Tashkent
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forest by swinging from tree to tree on ropes made of plants, and is very brave and strong, with big muscles. He meets a woman called JANE who becomes his girlfriend, and he is known for saying 'Me Tarzan. You Jane' and also for making a loud cry as a warning.
**Tash-kent, Toshkent** /tæ∫'kent/ a city in central Asia which is the capital city of Uzbekistan
**task** /tɑ:sk||tæsk/ n 1 fml a piece of work (that must be) done, especially if hard or unpleasant; duty: I was set/given the thankless task of reorganizing the office filing system. | The new government's prime (=main) task is to reduce the level of inflation. | He quickly performed the tasks he had been set. 2 take someone to task to speak severely to someone for a fault or failure; REPRIMAND: He's been taken to task for his habitual lack of punctuality.
**task-bar** /'tɑ:skbɑ:||'tæsk-/ n a narrow area across the bottom of a computer screen, that shows which documents or programs are open
**'task force** n [C+sing./pl. v] 1 a military force under one commander sent to a place for a special purpose: A combined naval and army task force was sent to recapture the island. 2 any group formed for a short time to deal with a particular problem: The government set up a task force to clear up the area following the earthquake.
**task-mas-ter** /'tɑ:sk,mɑ:stə||'tæsk,mæs-/,
**task-mis-tress** /-,mɪstrəs/ fem. n someone who makes people work very hard, especially at unpleasant jobs: Our teacher's a very hard taskmaster but he certainly gets good results from his students.
**Tas-ma-ni-a** /tæz'meɪnɪə/ a large island off the south east coast of Australia, which is one of the states of Australia ➔ see picture at AUSTRALIA —**Tasmanian** n, adj
**Tass, TASS** /tæs/ the official national news organization of the former Soviet Union
**tas-sel** /'tæsəl/ n 1 a bunch of threads tied together into a round ball at one end and hung as a decoration on clothes, flags, curtains etc 2 the flower-like part that grows out of the top of some plants, especially MAIZE
—**selled** BrE || **-seled** AmE /'tæsəld/ adj
tassel
**taste¹** /teɪst/ n 1 [U] the special sense by which a person or animal knows one food from another: I've got a cold, so I've lost my sense of taste. 2 [S;U] the sensation that is produced when a particular food or drink is put in the mouth and that makes it different from other foods or drinks by its saltiness, sweetness, bitterness etc: Sugar has a sweet taste. | This cake has no taste/very little taste. | This milk has got a funny taste – I think it may have gone sour. | (fig.) an unpleasant experience that left a bad taste in her mouth (=made her feel angry, upset etc) 3 [C[of] usually sing.] a small quantity of food or drink that is tasted: I had a taste of the soup to see if it needed more salt. | (fig.) Once you've had a taste (=a short experience) of life in our country you won't want to return home. 4 [U] the ability to make good or suitable judgments in matters such as beauty, style, fashion, music, or social behaviour; DISCERNMENT: His jokes about the President's illness were in (very) bad/poor taste. | The furnishings and paintings had been chosen with impeccable taste. 5 [C;U[for, in]] a personal liking for something: What are your tastes in music? (=What kind of music do you like?) | I've always had a taste for 19th century literature. | She has expensive taste in clothes. | Their house has not been decorated to my taste (=in a way that I like) but it's very luxurious. | Their trip to America gave them a taste for western consumer goods. 6 to taste (used in instructions for cooking) in the quantity desired: Add salt and pepper to taste. ➔ see also ACQUIRED TASTE, AFTERTASTE
**taste²** v 1 [T] to test the taste of (food or drink) by taking a little into the mouth: I always taste food before adding salt. | This cake is delicious – would you like to taste it? 2 [T not in progressive forms] to experience the taste of: I've got a cold so I can't taste what I'm eating. 3 [T not in progressive forms] to eat or drink: The escaped prisoner had not tasted food for three days. | I've never tasted such delicious beef. | (fig.) Since tasting (=experiencing) the excitement of big city life, she never wants to live in the country again. 4 [+adv/prep, especially of, like; L+adj; not in progressive forms] to have a particular taste: These oranges taste nice. | This meat's been overcooked and doesn't taste of anything. | This soup tastes of chicken. | I've never eaten kiwi fruit – what does it taste like? | a sweet-tasting berry ➔ see CAN (USAGE)
**'taste bud** n a group of cells on the tongue which can tell the difference between foods according to their taste
**taste-ful** /'teɪstfəl/ adj having or showing good TASTE: a tasteful arrangement of flowers ➔ compare TASTY —**ly** adv —**ness** n [U]
**taste-less** /'teɪstləs/ adj 1 having no taste; not tasting of anything: tasteless soup 2 having or showing bad TASTE: a tasteless remark —**ly** adv: a tastelessly furnished room —**ness** n [U]
USAGE Compare tasteless and distasteful. When tasteless is used of food, it means 'having no taste'. When it is used of people, furniture, clothes etc, it means 'having or showing bad taste': The potatoes were tasteless without salt. | a tasteless over-furnished room. Distasteful is not used in either of these meanings, but only of unpleasant or morally offensive things: What follows is John's story. Parts of it may seem distasteful, even shocking.
**tast-er** /'teɪstə/ n 1 a person whose job is testing the quality of foods, teas, wines etc, by tasting them: a wine taster 2 [(of)] a small example of something so that one can see if one will like it: Here's just a taster of the novel.
**tast-y** /'teɪsti/ adj 1 (not usually of sweet food) having a pleasant noticeable taste; full of FLAVOUR: a tasty meal ➔ compare TASTEFUL 2 infml (especially of news) interesting, especially when concerned with sex or improper behaviour: a tasty piece of gossip about our neighbour 3 infml, especially BrE (used especially by men of a woman) attractive (usually considered offensive to women) —**iness** n [U]
**tat¹** /tæt/ n [U] BrE infml derog something of very low quality
**tat²** n ➔ see TIT FOR TAT
**ta-ta** /ˌtæ'tɑ:/ interj infml, BrE goodbye
**Ta-tar** /'tɑ:tə/ ➔ see TARTAR²
**Tate, Jef-frey** /teɪt, 'dʒefri/ (1943-) a British CONDUCTOR who has been the main conductor with the Royal Opera House in London and with the English Chamber Orchestra. He has also worked with many famous ORCHESTRAS, including the London Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic.
**Tate and Lyle** /ˌteɪt ənd 'laɪl/ trademark a British company that makes sugar and sugar products
**Tate 'Britain** an ART GALLERY (=building where pictures are shown to the public) in London. It is the national gallery of British art from 1500 until the present day. It used to be called the Tate Gallery.
**Tate 'Gallery, the** also the Tate the name of several major art galleries (GALLERY) in the UK. The original Tate Gallery in central London is now called TATE BRITAIN. There are also two smaller Tate Galleries outside London, one in Liverpool, and one in St Ives in Cornwall. ➔ see also TATE BRITAIN, TATE MODERN
Tate Modern
**Tate 'Modern** an ART GALLERY (=building where pictures are shown to the public) in London that contains modern works