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terrorize
/ˈtɛ rə ˌraɪz/
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coerce by violence or with threats
terrorize meaning(s)
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- (v) coerce by violence or with threats
- (v) fill with terror; frighten greatly
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- As it is, the mad genius, whom investigators tagged as the University and Airline Bomber, would terrorize the country for nearly two decades.
- The visits are repeated nightly; and if kind words fail, threats are used, and occasionally an assassination is committed to terrorize the petty chieftains into submission.
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terry
/ˈtɛ ri/
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English actress (1847-1928)
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terry cloth
a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make…
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terry towel
a bath towel with rough loose pile
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terrycloth
a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make…
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terse
/ˈtɜrs/
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brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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tersely
/ˈtɜrsli/
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in a short and concise manner
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terseness
/ˈtɜrs nəs/
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a neatly short and concise expressive style
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tertian
/ˈtɜr ʃən/
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relating to symptoms (especially malarial fever) that appear every other…
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tertiary
/ˈtɜr ʃə ri/
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coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
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tertiary period
from 63 million to 2 million years ago
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tertiary syphilis
the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs…
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tertigravida
a woman who is pregnant for the third time
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tertium quid
some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
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tertry
a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis
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tertullian
/tɜr ˈtə lɪən/
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Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian…
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terylene
a kind of polyester fabric
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terza rima
a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.
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terzetti
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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terzetto
/tɜrt ˈsɛ təʊ/
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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tesla
/ˈtɛs lə/
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a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
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tesla coil
a step-up transformer with an air core; used to produce high voltages at high…
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tessella
a small tessera
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tessellate
/ˈtɛ sɪ lɛɪt/
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fit together exactly, of identical shapes