English words: T

1049 words under T; 701–800 on this page.

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• tractor noun (a tractor, tractors)
  A tractor is a strong farm vehicle with big back wheels, used to pull ploughs, trailers and other machines.
• trade noun (trade, trades); verb (trade, trades, traded, trading)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Trade is the buying and selling of goods between people, shops or countries.
• trader noun (a trader, traders)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A trader is a person who buys and sells goods to make money, such as a market trader.
• tradesman noun (a tradesman, tradesmen)
  A tradesman is a person with skilled practical work, such as a plumber, electrician or builder.
• tradition noun (a tradition, traditions; tradition — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A custom, belief or way of doing things that has been passed down from older people to younger people for a long time.
• traditional adjective (traditional, more traditional, most traditional)
  Traditional means done the same way for a long time and passed down from older people to younger people.
• traditionally adverb
  Traditionally means in the way that has been done for a long time by a family, group or country.
• traffic noun (traffic — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The cars, buses, lorries, bikes and other vehicles moving on roads.
• trafficker nounJewish tradition
  A person who trades or does business, buying and selling goods.
• tragedy noun (a tragedy, tragedies)
  A tragedy is a very sad event that causes great suffering, damage or death, like a terrible accident or disaster.
• tragic adjective (tragic, more tragic, most tragic)
  Tragic means very sad, usually because someone has died or suffered something terrible.
• tragically adverb (tragically)
  Tragically means in a very sad way, usually because someone died or something terrible happened.
• trail noun (a trail, trails); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A trail is a path through the countryside, a forest or mountains.
• trailer noun (a trailer, trailers); verb…
  A trailer is a wheeled box or platform pulled behind a car, truck or tractor to carry things or animals.
• train noun, verb (train, trains, trained, training)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A train is a line of railway carriages or wagons pulled by an engine along tracks.
• trainee noun (a trainee, trainees); adjective-like before a noun…
  A trainee is a person who is being taught how to do a job.
• trainer noun (a trainer, trainers)
  A person who teaches people or animals to do something, especially a sport or a skill, like a football trainer or a dog trainer.
• trait noun (a trait, traits)
  A trait is a quality that is part of someone's character, like being brave, shy or kind.
• traitor noun (a traitor, traitors)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A traitor is a person who betrays their country, for example by helping its enemies.
• traitress noun (traitresses)
  A woman who betrays a friend, a family or her country (old use for a female traitor).
• trajectory noun (a trajectory, trajectories)
  A trajectory is the curved path that a thrown, kicked or fired object follows through the air or space.
• tram noun (a tram, trams)
  A tram is a public passenger vehicle that runs on rails along city streets, usually powered by electricity from wires above.
• tramp noun (a tramp, tramps); verb…
  A person with no home or job who wanders from place to place (older word; now people say «homeless person»).
• trample verb (trample, tramples, trampled, trampling); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To trample something is to step heavily on it and crush or damage it: don't trample the flowers.
• trampoline noun (a trampoline, trampolines); verb (trampoline — rare)
  A trampoline is a strong piece of stretchy material held tight by springs on a frame, which you jump up and down on.
• trance noun (a trance, trances)
  A state like being half asleep or dreaming, when you are awake but do not notice what is around you.
• tranquil adjective (tranquil, more tranquil, most tranquil)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Calm, quiet and peaceful.
• tranquillity noun (tranquillity — uncountable); US spelling tranquility
  Tranquillity is a calm, quiet, peaceful state, with no noise, hurry or worry.
• tranquilly adverb (tranquilly)
  In a calm, quiet, unworried way.
• transact verb (transacts, transacted, transacting)
  To carry out a piece of business, such as buying, selling or paying (a formal word).
• transaction noun (a transaction, transactions)
  A transaction is an act of buying or selling something, or of moving money, such as paying in a shop, withdrawing cash or sending money…
• transactions noun (a transaction, transactions — this is the plural)
  Transactions are acts of buying, selling, paying or moving money, like paying at a till or moving money between bank accounts.
