<B>tangi</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Pakistan) a sharp, narrow gorge or defile. </DL>
<A NAME="tangibility">
<B>tangibility, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the quality or condition of being tangible. <DD><B> 2. </B>a tangible object or matter; reality. </DL>
<A NAME="tangible">
<B>tangible, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>that can be touched or felt by touch; physical; material. <BR> <I>Ex. A chair is a tangible object.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that can be detected by touching. <BR> <I>Ex. a tangible roughness.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>of some importance, moment, or effect; not imaginary; actual. <BR> <I>Ex. There has been a tangible improvement in his work.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>specific enough to be understood and dealt with; not vague; real; actual; definite. <BR> <I>Ex. tangible evidence.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>whose value can be accurately appraised. <BR> <I>Ex. Real estate is tangible property. The good will of a business is not as tangible as its buildings and stock.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>something tangible. <BR> <I>Ex. Fighting hunger [and] disease is a tangible that everybody can understand (Atlantic).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a tangible property, asset, or other thing. <BR> <I>Ex. National income comprises both tangibles and intangibles (Wall Street Journal).</I> noun <B>tangibleness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tangibly">
<B>tangibly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a tangible manner; so as to be tangible. </DL>
<A NAME="tangle">
<B>tangle</B> (1), verb, <B>-gled,</B> <B>-gling,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to twist and twine together in a confused mass; jumble (threads); mat; knot; snarl. <BR> <I>Ex. The kitten had tangled the ball of twine.</I> (SYN) entangle, interweave. <DD><B> 2. </B>to hinder, hamper, or obstruct; involve or catch and hold. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) tangl'd in the fold Of dire necessity (Milton).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) to mix up; bewilder; confuse. <BR> <I>Ex. He had cut the knot which the Congress had only twisted and tangled (Macaulay).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be or become tangled. <BR> <I>Ex. Long hair tangles easily.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a confused or tangled mass; knot or jumble. <BR> <I>Ex. The climbing vines are all in a tangle and need to be pruned and tied up.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>anything complicated and confused; muddle; puzzle. <BR> <I>Ex. a tangle of words. Her quick temper gets her into one tangle after another.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>perplexed state of mind; bewilderment. <BR> <I>Ex. in a tangle of contradictory statements.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the condition of being tangled; twistedness; obstructedness; confusion; trapping. noun <B>tangler.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tangle">
<B>tangle</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various large seaweeds. </DL>
<A NAME="tangleberry">
<B>tangleberry, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a huckleberry of the northeastern United States. Also, <B>dangleberry.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tangled">
<B>tangled, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>thoroughly intertwined; matted; tangly. <BR> <I>Ex. the fishermen's tangled nets.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>mixed up; confused; jumbled; complicated. <BR> <I>Ex. His affairs were hopelessly tangled.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>bewildered. </DL>
<A NAME="tanglefoot">
<B>tanglefoot, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> complicated; confusing; perplexing. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>anything tangling or confusing. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Slang.) an intoxicating beverage, especially whiskey. </DL>
<A NAME="tanglefooted">
<B>tanglefooted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having tangled feet; stumbling. </DL>
<A NAME="tanglelegs">
<B>tangle-legs, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a popular name of the hobblebush. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) strong beer or liquor. </DL>
<A NAME="tanglement">
<B>tanglement, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the state of being tangled. <BR> <I>Ex. When he declared bankruptcy his business affairs were in an awful tanglement.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=tangle.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tanglenet">
<B>tangle net,</B> =gill net.</DL>
<A NAME="tanglepicker">
<B>tangle picker,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British Dialect.) the turnstone. </DL>
<A NAME="tangletoad">
<B>tangletoad, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Dialect.) a variety of buttercup with double yellow flowers, that sends out long runners which root themselves. </DL>
<A NAME="tangly">
<B>tangly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in a tangle. <DD><B> 2. </B>full of tangles. </DL>
<A NAME="tango">
<B>tango, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gos,</B> verb, <B>-goed,</B> <B>-going.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a Spanish-American dance in rather slow duple time, with long, gliding steps and many figures and poses. <DD><B> 2. </B>music for it. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to dance the tango. </DL>
<A NAME="tango">
<B>Tango, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a code name for the letter <I>t,</I> used in transmitting radio messages. </DL>
<A NAME="tangoist">
<B>tangoist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who dances the tango. </DL>
<A NAME="tangor">
