tau: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of tau
- krakatau«Word Popularity Bar1/5
krakatau
- noun a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
Krakatao; Krakatoa.
- noun a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
Suffixes of tau
- taught«Word Popularity Bar5/5
teach
- noun an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
Thatch; Edward Teach; Edward Thatch; Blackbeard.
- verb impart skills or knowledge to
instruct; learn.
- I taught them French
- He instructed me in building a boat
- noun an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
- taut4/5
taut
- adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
tight.
- taut sails
- a tight drumhead
- a tight rope
- adjective satellite subjected to great tension; stretched tight
- the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
- her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow
- adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
- taurus3/5
taurus
(Astron.) (a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [&taurus;] in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.
- taunted3/5
taunt
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
twit; taunting.
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
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taunting
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
twit; taunt.
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
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taunt
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
twit; taunting.
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- taunts3/5
taunt
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
twit; taunting.
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- tautology2/5
tautology
- noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
- the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology
- noun useless repetition
- to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology
- noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
- tautological2/5
tautological
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
pleonastic; redundant; tautologic.
- `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
- the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
- at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
- tautologies2/5
tautology
- noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
- the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology
- noun useless repetition
- to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology
- noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
- taurine2/5
taurine
- noun a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a bull
- noun a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals
- taupe2/5
taupe
- noun a greyish brown
- adjective satellite of something having a dusky brownish grey color
fuscous.
- noun a greyish brown
- tautly2/5
tautly
- adverb in a taut manner
- the rope was tautly stretched
- adverb in a taut manner
- taunton2/5
taunton
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- taube2/5
taube
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- taus1/5
tau
- noun the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
- noun the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
- tauruses1/5
taurus
- noun Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
Sanchez; Ilich Sanchez; Glen Gebhard; Salim; Andres Martinez; Carlos the Jackal; Michael Assat; Ilich Ramirez Sanchez; Hector Hevodidbon; Carlos.
- noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
Bull.
- noun Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
- tautened1/5
tauten
- verb become taut or tauter
firm.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
- verb make taut or tauter
firm.
- tauten a rope
- verb become taut or tauter
- tauten1/5
tauten
- verb become taut or tauter
firm.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
- verb make taut or tauter
firm.
- tauten a rope
- verb become taut or tauter
- tautening1/5
tauten
- verb become taut or tauter
firm.
- Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
- the rope tautened
- verb make taut or tauter
firm.
- tauten a rope
- verb become taut or tauter
- tautness1/5
tautness
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
tension; tenseness; tensity.
- it places great tension on the leg muscles
- he could feel the tenseness of her body
- noun lack of movement or room for movement
tightness.
- noun the physical condition of being stretched or strained
- tauter1/5
taut
- adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
tight.
- taut sails
- a tight drumhead
- a tight rope
- adjective satellite subjected to great tension; stretched tight
- the skin of his face looked drawn and tight
- her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow
- adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
- tauntingly1/5
tauntingly
- adverb in a playfully teasing manner
teasingly.
- `You hate things to be out of order, don't you?' she said teasingly
- adverb in a playfully teasing manner
- tautog1/5
tautog
- noun large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
blackfish; Tautoga onitis.
- noun large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
- taupo1/5
- taubes1/5
- tauranga1/5
tauranga
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- tautologous1/5
tautologous
Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological. R. Tooke.
- tautologically1/5
tautological
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
pleonastic; redundant; tautologic.
- `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions
- the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological
- at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
- adjective satellite repetition of same sense in different words
- tautomeric1/5
tautomeric
(Chem.) Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.
- taur1/5
taur
The constellation Taurus. Obs. Chaucer.
- taurean1/5
taurean
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- tautomerism1/5
tautomerism
(Chem.) The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances, or their respective derivatives, which are more or less interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.
- tautomer1/5
tautomer
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- taurocholate1/5
taurocholate
(Physiol. Chem.) A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium .taurocholate , which occurs in human bile
- taurin1/5
taurin
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- tautomers1/5
- taureans1/5
- tauld1/5
tell
- noun a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
William Tell.
- verb express in words
state; say.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- noun a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)
- taurobolium1/5
- taun1/5
taun
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- tautomerization1/5
- tauric1/5
tauric
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- taum1/5
taum
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- tautosyllabic1/5
- taurian1/5
taurian
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Derived words of tau
- restaurant«Word Popularity Bar5/5
restaurant
- noun a building where people go to eat
eating place; eating house; eatery.
- noun a building where people go to eat
- restaurants5/5
restaurant
- noun a building where people go to eat
eating place; eating house; eatery.
- noun a building where people go to eat
- centaur3/5
centaur
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Centaurus.
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- staunch3/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- staunchly3/5
staunchly
- adverb in a staunch manner
stanchly.
- he staunchly defended his principles
- adverb in a staunch manner
- restaurateur2/5
restaurateur
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
restauranter.
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
- restaurateurs2/5
restaurateur
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
restauranter.
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
- centaurs2/5
centaur
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Centaurus.
- noun (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
- untaught2/5
untaught
- adjective satellite lacking in schooling
unschooled; untutored.
- untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient
- an untutored genius
- uneducated children
- verb cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
unteach.
- adjective satellite lacking in schooling
- minotaur2/5
minotaur
(Class. Myth.) A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Dædalus in Crete.
- staunchest2/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- centaurus2/5
centaurus
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Centaur.
- noun a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
- chautauqua2/5
chautauqua
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- montauk2/5
montauk
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- centauri2/5
centauri
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- restauration2/5
restauration
Restoration. Obs. Cower.
- hohenstaufen2/5
hohenstaufen
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- postauricular2/5
- instauration1/5
instauration
- noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
foundation; founding; introduction; origination; creation; initiation; innovation; institution.
- she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
- the foundation of a new scientific society
- noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- staunched1/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- minotaurs1/5
minotaur
- noun (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
- noun (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
- staunching1/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- centaurium1/5
centaurium
- noun genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
genus Centaurium.
- noun genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers
- stauncher1/5
staunch
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
stanch; halt; stem.
- staunch the blood flow
- stem the tide
- adjective satellite firm and dependable especially in loyalty
unswerving; steadfast.
- a steadfast ally
- a staunch defender of free speech
- unswerving devotion
- unswerving allegiance
- verb stop the flow of a liquid
- centaurea1/5
centaurea
(Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle ( Centaurea Cyanus ) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa ).
- centaury1/5
centaury
- noun any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- noun any plant of the genus Centaurea
- noun any of various plants of the genus Centaurium
- staunchness1/5
staunchness
- noun loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
steadfastness.
- noun loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty
- petaurus1/5
petaurus
- noun a genus of Phalangeridae
genus Petaurus.
- noun a genus of Phalangeridae
- botaurus1/5
botaurus
- noun bitterns
genus Botaurus.
- noun bitterns
- petaurista1/5
petaurista
- noun very large Asiatic flying squirrels
genus Petaurista.
- noun very large Asiatic flying squirrels
- staubach1/5
staubach
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- staurolite1/5
staurolite
(Min.) A mineral of a brown to black color occurring in prismatic crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a cross. It is a silicate of aluminia and iron, and is generally found imbedded in mica schist. Called also granatite , andgrenatite .
- austausch1/5
austausch
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- chautauquas1/5
- chautauquan1/5
- retaught1/5
retaught
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- hohenstaufens1/5
- metaurus1/5
metaurus
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- restauranteur1/5
restauranteur
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- bucentaur1/5
bucentaur
A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.
- staun1/5
staun
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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