• transatlantic adjective (transatlantic)
  Transatlantic means crossing the Atlantic Ocean, such as a flight or voyage between Europe and America.
• transcribed verb, past tense and past participle of «transcribe»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Wrote down exactly what someone said, or what was recorded.
• transcript noun (a transcript, transcripts)
  A written or printed copy of words that were spoken, such as a speech, interview or recording.
• transcription noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A transcription is a written copy of something that was spoken, recorded or written somewhere else.
• transfer verb (transfer, transfers, transferred, transferring); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To move someone or something from one place, person or group to another.
• transferable adjective (transferable)
  Transferable means able to be moved or handed from one person, place or thing to another.
• transfix verb (transfixes, transfixed, transfixing)
  To pierce something through with a sharp point, such as a spear.
• transfixed adjective…
  Held completely still by fear, wonder or surprise.
• transform verb (transform, transforms, transformed, transforming)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To transform something is to change it completely, often making it better: the garden was transformed.
• transformation noun (a transformation, transformations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A transformation is a big change in how someone or something looks, works or behaves.
• transformed verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Transformed means changed completely in shape, look or nature.
• transformer noun (a transformer, transformers)
  A transformer is a device that changes the voltage of electricity, making it higher or lower.
• transgress verbJewish tradition
  To break a rule or law; to go beyond what is allowed.
• transgression noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  An action that breaks a rule, law or moral code; a wrongdoing.
• transgressor nounJewish tradition
  A person who breaks a law or commandment, a sinner.
• transient adjective (transient, more transient); noun…
  Transient means lasting only a short time.
• transit noun (transit — usually uncountable); verb…
  Transit is the act of carrying people or goods from one place to another: the parcel was lost in transit.
• transition noun (a transition, transitions); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A transition is a change from one state, place or stage to another.
• translate verb (translate, translates, translated, translating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To translate is to change words from one language into another.
• translation noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Changing words from one language into another.
• translator noun (a translator, translators)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person whose job is to change writing from one language into another.
• transliterate verb (transliterates, transliterated, transliterating)Jewish tradition
  To write the letters of a word in another alphabet, so that its sounds can be shown in our letters.
• transliteration nounJewish tradition
  Writing words of one language using the letters of another language.
• translocate verb…
  To translocate is to move something from one place to another, especially to move wild animals or plants to a new home to keep them safe.
• translucent adjective (translucent)
  Letting some light pass through, but you cannot see clearly through it: "Frosted glass is translucent.".
• transmissible adjective (transmissible)
  Transmissible means able to be passed from one person, animal or thing to another, especially a disease: "Measles is very transmissible.".
• transmission noun…
  The passing of something from one person, place or thing to another: the transmission of disease.
• transmit verb (transmit, transmits, transmitted, transmitting)
  To send out radio, TV or electronic signals.
• transmitted verb, past tense and past participle of «transmit»…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sent out a signal, such as radio, TV, phone or internet.
• transmute verb (transmute, transmutes, transmuted, transmuting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To transmute means to change something completely into something different, in form or nature: "The caterpillar is transmuted into a…
• transparency noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Transparency is being see-through, letting light pass so you can see clearly through, like glass or clean water.
• transparent adjective (transparent, more transparent, most transparent)
  Clear, so that you can see through it clearly: "Glass is transparent.".
• transpiration noun (transpiration — uncountable)
  The way plants lose water as water vapour through tiny holes in their leaves.
• transplant noun (a transplant, transplants); verb…
  noun (medicine): An operation in which a damaged organ (heart, kidney, liver) is replaced with a healthy one from a donor.
• transport noun (transport — uncountable; US transportation); verb…
  noun: Transport is a way of moving people or goods from one place to another, such as cars, buses, trains, planes and ships.
• transportation noun (transportation – uncountable)
  Moving people or goods from one place to another.
