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 tambouriner Someone who plays the tambourine. tambourinist Someone who plays the tambourine tambourist A musician who plays the tambour. Tambov An oblast of Russia. tambreet The platypus. tambroline A pyrrolidine-containing amino acid that is a constituent of tambromycin. tambromycin An antibiotic isolated from soil bacteria tambuki Andropogon gayanus, a tufting perennial bunchgrass of the African savanna. Tambuko A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines. Tambulig A municipality of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Tambulilid A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Tambunting A surname. tambura A type of long-necked lute-like stringed instrument found throughout the world. tamburello Any of several Italian ball games resembling squash or tennis, the players striking the ball with a tambourine-like implement. Tamburi A surname from Italian. tamburica Any of a family of long-necked lutes popular in Eastern and Central Europe. Tamburini A surname from Italian. tamburitza Any of a number of different types of long-necked lutes found in the Balkans. Tamburrino A surname from Italian. Tamburro A surname from Italian. tame Under human control. tameability The quality of being tameable. tameable Able to be tamed. tameableness The quality of being tameable. tamed domesticated; made tame tameh Ritually impure or tainted. Tameka A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. tameless Not tamed; not tamable, unable to be tamed; wild. tamelessly Such that it cannot be tamed. tamelessness The state or condition of being tameless. tamely In a tame manner. tameness The state or quality of being tame. Tamenglong A town in Manipur, India. tamer One who tames or subdues. Tamera A female given name from Hebrew, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Tamara, popularized by actress Tamera Mowry in the 1990s. tameridone A sedative and hypnotic drug. Tamerlan A male given name from Russian or Chechen. Tamerlane a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia Tameside A metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. tametraline A catecholamine reuptake inhibitor, the parent of a series of chemical compounds that eventually led to the development of sertraline. Tamez A surname. tamga A seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they influenced; typically the emblem of a particular tribe, clan, or family. Tami A female given name from Japanese. Tamia A female given name originating as a coinage. Tamiami The time at which the Tamiami Formation was formed; the Piacenzian, late blancan tamibarotene An orally-active synthetic retinoid, developed to overcome all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) resistance, with potential antineoplastic activity. tamid The twice-daily sacrifice of two male lambs by the priesthood. tamidine A material derived from nitrocellulose, used in making filaments for lamps. Tamiflu A trade name for oseltamivir, an antiviral drug used to treat influenza. Tamika A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. Tamiko A female given name from Japanese. Tamil Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language. Tamilakam the region of South India comprising the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where Tamil was the natural language Tamilan Synonym of Tamilian. Tamilian a person of Tamil ethnicity Tamilic Tamil Tamilism A religion, philosophy and/or culture native to Tamil Nadu, characterized by the worship of ancestors and nature Tamilness The quality or state of being Tamil. tamin A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. Taminda A suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. taming The process by which a person, animal or thing is tamed. Taminick A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia. taminy Synonym of tammy (“cloth”). Tamirisa A surname. tamis A culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth. Tamisiea A surname. tamitinol A neuroprotective drug. tamizdat Writings published abroad and smuggled back into the former USSR. tamizdatchik An individual who partakes or participates in the practice of tamizdat. tamkin A tampion. Tamlaght A village south-east of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H2741). Tamland A surname. Tamleugh A locality in the Shire of Strathbogie, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Tamlin A surname transferred from the given name. Tamlish A crossover of Tamil and English language. Tamlong A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines. Tamluk A town and municipality of West Bengal, India; the headquarters of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. tamlung An old coin of Thailand. Tamlyn A surname transferred from the given name. Tammanial Of or relating to Tammany Hall, the former headquarters of the New York County Democratic Party. Tammany Tammany Hall, a building near Union Square in New York City, formerly headquarters for the New York County Democratic Party. Tammanyism A style of corrupt democratic politics. Tammanyite A person involved in Tammanyism. Tammanyization The process of Tammanyizing. Tammanyize To adapt or convert to Tammanyism, a style of corrupt democratic politics. tammar Macropus eugenii, a small Australian wallaby with a thick, dark coat. Tammari A people of Benin. Tammen A surname from German. Tammi A female given name, a spelling variant of Tammy. tammie A female given name, a spelling variant of Tammy. Tamms A village in Illinois. Tammuz The tenth month of the civil year and the fourth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Sivan and before Av. tammy A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc. Tamna An ancient Korean kingdom who ruled Jeju Island. tamogitake A mushroom, Pleurotus citrinopileatus tamolarizine A calcium channel blocker. Tamoso A barangay of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines. tamoxifen A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer and infertility in women. tamp To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock. Tampa A city, the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, located on Tampa Bay. tampable Able to be tamped. Tampakis A surname from Greek. tampala The plant Amaranthus tricolor when used as a vegetable. Tampalan A barangay of Isabela, Basilan, Philippines. tampan A type of cloth from Indonesia. tampang A piece of tin ingot money of the Pahang Kingdom. Tampanian Synonym of Tampan (“native or inhabitant of Tampa”). Tamparan A municipality of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Tamparuli A town in Sabah, Malaysia. tamped pounded hard tamper A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe. tamperable Susceptible to tampering. Tampere A municipality, the capital city of the region of Pirkanmaa, Finland. Tamperean Of, from, or pertaining to Tampere tampered Having had an unauthorized change. tamperer One who tampers. tampering The act of one who tampers. tamperproof Resistant to tampering. Tampha An ancient Meitei goddess, queen of heaven, belonging to the Konthoujam clan, wife of Salailen and mother of Khoriphaba. tampicin A resin from Ipomoea simulans, found in Tampico jalap, laxative in small doses, purgative in large ones. Tampico A city in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Tampilisan A municipality of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. Tampin A town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Tampines A planning area, new town and regional centre in the eastern part of Singapore. tamping Very angry; fuming. tampion A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung. tampioned Plugged with a tampion. Tamplin A surname transferred from the given name. tampo Ink designs or lettering printed using tampography, also known as pad printing. tampoe The edible fruit from a tree from Southeast Asia (Baccaurea malayana, Baccaurea macrocarpa or related species). tampography Synonym of pad printing. tampon A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation. tamponade The use of a tampon. tamponage The use of a tampon; a tamponade. tampongate Synonym of Camillagate (“1990s scandal”). tamponing The application of a tampon or plug. tamponment The application of a tampon or plug. tampoon a stopper or bung. tampramine A tricyclic antidepressant drug. Tampuan A Bahnaric language spoken in Cambodia. Tampugo A barangay of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Tampuhan A barangay of Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines. Tamra A female given name from Hebrew, a rare nonstandard spelling of Tamara. Tamsin A female given name from Aramaic. Tamsui A district of New Taipei City, northern Taiwan. tamsulosin An alpha-adrenergic blocking agent administered orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₀H₂₈N₂O₅S·HCl to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. Tamuk A barangay of Maluso, Basilan, Philippines. Tamulian Of or relating to the aboriginal peoples of the Himalayas. Tamulic Tamil Tamulpur A district of Assam, India.