English words: T

1049 words under T; 901–1000 on this page.

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• truant noun (truants); adjective (a truant boy)
  A truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission.
• truce noun (truce, truces)
  An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a time.
• truck noun (truck, trucks)
  A truck is a big vehicle for carrying heavy things (UK also: lorry).
• trudge verb (trudge, trudges, trudged, trudging); noun…
  To trudge is to walk slowly and heavily because you are tired, or because the ground is hard to walk on.
• true adjective (true, truer, truest); adverb (true); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  True means right and real, agreeing with the facts, not false or made up.
• truffle noun (a truffle, truffles)
  A truffle is a soft, round chocolate sweet, often covered in cocoa powder.
• truism nounJewish tradition
  A statement so plainly true that it hardly needs saying.
• truly adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Really; in a way that is true, sincere and honest: I am truly sorry.
• trump noun (a trump, trumps); verb…
  A trump or trumps is a suit of cards that beats all others in a game.
• trumpery adjective (more trumpery); noun (trumperies)
  Trumpery means cheap, showy and worth very little, though it looks grand.
• trumpet noun (a trumpet, trumpets); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A trumpet is a brass musical instrument that you blow into; you press valves to change the note.
• trumpeter noun (a trumpeter, trumpeters)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who plays the trumpet.
• trumpetfish noun (a trumpetfish; plural trumpetfish or trumpetfishes)
  A trumpetfish is a long, thin fish with a tube-shaped snout like a trumpet, which lives on warm coral reefs.
• trumpets noun, plural of «trumpet» (a trumpet, trumpets); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Trumpets are brass musical instruments that you blow into, more than one.
• truncheon noun (a truncheon, truncheons)
  A short thick stick carried by police officers as a weapon; in the US it is called a nightstick or baton.
• trundle verb (trundles, trundled, trundling)
  To trundle is to roll along slowly and heavily, with a rumbling or bumping sound.
• trunk noun (trunk, trunks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The trunk of a tree is its thick main stem that holds up the branches.
• truss noun (a truss, trusses); verb…
  A truss is a frame of beams joined in triangles that holds up a roof or a bridge.
• trust verb (trust, trusts, trusted, trusting); noun (trust)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To trust someone is to believe they are honest, good and will not hurt or trick you.
• trusted adjective (trusted — someone you can rely on); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  As an adjective, believed to be honest, safe and reliable: "a trusted adult".
• trustworthiness noun (trustworthiness — uncountable)
  Trustworthiness is the quality of being trustworthy: honest, reliable and able to be trusted to do what is right.
• trustworthy adjective…
  A trustworthy person is honest and reliable — you can believe what they say and depend on them to do what they promise and to keep things…
• trusty adjective (trustier, trustiest)
  Trusty means that you can be relied on and trusted to do what is right.
• truth noun (the truth, truths)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The truth is what really happened or what is really so; the true facts.
• truthful adjective (truthful, more truthful, most truthful)
  Telling the truth; honest, not lying.
• truthfully adverb (truthfully, more truthfully)
  In an honest way; telling the truth.
• truthfulness noun (truthfulness — uncountable)
  Truthfulness is being honest and always telling the truth.
• try verb (try, tries, tried, trying); noun (a try, tries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make an effort to do something: "Try to finish.".
• trying verb form of try (try, tries, tried, trying); adjective…
  Trying means doing your best to do something, making an effort.
• tsar noun (a tsar, tsars; also czar, tzar)
  A tsar was an emperor of Russia before 1917.
• tsunami noun (a tsunami, tsunamis)
  A tsunami is a huge sea wave, or series of waves, caused by an earthquake, volcano or landslide under the sea.
• tt nounJewish tradition
  Not a word in ordinary English; here it is probably a mark or abbreviation in the printed text.
• tuatara noun (a tuatara, tuatara or tuataras)
  A tuatara is a lizard-like reptile found only in New Zealand; it is the last living member of a very old group of reptiles that lived…
• tub noun (a tub, tubs)
  A tub is a wide, open container, often round, used for holding food, plants or water: «a tub of ice cream», «a plant tub».
• tuba noun (a tuba, tubas)
  A very large brass musical instrument with a wide bell, played by blowing into a mouthpiece; it makes the lowest notes in a brass band or…
• tubby adjective (tubby, tubbier, tubbiest)
  Short and rather fat, with a round body.
• tube noun (a tube, tubes); "the Tube" — the London Underground
  A long, hollow pipe, often round, that liquid or air can go through, like a tube in an experiment or a breathing tube.
• tubular adjective (tubular; more tubular)
  Tubular means shaped like a tube: long, round and hollow, like a pipe or a drinking straw.
• tuck verb (tuck, tucks, tucked, tucking); noun…
  To push the loose edge of something into a place so it is neat and stays there, like a shirt into trousers.
• tucked verb form (past of tuck: tuck, tucks, tucked, tucking)…
  Tucked means pushed the edge of something neatly into or under something, like a shirt tucked into trousers.
• tudor adjective (Tudor); noun (a Tudor, the Tudors)
  The Tudors were the family of kings and queens who ruled England from 1485 to 1603: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth…
• tues abbreviation (Tues, also Tue, Tu) for the noun Tuesday
  A short written form of Tuesday, the day after Monday and before Wednesday.
• tuesday noun (Tuesday, Tuesdays)
  Tuesday is the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday.
• tuff noun (tuff — uncountable); adjective…
  Tuff is a light, rough rock made from volcanic ash that has been pressed and stuck together over time.
• tuft noun (a tuft, tufts)
  A tuft is a small bunch of hair, feathers, grass or threads growing or held close together at the bottom.
• tug verb (tug, tugs, tugged, tugging); noun (a tug, tugs)
  To tug is to pull something suddenly and firmly.
• tulip noun (tulip, tulips)
  A tulip is a bright spring flower shaped like a cup, growing from a bulb.
• tumble verb (tumble, tumbles, tumbled, tumbling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To tumble is to fall down suddenly, often rolling over.
• tumbler noun (tumblers)
  A tumbler is a drinking glass with straight sides and no stem or handle.
• tummy noun (a tummy, tummies)
  Your tummy is your stomach or belly; it is a friendly, informal word used especially with children.
• tumour noun (a tumour, tumours; US tumor)
  A lump in the body made of cells that grow when they should not.
• tumult noun (tumults)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tumult is a loud, noisy, confused disturbance, with shouting and people rushing about.
• tumultuous adjectiveJewish tradition
  Noisy, loud and wild, full of uproar.
• tumultuously adverbJewish tradition
  In a noisy, rushing, crowding way.
• tun noun (a tun, tuns)
  A tun is a very large barrel or cask, used in the past for wine, beer or water.
• tuna noun (a tuna, tuna or tunas; tuna, uncountable as food)
  A tuna is a large, fast sea fish that swims in warm oceans.
• tundra noun (the tundra, tundras)
  The tundra is a huge cold, flat, treeless land in the far north (the Arctic) or high on mountains, where the ground below stays frozen all…
• tune noun (a tune, tunes); verb (tune, tunes, tuned, tuning)
  A tune is a series of musical notes that makes a song or melody you can remember and hum.
• tuner noun (a tuner, tuners)
  A tuner is a device that helps you tune a musical instrument by showing whether a note is too high, too low or just right.
• tunic noun (tunics)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tunic is a loose piece of clothing, like a long shirt, that reaches to the hips or knees and is worn over other clothes.
• tunnel noun (a tunnel, tunnels); verb…
  A tunnel is a long passage under the ground, through a hill, or under water, for cars, trains or people.
• tunny noun (tunnies or tunny)
  A tunny is a large sea fish, also called a tuna, with a strong, rounded body and used as food.
• tupi noun (Tupi — a name of a people and language); adjective…
  The Tupi are Indigenous peoples of Brazil, who lived along the Atlantic coast when Europeans arrived.
• turban noun (a turban, turbans)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A turban is a long piece of cloth wound around the head, worn by men (and some women) in many cultures, especially by Sikhs as part of…
• turbid adjective (turbid)
  Turbid water or liquid is cloudy or muddy because it has mud, sand or other bits stirred up in it.