• transporter noun (a transporter, transporters)
  A transporter is a large vehicle that carries other vehicles or heavy loads, like a car transporter lorry.
• transpose verbJewish tradition
  To switch the order or places of things, such as letters.
• transposed verb (transpose, transposes, transposed, transposing)Jewish tradition
  To change the places of two things, so that each takes the other's place.
• transposition nounJewish tradition
  The act of switching the order or place of letters or things.
• transversely adverb (transversely)
  Transversely means across, lying or moving from side to side, at a right angle to the length of something: "Cut the carrot transversely…
• trap noun (a trap, traps); verb (trap, traps, trapped, trapping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A trap is a device for catching animals, such as a mousetrap.
• trapezium nounJewish tradition
  A flat shape with four sides, of which at least one pair is parallel (in American English, a quadrilateral with no parallel sides).
• trapped verb form (past and past participle of trap: trapped)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Trapped means caught so that you cannot get away or get out.
• trapper noun (a trapper, trappers)
  A trapper is a person who catches wild animals in traps, especially for their fur.
• trapping verb, -ing form of «trap» (trap, traps, trapped, trapping)…
  Trapping means catching animals in traps.
• trappist adjective (Trappist); noun (a Trappist, Trappists)
  A Trappist is a Catholic monk or nun of a strict order (the Cistercians of the Strict Observance), known for prayer, hard work and long…
• trash noun (trash — uncountable); verb…
  Trash is rubbish, things you throw away (US, Canada).
• trauma noun (trauma — uncountable; a trauma, traumas)
  A very upsetting or frightening experience that can hurt someone's mind and feelings for a long time.
• travail noun (travail, travails); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Travail is very hard, tiring work or effort.
• travel verb, noun…
  To travel means to go from one place to another, often a long way.
• traveler noun (travelers; the usual British spelling is traveller)
  A person who is making a journey, often far from home.
• travelled verb (past tense and past participle of travel)
  Went from one place to another, especially far away: "We travelled to Scotland.".
• traveller noun (traveller, travellers; US spelling traveler)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A traveller is a person who goes on a trip from one place to another, or who travels a lot.
• travelling verb form (travel, travels, travelled, travelling); noun…
  Travelling means going from one place to another, especially far away, on a trip or journey.
• traverse verb (traverse, traverses, traversed, traversing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To traverse a place is to travel across or through it.
• tray noun (tray, trays)
  A tray is a flat board with low edges for carrying food, cups or plates.
• treacherous adjective (treacherous, more treacherous, most treacherous)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Treacherous describes a person who betrays people who trust them, like a traitor.
• treacherously adverb (treacherously)Jewish tradition
  In a sly, disloyal way, betraying someone who trusted you.
• treachery noun (treachery — uncountable; treacheries)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Betraying someone who trusts you; being disloyal or false.
• treacle noun (treacle, uncountable)
  A thick, sticky, dark sweet syrup made when sugar is refined; black treacle is very dark, golden syrup is a light kind.
• tread verb (tread, treads, trod, trodden, treading); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To walk or step on something, often pressing it down.
• treadmill noun (a treadmill, treadmills)
  A treadmill is an exercise machine with a moving belt that you walk or run on without going anywhere.
• treadwheel noun (a treadwheel, treadwheels; also «treadmill»)
  A large wheel turned by people or animals walking on steps or boards inside or around it, used in the past to grind corn or pump water.
• treason noun (treason — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Treason is the crime of betraying your own country, for example by helping its enemies or trying to overthrow its ruler or government.
• treasure noun (treasure; a treasure, treasures); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Treasure is a collection of gold, silver, jewels or other valuable things, often hidden.
• treasurer noun (a treasurer, treasurers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The person in a club, school council, charity or organisation who looks after the money, keeps records of what comes in and goes out, and…
• treasury noun (a treasury, treasuries; the Treasury)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The government department that manages a country's money, taxes and spending.

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