Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*tewh₂-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-, most common first.
- tumorAn abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
- tombA small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
- tumourCommonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
- thimbleA pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.