoun (n.) A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes.

testanoun (n.) The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals.
 noun (n.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm.

testaceanoun (n. pl.) Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shellfish.

testudinatanoun (n. pl.) An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of several plates.

tethyodeanoun (n. pl.) A division of Tunicata including the common attached ascidians, both simple and compound. Called also Tethioidea.

tetrabranchiatanoun (n. pl.) An order of Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living species it includes only the pearly nautilus. Numerous genera and species are found in the fossil state, such as Ammonites, Baculites, Orthoceras, etc.

tetracorallanoun (n. pl.) Same as Rugosa.

tetractinellidanoun (n. pl.) A division of Spongiae in which the spicules are siliceous and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also Tetractinellinae.

tetradecapodanoun (n. pl.) Same as Arthrostraca.

tetradrachmanoun (n.) A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four drachms.

tetradynamianoun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others.

tetragynianoun (n. pl.) A Linnaean order of plants having four styles.

tetrameranoun (n. pl.) A division of Coleoptera having, apparently, only four tarsal joints, one joint being rudimentary.

tetrandrianoun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having four stamens.

tetraneumonanoun (n. pl.) A division of Arachnida including those spiders which have four lungs, or pulmonary sacs. It includes the bird spiders (Mygale) and the trapdoor spiders. See Mygale.

thalamophoranoun (n. pl.) Same as Foraminifera.

thalianoun (n.) That one of the nine Muses who presided over comedy.
 noun (n.) One of the three Graces.
 noun (n.) One of the Nereids.

thaliaceanoun (n. pl.) A division of Tunicata comprising the free-swimming species, such as Salpa and Doliolum.

theanoun (n.) A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea plant.

thecanoun (n.) A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord.
 noun (n.) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids.
 noun (n.) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.
 noun (n.) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.

thecatanoun (n. pl.) Same as Thecophora.

theclanoun (n.) Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin.

thecodontianoun (n. pl.) A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebrae and the teeth implanted in sockets.

thecophoranoun (n. pl.) A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea.

thecosomatanoun (n. pl.) An order of Pteropoda comprising those species which have a shell. See Pteropoda.

theobromanoun (n.) A genus of small trees. See Cacao.

theoricanoun (n. pl.) Public moneys expended at Athens on festivals, sacrifices, and public entertainments (especially theatrical performances), and in gifts to the people; -- also called theoric fund.

theriacanoun (n.) An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary; -- called also theriaca Andromachi, and Venice treacle.
 noun (n.) Treacle; molasses.

theriodontanoun (n. pl.) Same as Theriodontia.

theriodontianoun (n. pl.) An extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian and Triassic formations in South Africa. In some respects they resembled carnivorous mammals. Called also Theromorpha.

theromorphanoun (n. pl.) See Theriodonta.

theropodanoun (n. pl.) An order of carnivorous dinosaurs in which the feet are less birdlike, and hence more like those of an ordinary quadruped, than in the Ornithopoda. It includes the rapacious genera Megalosaurus, Creosaurus, and their allies.

thetanoun (n.) A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qa`natos, death.

thoracicanoun (n. pl.) A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.

thoracostracaadjective (a.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec/ //niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species.

thorianoun (n.) A rare white earthy substance, consisting of the oxide of thorium; -- formerly called also thorina.

thujanoun (n.) A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves.

thulianoun (n.) Oxide of thulium.

thuyanoun (n.) Same as Thuja.