talk turkey
1: discuss frankly, often in a business context
talkative
1: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talky}] 2: unwisely talking too much [syn: {bigmouthed}, {blabbermout...
talkatively
1: in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'" [syn: {loquaciously}, {garrulously}, {talkily}]
talkativeness
1: the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: {garrulity}, {garrulousness}, {loquaciousness}, {loquacity}]
talker
1: someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" ...
talker identification
1: identification of a person from the sound of their voice [syn: {speaker identification}]
talkie
1: a movie with synchronized speech and singing [syn: {talking picture}]
talkily
1: in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'" [syn: {loquaciously}, {garrulously}, {talkatively}]
talking
1: uttering speech; "talking heads" [syn: {talking(a)}] n : an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" [syn: {talk}]
talking book
1: sound recording of someone reading a book; frequently used by blind people
talking head
1: a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen
talking picture
1: a movie with synchronized speech and singing [syn: {talkie}]
talking point
1: an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion
talking to
1: a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" [syn: {lecture}, {speech}]
talks
1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians" [syn: {negotiation...
talky
1: full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {loquacious}, {talkative}] [also: {talkiest}, {talkier}]
tall
1: great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships" [ant: {short}] 2: lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realiz...
tall bellflower
1: annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers [syn: {Campanula americana}]
tall bilberry
1: high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries [syn: {high-bush blueberry}, {swamp blu...
tall buttercup
1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall crowfoot}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}]
tall crowfoot
1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall field buttercup}, {Ranunculus acris}...
tall cupflower
1: shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental [syn: {Nierembergia frutescens}]
tall field buttercup
1: perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America [syn: {meadow buttercup}, {tall buttercup}, {tall crowfoot}, {Ranunculus acris}]
tall mallow
1: erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States [syn: {high mallow}, {cheese}, {cheeseflower}, {Malva sylvestris}]
tall meadow grass
1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall oat grass}, {evergreen grass}, {f...
tall oat grass
1: coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage [syn: {tall meadow grass}, {evergreen grass},...
tall oil
1: an oil derived from wood pulp and used in making soaps or lubricants
tall order
1: a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it" [syn: {large order}]
tall sunflower
1: very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots [syn: {giant sunflower}, {Indian potato}, {Helianthus giganteus}]
tall tale
1: an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
tall white violet
1: tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers [syn: {Canada violet}, {white violet}, {Viola canadensis}]
tall-grass
1: any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture [syn: {tallgrass}]
tall-growing
1: (of plants) having tall spindly stems [syn: {leggy}]
Tallahassee
1: capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida [syn: {capital of Florida}]
Tallapoosa
1: river that rieses in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn: {Tallapoosa River}]
Tallapoosa River
1: river that rieses in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River [syn: {Tallapoosa}]
tallboy
1: a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs [syn: {highboy}]
Tallchief
1: United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925) [syn: {Maria Tallchief}]
Talleyrand
1: French statesman (1754-1838) [syn: {Charles Maurice de Talleyrand}]
tallgrass
1: any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture [syn: {tall-grass}]
Tallin
1: a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia [syn: {Tallinn}, {capital of Estonia}]
Tallinn
1: a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia [syn: {Tallin}, {capital of Estonia}]
Tallis
1: English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585) [syn: {Thomas Tallis}] 2: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted...
tallith
1: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer shawl}, {tallis}] [also: {tallitoth} (pl), {tallithes} (pl), {tallaisim} (pl)]
tallness
1: the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top [syn: {height}] 2: the property of being taller than average stature [ant: {shortness}]
tallow
1: obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants
tallow oil
1: an animal oil obtained by pressing tallow; used as a lubricant
tally
1: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: {run}] 2: a bill for an a...
tally clerk
1: one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received [syn: {tallyman}]
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tallyman
1: one who sells goods on the installment plan 2: one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received [syn: {tally clerk}]
Talmud
1: the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism
talon
1: a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
taloned
1: of animals [syn: {clawed}]
Talpidae
1: moles [syn: {family Talpidae}]
talus
1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: {scree}] 2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragal}, {astragalus}]...
