English words: T

1049 words under T; 601–700 on this page.

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• tomorrow adverb, noun (tomorrow)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tomorrow is the day after today.
• ton noun (a ton, tons); slang (tons of, a ton of)
  A ton is a large unit of weight.
• tonal adjective (tonal)
  Tonal means to do with tone: the sound, pitch or quality of something.
• tone noun (a tone, tones; tone); verb…
  Tone is the way something sounds, like a voice that is kind, angry or bossy.
• tongs noun (tongs, plural; a pair of tongs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tongs are a tool with two long arms joined at one end, used to pick up and hold things, such as food on a barbecue, salad, ice cubes or…
• tongue noun (a tongue, tongues)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The tongue is the soft, movable part inside your mouth that you use to taste, eat and speak.
• tonic noun (a tonic, tonics; tonic — uncountable for the drink)…
  Tonic, or tonic water, is a fizzy drink with a slightly bitter taste.
• tonight adverb; noun (tonight)
  Tonight means this evening or this night, the one coming at the end of today.
• tonne noun (a tonne, tonnes)
  A tonne is a unit of mass equal to one thousand kilograms.
• tons noun (a ton, tons; tons of); plural of ton; adverb…
  Tons, or "tons of", means a lot, a great amount: "I've got tons of homework.".
• tonsil noun (a tonsil, tonsils)
  One of two small soft lumps at the back of your throat, one on each side, which help fight germs.
• tonsillitis noun (tonsillitis — uncountable)
  Tonsillitis is an illness where the tonsils, two lumps of soft tissue at the back of the throat, become infected and swollen, causing a…
• too adverb (too)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Too means also, as well: I want to come too.
• tookest verb, old form used with thou (past)
  «tookest» means «you took», a form of «take»: To take is to get hold of something and move it or have it.
• tool noun (a tool, tools); verb (tool up — rare)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tool is an object you hold and use to do a job, like a hammer, saw, screwdriver or spade.
• toolbox noun (a toolbox, toolboxes)
  A toolbox is a box for keeping and carrying tools such as a hammer, screwdrivers and a tape measure.
• toot verb (toot, toots, tooted, tooting); noun (a toot, toots)
  To toot is to make a short, high sound with a horn or whistle.
• tooth noun (tooth, teeth)everyday · Jewish tradition
  One of the hard white parts in the mouth used to bite and chew food.
• toothache noun (toothache — UK uncountable; a toothache — US)
  Toothache is a pain in or around a tooth.
• toothbrush noun (a toothbrush, toothbrushes)
  A toothbrush is a small brush with a long handle that you use with toothpaste to clean your teeth.
• toothless adjective (toothless)
  Toothless means having no teeth, or having lost teeth: a toothless baby, a toothless grin.
• toothpaste noun…
  Toothpaste is a soft paste that you put on a toothbrush to clean your teeth.
• toothpick noun (a toothpick, toothpicks)
  A toothpick is a small thin stick of wood or plastic with a point, used to remove bits of food from between your teeth.
• top noun, adjective, verb (top, tops, topped, topping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The top is the highest part of something: the top of the hill.
• topaz noun (a topaz, topazes; topaz — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Topaz is a hard, clear gemstone, often golden-yellow, brown, blue or pink, used in jewellery.
• topic noun (a topic, topics)
  A topic is the subject that people talk, write or learn about.
• topknot noun (a topknot, topknots)
  A topknot is hair tied in a knot or bun on the top of the head.
• topmost adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Topmost means highest, at the very top of something.
• topped verb (past of top: top, tops, topped, topping); adjective…
  Topped means covered on top with something, like «a cake topped with cream».
• topping noun (a topping, toppings); adjective…
  A topping is food put on top of another food: pizza toppings, an ice-cream topping, a crumble topping.
• topple verb (topple, topples, toppled, toppling)
  To topple is to become unsteady and fall over, or to push something so that it falls.
• topsoil noun (topsoil — uncountable)
  Topsoil is the top layer of soil, usually dark, rich and full of nutrients, where most plants grow their roots.
