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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • t-junctionnounB2Where a road ends by joining another across it.
  • tab/tæb/nounB15 meaningsA small flap or strip sticking out from the edge of something, there to be gripped, pulled or read.
  • table servicenounB2Being served at your seat rather than fetching food.
  • tableclothnounB2A cloth spread over a table, especially for a meal.
  • taboo/təˈbuː/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething a society forbids without needing to explain.
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A short nail with a wide flat head, pushed in by hand.
  • tackle/ˈtækəl/verbB17 meaningsTo stop an opponent and try to take the ball from them.
  • tacky/ˈtæki/adjectiveB22 meaningsShowily cheap and lacking taste.
  • taglinenounB2The line that sums up what a brand promises.
  • tail/ˈteɪ̯l/nounA25 meaningsThe long part sticking out from the rear end of an animal's body.
  • tailor/ˈteɪlɚ/nounB23 meaningsA person whose job is making, altering and fitting clothes to a customer's measurements.
  • tailor-madeadjectiveB2Cut to fit one particular person.
  • tailor's chalknounB2Chalk for marking lines that brush off cloth.
  • take/ˈteɪ̯k/verbA18 meaningsTo reach out and get hold of something with your hands.
  • take advantagephraseB22 meaningsTo make good use of a chance.
  • take afterphraseB2To look or behave like an older family member.
  • take an interestphraseB2To begin paying close attention to something.
  • take apartphraseB22 meaningsTo separate something into its component pieces.
  • take in/teɪk‿ˈɪn/phraseB26 meaningsTo understand and absorb something you are told or shown.
  • take it one day at a timephraseB2To face only what today asks of you.
  • take offencephraseB2To feel insulted by what was said.
  • take onphraseB2To accept new work or responsibility; also, to fight an opponent.
  • take outphraseB12 meaningsTo remove something from inside something else.
  • take overphraseB2To assume control of something from someone else.
  • take precautionsphraseB2To act in advance against a possible danger.
  • take responsibilityphraseB2To accept that you are accountable for something.
  • take the plungephraseB2To finally commit to something you have been putting off.
  • take the scenic routephraseB2To go the long and pretty way round.
  • take tophraseB22 meaningsTo develop a liking for somebody or something.
  • take upphraseB22 meaningsTo begin a new activity or hobby.
  • takeovernounB2Gaining control of a company, sometimes against its will.
  • talk down tophraseB2To speak to somebody as if they were stupid.
  • talk intophraseB2To persuade someone to do something they doubted.
  • talk overphraseB2To discuss something thoroughly before deciding.
  • tally/ˈtæli/nounB2+2 meaningsA running count kept with marks.
  • tambourine/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/nounB2A small hand drum ringed with jingling discs.
  • tame/teɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf an animal, used to people and not dangerous.
  • tangle/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/nounB22 meaningsA confused, twisted mass.
  • tangled/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/adjectiveB22 meaningsTwisted together into a knot that is difficult to separate.
  • tangy/ˈtæŋiː/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a sharp, fresh, pleasant taste.
  • tank filternounB2The device that keeps aquarium water clean.
  • tanker/ˈtæŋkə/nounB2A vehicle or ship built to carry liquid in bulk.
  • tantrum/ˈtæn.tɹʌm/nounB2An uncontrolled outburst of anger, especially by a small child.
  • tap/tæp/nounA24 meaningsThe fitting you turn or push to let water out of a pipe.
  • tap shoenounB2Footwear fitted with metal plates for beating rhythm.
  • tar/tɑː/nounB2A thick black sticky substance used to seal surfaces.
  • tar pitnounB2A pool of sticky black pitch that trapped animals.
  • tardy/ˈtɑːdi/adjectiveB2Later than it should be.
  • target/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/nounA24 meaningsA result somebody is expected to achieve.
  • target audiencenounB2The particular people a campaign is aimed at.
  • tart/tɑɹt/nounB1+2 meaningsAn open pastry case with a filling.
  • task/tɑːsk/nounA2+2 meaningsOne piece of work that needs doing.
  • taste/teɪst/verbA24 meaningsTo try a little food or drink to see what it is like.
  • taste testnounB2Trying a little of something to judge it.
  • tasteful/ˈteɪstfəl/adjectiveB2Showing good judgement about what looks right.
  • tasteless/ˈteɪstləs/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no flavour at all.
  • tasting menunounB2A long series of very small courses chosen by the chef.
  • tatter/ˈtætə(ɹ)/nounB2A torn hanging strip of cloth.
  • tattoo/tæˈtu/nounB22 meaningsA permanent design made by putting ink under the skin.
  • tatty/ˈtæti/adjectiveB2Worn, shabby and in poor condition.