tamarisk family
— Noun
– English
~ family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
tamarisk
— Noun
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~ 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
Tamarix
— Noun
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~ genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia
tambac
— Noun
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~ an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
tambala
— Noun
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~ 100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi
Tambocor
— Noun
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~ oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients
tambour
— Noun
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~ a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
tame
— Adjective
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~ 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"
tame
— Adjective
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~ brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
tame
— Verb
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~ make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
tame
— Verb
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~ correct by punishment or discipline
tame
— Verb
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~ overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
tame
— Verb
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~ adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
tame
— Verb
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~ make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
tameable
— Adjective
– English
~ capable of being tamed