'ra:zi/ Lat something, especially the mind, existing in its original state, before anything has been added to change it
tab•u•late /'tæbjʰleit/ v [T] to arrange (facts, figures etc) in the form of a TABLE —lation /,tæbjʰleifən/ n [C;U]
tach·o·graph /ˈtækəɡrɑːf/ n an apparatus for recording the speed of a vehicle, especially a TRUCK and the distance it has travelled
ta·cit /ˈtæsʃt/ adj [A no comp. fml] accepted or understood without actually being written down or openly expressed: It is believed the management and the unions have reached a tacit agreement on the matter. | The deal had the tacit approval/backing of the President. ︷ly adv
ta·chom·e·ter /tæ'kɒmɪtər ‖-ˈkɑː-/ n (especially in vehicles) an instrument used to measure speed, especially the rate at which an engine turns
ta·ci·turn /'tæsɪtɜːn|-ɜːrn/ adj fml tending to speak very little; not liking to say a lot —→[y adv —→[ɪtʃ/tɜːsɪtɜːn]tɪl -ɜːr-/ n [U]
tack¹ /tæk/ n ¹ [C] a small nail with a sharp point and flat head: He hammered a tack into the wall and hung a small picture from it. 2 ‖ also thumbtack AmE — infml for DRAWING PIN 3 [C;U] the direction of a sailing ship as shown by the position of its sails: Ships on starboard tack (=with the wind coming from their right) have right of way. 4 [C] a course of action or thought, especially one that is completely different from a previous one: The speaker suddenly changed tack/started off on a different tack and left us all rather confused. 5 change tack also try a different tack a) to try a different way of dealing with a problem or situation, because what you tried before was not successful: After trying to make the railway system profitable through investment, the government then changed tack completely and started closing huge parts of it down. | The university's research laboratory is now trying a different tack, measuring the number of carbon atoms in a sample directly rather than indirectly from radiation. b) to start to talk about something different that is not connected with what you were talking about before: Theresa saw he was getting bored, so changed tack. 'Do you see much of Anthea these days?' she asked. | I decided to try a different tack - she might be interested in sport. 6 [C] a long loose stitch used for fastening pieces of cloth together before sewing them properly → see also BRASS TACKS, HARD TACK, THUMBTACK
tack² v 1 [T] to fasten with a tack: She tacked a notice to the board. | He tacked down the lid of the box. 2 [|] to change the course of a sailing ship so that the wind blows against its sails from the opposite direction 3 [T] also baste — to fasten or join (cloth) with long loose stitches: Tack the sleeves on, then sew them up.
tack sthg. ⇔ on phr v [T(to)] infml to add (especially something that was not originally planned) to the end of a speech, book etc: The bit about help for poorer countries had obviously just been tacked on as an afterthought.
tack·le¹ /'tækəl/ v 1 [T] to take action in order to deal with: What's the best way to tackle this problem? | new measures aimed at tackling unemployment 2 [|;T] (in football or HOCKEY) to (try to) take the ball away, from (an opponent) 3 [|;T] (in RUGBY or American football) to force (the player with the ball) to the ground to prevent him from passing it or running with it: (fig.) The robber tried to get away but a man ran and tackled him. 4 [T] to speak to directly and fearlessly so as to deal with a problem: If she keeps missing school like this you'll have to tackle her parents about it.
