English words: T

1049 words under T; 201–300 on this page.

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• telegraph noun (a telegraph, the telegraph); verb…
  The telegraph was an old way of sending messages over long distances along wires, using electric signals like Morse code.
• telegraphic adjective (telegraphic)
  Telegraphic means to do with the telegraph, the old machine that sent messages along wires as electric signals.
• telephone noun (telephone, telephones; short: phone); verb…
  A telephone is a machine for talking to someone far away by sending sounds as electrical or radio signals.
• teleport verb (teleport, teleports, teleported, teleporting); noun…
  To teleport is to move from one place to another instantly, without travelling through the space between; it happens only in science…
• telescope noun (a telescope, telescopes)
  A tube with lenses or mirrors that makes far-away things, like stars and planets, look bigger and closer.
• televise verb (televise, televises, televised, televising)
  To televise something is to show it on television, often live as it happens: the match will be televised.
• television noun (a television, televisions; television — uncountable)
  A television (TV) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes with pictures and sound.
• tell verb (tell, tells, told, telling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To tell is to say something to someone so they know it.
• teller noun (a teller, tellers)
  A teller is a person who works at a bank counter, taking in and paying out money.
• tellest verb, old form used with thou
  «tellest» means «you tell», a form of «tell»: To tell is to say something to someone so they know it.
• telling adjective (telling, more telling, most telling); also the…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Saying or reporting something: «She is telling a story».
• telltale adjective (telltale; also tell-tale); noun…
  A telltale sign is a small clue that shows something is true or has happened: telltale crumbs on his face.
• telly noun…
  Telly is a television set.
• temp noun (a temp, temps); verb (temp, temps, temped, temping)…
  A temp is a worker who works for a company only for a short time, often through an agency.
• temper noun (temper, a temper, tempers); verb…
  Your temper is how easily you get angry: «a quick temper».
• temperament noun (a temperament, temperaments)
  A person's or animal's usual nature and mood, the way they normally feel and behave.
• temperate adjective (temperate)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A temperate climate or place is never extremely hot or extremely cold, with warm summers and cool winters.
• temperature noun (temperature, temperatures)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Temperature tells how hot or cold something is.
• tempest noun (tempests)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tempest is a violent storm with strong wind and heavy rain.
• tempestuous adjectiveJewish tradition
  Stormy, with wild wind and rough waves.
• templar noun (a Templar, Templars)
  A Knight Templar: a member of a religious order of knights founded about 1119 to protect Christian pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem.
• temple noun (a temple, temples)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A temple is a building where people go to pray and worship in some religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism, and in…
• tempo noun (a tempo, tempos or tempi)
  The tempo is the speed of a piece of music: fast, slow or in between.
• temporal adjective
  Temporal means worldly, belonging to this life and not to religion or the Church.
• temporarily adverb (temporarily)
  Temporarily means for a short time only, not for ever.
• temporary adjective; noun (a temporary — informal, a temp worker)
  Lasting for only a short time, not forever.
• tempt verb (tempt, tempts, tempted, tempting)
  To make someone want to do or have something, especially something they should not.
• temptation noun (temptation, uncountable; a temptation, temptations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Temptation is the feeling of wanting to do something, especially something you know is wrong or not good for you.
• tempura noun (tempura — uncountable)
  Tempura is a Japanese dish of pieces of seafood (like prawns) or vegetables dipped in a light batter and deep-fried until crispy.
• ten number (ten)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Ten is the number 10.
• tenacity nounJewish tradition
  Strong determination to keep going and not give up.
• tenancy noun (a tenancy, tenancies)
  The right to live in or use a house, flat, land or shop that you rent from the owner.
• tenant noun (a tenant, tenants); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tenant is a person who pays rent to live in a house or flat, or to use land or a building, that belongs to someone else (the landlord).
• tend verb (tend, tends, tended, tending)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To usually do something or often be a certain way: "I tend to get tired in the afternoon.".
• tendency noun (a tendency, tendencies)
  If you have a tendency to do something, you often do it or are likely to do it.