<B>tangor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hybrid between a tangerine and an orange. <BR> <I>Ex. They are natural hybrids, almost certainly tangors ... and they are so sweet that people on diets sometimes eat them before dinner in order to throttle their appetites (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tangram">
<B>tangram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Chinese puzzle of five triangles, a square, and a parallelogram to arrange into a large square, then into many other figures. <BR> <I>Ex. The Chinese puzzle game called tangram [is] believed to be thousands of years old (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tangun">
<B>tangun, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a strong and sure-footed little Tibetan pony. </DL>
<A NAME="tangy">
<B>tangy, </B>adjective, <B>tangier,</B> <B>tangiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having a tang; piquant. <BR> <I>Ex. Scandal is always a tangy bit of news.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having a disagreeable taste. <BR> <I>Ex. The water from the old well has a tangy bitter taste.</I> <DD> <I>Also,</I> <B>tangey.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tanhouse">
<B>tanhouse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a building in which tanning is carried on. </DL>
<A NAME="tania">
<B>tania, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a potatolike plant of the arum family related to the taro, cultivated in tropical America and Africa for its edible tubers and leaves. </DL>
<A NAME="tanist">
<B>tanist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in Irish history) a Celtic chief's heir apparent, elected by the tribe during his lifetime, usually his most vigorous adult kinsman. </DL>
<A NAME="tanistry">
<B>tanistry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the practice of electing tanists, usually during the chief's lifetime. <BR> <I>Ex. Despite tanistry ... Scotland managed to have real monarchs when Ireland had none (Times Literary Supplement).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tank">
<B>tank</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a large container for a liquid or gas, usually rectangular or cylindrical. <BR> <I>Ex. He always kept plenty of gasoline in the car's tank.</I> (SYN) cistern, reservoir. <DD><B> 2. </B>a pool or lake, often an artificial earthen pool, especially for irrigation or watering livestock. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a jail or cell. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to put or store in a tank. <BR><I>expr. <B>tank up,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>(Informal.) to fill up the fuel tank of an automobile, or other vehicle, with gasoline. </I> <I>Ex. We tanked up at the service station before getting onto the turnpike.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Slang.) to drink heavily. <BR> <I>Ex. Both of 'em are tankin' up next door, and layin' for you and the whole bunch (Clinton H. Stagg).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tank">
<B>tank</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a heavily armored combat vehicle carrying machine guns and usually a cannon, moving on an endless track of linked steel treads on each side. Tanks can travel over rough ground, fallen trees, and other obstacles. adj. <B>tanklike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tanka">
<B>tanka</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-ka</B> or <B>-kas.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a Japanese poem or verse form of 31 syllables arranged in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables. </DL>
<A NAME="tanka">
<B>tanka</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a descendant of an aboriginal people of Canton, China, who live entirely in the boats by which they make a living. </DL>
<A NAME="tanka">
<B>tanka</B> (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Tibetan religious scroll painting carried as a banner. </DL>
<A NAME="tankage">
<B>tankage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the capacity of a tank or tanks. <DD><B> 2. </B>storage in tanks. <DD><B> 3. </B>the cost of such storage. <DD><B> 4. </B>fertilizer and feed made of animal carcasses after their fat has been rendered. </DL>
<A NAME="tankard">
<B>tankard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large drinking mug, usually with a handle and a hinged cover; flagon. </DL>
<A NAME="tankbuster">
<B>tankbuster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) an airplane equipped with antitank cannon. </DL>
<A NAME="tankcar">
<B>tank car,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a railroad car with a tank for carrying liquids or gases. <BR> <I>Ex. New Orleans is becoming one huge chemical plant, linked by webs of pipelines, strings of tank cars, fleets of barges (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tankdestroyer">
<B>tank destroyer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fast, lightly armored vehicle carrying a heavy gun for destroying tanks. </DL>
<A NAME="tankdrama">
<B>tank drama,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a sensational play including adventures in a tank of water, especially a drowning rescue. <DD><B> 2. </B>any sensational melodrama. </DL>
<B>tanker, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a ship for carrying liquid freight, especially oil. <BR> <I>Ex. The tanker Salem Maritime had just finished taking on 130,000 barrels of gasoline, kerosene, and oil at Lake Charles (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any vehicle carrying liquid freight, such as a tank truck or tanker plane. <DD><B> 3. </B>a soldier who fights in a tank. <BR> <I>Ex. The Army's tankers are hoping, however, that these tanks ... will be supplemented eventually (New York Times).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to transport in a tanker. <BR> <I>Ex. Most of Saudi Arabia's oil is tankered to market (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tankering">
<B>tankering, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the loading and unloading of tankers. </DL>
<A NAME="tankerman">
<B>tankerman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the owner or manager of a company that ships oil, or other liquid freight by tanker. </DL>
