Nouns starting with T

• the purple — Noun – English ～ (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"
• the Flood — Noun – English ～ (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
• The Hague — Noun – English ～ the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
• the pits — Noun – English ～ any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"
• The Admirable Crichton — Noun – English ～ Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
• The Holy See — Noun – English ～ the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
• the Street — Noun – English ～ used to allude to the securities industry of the United States
• the Hill — Noun – English ～ a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill"
• the shits — Noun – English ～ obscene terms for diarrhea
• the like — Noun – English ～ a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like"; "we don't want the likes of you around here"
• the Great Hunger — Noun – English ～ a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)
• the absurd — Noun – English ～ a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
• the Nazarene — Noun – English ～ a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
• the Alps — Noun – English ～ a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
• the City — Noun – English ～ used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain
• the skinny — Noun – English ～ slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?"
• the Pamirs — Noun – English ～ a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China
• the hots — Noun – English ～ intense sexual desire
• Taurus the Bull — Noun – English ～ the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
• Tarzan of the Apes — Noun – English ～ a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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