tackle² n 1 [C] (in football or HOCKEY) an act of trying to take the ball from an opponent: a strong/hard tackle 2 [C] (in RUGBY or American football) an act of stopping the opponent carrying the ball by taking hold of him and bringing him down 3 (in American football) a player whose job is to tackle an opponent 4 [U] the equipment used in certain sports: Don't forget to bring your fishing tackle. (=rod, line, hooks etc) 5 [C;U] (a system of) ropes and wheels (PULLEYS) for working a ship's sails, lifting heavy weights etc
tack·y /ˈtækɪ/ adj 1 sticky: The paint on the door is still tacky. 2 infml, especially AmE a) in bad taste b) cheap and with too much decoration; GAUDY c) low-class —ily adv —iness n [U]
tac•o /'tækəʊl'tɑː-/ n pl. -cos a type of Mexican food made from a TORTILLA (=flat bread made usually of MAIZE or flour) folded in two to hold a filling, usually of BEEF or chicken
'Taco, Bell trademark a type of FAST FOOD restaurant in many US cities, which sells TEX-MEX food, such as TACOS, BURRITOS, and NACHOS
tact /tækt/ n [U] the ability to do or say the right thing at the right time; skill in dealing with people without causing offence or upsetting them: It's a rather delicate situation and you'll need a lot of tact to handle it. —less adj: What a tactless remark! —lessly adv —lessness n [U]
tact·ful /'tæktfəl/ adj showing tact; careful not to cause offence or upset people: It was very tactful of you to leave when you did. ︷ly adv
tac·tic /ˈtæktɪk/ n [often pl.] a plan or method that is intended to gain a desired result: The general planned his tactics for the following day's battle. | In order to avoid taking immediate action, they used/adopted the classic delaying tactic of setting up a committee of inquiry. → see also TACTICS
tac·tic·al /ˈtæktɪkəl/ adj 1 [no comp.] of tactics: a general of great tactical skill 2 done in order to get a desired result in the end: This is purely a tactical withdrawal; when we have strengthened our forces we will attack again. 3 (of weapons) for use only over short distances, close to the base of operations: tactical nuclear missiles ︷ly /kli/ adv
'tactical 'voting n [U] the practice of voting for a person or party (in an election) that one does not favour, in order to prevent the election of an even less favoured person who would otherwise win
tac·ti·cian /tæk'tɪʃən/ n a person skilled in tactics
tac·tics /'tæktɪks/ n [U+sing./ pl. v] the art of arranging military forces for battle and moving them during battle: An army commander must be skilled in tactics.
tac·tile /'tæktaill'tæktl/ adj tech of or able to be felt by the sense of touch: the tactile organs | a tactile sensation
tad·pole /ˈtædpəʊl/ n a small black creature with a long tail and round head that lives in water and grows into a FROG or TOAD
Ta·dzhi·ki·stan /ta:dzi:ki'stan/ → see TAJIKISTAN
tae kwon do /,tai kwon 'dəʊl-kwɒn-/ n [U] an Oriental system of SELF-DEFENCE, which is like KARATE using kicking and punching (PUNCH)
taf·fe·ta /'tafəte/ n [U] thin shiny smooth stiff cloth made from silk, nylon etc
taf-fy /'tafi/ n especially AmE a soft sweet made by boiling usually brown sugar and then pulling it until it is light in colour; taffy pulls used to be popular events in the 'olden days', and salt water taffy is still popular in the US today, and comes in many light colours and FLAVOURS
Taffy n [C usually singular] BrE slang a word for someone who is Welsh, often considered to be offensive
tag¹ /tæg/ n 1 a small piece of paper, material etc, fixed to something to show what it is, who owns it, what it costs etc: a name tag | an identification tag | (fig.) a car with a $20,000 price tag (=that costs $20,000) 2 a metal or plastic point at the end of a cord, SHOELACE etc 3 a well known phrase or sentence, especially one in a foreign language: His writing is always full of Latin tags. 4 also question tag — a phrase such as ‘isn’t it?’, ‘won’t it?’, ‘does she?’ etc, added to the end of a sentence to make it a question or ask for agreement
tag² v -gg- [T] 1 to fasten a tag to: Tag the bottles now or we'll forget which one is which. 2 [+obj+as/n] to regard or describe (someone) in a particular way: Ever since she failed her exam she's been tagged as stupid/tagged a failure.
tag along phr v [1] infml to go with someone by following closely behind: The baby elephant was tagging along behind its mother. | Whenever we go out she always tags along, although no one ever invites her.
tag sthg. ⇔ on phr v [T] to fix or add to something; TACK on: He decided to tag on an extra paragraph at the end summarizing what he'd said.
$ tag^{3} n [U] $ a children's game in which one player chases and tries to touch the others
Ta·ga·log /tə'ga:log‖-lo:g, -ləg/ n [U] the official language of the Philippines