- ter|mi|tar|y
- ter|mi|tar|y «TUR muh TAIR ee», noun, plural -tar|ies.1. nest of termites: »
The formicary, the termitary,…and the beehive send forth their thousands (Kirby and Spence).
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ter|mi|tar|i|um — «TUR muh TAIR ee uhm», noun, plural tar|i|a « TAIR ee uh». 1. = termitary (def. 1). (Cf. ↑termitary) 2. a cage or vessel for studying termites. ╂[< New Latin termitarium < termites termites] … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… … English syllables
Tar Valon — Tar Valon, est une cité issu de l univers de la Roue du Temps créé par l écrivain américain Robert Jordan. Tar Valon La cité de Tar Valon est une île sur la rivière Erinin, au Nord de l Andor et au Nord Ouest du Cairhien. La cité se trouve à très … Wikipédia en Français
ter-5 — ter 5 English meaning: over, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: in präpositionalen Worten for “hindurch, about weg” Note: to ter 4 “hinũber gelangen” Material: O.Ind. tiráḥ adv. “weg, abseits”, preposition m. acc. “through toward,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
tar-wa|ter — «TAHR WT uhr, WOT », noun. an infusion of tar in cold water, formerly administered as a medicine … Useful english dictionary
ter-3, terǝ- and teri-, trī- — ter 3, terǝ and teri , trī English meaning: to rub Deutsche Übersetzung: “reiben; drehend reiben” (from which “drehen”), “(reibend) durchbohren” Note: also teru : treu (extended with b, g, gh, ĝh, k, p); here ter 2 “tender” (eig … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ter-4, terǝ- : tr̥̄-, trā-, teru- — ter 4, terǝ : tr̥̄ , trā , teru English meaning: to cross, transgress, to stay, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: “hinũbergelangen, hindurchdringen; ũberqueren, ũberwinden, ũberholen, hinũberbringen, retten” Material: O.Ind. tárati … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ter-2, teru- — ter 2, teru English meaning: feeble, fragile, weak Deutsche Übersetzung: “zart, schwach” Note: (to ter “rub” as “ab , aufgerieben, weakened “) Material: Gk. τέρην “tender”, sabin. terenum “molle”, Lat. (after tenuis… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
tar·iff — /ˈterəf/ noun, pl iffs [count] 1 : a tax on goods coming into or leaving a country 2 chiefly Brit : a list of prices charged by a hotel or restaurant for meals, rooms, etc., or by a public company for gas, electricity, etc … Useful english dictionary
