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Dictionary: thence
DEFINITION: (adverb) From that place; from there.

Dictionary: tenuity
DEFINITION: (noun) Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width.

Dictionary: totipotency
DEFINITION: (noun) The ability of a cell, such as an egg, to give rise to unlike cells and thus to develop into or generate a new organism or part.

Dictionary: trawler
DEFINITION: (noun) A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

Dictionary: turbid
DEFINITION: (adjective) Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended.

Dictionary: tucket
DEFINITION: (noun) Short lively tune played on brass instruments.

Dictionary: tussock
DEFINITION: (noun) A clump or tuft, as of growing grass.

Dictionary: tumulus
DEFINITION: (noun) A heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs.

Dictionary: tetragon
DEFINITION: (noun) A four-sided polygon.

Dictionary: tidbit
DEFINITION: (noun) A choice morsel, as of gossip or food.

Dictionary: theodolite
DEFINITION: (noun) An optical instrument consisting of a small mounted telescope rotatable in horizontal and vertical planes, used to measure angles in surveying, meteorology, and navigation.

Dictionary: tractable
DEFINITION: (adjective) Easily managed or controlled; governable.

Dictionary: tremulous
DEFINITION: (adjective) Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking.

Dictionary: telamon
DEFINITION: (noun) A figure of a man used as a supporting pillar.

Dictionary: tempestuous
DEFINITION: (adj.) As if showing violent anger.

Dictionary: tallith
DEFINITION: (noun) A shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer.

Dictionary: trencherman
DEFINITION: (noun) A hearty eater.

Dictionary: timbre
DEFINITION: (noun) The combination of qualities of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.

Dictionary: threnody
DEFINITION: (noun) A poem or song of mourning or lamentation.

Dictionary: touchstone
DEFINITION: (noun) A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.

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