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1: a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma people [syn: {Takelma}]

1: large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area [syn: {gnu goat}, {Budorcas taxicolor}]

1: very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" [syn: {fetching}, {winning}] n : the act of someone who pick...

{take a side}

1: the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces [syn: {dismemberment}]

1: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands [syn: {grasping}, {seizing}, {prehension}]

1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar}, {pinch}]

1: acquisition of property by descent or by will [syn: {succession}]

{take pains}

1: the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" [syn: {occupation}, {occupancy}, {moving in}]

{take steps}

1: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: {return}, {issue}, {proceeds}, {take}, {yield}, {payoff}]

1: the basic unit of money in Western Samoa

1: smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests [syn: {Cercopithecus talapoin}]

1: a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art)

1: English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877) [syn: {Fox Talbot}, {William Henry Fox Talbot}]

1: a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder [syn: {talcum}] v : apply talcum powder to (one'...

{talc}

{talc}

1: United States sociologist (1902-1979) [syn: {Parsons}]

1: a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder [syn: {talc}] 2: a toilet powder made of purifie...

1: a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture [syn: {talcum}]

1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disn...

1: a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior" ...

1: someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattletale}, {tattler}, {taleteller}, {telltale}, {blabbermouth}]

1: prone to communicate confidential information [syn: {blabbermouthed}, {leaky}, {talebearing(a)}, {tattling(a)}]

1: natural qualities or talents [syn: {endowment}, {gift}, {natural endowment}] 2: a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity

1: an agent who represents performers

1: someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) [syn: {scout}]

1: showing a natural aptitude for something [syn: {gifted}]

1: a lack of talent

1: someone who gossips indiscreetly [syn: {tattletale}, {tattler}, {talebearer}, {telltale}, {blabbermouth}]

{talus}

1: a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior" ...

1: genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs [syn: {genus Talinum}]

1: similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {narrow-leaved flame flower}]

1: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots [syn: {f...

1: low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States [syn: {pigmy talinum}]

1: pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States [syn: {rock pink}]

1: erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere [syn: {jewels-of-opar}]

1: low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {spiny talinum}]

1: congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes [syn: {clubfoot}]

1: talipes in which the toes are pointed upward and the person walks on the heel of the foot

1: talipes in which the toes are pointed downward

1: deformity of the foot in which the foot is twisted outward

1: tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper [syn: {talipot palm}, {Corypha umbraculifera}]

1: tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper [syn: {talipot}, {Corypha umbraculifera}]

1: a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil [syn: {amulet}]

1: possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power; "a talismanic amulet"

1: an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" [syn: {talking}] 2: (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion; "his poetry c...

1: to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" [syn: {discourse}, {discuss}] 2: discuss or me...

1: belittle through talk 2: speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her"

1: persuade somebody to do something [ant: {talk out of}]

1: discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" [syn: {talk about}]

1: idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" [syn: {talk}]

1: persuade someone not to do something [ant: {talk into}]

1: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" [syn: {hash out}, {discuss}]

1: discuss work-related matters; "As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop"

1: a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; "in England they call a talk show a chat show" [syn: {chat show}]

1: discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house" [syn: {negociate}, {negotiate}]