TappertitianSimilar to the character Simon Tappertit in Dickens' Barnaby Rudge, especially being self-important, passionately conservative and anti-Catholic, and given to big ideas poorly expressed.
tappetA lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.
tappigraphyThe analysis of tapping, scrolling and other interactions with a smartphone.
tapsA signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.
TaptaAn imaginary creature, in Meitei folklore, described by a mother to frighten her child to stop crying, which was misunderstood by a tiger for a man, who mistakenly mount on the very tiger, mistaking it as a horse, thereby resulting in a panicking situation for both the thief and the tiger.
tapwareThe fixtures used to dispense water at a sink, shower, or bathtub, consisting of a spout or shower head and control devices such as knobs or levers.
taqiyahA short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslims during prayer.
taqiyyaReligious dissimulation while under threat or persecution.
taqlidConformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.
taqsimAn improvisation or a solo recital based on a maqam.
taquaraA kind of bamboo (genus Olyra) found in Brazil.
taqueriaA restaurant specializing in tacos and other Mexican food.
TarabaA state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Jalingo.
tarabishA trick-taking card game spread throughout the British Empire by Scottish soldiers, and still played in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; Lebanon; and Afghanistan.
taramasalted cured cod roe, used in making taramosalata
taramelliteAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, boron, chlorine, iron, lead, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and titanium.
taramiteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
taramosalataA Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.
taranA species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.
TaranaA locality in the Bathurst council area, Lithgow council area and the Oberon council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
taranabantA drug, a cannabinoid receptor type 1 inverse agonist investigated for the treatment of obesity but later dropped because of side effects including depression and anxiety.
TaranakiA region in western North Island, New Zealand.
taranakiteA trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.
TaranchiThe Muslim sedentary population living in oases around the Tarim Basin in what is now Xinjiang, China.
tarandA legendary reindeer/moose-like creature with chameleon properties.
TaranganA language of the Aru Islands in eastern Indonesia.
TarantinoesqueReminiscent of the works or themes of Quentin Tarantino (born 1963), American film director and actor, best known for violent yet humorous films with nonlinear plots.
TarantinoverseThe world as portrayed in the films of Quentin Tarantino.
tarantismAn extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.
TarantoA port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.