Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Takashima A surname from Japanese. Takata A surname from Japanese. Takatsuki A city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Takau Synonym of Kaohsiung. takavi Money advanced to a ryot by his superior to enable him to carry on his cultivation, and recoverable with his quota of revenue. Takayama A surname from Japanese. takbir A proclamation of the greatness of God, Allahu akbar. Takdah A village in West Bengal, India. take To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. takeable Capable of being taken. takeaway (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought. takeback The act of taking back or reclaiming anything. Takeda A surname from Japanese. takedaite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing boron, calcium, and oxygen. takedown A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer. Takehisa A male given name from Japanese. Takei A surname from Japanese. Takeko A female given name from Japanese. Takeley A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL5621). Takelma A Native American people who originally lived in the Rogue Valley of interior southwestern Oregon. Takemi A male given name from Japanese. Takemoto A surname. taken Infatuated; fond of or attracted to. Takenjam A Meitei surname from Manipuri Takeo A male given name from Japanese. takeoff A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc. takeout (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought. takeover The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the formation of a new company, especially where some stakeholders in the purchased company oppose the purchase. taker One who takes something. Takeshi A male given name from Japanese. Takeshita A surname from Japanese. Taketa A surname from Japanese. Taketoyo A city in Chita district, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Takeuchi A transliteration of the Japanese surname たけうち. takeuchiite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing boron, magnesium, manganese, and oxygen. takfir Excommunication. takfiri A radical Muslim who excommunicates other Muslims, or accuses them of apostasy. takfirism The practice of excommunicating other Muslims. takfirist takfiri takh Synonym of Przewalski's horse. takhaar A boorish rustic. Takhar A surname from Punjabi. Takhel Meitei name for Tripuri people Takhellambam A Meitei surname from Manipuri Takhellei Butterfly Lily, Ginger Lily (flowering plants of Hedychium genus) Takhelmayum A Meitei surname from Manipuri takhi Synonym of Przewalski's horse. takht Throne or seat of authority (typically in South Asia or the former Ottoman Empire) Takhtajyan A surname from Armenian. takhtrawan A covered litter carried by a pair of animals. takia A kind of outrigger canoe used in Fiji. Takic Of or relating to the branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family containing the Cupan and the Serran languages, if they are considered to belong to such a branch. takid An official reminder. takigyo A Japanese practice of meditate under a cold waterfall. Takilma A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. Takilman Of or relating to a language family containing only Takelma. takiltu An Akkadian blue or purple dye. takin A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor. taking Alluring; attractive. takingly Attractively; fetchingly. takingness The quality of being taking, fetching, or attractive. takir A type of relief, a dry fissured crust primarily formed by filamentous cyanobacteria, occurring in the deserts of Central Asia, and similar to a salt flat. Takitumu A tribe inhabiting the island of Rarotonga. takiyya In Arabic-speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire, a Sufi convent. takkanah A law created by the rabbis not derived from Biblical commandments. takkie An athletic shoe, a trainer, a sneaker. Taklamakan A cold desert in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China, the largest desert entirely contained in China. taklif Responsibility or obligation. taklu A bald man. tako The flesh of octopus as used in sushi. takoe A coin with the value of one eighth of an ackey once used in the Gold Coast in Africa Takone A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia. Takoradi A city and harbour, which is a twin city in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. Takou Synonym of Kaohsiung. takouit Synonym of nabkha. takovite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, nickel, and oxygen. Takow Kaohsiung takoyaki A ball-shaped Japanese dumpling made of batter and filled with diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion. Takri Of the Takri script or of a Takri alphabet. takrouri cannabis taksal A mint (where money is minted). Taksha The son of Bharata and Mandavi, and brother of Pushkala, who founded the city of Taxila in the Ramayana. Takshak A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Takshaka A king of the nagas, who bit King Parikshit causing his death in the Mahabharata. Taksin King Taksin the Great, a certain king which ruled over the Thonburi Kingdom in modern-day Thailand. Taku A river in Alaska and British Columbia. takuan A type of pickled daikon radish, half-dried before being pickled with rice bran and salt or sugar, typically yellow in color. Takuningthou A Meitei male given name. Takuu A small atoll off the east coast of Papua New Guinea. takwin The creation of synthetic life, a goal of certain Muslim alchemists. takya A gathering place for Sufis, especially in the Ottoman Empire and South Asia. takyeh Synonym of husayniyya; alternative form of takya. Tal A male given name from Hebrew. tala The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene. talab A pond for harvesting rainwater. talabaw A traditional Karen soup made primarily from bamboo shoots. talabon A kind of sedan chair. talabostat A dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitor. talacotuzumab A particular humanized monoclonal antibody used against myeloid leukemia Talacre A coastal village in Llanasa community, near Point of Ayr, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1284). talactoferrin A recombinant human lactoferrin produced by the fungus Aspergillus niger or its close relatives that has potential antineoplastic and immunomodulating activities Talaga A surname from Polish. Talagante A commune and city in Chile. Talagrand A surname from French [in turn from Occitan]. talahib Grass of species Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane). Talaibon A barangay of Ibaan, Batangas, Philippines. Talaing Mon. Talairach A surname from French. talaje a kind of tick (Ornithodoros talaje) Talakag A municipality of Bukidnon, Philippines. talakawa An ordinary citizen; a commoner. talalgia Pain in the ankle or heel. Talalora A municipality of Samar, Philippines. Talamanca A kingdom that existed between the Executive Decree issued by the Costa Rican government on July 25, 1867, recognizing the indigenous monarchs as political chiefs of the region, until the death in 1910 of their last king, Antonio Saldaña, without an heir. Talamancan Of or relating to Talamanca. Talamante A surname. Talamantez A surname from Spanish. Talamban A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. Talamo A surname from Italian. talampanel A drug that is a noncompetitive antagonist of the AMPA receptor. talampicillin A beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin family. Talang A barangay of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Philippines. talanton A talent (ancient unit of weight and money) Talao A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. talapoin A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face. talaporfin A photosensitizer used in chemotherapy. talaq An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an. talar Relating to the talus. Talara A city and province in Piura region, Peru. talari A former coin of Ethiopia. talaria The winged sandals worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially the Roman god Mercury (and his Greek counterpart Hermes). talaric Ankle-length; reaching to the ankles. Talarico A surname from Italian. Talarm A locality in the Nambucca Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. talaromycosis infection by the fungus Talaromyces talarozole An investigational drug for the treatment of acne, psoriasis and other keratinization disorders. talas A region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Talasquaptewa A male given name from Hopi. talastine A particular antihistamine drug. Talaswaima A surname from Hopi. Talati A surname from Gujarati. talatisamine The delphinine alkaloid (1S,2R,3R,4S,5S,6S,8S,9S,10R,13S,16S,17R)-11-ethyl-6,16-dimethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-4,8-diol present in the roots of Aconitum carmichaelii Talaton A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0699). talav lake, pond Talavera A city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, known for its pottery; in full, Talavera de la Reina. Talawa A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia. Talawanta A locality in the Brewarrina council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. Talayan A barangay of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Talayesva A surname from Hopi. talayot A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the islands of Minorca and Mallorca.