tamarin

small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail ;

tamarind

large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys ; long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp ;

tamarind tree

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp ;

tamarindo

large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys ; long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp ;

tamarindus

widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa ;

tamarindus indica

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp ;

tamarisk

any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil ;

tamarisk family

family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) ;

tamarisk gerbil

a gerbil that is popular as a pet ;

tamarix

genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia ;

tambac

an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding ;

tambala

100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi ;

tambocor

oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients ;

tambour

a drum ; a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering ;

tambourine

a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides ;

tamburlaine

Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) ;

tameness

the attribute of having been domesticated ; the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated ;

tamer

an animal trainer who tames wild animals ;

tamerlane

Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) ;

tamias

chipmunks of eastern North America ;

tamias striatus

small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches ;

tamiasciurus

American red squirrels ;

tamiasciurus douglasi

far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel ;

tamiasciurus hudsonicus

of northern United States and Canada ;

tamil

the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka ; a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka ;

tamil eelam

the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for ;

tamil nadu

a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras ;

tamil tigers

a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel; "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war" ;

tamm

Russian physicist (1895-1971) ;

tammany

a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism ;

tammany hall

a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism ;

tammany society

a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism ;

tammerfors

an industrial city in south central Finland ;

tammuz

Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna ; the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July) ;

tammy

a woolen cap of Scottish origin ; plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains ;

tammy wynette

United States country singer (1942-1998) ;

tammy wynetter pugh

United States country singer (1942-1998) ;

tamoxifen

an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer ;

tamp

a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) ;

tampa

a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico ;