| threnody | n. | song or poem of lamentation, dirge, song for the dead | ||
| thrips | n. | teeny tiny insect which flies using the ‘clap and fling’ method | ||
| thrombus | n. | blood clot formed within an organism’s blood vessels | ||
| throstle | n. | a thrush | ||
| thunder mug | n. | small portable signal cannon with a handle; chamber pot | slang | |
| thurifer | n. | acolyte carrying the thurible | ||
| thyratron | n. | gas-filled cathode tube acting as electrical switch and rectifier | ||
| tick | n. | cloth cover or case to hold filling (feathers, hair, etc.) used to form a mattress or pillow | ||
| tignon | n. | woman’s headcovering using a cloth to make a sort of turban, first worn by Creoles in Louisiana | ||
| tigurine | adj. | Zwinglian, of or related to Zurich | ||
| tilbury | n. | open light two-wheeled carriage | ||
| tilth | n. | tillage; cultivated land | ||
| timeserver | n. | person putting in minimal effort at work, due to burnout or closeness to retirement age; one who conforms to the opinions of those in power | ||
| timoneer | n. | steersman, helmsman | ||
| tine | v. | to lose | Scots | |
| tineman | n. | night officer of the forest in medieval England | ||
| tinkler | n. | (usu. tinker) itinerant metal worker, usu. a gypsy | Scots | |
| tinnitus | n. | ringing in the ears | ||
| tintamarre | n. | ruckus, brouhaha; Acadian tradition of marching through village while using noisemakers and voices to make a stir | ||
| tintinnabulation | n. | ringing or sound of bells | ||
| tippet | n. | narrow scarf worn with ends hanging down over shoulders; band of silk worn by clergy around neck with ends pendent from shoulders; woman’s shawl or scarf worn around neck and shoulders | ||
| tippex | v. | trademarked correction fluid similar to Wite-Out; to erase using such fluid | British | |
| tipstaff | n. | sheriff’s officer, bailiff, court usher; ceremonial staff with metal tip | ||
| tire | v. | to dress, to attire | obsolete | |
| tirewoman | n. | lady’s maid, woman who assists with another’s toilet | ||
| tisane | n. | herbal tea; [archaic] medicinal drink | ||
| titivate | v. | to spruce or smarten up (also tittivate) | ||
| titrate | v. | to determine quantity of a substance in a solution by adding reagent of known quantity until measurable reaction completes | ||
| tittuppy | adj. | unsteady, with an exaggeratedly prancing manner | ||
| titubate | v. | to stagger, to reel, to stumble | ||
| Tityre-tu | n. | member of criminal youth gang first seen in 1620s | ||
| to corpse | v. | (British theatre) to laugh unintentionally while performing a dramatic scene | slang | |
| toast-and-water | n. | water in which toast has been soaked, thought to be cooling and refreshing (also seen as toast-water) | ||
| Toby | n. | jug or mug formed in likeness of fat old man wearing a tricorn hat | ||
| toco | n. | punishment, penalty | slang | |
| tocology | n. | study of childbirth | ||
| toerag | n. | worthless or despicable person; vagrant | colloquial | |
| toll | v. | to lure, to attract, to decoy | ||
| tombola | n. | raffle or lottery at which winning tickets are drawn from a rotating drum; such a drum | ||
| tomelet | n. | small tome | ||
| tomnoddy | n. | fool, dunce; puffin | ||
| tonga | n. | light two-wheeled horse cart used for passenger transportation | ||
| tonitruate | v. | to thunder | ||
| tonneau | n. | rear compartment of an automobile, esp. in earlier models | ||
| tope | n. | Buddhist memorial mound, stupa | ||
| topee | n. | lightweight Indian hat made from pith of the sola plant, pith helmet | ||
| toper | n. | heavy or excessive drinker | ||
| toponymic | adj. | of or related to the study of place names | ||
| toponymy | n. | study of place names | ||
| toque | n. | small cap or bonnet; small brimless hat or hat with narrow brim, worn by women; [Canadian] knitted cap, often with pom-pom on the crown |
