Word origins

• surrenalSynonym of suprarenal (“above the kidneys”).
• sursolidThe fifth power of a number.
• surtitleA translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.
• survivanceSurvival.
• SwissessA Swiss woman or girl.
• SyldaviaAn imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin.
• sylphidA young or little sylph.
• sylvanerA variety of white grape originally from central Europe.
• symmetrizeTo make or become symmetric.
• sympathicSympathetic.
• symphonietteA sinfonietta.
• synantherologyThe study of the Asteraceae.
• synchicityThe degree of synchronization between multimedia elements, e.g. between audio and video or between audio and subtitles.
• synchronicalHappening at the same time; synchronous.
• syndicalOf or pertaining to a syndicate
• synonymicOf, relating to, or being a synonym.
• syntagmaticOf or pertaining to a syntagma.
• syphilographerA doctor who writes a scientific description of syphilis; an expert in treating syphilis.
• System DA manner of responding to challenges with quick thinking and improvisation.
• tabagieA traditional festivity among the Algonquin peoples of Eastern Canada.
• tableau vivantA tableau (group scene resembling a painting).
• table d'hôteA menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price.
• tablierChessboard.
• tacahoutA small gall formed on the tamarisk, used as a source of gallic acid.
• tac-au-tacThe parry which is connected with a riposte.
• TachéA rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
• tachismA French style of abstract painting popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
• tachisteAn artist working in the style of tachism.
• TadjouraA town in Djibouti.
• TadjourahA region of Djibouti.
• tailleurA woman's tailored suit.
• tailzieAn entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted.
• TaïwaneseTaiwanese.
• TalagrandA surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
• talapoinA monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.
• talkie-walkieA walkie-talkie.
• tallageAn impost.
• TallandierA surname from French.
• talliableOn which tallage must be paid.
• tallyhoUsed to urge on a fox hunt, especially when the fox is sighted.
• talmousea pastry shell with a filling of cheese
• tal qualUnprocessed and unculled, by weight.
• tamanoirgiant anteater
• tamisA culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth.
• tann-Tannin.
• tanni-Tannin.
• tannic acidAny of various complex phenols extracted from the bark or galls of trees and used in tanning.
• tantièmeThe share of profits paid to the management or to the board of directors under a profit sharing scheme.
• tant mieuxIt's a good thing; so much the better; fortunately; used to express that a chance happening is favorable.
• tant pisso much the worse
• tapissierA tapestry-maker.
• tapotementA form of massage involving hitting the body with various parts of one's hand.
• tappishTo squat
• Tarascon-sur-AriègeA city in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
• TardenoisA region of northern France.
• TaroudantA Moroccan city located in the Souss Valley in the southern part of the country.
• tarseThe penis.
• tartare sauceA sauce made from mayonnaise and a chopped mixture of pickled gherkins, capers, olives and shallots; traditionally served with fish or other seafood.
• tarte flambéeA baked dish consisting of a thin, crispy bread base covered with crème fraîche, usually topped with onion and bacon.
• tarte tatinA type of upside-down cake in which the fruit, usually apples, is caramelized in butter and sugar.
• tartralicPertaining to or derived from tartrates of the aldehyde series.
• tartralic acidAn acid obtained as a white amorphous deliquescent substance, a dimeric form of tartaric acid.
• tartrelicOf or pertaining to a tartrate or tartaric acid.
• tartrelic acidAn anhydride, C₄H₄O₅, of tartaric acid.
• tas-de-chargeThe lower courses of ribs of a Gothic vault, laid horizontally and bonded into the wall, forming a solid mass.
• tasseographerA person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.
• tasseomancySynonym of tasseography.
• tassologySynonym of tasseography.
• tastevinA small, shallow cup or saucer with a reflective surface, traditionally used by winemakers and sommeliers when judging the maturity and taste of a wine.
• TataouineA city in southern Tunisia.
• tatchA spot or stain.
• tatonnementAn iterative auction process by which an exchange equilibrium is imagined to be achieved.
• teaze-holeThe opening in a glass furnace through which fuel is introduced.
• teazersennet whip, an implement for informal corporal punishment, formerly used in the Royal Navy.
• TebeauA surname from French.
• technemeA simple technical element that is combined with other technemes within technological evolution.
• TeilhetA village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
• teinturecolour; tinge; tincture
• telecabinA type of cable car used as a ski lift.
• TelotteA surname from French.
• TémiscamingueA regional county municipality of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
• tenailleAn outwork in the main ditch of a fortification, in front of the curtain, between two bastions.
• tenaillonA work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.
• TenboschA neighbourhood of Ixelles, Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
• tendresseTenderness, gentle intimacy or affection.
• tenduA move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.
• tennismanA male tennis player.
• tenniswomanA female tennis player.
• tenrecAny of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.
• tenue de villeClothing suitable for an office or business setting, such as a business suit or skirt suit.
• tepalAny component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.
• tercineA cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and surrounding the embryo sac.
• terebeneAny of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic
• teredineA teredo, or shipworm.
• terneColourless, drab, dull.
• Terrebonne ParishOne of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Houma.
• Terre HauteA city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States.
• TerreneuvianThe oldest stratigraphic series in the Cambrian geographic period.
• terre-tenantOne who has the actual possession of land.
• terre-vertegreen earth