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T — Take off to Taunt (Part 7 of 12)

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.