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 Tauzin A surname from French. tavaborole A topical antifungal medication for the treatment of onychomycosis. tavahi A shrub of the sumac family, Rhus taitensis, native to Southeast Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific Islands. Tavakoli A surname from Persian. Tavares A city, the county seat of Lake County, Florida, United States. Tavarez A surname. Tavast Synonym of Tavastian. Tavastia A historical province of Sweden, c. 1250 to 1809, and of Finland, since 1809. Official name: Häme. Tavastian Of or relating to Tavastia in Finland. Tavasuh Synonym of Navajo. Tavda A river in Russia, a tributary of the Tobol. tave To sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet. Tavenner A surname originating as an occupation for a taverner or innkeeper. Tavera A surname. Taveras A surname from Spanish. tavern A restaurant or bar. taverna A small Greek restaurant. taverner Someone who owns or runs a tavern. tavernesque Reminiscent of a tavern. tavernful Enough to fill a tavern. Tavernier A surname originating as an occupation for an innkeeper. taverning A frequenting at taverns. Tavernise A surname from Italian. tavernize To frequent taverns; to go out drinking in taverns. tavernkeep A tavernkeeper. tavernkeeper One who keeps a tavern. tavernkeeping The trade of a tavernkeeper; hostelry. tavernless Without a tavern. tavernlike Resembling or characteristic of a tavern. tavernly Befitting a tavern. tavernman The keeper of a tavern. tavernous Resembling or characteristic of a tavern. tavernry Carousing and drinking in taverns. tavernward Toward a tavern. tavernwave Synonym of bardcore. Taveta A tribe found in Kenya. Tavghi A member of a certain subdivision of the Samoyeds. Tavgi Synonym of Nganasan. Tavilzhanka A river, a left tributary of the Oskil, having its course entirely within Dvorichna settlement hromada, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine; it has its source in Tavilzhanka Reservoir and discharges into the Oskil near Dvorichne. Tavira A surname from Spanish. Tavistock A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874). tavla A version of the board game backgammon played widely in Turkey and other countries of the region. Tavolga A surname from Russian. Tavon A male given name. tavorite A triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus. Tavoso A surname from Italian. Tavoy Former name of Dawei (“city in southern Burma”). Tavoyan Synonym of Dawei. Tavria Synonym of Taurica: (historical) An ancient geographic region and peninsula, the name used by the Greeks and Romans for the modern Crimean Peninsula in Eastern Europe, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but occupied by Russia. Tavriisk A city in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. Tavros A suburban city in Greece 5 km southwest of Athens and is located in the Attica prefecture. Tavua A town on Viti Levu, Fiji. Tavurvur An active stratovolcano near Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. Tavush A province of Armenia. tavy Swidden taw To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew. tawa A frying pan or griddle. Tawaan A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. tawaf The ritual of circumambulating the Kaaba seven times as part of the hajj in Mecca. tawaif A professional courtesan serving the nobility, especially under the Mughal Empire; (derogatory) Tawang An administrative district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Tawantawan A barangay of M'lang, Cotabato, Philippines. tawapou Pouteria costata, the bastard ironwood. tawara Any of the straw bales, packed with earth, placed in a circle on the dohyo and forming the area that the rikishi must stay inside. tawari A bushy tree of species Ixerba brexioides, endemic to the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand. tawaroa Beilschmiedia tawaroa, a New Zealand broadleaf tree. Tawasa An extinct Native American language. Tawason A barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines. Tawau The district capital of Tawau district, Sabah, Malaysia. tawdered dressed in a tawdry fashion tawdrily In a tawdry manner. tawdriness The property of being tawdry. tawdry Tawdry lace. tawe A river in southern Wales that meets the sea at Swansea. tawer One who taws tawery A place where skins are tawed. Tawfik A surname from Arabic. tawhai Synonym of silver beech. tawhero Synonym of towai (“Pterophylla sylvicola”). tawhid The central Islamic doctrine of God's divine unity. tawhiwhi Synonym of kohuhu (“the tree Pittosporum tenuifolium”). tawie Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint. Tawil A surname from Arabic. tawing The process by which animal skins are tawed. Tawintawin A barangay of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines. Tawiran A barangay of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. tawiz An amulet or locket containing verses from the Qur'an or other Islamic prayers and symbols. tawk A surname tawmawite A chromium-bearing variety of epidote. tawn To tan, make tawny. tawney A surname from Norman. Tawni A surname. Tawnia A female given name tawnies Clothes made of tawny-coloured fabric. tawnily With a tawny colour. tawniness The quality or state of being tawny. Tawnja A female given name tawny Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold. Tawnya A female given name Tawonga A town in Alpine Shire, north eastern Victoria, Australia tawpie foolish or awkward youngster tawriya A double entendre in the Arabic language. tawse A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks. Tawstock A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5529). tax Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles). taxability The quality of being taxable. taxable That can be taxed. taxableness taxability; the state of being subject to taxation. taxably In a way that is subject to taxation. taxaceous Of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family. Taxachusetts Massachusetts taxadiene A diterpene, the first committed intermediate in the synthesis of taxol. taxaholic Having or supporting excessive taxes. Taxandrian A super-age from 1.8 to 0.418 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene. taxane Any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and division. taxaphobic Fearing or opposing taxes. taxasphere The community of taxonomic experts taxaspidean Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds. taxation The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed. taxational Relating to taxation taxative Relating to taxation. taxatively In terms of taxation. taxator Synonym of taxer. Taxco A small city and municipal seat of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality, Guerrero, located in southwestern Mexico. taxeater A person who is paid directly or indirectly out of the public treasury. taxeating Paid directly or indirectly out of the public treasury. taxed Subject to taxation. taxee One who is taxed; a taxpayer. taxel A tactile element in robotics etc. taxeme A primitive feature of grammar, akin to a phoneme in phonology; a small linguistic feature, such as selection, order, or phonetic modification. taxemic Relating to taxemes. taxer One who taxes. taxflation bracket creep taxgatherer One who collects taxes or revenues; a tax collector. taxgathering The collecting of taxes or revenues. taxi A vehicle, usually a car, that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. taxiable Able to be taxied taxiarch An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. taxibus A minibus operated as a shared taxi, departing only once minimally full. taxicab Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys, particularly one using a taximeter to automate fare calculation. taxicam A dashcam in a taxi taxicatin The dimethoxyphenyl glycoside (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol taxidermal Of, or pertaining to, taxidermy. taxidermic Pertaining to taxidermy. taxidermical Of or pertaining to taxidermy taxidermically By means of, or in terms of, taxidermy. taxidermied Stuffed, having undergone taxidermy. taxidermist One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals. taxidermize To preserve by means of taxidermy. taxidermy The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.