Talwin
1: analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine [syn: {pentazocine}]
tam
1: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam-o'-shanter}, {tammy}]
tam-o'-shanter
1: a woolen cap of Scottish origin [syn: {tam}, {tammy}]
tam-tam
1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: {gong}]
tamable
1: capable of being tamed [syn: {tameable}]
tamale
1: corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
tamale pie
1: a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish
tamandu
1: small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: {tamandua}, {lesser anteater}, {Tamandua tetradactyla}]
tamandua
1: small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: {tamandu}, {lesser anteater}, {Tamandua tetradactyla}]
Tamandua tetradactyla
1: small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America [syn: {tamandua}, {tamandu}, {lesser anteater}]
tamanoir
1: large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America [syn: {ant bear}, {giant anteater}, {great anteater}, {Myrmecophaga jubata}]
Tamara Karsavina
1: Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978) [syn: {Karsavina}]
tamarack
1: medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark [syn: {American larch}, {black larch}, {Larix laricina}]
tamarao
1: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn: {tamarau}, {Bubalus mindorensis}, {Anoa mindorensis}]
tamarau
1: small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines [syn: {tamarao}, {Bubalus mindorensis}, {Anoa mindorensis}]
Tamaricaceae
1: family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) [syn: {family Tamaricaceae}, {tamarisk family}]
tamarillo
1: South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor [syn: {tree tomato}]
tamarin
1: small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail [syn: {lion monkey}, {lion marmoset}, {leoncita}]
tamarind
1: 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 [s...
tamarind tree
1: 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 [s...
tamarindo
1: 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 [s...
Tamarindus
1: widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa [syn: {genus Tamarindus}]
Tamarindus indica
1: 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 [s...
tamarisk
1: 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
1: family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) [syn: {Tamaricaceae}, {family Tamaricaceae}]
tamarisk gerbil
1: a gerbil that is popular as a pet [syn: {Meriones unguiculatus}]
Tamarix
1: genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia [syn: {genus Tamarix}]
tambac
1: an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding [syn: {tombac}, {tombak}]
tambala
1: 100 tambala equal 1 Kwacha
Tambocor
1: oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients [syn: {flecainide}]
tambour
1: a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering [syn: {embroidery frame}, {embroidery hoop}] 2: a drum
tambourine
1: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides
Tamburlaine
1: Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn: {Tamerlane}, {Timur}, {Timur Lenk}]
tame
1: flat and uninspiring 2: very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" [ant: {wild...
tameable
1: capable of being tamed [syn: {tamable}]
tamed
1: brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" [syn: {tame}] [ant: {wild}] 2: brought from wildness; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed"
tamely
1: in a tame manner; "the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"
tameness
1: the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated [syn: {jejunity}, {jejuneness}, {vapidity}, {vapidness}] 2: the attribute of having been domesticated [syn: {domestication}] [ant: {wildness}]
tamer
1: an animal trainer who tames wild animals
Tamerlane
1: Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405) [syn: {Tamburlaine}, {Timur}, {Timur Lenk}]
Tamias
1: chipmunks of eastern North America [syn: {genus Tamias}]
Tamias striatus
1: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: {eastern chipmunk}, {hackee}, {striped squirrel}, {ground squirrel}]
Tamiasciurus
1: American red squirrels [syn: {genus Tamiasciurus}]
Tamiasciurus douglasi
1: far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel [syn: {chickeree}, {Douglas squirrel}]
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
1: of northern United States and Canada [syn: {American red squirrel}, {spruce squirrel}, {red squirrel}, {Sciurus hudsonicus}]
Tamil
1: of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself; "the Tamil Tigers are fighting the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka"; "Tamil agglutinative phrases" n 1: a member of the mixed Dravid...
Tamil Nadu
1: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: {Madras}]
Tamil Tigers
1: 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 E...
Tamm
1: Russian physicist (1895-1971) [syn: {Igor Tamm}, {Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm}]
Tammany
1: 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 [syn: {Tammany Hall}, {Tammany Society}]
Tammany Hall
1: 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 [syn: {Tammany Society}, {Tammany}]
Tammany Society
1: 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 [syn: {Tammany Hall}, {Tammany}]
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