Tangle, n.
- 1. Complication, intricacy, perplexity, snarl.
- 2. Perplexity, embarrassment.
- 3. Tang, sea-tang, oar-weed, sea-girdles (Laminaria digitata).
Tank, n. Cistern, reservoir.
Tanned, a. Imbrowned, sunburnt, ruddy, blowzy, blowzed, ruddy-faced.
Tantalize, v. a. Torment (by exciting hopes and refusing to gratify them), vex, tease, irritate, provoke, disappoint, balk, frustrate.
Tantalum, n. (Min.) [Called also Tantalium.] Columbian.
Tantamount, a. Equivalent, equal.
Tantamount to. The same as, equal to, as good as.
Tantrum, n. (Colloq.) Burst of ill-humor, high freak, whim, affected air.
Tap, v. a.
- 1. Broach.
- 2. Rap, strike (lightly).
Tap, v. n. Rap.
Tap, n.
- 1. Gentle blow, light stroke.
- 2. Spigot, plug, stopper, stopple, spile.
- 3. Tap-room, bar, tap-house.
Taper, n. Light, small candle, bougie.
Taper, a. Conical, pyramidal, tapering.
Taper, v. a. Make taper, make conical.
Taper, v. n. Take a conical form, have a conical shape.
Tapering, a. Conical, taper.