• tender adjective (tender, tenderer, tenderest); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Soft and easy to cut or chew (tender meat).
• tenderly adverb (more tenderly, most tenderly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tenderly means gently and with love or kindness.
• tenderness noun (no plural in use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tenderness is gentle love and kindness, softness of feeling.
• tendon noun (a tendon, tendons)
  A tendon is a strong, tough band of tissue in the body that joins a muscle to a bone.
• tendril noun (a tendril, tendrils)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tendril is a thin, curly, thread-like part of a climbing plant that wraps around things to help the plant climb, as on peas, grapes and…
• tenement noun (a tenement, tenements)
  A tenement is a large old building divided into many flats, especially one that was crowded and often poor, as in Glasgow, Edinburgh…
• tenfold adverb (tenfold); adjective (tenfold)
  Tenfold means ten times as much or as many: «Sales grew tenfold».
• tenner noun (a tenner, tenners)
  A tenner is ten pounds, ten euros or ten dollars, or a banknote worth ten.
• tennis noun (tennis)
  Tennis is a sport for two or four players who hit a small ball over a net with rackets on a court.
• tenon nounJewish tradition
  A piece of wood cut to stick out so that it fits into a slot, used to join two pieces of wood.
• tenor nounJewish tradition
  The general meaning or sense of something, or the way it goes.
• tenrec noun (a tenrec, tenrecs)
  A small mammal from Madagascar that often looks like a hedgehog or a shrew; some kinds have spines.
• tense adjective (tense, tenser, tensest); verb…
  Nervous, worried and unable to relax (I felt tense before the test).
• tension noun (tension, tensions — mostly uncountable)
  Tension is a feeling of worry or nervousness, when people are stressed or not getting on.
• tent noun (tent, tents)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tent is a shelter made of cloth or nylon, held up by poles and ropes, that you put up when you go camping.
• tentacle noun (a tentacle, tentacles)
  A tentacle is a long, bendy arm-like part on some animals, such as octopuses, squids and jellyfish, used for feeling, grabbing, moving or…
• tentative adjectiveJewish tradition
  Not certain or final, and done carefully as a first try.
• tenth number, adjective, noun (tenth, tenths)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tenth comes after ninth in order: number 10.
• tenure noun (tenure — uncountable, sometimes a tenure)
  Tenure is the length of time someone holds an important job or position: "During her tenure as head teacher, the school grew.".
• term noun (a term, terms); verb (term, termed — formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A term is one of the parts the school year is divided into, such as the autumn term.
• terminable adjective
  Terminable means able to be ended or stopped, especially a contract or agreement (formal, law).
• terminal noun (a terminal, terminals); adjective (terminal)
  A terminal is a big building at an airport, bus station, train station or port where people start or end their journeys.
• terminally adverb (terminally)
  Terminally ill means having an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to death.
• terminate verb (terminate, terminates, terminated, terminating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To terminate means to end something or to come to an end: "the contract was terminated".
• termination noun (termination, terminations)
  Termination is the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service.
• terminator noun (a terminator, terminators)
  A terminator is someone or something that ends or destroys something.
• terminological adjective (terminological); adverb terminologically; noun…
  Terminological means to do with the special words (terms) used in a subject: a terminological question is about which word to use.
• terminology noun (terminology — uncountable; terminologies)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Terminology is the set of special words and phrases used in a subject or job, like the terminology of science, football or music.
• terminus noun (a terminus, termini or terminuses)
  A terminus is the last stop or station at the end of a bus, train or tram route.
• termite noun (a termite, termites)
  A small, pale insect that lives in large groups called colonies, eats wood, and builds big nests or mounds.
• terms noun, plural (terms); used in phraseseveryday · Jewish tradition
  Terms are the conditions or rules of an agreement: «the terms of the deal».
• tern noun (a tern, terns)
  A tern is a seabird like a small, slim gull, with long pointed wings, a forked tail and often a black cap, which dives into water to catch…
• terrace noun (a terrace, terraces); verb…
  A terrace is a flat area next to a house, café or hotel where people can sit outside.
• terracotta noun (terracotta, uncountable; also terra cotta); adjective…
  Terracotta is a reddish-brown clay that has been baked hard, used for flowerpots, roof tiles and statues.
• terrain noun (terrain — usually uncountable; terrains)
  A stretch of land, especially as to what it is like: hilly, rocky, flat, muddy or rough.
• terrapin noun (terrapins)
  A terrapin is a small water turtle that lives in ponds and rivers.
• terrestrial adjective (terrestrial); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Living on land or growing on land, not in water or the air.
• terrible adjective (terrible); adverb (terribly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Terrible means very bad or unpleasant: a terrible storm, a terrible smell.
• terribleness nounJewish tradition
  The quality of causing great fear or awe.
• terribly adverb
  Terribly means very or extremely (informal): I'm terribly sorry.
• terrier noun (a terrier, terriers)
  A small or medium-sized, lively dog first bred to hunt and dig out small animals such as rats, rabbits and foxes.
• terrific adjective (more terrific, most terrific)
  Terrific means very great or very large; in everyday talk, wonderful.
• terrified adjective; past form of verb «terrify»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Terrified means very, very frightened.
• terrify verb (terrify, terrifies, terrified, terrifying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To terrify someone means to make them extremely frightened: "Thunder terrifies my dog.".
• terrifying adjective (terrifying, more terrifying, most terrifying)…
  Terrifying means making you feel extremely frightened.
• territorial adjective (territorial; more territorial)
  Territorial means about land or an area that belongs to a country or person («territorial waters»).
• territory noun (a territory, territories; territory — uncountable)
  A territory is an area of land that belongs to or is ruled by a country or a ruler.
• terror noun (terror — uncountable; a terror, terrors)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very great fear: They screamed in terror.
• terrorise verb…
  To terrorise people is to frighten them very badly, again and again, often by threats or violence.
• terrorist noun (a terrorist, terrorists); adjective (terrorist)
  A terrorist is a person who uses violence or threats against ordinary people, often by bombing or attacking, to frighten people and force…
• test noun (test, tests); verb (test, tests, tested, testing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A test is a set of questions that checks what you know.
• testament noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The Old Testament and the New Testament are the two main parts of the Christian Bible: the Old Testament has the Hebrew scriptures, and…
• tester noun (a tester, testers)
  A tester is a person whose job is to test things, like games, apps, food or cars, to find problems.
• testify verb (testifies, testified, testifying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To testify is to tell what you know or saw, especially in a court and on oath.
• testimony noun (testimony, testimonies)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A formal statement of what someone saw or knows, given in a court of law.
• testosterone noun (testosterone; uncountable)
  Testosterone is a hormone, a chemical messenger in the body.
• testudo noun (a testudo, testudos or testudines); (science) Testudo…
  A testudo was a Roman army formation: soldiers stood close together and held their shields in front of them and over their heads, like a…
• tet noun (proper noun: Tết); also a letter nameeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Tết (Tet) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the most important festival in Vietnam, celebrated in late January or February with family…
• tetanus noun (tetanus)
  Tetanus is a serious illness caused by germs that live in soil and dust and can get into the body through a cut or wound; it makes muscles…
• tethered verb (tether, tethers, tethered, tethering)
  To tether an animal is to tie it with a rope or chain to a post or tree, so it can move only a short way.
• tetra noun (a tetra, tetras); also a prefix tetra- meaning foureveryday · Jewish tradition
  A tetra is a small, often brightly coloured freshwater fish from South America or Africa, popular in home aquariums, such as the neon tetra.
• tetrad nounJewish tradition
  A group of four things.
• tetragrammaton nounJewish tradition
  The four-letter name of God in Hebrew, Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh.
• texan noun (a Texan, Texans); adjective (Texan)
  A person from Texas, a big state in the south of the USA.
• text noun (a text, texts; text, uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Text is written words, like the words in a book or on a screen.

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