dis|trib|u|tar|y — «dihs TRIHB yuh TEHR ee», noun, plural tar|ies. a branch of a river that flows away from, rather than into, the main stream and never rejoins it: »Finally, the Mississippi … divides into several arms (known as distributaries) which empty into the … Useful english dictionary
tributary — trib•u•tar•y [[t]ˈtrɪb yəˌtɛr i[/t]] n. pl. tar•ies, adj. 1) a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water 2) gov a person or nation that pays tribute 3) (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water 4)… … From formal English to slang
tributary — trib|u|tar|y1 [ trıbjə,teri ] noun count a small river that flows into a larger river trib|u|tar|y2 [ trıbjə,teri ] adjective FORMAL paid as a tribute … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
distributary — dis•trib•u•tar•y [[t]dɪˈstrɪb yʊˌtɛr i[/t]] n. pl. tar•ies geo an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta … From formal English to slang
tributary — trib·u·tary trib yə .ter ē n, pl tar·ies a vein that empties into a larger vein … Medical dictionary
tardiveté — (tar di ve té) s. f. 1° Terme de jardinage. Croissance tardive. • Il y a des fruits estimables pour leur hâtiveté, et d autres pour leur tardiveté, LA QUINTINYE Jardins, dans RICHELET. 2° Lenteur de mouvement. • Il est chaud à cause de la … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… … English syllables
AT — AT; At; at·a·bal; At·a·brine; at·a·cam·ite; at·a·man; at·a·mas·co; at·ap; at·a·raxy; at·a·vic; at·a·vist; at·a·vis·tic; at·a·vus; at·el·ec·ta·sis; at·e·les; at·e·les·tite; at·fa·la·ti; at·i·ko·ka·nia; at·ka; at·lan·tad; at·lan·tal; at·lan·tic;… … English syllables