4-Letter Nouns Ending With T

1. a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

1. the temporal end; the concluding time

2. the last or lowest in an ordering or series

1. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

2. military installation at which a body of troops is stationed

1. the supreme effort one can make

2. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others

1. something determined in relation to something that includes it

2. something less than the whole of a human artifact

1. a necessary or essential thing

2. grape juice before or during fermentation

1. a state of extreme poverty

2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

1. the words of something written

2. a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

1. location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

2. those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

1. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

2. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

1. trying something to find out about it

2. any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

1. a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

2. wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

2. the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

1. something acquired without compensation

2. natural abilities or qualities

1. the time that has elapsed

2. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

1. abstaining from food

1. a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

2. a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened

1. any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

2. an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole

1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

1. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

2. an approximate definition or example

1. an informal conversation

2. birds having a chattering call

1. a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

2. sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

1. people who are destined to die soon

1. 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

2. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

1. something left after other parts have been taken away

2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

1. the state of owing something (especially money)

2. money or goods or services owed by one person to another

1. a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service

2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

1. a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

2. a vast multitude

1. a level tract of land

2. a shallow box in which seedlings are started

1. a prescribed selection of foods

2. a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)

1. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

2. the place where something begins, where it springs into being

1. the act of firing a projectile

2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm

1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

2. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

1. a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

2. the presence of heat

1. time during which some action is awaited

2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed

2. a fortified defensive structure

1. a small vessel for travel on water

2. a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

1. the actors in a play

2. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

1. a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers

1. a fractional monetary unit of several countries

2. a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

1. a specific size and style of type within a type family

2. bowl for baptismal water

1. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

2. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

1. a regular route for a sentry or policeman

2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region

2. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

1. a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

2. white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

1. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

1. an opening that permits escape or release

2. euphemistic expressions for death

1. a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

2. a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

1. footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

2. compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

1. a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

2. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

1. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

2. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

1. endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

2. a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist)

1. the act of giving temporary assistance

2. the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

1. an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport

2. an instance of searching for something

1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

2. psychological suffering

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

2. any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers

1. an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

2. a thin layer covering something

1. an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

1. people descended from a common ancestor

1. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

2. a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

1. a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it

1. the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

2. anything regarded as making something unclean

1. a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm

1. a male deer, especially an adult male red deer

1. a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

1. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

1. a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

2. a web that resembles a tent or carpet

1. a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

1. followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices

2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

1. an indirect suggestion

2. a slight indication

1. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

2. a kind of gun emplacement

1. a notable achievement

1. any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

2. a victim of ridicule or pranks

1. a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

2. a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

1. a fabric made by knitting

2. a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

1. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

2. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

1. a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances

2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

1. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

1. a complete failure

2. the chest of a woman

1. an absolute certainty

1. a hole for the escape of gas or air

2. external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate

1. an established custom

1. a thin fog with condensation near the ground

1. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

2. a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

1. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

2. pompous or pretentious talk or writing

1. a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture

2. a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi

1. (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive

2. a period of illness

1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

1. the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

2. (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

1. a strong sexual desire

2. self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

1. anything that serves as an enticement

2. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

1. an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface

1. a tight cluster of people or things

2. any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

1. floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

2. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

1. the state of inactivity following an interruption

2. the event of something ending

1. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

2. a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob

2. a state of disorder involving group violence

1. a young male horse under the age of four

1. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

2. a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

1. a vertical spar for supporting sails

2. nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground

1. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish

2. minute crustaceans forming food for right whales

1. a subdivision of a larger religious group

2. a dissenting clique

1. (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

1. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

1. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

2. a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

1. someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

2. someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way

1. a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)

1. an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole

2. (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground

1. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer

1. a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect

2. the bill in a restaurant

1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

2. a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

1. the basic unit of money in Thailand

1. a milkshake made with malt powder

2. a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer

1. a sharp blow

1. a long narrow opening

2. obscene terms for female genitals

1. a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

2. a small open pie with a fruit filling

1. two items of the same kind

2. two performers or singers who perform together

1. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

2. fortitude and determination

1. any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots

2. causing to become limp or drooping

1. partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

1. a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

1. a blemish made by dirt

2. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

1. a gap between cloud masses

2. a narrow fissure in rock

1. informal abbreviation of `gentleman'

2. a boy or man

1. goods or money obtained illegally

2. informal terms for money

1. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

2. a dye for coloring the hair

1. mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

1. fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers

2. cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds

1. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

1. a strong current of air

1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

2. a raised or strengthened seam

1. a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise

1. small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

1. agitation resulting from active worry

2. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

1. hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

1. a small pork sausage

2. a very troublesome child

1. usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'

2. unfermented or fermenting malt

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

2. activity characterized by good humor

1. a sudden jarring impact

2. an abrupt spasmodic movement

1. a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure

2. a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)

1. the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

2. a horse's manner of moving

1. biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

2. round red root vegetable

1. a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)

1. a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland

1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

1. a social club for male undergraduates

1. a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

1. a slow pace of running

2. a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

1. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

2. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

1. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

2. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

1. consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

1. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

2. a tart spicy quality

1. a quarrel about petty points

2. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

1. a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

1. a short theatrical episode

1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

1. the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

1. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

1. a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid

1. a disorderly crowd of people

2. an overwhelming defeat

1. a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)

2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

1. fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture

2. seminal fluid produced by male fish

1. any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)

2. an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)

1. any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

2. (British usage) mosquito

1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

1. the property of being large in mass

1. (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball or softball lightly by holding the bat in a stationary position rather than swinging it

2. disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores

1. a thin strip (wood or metal)

1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

2. body covering of a living animal

1. the handle of a sword or dagger

1. a blast of a horn

2. revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

1. a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

2. nasal mucus

1. the basic unit of money in Myanmar

1. a disdainful grimace

2. marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

1. strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants

2. (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

1. a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux

1. rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

1. someone who is regarded as contemptible

2. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

1. slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

1. disparaging terms for small people

1. hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep

1. a sudden quick movement

2. a secret move (to avoid paying debts)

1. the small projection of a mammary gland

1. periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

1. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

1. interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'

1. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

2. a bunch of feathers or hair

1. an awkward stupid person

1. a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

1. the handle of a weapon or tool