Adjacent Words
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To a crum
to a degree
to a fault
to a great extent
to a greater extent
To a hair
to a higher place
to a large extent
to a lesser extent
to a lower place
to a man
To a nicety
to a tee
to a turn
To abate a tax
To abate in lands
To abate into a freehold
To abide by
To abound in
To abound with
To accept a bill
To accept service
To accept the person
To account of
To accredit
To act a part
To act as
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adv
1: in every detail; "the new house suited them to a T" [syn: to a T, to the letter, just right, to perfection]
Merriam Webster's
phrasal Etymology: short for to a tittle to perfection
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
T T (t[=e]), the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]262-264, and also [sect][sect]153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180. The letter derives its name and form from the Latin, the form of the Latin letter being further derived through the Greek from the Ph[oe]nician. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. It is etymologically most nearly related to d, s, th; as in tug, duke; two, dual, L. duo; resin, L. resina, Gr. "rhti`nh, tent, tense, a., tenuous, thin; nostril, thrill. See D, S. T bandage (Surg.), a bandage shaped like the letter T, and used principally for application to the groin, or perineum. T cart, a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure driving. T iron. (a) A rod with a short crosspiece at the end, -- used as a hook. (b) Iron in bars, having a cross section formed like the letter T, -- used in structures. T rail, a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no flange at the bottom so that a section resembles the letter T. T square, a ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end, for the purpose of making parallel lines; -- so called from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board and guided by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight edge of the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be set at different angles. To a T, exactly, perfectly; as, to suit to a T. [Colloq.]
