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 taharrush Sexual harassment of women by men in Arab cultures. Tahat the highest mountain peak in Algeria Tahbaz A surname from Persian. tahchin An Iranian rice dish. tahdig The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia. Taher A surname. Taheri A surname from Persian. tahine tahini (sesame paste) tahini A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc. Tahirih A female given name from Persian used by Baháʼís. Tahiti the largest island in French Polynesia. Tahitian A native or inhabitant of Tahiti. Tahitianness The quality of being Tahitian. tahkhana An underground room. Tahlee A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Tahlequah A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. tahli A gold ornament worn by the wives of Brahmins. Tahltan A First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. They constitute the fourth division of the Nahane (People of the West). Tahmina A female given name. Tahmoor A town in the Wollondilly council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia taho A Philippine snack food made from sweetened flavoured tofu with sago pearls. Tahoe A mountain freshwater lake on the border of northern California and Nevada, United States. Tahoka A city, the county seat of Lynn County, Texas, United States. Taholah A census-designated place on the Quinault Indian Reservation, Washington, United States. Tahoma A census-designated place in El Dorado County and Placer County, California, United States. tahona A mill for crushing ore, powered by horses or mules. tahor Ritually clean or pure. tahr Any of three genera of large Asian ungulates belonging to the subfamily Caprinae (goat-antelopes). tahri A spiced yellow rice dish in Awadhi cuisine. tahrif the belief that alterations were made to the previous revelations of God tahrir a type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near and Middle East tahsil An administrative division in India and Pakistan. tahtib An Egyptian stickfighting martial art. tahua A pile of food presented as a gift. tahure Cake of salted fermented bean curd. tai A fish, the Japanese bream. taiaha A traditional Māori wooden staff weapon, used for short, sharp strikes or stabbing thrusts, usually decorated on one end. Taianfu Synonym of Tai'an (a city in Shandong) Taibai A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China. Taibbi A surname Taibi A surname from Italian Taic Of or relating to the Tai people or languages. Taicang A county-level city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Taichung A city in central-western Taiwan. taid A grandfather. Taif A city and governorate in the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia. taifa A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries. taig An Irish Catholic. taiga A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere. Taigi A language spoken in Taiwan, which descended from Hokkien; the Taiwanese language. Taigu A district of Jinzhong, Shanxi, China, formerly a county. Taigum A northern suburb of Brisbane in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Taihape A town in Rangitikei district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. taihoa Slow and cautious; gradual. Taihoku Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name Taihu Synonym of Lake Tai. taiji The absolute; the condition as it existed before the creation of the world. taijiquan Tai chi. taijitu A Chinese symbol or diagram representing taiji (“the supreme ultimate” or “utmost extreme”) in both its monist (wuji) and dualist (yin-yang) forms. taijutsu Japanese martial arts techniques that rely on a set of body movements without weapons. Taikang A county of Zhoukou, Henan, China. taikanite A monoclinic-sphenoidal greenish black mineral containing barium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and strontium. Taikei Synonym of Ta-ch'i: the Japanese-derived name (modern Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan). taiko A category of Japanese wooden drums of different shapes, sizes, and purposes. Taikokan Synonym of Dakekan: the Japanese-derived name (modern Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan). taikonaut A person who travels in space for the Chinese space program; a Chinese astronaut. tail The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca. tailable Of a cursor: not closed when the end of the resultset is reached, but able to be used as further documents are added to the collection. tailache A pain or ache in the tail. tailard man (pejorative) (obsolete) tailback A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam. tailband An endband attached to the bottom of the spine of a book. tailbase The base of an animal's tail, where it joins the body. tailbeat The rhythmic beating of an animal's tail. tailboard A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate. tailbone The final fused vertebrae at the base of the spine; the coccyx. tailbud The proliferating mass of cells found at the caudal end of an embryo. tailbutter To spin on the tail of the board while keeping the nose off the snow. tailcoat A formal evening jacket with an extended back panel; a dress coat. tailcoated Dressed in a tailcoat. tailcord Synonym of tailgut. tailcuff A cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals. tailcup An American lupine, Lupinus caudatus taildragger An aircraft with a tailwheel behind the main landing gear, underneath the tail. tailed Having a tail. tailedness The condition of a distribution in having a specified form of tail tailender One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail. tailer One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator. taileron A kind of tailplane or stabilator that can move differentially to perform the roll control function of an aileron. tailfan The outer part of a bird's tail, farthest from the body. tailfeather Any of the feathers of a bird's tail. tailfin A fin at the tail of a fish, caudal fin tailfirst With the tail in front. tailflip A movement used by crustaceans to escape predators, involving rapid abdominal flexions that propel the creature backwards through the water. tailflipping The making of tailflips. tailflower Synonym of anthurium. tailforemost With the tail first or in front. tailgate A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading. tailgater One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead). tailgating The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle. tailgrab The act of reaching down and grabbing the tail of the board while in the air, typically during a jump or an ollie. tailgroup A relatively long aliphatic tail or backbone of a molecule such as a surfactant tailgut A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials. tailhead The root of the tail, where it joins the rump, in cattle. tailhole An opening in a garment for a tail to go through. tailhook A device attached to the empennage of some military fixed-wing aircraft, used to achieve rapid deceleration during landings by catching the arresting gear of a runway or aircraft carrier. tailing The act of following someone. tailings The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining. tailism The practice of blindly following popular opinion. tailjob A sexual act wherein the genitalia are stimulated by a tail. taillamp A taillight. taille A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary France. tailless Without a tail; not having a tail. taillessness The state or condition of being tailless; lack of a tail. tailleur A woman's tailored suit. taillight One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night. taillike Resembling or characteristic of a tail (animal appendage). Taillon A surname from French. tailmost Furthest toward the tail. tailmouth A tail, often a large bushy one with a mouth of its own, possessing a separate mind from who it belongs to. tailnumber The registration number that appears on the rear sections of aircraft. tailocin The tail of a bacteriophage. tailor A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing. tailorability The quality of being tailorable. tailorable Capable of being made into clothing. tailorage The work of a tailor, or the clothing made by one; tailoring. tailorbird A small warbler of the genera Orthotomus and Phyllergates, usually brightly coloured, with green or grey upperparts and yellow white or grey underparts. tailorcraft The skill of a tailor, making clothes. tailordom The realm or sphere of tailors; the world of tailoring clothes. tailored Adjusted by a tailor, fitted. tailoress a female tailor tailorhood The role or status of a tailor. tailoring Work done by a tailor. tailorism The work of a tailor; tailoring. tailorization The process of tailorizing; customization. tailorize To tailor; to customize. tailorless Without a tailor. tailorlike Resembling or characteristic of a tailor. tailorly Befitting a tailor. tailorman A male tailor. tailorship The state or business of a tailor. tailorwise With the legs crossed in front of one and the ankles on the ground. tailory The business of trade of a tailor tailout The downstream section of a pool where the water gets shallower and faster before forming a riffle. tailpiece An appendage or appendix. tailpin The centre in the spindle of a turning lathe. tailpipe An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle. tailpiped Having a tailpipe. tailplane A horizontal airfoil, at the rear of an aircraft, to which the elevator is attached; usually associated with the tailfin. tailrace The part of a millrace that carries water away from a water wheel.