• toque noun (a toque, toques) (Canada); noun (a toque — chef's hat)
  A toque (also tuque) is a knitted winter hat, often with a bobble on top; a beanie.
• tor noun (a tor, tors)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tor is a small hill topped with a pile of bare, weathered rock, especially in south-west England on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor.
• torah noun (the Torah)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy), which Jews believe God gave to…
• torch noun (a torch, torches); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a torch is a small electric light you hold in your hand and that works with batteries; in…
• torchlight noun (torchlight — uncountable)
  Torchlight is the light from a torch.
• tore verb, past tense of «tear»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Tore is the past of «tear»: pulled something apart or made a hole or rip in it.
• torment noun (torment; a torment, torments); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Great pain or suffering, in body or mind.
• tormentor noun (plural tormentors)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tormentor is a person who causes pain, fear or trouble to someone, often on purpose and over and over.
• torn adjective, verb form (tear, torn)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Torn is the past participle of tear (rip): the page was torn.
• tornado noun (a tornado, tornadoes or tornados)
  A tornado is a very strong, spinning column of wind that reaches from a storm cloud down to the ground, shaped like a funnel.
• torpedo noun (a torpedo, torpedoes); verb…
  A torpedo is a long, cigar-shaped weapon that moves underwater by itself and explodes when it hits a ship.
• torpid adjective (more torpid, most torpid)
  Torpid means sluggish and inactive, as if asleep or too lazy and slow to move.
• torpor noun (torpor — uncountable)
  Torpor is a state of being very sleepy, slow and inactive, without energy: "The heat filled us with torpor.".
• torrent noun (plural torrents)
  A torrent is a fast, strong rush of water, like a stream in flood.
• torrid adjective (torrid)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very hot and dry: a torrid summer, torrid desert.
• torso noun (a torso, torsos)
  The torso is the main part of the human body, not counting the head, arms and legs; the chest, stomach and back.
• tort noun (a tort, torts) — law
  A tort is a wrong done to someone, such as hurting them through carelessness or damaging their property, for which they can sue in a civil…
• tortilla noun (a tortilla, tortillas)
  A tortilla is a thin, flat, round bread made from maize (corn) or wheat flour, from Mexico, used for tacos, wraps and burritos.
• tortoise noun (tortoise, tortoises)
  A tortoise is a slow animal with a hard, high shell that lives on land and can pull its head and legs inside the shell.
• tortoiseshell noun…
  Tortoiseshell is the hard, brown-and-yellow mottled shell material that comes from the hawksbill sea turtle (not from tortoises), once…
• tortuous adjectiveJewish tradition
  Twisting, winding, full of turns and bends.
• torture noun (torture — uncountable; a torture); verb…
  Causing great pain to someone on purpose, to punish them or make them say something.
• toss verb, noun (toss, tosses, tossed, tossing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To toss means to throw something lightly: toss the ball to me.
• tot noun (a tot, tots); verb…
  A very small child, a toddler.
• total noun (total, totals); adjective; verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The total is the whole amount you get when you add everything up.
• totality nounJewish tradition
  The whole of something, all of it taken together.
• totalled verb form…
  Totalled means added up to a number: «the bill totalled ten pounds».
• totally adverb
  Totally means completely, in every way.
• tote verb (totes, toted, toting)
  To tote something is to carry it, especially a heavy load, by hand or on your back.
• totter verb (totters, tottered, tottering)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To totter is to walk or stand unsteadily, as if about to fall over, because you are weak, old or tired.
• tottering adjective (also the -ing form of totter)Jewish tradition
  Tottering means unsteady and about to fall, moving or standing on weak or shaky legs.
• toucan noun (a toucan, toucans)
  A toucan is a tropical bird from Central and South America with black feathers and a huge, brightly coloured beak.
• touch verb (touch, touches, touched, touching); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To put your hand or another part of your body on something.
• touchdown noun (a touchdown, touchdowns)
  A touchdown is the moment when a plane or spacecraft lands on the ground.
• touched verb, past form of touch…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Touched means put a hand or part of the body on something, or came into contact with it.
