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Taft¹

  • /tæft/

Where it comes from

In the United States, many of the places established since 1909 are named after William Howard Taft.

proper noun Tafts

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Kern County, California.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
  4. countable, uncountable A census-designated place and industrial area in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Grand Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri.
  7. countable, uncountable A locality in Mineral County, Montana.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
  9. countable, uncountable A community in Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
  11. countable, uncountable A city in San Patricio County, Texas.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Virginia.
  13. countable, uncountable A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
  14. countable, uncountable A barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.
  15. countable, uncountable A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
  16. countable, uncountable A municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines.
  17. countable, uncountable A barangay of Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

taft²

verb tafts · tafting · tafted

  1. transitive To spread the end of a pipe outward so as to form a wide thin flange.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: endicott, hartley, taffeta, taffety, moiré, watered-silk, changeant, dupioni, sarsenet, satinette, shantung, faille, bengaline, grosgrain, ottoman, talton

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"taft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taft. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

taft. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taft

Chicago

"taft." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taft.

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@misc{taft_2026,
  title = {taft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}