English to English Dictionary

Tableware

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

Taboo

A social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or association with a particular person, place, or thing.

Tabulator

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

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated directly.

Tacit knowledge

Knowledge that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalizing it.

Taciturnity

The state or quality of being reserved, uncommunicative, or habitually silent in speech.

Tack

A small, sharp nail with a flat head.

Tackle

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

Taco

A traditional Mexican dish consisting of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling such as meat, beans, cheese, and vegetables.

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.