tap, n. [stopper], [plug], [spigot], spile, faucet.
tap, v. broach.
tape needle. [bodkin].
tapering, a. conical, taper, pyramidal, fusiform.
tapeworms, n. pl. tænia. Associated words: tæniafuge, tæniacide, tænioid, tæniid, proglottis, [segment], cysticercus, cestode, [measles].
tardy, a. [slow], [sluggish]; dilatory, [reluctant], [behindhand], [late]. Antonyms: punctual, [prompt].
tarnish, v. [dim], sully, besmirch, [blacken], [deface].
task, n. [work], [labor], [assignment], [stint]; [study], [lesson], [exercise].
taste, n. tasting gustation, degustation; [flavor], savor, tang, [race], relish, goût, saporosity, sapor, [gusto], gust, sapidity; [liking], [fondness], [appetite], appetency; tincture, infusion, [dash], soupçon; [discernment], [discrimination]; foretaste, prelibation. Antonyms: dowdiness, tawdriness, distaste [vulgarity]. Associated words: gustatory, saporific.
tasteful, a. palatable, [savory], [relishable], [toothsome], gustable, [delicious].