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Tabu
- adjective - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
- forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Tac
- - A kind of customary payment by a tenant; -- a word used in old records.
Tace
- - The cross, or church, of St. Antony.
Tach
- noun - measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation
Tack
- noun - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- (nautical) the act of changing tack
- a short nail with a sharp point and a large head
- create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
- fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board"
- fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"
- gear for a horse
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- sailing a zigzag course
- sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
- the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked"
Taco
- noun - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent
- a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
Tact
- noun - consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
Tad
- noun - a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"
Tads
- noun - a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"
Tael
- noun - a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
- chinese silver measure