• turbine noun (turbine, turbines)
  A turbine is a machine with blades that are turned by moving wind, water, steam or gas, and the turning is used to make electricity or…
• turbot noun (turbot)
  A turbot is a flat sea fish with both eyes on one side of its head, eaten as food.
• turbulence noun (turbulence — uncountable)
  Turbulence is sudden, uneven movement of air or water that makes a plane shake or a boat rock.
• turbulent adjective (more turbulent, most turbulent)
  Turbulent means wild, rough and disorderly, with a lot of movement.
• tureen noun (a tureen, tureens)
  A large deep bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table.
• turf noun (turf; turves or turfs); verb…
  Short grass and the layer of soil and roots under it.
• turkey noun…
  A turkey is a large bird kept on farms, with a red wobbly piece of skin on its neck.
• turkic adjective (Turkic — capital T)
  Turkic describes a family of related languages, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uyghur and Tatar.
• turkish adjective (Turkish); noun (Turkish — the language)
  Turkish means from or to do with Turkey (Türkiye), a country partly in Europe and partly in Asia, or its people.
• turmeric noun (turmeric; uncountable)
  Turmeric is a bright yellow-orange spice made from the dried and ground root of a plant in the ginger family.
• turmoil noun (no plural)Jewish tradition
  A turmoil is a state of great confusion, worry or noisy disorder.
• turn noun, verb (turn, turns, turned, turning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns.
• turnest verb, old form used with thou
  «turnest» means «you turn», a form of «turn»: To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns.
• turneth verb, old form of «turns» (he, she, it)
  «turneth» means «turns», a form of «turn»: To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns.
• turning noun (turnings)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A bend or corner where a road or path changes direction.
• turnip noun (a turnip, turnips)
  A turnip is a round root vegetable with white flesh and a white and purple skin.
• turnkey noun (turnkeys); old use
  A jailer who unlocks and locks the doors of a prison.
• turnout noun (a turnout, turnouts)
  Turnout is the number of people who come to an event, or who vote in an election.
• turnpike noun (turnpikes); old use
  A road with a toll gate, where travellers paid money to pass.
• turnspit noun (turnspits); old use
  A servant, or a small dog, who turned a roasting spit over a kitchen fire.
• turntable noun (a turntable, turntables)
  A turntable is the round flat part of a record player that spins the record.
• turquoise noun (turquoises); adjective
  A blue-green stone used in jewellery.
• turret noun (turrets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A small tower on the top of a castle or large building.
• turtle noun (a turtle, turtles)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A turtle is a reptile with a hard shell on its back that covers its body; many turtles live in the sea or in rivers and ponds.
• turtledove nounJewish tradition
  A turtledove is a small, gentle wild bird like a pigeon.
• tuscarora noun (the Tuscarora, a Tuscarora); proper noun, usually…
  The Tuscarora are a Native American people who lived in what is now North Carolina and later moved north to New York and Ontario, Canada.
• tush interjection; old use
  A cry of scorn, used to say that something is nonsense or that you do not agree.
• tusk noun (a tusk, tusks)
  A tusk is a very long, pointed tooth that grows out of the mouth of some animals, such as elephants, walruses, wild boars and narwhals.
• tusked adjective (tusked)
  Tusked means having tusks: long, pointed teeth that stick out of the mouth, like those of an elephant, walrus, wild boar or narwhal.
• tussle noun (tussles); verb (tussles, tussled, tussling)
  A rough fight or struggle between two people.
• tussock noun (tussocks)
  A thick clump or tuft of grass growing from the ground, often in wet ground.
• tut interjection (tut, tut-tut); verb…
  interjection: A small clicking sound made with the tongue, written «tut» or «tut-tut», showing that you disapprove or are annoyed.
• tutor noun (a tutor, tutors); verb…
  A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school.
• tutu noun (a tutu, tutus)
  A tutu is a short, stiff, frilly skirt that sticks out, worn by ballet dancers.
• tv noun (TV, TVs; also television, telly in the UK)
  TV (television) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes, films and news.

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