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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.
  • 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's chalknounB2Chalk for marking lines that brush off cloth.
  • take/ˈteɪ̯k/verbA18 meaningsTo reach out and get hold of something with your hands.
  • takeovernounB2Gaining control of a company, sometimes against its will.
  • tally/ˈtæli/nounB2+2 meaningsA running count kept with marks.
  • tambourine/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/nounB2A small hand drum ringed with jingling discs.
  • tangle/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/nounB22 meaningsA confused, twisted mass.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • taunt/tɔːnt/verbB22 meaningsTo try to hurt or provoke somebody with words.
  • tavern/ˈtævən/nounB2An old-fashioned inn serving drink and food.
  • taxi ranknounB2The line where cabs wait for passengers.
  • teacup/ˈtiː.kʌp/nounB2A small cup with a saucer, used for drinking tea.
  • teal/tiːl/nounC12 meaningsA small fast-flying wild duck.
  • team/ˈtiːm/nounA12 meaningsA group working or playing together towards one goal.
  • team leadnounB2The person guiding a small working group.
  • tease/tiːz/verbB14 meaningsTo make playful fun of someone, meaning no real harm.
  • teaspoon/ˈtiːˌspuːn/nounB2The small spoon used for stirring a cup.
  • tectonic platenounB2One of the vast slabs the surface of the earth is broken into.
  • teething/ˈtiːðɪŋ/nounB2The painful weeks when a baby's teeth push through.
  • telescope/ˈtɛl.ɪ.skəʊp/nounB2An instrument that makes distant objects look close.
  • tell/tɛl/verbA15 meaningsTo give someone information in words.
  • template/ˈtɛm.plɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsA ready-made pattern to be filled in with your own content.
  • temple/ˈtɛm.pl̩/nounB22 meaningsA building used for worship, especially in Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish and ancient religions.
  • tempo/ˈtɛm.pəʊ/nounB23 meaningsThe speed at which a piece of music is played or sung.
  • temporary fixnounB2A repair meant only to last until a proper one.
  • temptation/ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/nounB2The pull towards something you should resist.
  • tenant/ˈtɛ.nənt/nounB22 meaningsA person who pays rent to live in or use property belonging to someone else.
  • tenant farmernounB2A farmer who rents the land they work.
  • tender/ˈtɛn.dəː/adjectiveB24 meaningsGentle and full of quiet love.
  • tenderness/ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/nounB22 meaningsGentle warmth of feeling.
  • tense/tɛns/adjectiveB15 meaningsNervous and unable to relax.
  • tension/ˈtɛnʃən/nounB26 meaningsThe tightness of something stretched, and the pulling force in it.
  • term/tɜːm/nounA2+6 meaningsOne of the periods that the school or university year is divided into.
  • term timenounB2The weeks when schools are in session.
  • terminal/ˈtɚmɪnəl/adjectiveC14 meaningsOf an illness, certain to cause death; of a person, dying from such an illness.
  • terms and conditionsnounB2The full rules attached to an agreement.