English to English Dictionary

Tableware

Dishes, glassware, and flatware used for setting a table and serving a meal.

Tabulator

A mechanism on a typewriter or word processor that automatically spaces text into columns or tables.

Tack

A small, sharp nail with a flat head.

Tackle

To make determined efforts to deal with a difficult problem or task.

Tactfully

In a manner that shows sensitivity and care in dealing with others and difficult issues.

Tactless

Having or showing a lack of adroitness, sensitivity, or skill in dealing with others or with sensitive issues.

Taffy

A chewy candy made from molasses or sugar, butter, and flavorings, which is boiled until thick and then pulled until glossy.

Tai Chi

An ancient Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits, characterized by graceful, slow, continuous bodily movements.

Tailwind

A wind that blows from behind an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel, increasing its speed relative to the ground or water.

Take shape

To become definite, clear, or well-organized; to develop into a specific form or structure.

Takeback

An act of retracting a statement, promise, offer, or previous move in a game.

Talk radio

A radio format characterized by discussion, conversation, and interviews about current events, politics, or personal issues, frequently featuring listener call-ins.