• toucheth verb, old form of «touches» (he, she, it)
  «toucheth» means «touches», a form of «touch»: To put your hand or another part of your body on something.
• touching verb, -ing form of touch…everyday · Jewish tradition
  As part of the verb, touching means putting your hand or another part on something, or being in contact: «Stop touching the paint».
• touchline noun (a touchline, touchlines)
  The touchline is one of the two long side lines of a football, rugby or hockey pitch; when the ball goes over it, it is out of play.
• touchstone noun (touchstones)
  A dark stone that people once rubbed gold on to test whether it was real.
• touchy adjective (touchy, touchier, touchiest)
  A touchy person gets upset or annoyed very easily.
• tough adjective (tough, tougher, toughest); noun…
  Tough means strong and not easily broken, cut or damaged: «tough boots».
• toughen verb (toughen, toughens, toughened, toughening)
  To toughen something is to make it stronger and harder to break or damage.
• toughness noun (uncountable)
  Toughness is being strong and hard to break, bend or damage.
• tour noun (tour, tours); verb (tour, tours, toured, touring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tour is a trip visiting several places, like a tour of a city.
• tourism noun (tourism — uncountable)
  Tourism is the business of people travelling to places for holidays and of providing them with hotels, trips and things to see.
• tourist noun (tourist, tourists); adjective (a tourist town)
  A tourist is a person who travels to a place for fun, to see it and visit its sights.
• tournament noun (tournament, tournaments)
  A tournament is a competition with many games or matches, where players or teams try to win.
• tousled adjective (tousled); from the verb tousle…
  Untidy and messy, especially of hair: tousled hair looks as if you have just woken up.
• tout verb (tout, touts, touted, touting); noun (a tout, touts)…
  To tout means to try hard to sell something or to praise it loudly, so people will buy or believe it.
• tow verb (tow, tows, towed, towing); noun (a tow, tows)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To tow something is to pull it behind a vehicle or boat, using a rope, chain or bar.
• towel noun (a towel, towels); verb…
  A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth or paper used to dry your body, hands or dishes.
• towelling noun (towelling — uncountable; US toweling)
  Towelling is a thick, soft, absorbent cotton cloth with little loops, used to make towels, bathrobes and baby bibs.
• tower noun, verb (tower, towers, towered, towering)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A tower is a tall, narrow building or part of a building, like a castle tower or a clock tower.
• town noun (town, towns)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A town is a place where many people live and work, bigger than a village and smaller than a city.
• townsfolk noun (townsfolk — plural)
  Townsfolk are the people who live in a particular town, or town people in general as opposed to country people.
• townspeople noun (townspeople — plural)
  The people who live in a town, especially when thought of all together.
• towny adjective (towny, townier, towniest); noun…
  Towny describes someone or something that belongs to the town, not the countryside, or that likes town life (informal).
• towpath noun (a towpath, towpaths)
  A path along the bank of a river or canal, where horses once walked pulling barges and boats with ropes.
• toxic adjective (toxic, more toxic)
  Toxic means poisonous, able to harm or kill living things if swallowed, breathed in or touched.
• toxicity noun (toxicity, toxicities)
  Toxicity is how poisonous or harmful a substance is.
• toxin noun (a toxin, toxins)
  A toxin is a poison, especially one made by a living thing such as a plant, animal, fungus or germ.
• toy noun, verb (toy, toys, toyed, toying)
  A toy is a thing children play with, like a doll, a ball, a teddy or a toy car.
• trace verb (trace, traces, traced, tracing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To trace a picture is to copy it by drawing over its lines through thin paper.
• traceable adjective
  Able to be found or followed back to where it started.
• track noun, verb (track, tracks, tracked, tracking)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A track is a path or course for running or racing: a running track.
• tracker noun (a tracker, trackers)
  A person who follows the tracks or signs of animals or people to find them.
• tract noun (a tract, tracts)
  A tract is a large area of land or water.
• traction noun (traction — uncountable)
  Traction is the grip that stops a wheel, shoe or tyre from slipping on a surface.

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