HyperDic: texas

English > 1 sense of the word Texas:
NOUNlocationTexas, Lone-Star State, TX, Tex.the second largest state
Texas > pronunciation
Soundsteh'ksahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > Texas: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico.
SynonymsLone-Star State, TX, Tex.
Instance ofAmerican stateOne of the 50 states of the United States
Member ofConfederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, DixielandThe southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Part ofGulf StatesA region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico
Southwest, southwestern United StatesThe southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
PartsAbileneA city in central Texas
AmarilloA city in the northern panhandle of Texas
ArlingtonA city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
Austin, capital of TexasState capital of Texas on the Colorado River
BeaumontA city of southeastern Texas near Houston
Big BendA triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border
Big Bend National ParkA large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
Brazos, Brazos RiverA river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico
BrownsvilleA city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico
BryanA town of east central Texas
Canadian, Canadian RiverA river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma
Chihuahuan DesertA desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico
Chisholm TrailA former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas
Colorado, Colorado RiverA river in Texas
Corpus ChristiA city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
DallasA large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
Del RioA town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San Antonio
El PasoA city in western Texas on the Mexican border
Fort WorthA city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas)
GalvestonA town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
Galveston BayAn arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of Houston
Galveston IslandAn island at the entrance of Galveston Bay
GarlandA city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
Guadalupe MountainsA mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas
Guadalupe Mountains National ParkA national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas
HoustonThe largest city in Texas
LaredoA city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
Llano EstacadoA large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
LubbockA city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo
LufkinA town in eastern Texas
McAllenA town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
MidlandA town in west central Texas
OdessaA city in western Texas
ParisA town in northeastern Texas
Pecos, Pecos RiverA tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas
PlanoA city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
Red, Red RiverA tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
Sabine, Sabine RiverA river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
San AngeloA town in west central Texas
San AntonioA city of south central Texas
ShermanA town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
TexarkanaA town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
Trinity RiverA river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay
TylerA town in northeast Texas
VictoriaA town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio
WacoA city in east central Texas
Wichita FallsA city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
SpanishTejas, Texas
CatalanTexas
AdjectivesTexanof or relating to or characteristic of Texas or its residents

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