This page gathers the 4,340 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Dated” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 39 of 44: from “target” to “tidy”.
- target noun A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
- tarry verb To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- Tartan Tory noun A member or supporter of the Scottish National Party, connoting sentimentality or old-fashionedness.
- tartar noun A person of a keen, irritable temper.
- Tartarian noun Any of various varieties of cherry. The Black Tartarian is a sweet cherry from Russia; the White Tartarian is a French variety of the early…
- tasty noun A loaf of bread.
- taut hand noun An officer who is severe in discipline.
- tavern noun A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.
- taxaspidean adj Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular and arranged in regular rows; said of certain birds.
- Tayabasin noun A native or inhabitant of Quezon.
- tchotchke noun An attractive girl or woman.
- tea noun Synonym of marijuana.
- tea dance noun A late afternoon or early evening dance, typically with a live orchestra (often referred to as a palm court orchestra) playing light…
- teabagger noun An upper-class participant in motor racing.
- teahouse noun A meeting place for gay men.
- tearoom noun A meeting place for gay men.
- technamation noun A technique used to create animations by passing polarized light through a revolving disc onto transparent plastics.
- technic noun Technique.
- techno-oriental adj Of or relating to techno-orientalism.
- teener noun A teenager.
- teetotal adj Total.
- teg noun A sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.
- Teheranian adj Dated form of Tehranian.
- tek verb Pronunciation spelling of take, representing dialectal English.
- telecomputer noun A proposed device combining the functions of a computer and a television, telegraph, telephone, teleporter or telecommunicator.
- telemetrography noun The use of a combination of the camera lucida and telescope for drawing and measuring distant objects.
- teleogenesis noun A regime of controlled, intentional reproduction
- telephotograph noun A photograph transmitted by wire.
- telephotography noun The transmission of images over a distance, especially by facsimile.
- teleprocessing noun The exchange of data between computers, or between a central computer and terminals, via telecommunications links; data communications
- teleradiography noun Radiography with the tube held at a distance of about six feet from the body.
- telerecord verb To record for subsequent broadcast via television.
- teleseme noun A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a number of predetermined signals or calls, as in…
- television noun Vision at a distance.
- television set noun A television; an electronic device that receives television signals, and displays the resulting images on a screen.
- televisor noun A television set.
- teloteropathy noun A form of unconscious telepathy where messages are received from some incarnate being rather than a spirit of the deceased.
- telstar noun A telecommunications satellite
- Tempean adj beautiful; wondrous; charming
- temple of immensity noun The universe or the complete overhead expanse of the heavens, especially as conceived as an object of religious reverence.
- ten-cent adj two-bit (insignificant or worthless); cheap (both inexpensive and poorly made).
- ten-strike noun A strike; the knocking down of all ten pins with one delivery of the ball.
- tenderfoot noun A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.
- tenderloin noun A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which…
- tenigue noun A feeling of exhaustion resulting from doing something stressful (such as driving) for a long period of time without a break.
- tennis verb To play tennis.
- tern noun A thing with three components; a set of three things.
- terp verb To dance.
- terrene noun Dated form of tureen.
- terribly adv So as to cause terror or awe.
- terry noun Any makeshift cloth nappy folded from a large piece of absorbent fabric and held in place by a nappy pin or nappy fastener; a flat nappy.
- tester noun A sixpence.
- testiculoma noun Any testicular lump, mass, swelling, or tumor; the term predates modern histopathology and thus (a) is vague and (b) does not correspond…
- Teutonic adj Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.
- text verb To write in large characters, as in text hand.
- text hand noun A style of large handwriting, often in uppercase letters, formerly used for the text of a book, contrasting with the smaller hand used for…
- TG noun A transgender person.
- t͞h symbol An orthographic ⟨th⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /t/, as in the name "Thomas" (capitalized T͞homas).
- thalassian noun Any sea tortoise.
- that conj Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose, or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might, or…
- the bee's knees noun Something or someone excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.
- the dear knows phrase God knows; nobody knows
- the devil a one pron Not a single one, none (of a number of people or things).
- théâtrophone noun An early telephone technology allowing subscribers to listen to live opera and theatre performances.
- thecium noun The hymenium
- theme noun An essay written for school.
- there's a good time coming phrase Used to indicate or signify a point in time in the future of good fortune, especially one that has been anticipated or foretold.
- thereabout adv About that or those: concerning it or them.
- Thibet cloth noun A fabric made of coarse goat's hair; a kind of camlet.
- thick adj Troublesome; unreasonable.
- thick tea noun High tea or an informal late afternoon or early evening meal, more substantial than afternoon tea.
- thilled adj That has been fitted with a thill. (one of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched)
- thing noun The latest fad or fashion.
- third sex noun Gay people.
- thirteener noun A member of the 13th Gen; a Generation Xer or Gen-Xer.
- thish noun A self-reference to the current issue of a periodical.
- thole verb To suffer.
- thong noun An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
- thoroughbrace noun A leather strap supporting the body of a coach or wagon, attached to springs or serving as a spring itself.
- thrain noun Pronunciation spelling of train, representing Ireland English.
- thrapple verb To strangle, to throttle.
- thrawl noun A stone slab or shelf used to keep food cool in a larder or pantry, in the days before refrigeration was domestically available.
- three halfpence noun A money of account equal to 1½d.
- thriftless adj Not thriving.
- thrifty adj Thriving, prosperous, successful; (of an animal or plant) growing rapidly or vigorously.
- thrink noun Pronunciation spelling of drink.
- throw down verb To destroy or demolish.
- throw the bull verb To chat idly.
- throw up verb To erect, particularly hastily.
- thud noun Republic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
- thump noun Used to replace the vulgar or blasphemous element in "what the hell" and similar phrases.
- thunderbolt beetle noun A long-horned beetle (Sarosesthes fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunks of oak and chestnut trees.
- thwart adj Of people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
- t͞i symbol An orthographic ⟨ti⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the consonant /ʃ/, as in the word "attraction".
- tice noun A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker.
- ticket noun A small note or notice.
- ticketing noun A periodic sale of ore in the mining districts, in which buyers wrote their bids upon tickets.
- tickler noun Something puzzling or difficult; a conundrum.
- ticktack intj Dated form of tick tock.
- tidy noun A child's pinafore.