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

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  • tab/tæb/nounB15 meaningsA small flap or strip sticking out from the edge of something, there to be gripped, pulled or read.
  • tack/tæk/nounB24 meaningsA 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.
  • 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.
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/ˈteɪ̯k/
verbA18 meanings
To reach out and get hold of something with your hands.
  • tally/ˈtæli/nounB2+2 meaningsA running count kept with marks.
  • tame/teɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf an animal, used to people and not dangerous.
  • tangle/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/nounB22 meaningsA confused, twisted mass.
  • tap/tæp/nounA24 meaningsThe fitting you turn or push to let water out of a pipe.
  • target/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/nounA24 meaningsA result somebody is expected to achieve.
  • 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.
  • taunt/tɔːnt/verbB22 meaningsTo try to hurt or provoke somebody with words.
  • team/ˈtiːm/nounA12 meaningsA group working or playing together towards one goal.
  • tease/tiːz/verbB14 meaningsTo make playful fun of someone, meaning no real harm.
  • tell/tɛl/verbA15 meaningsTo give someone information in words.
  • tempt/tɛmpt/verbB2To make someone want to do something they should not.
  • tend/ˈtɛnd/verbB12 meaningsTo be likely or inclined to do something.
  • tense/tɛns/adjectiveB15 meaningsNervous and unable to relax.
  • term/tɜːm/nounA2+6 meaningsOne of the periods that the school or university year is divided into.
  • terrify/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/verbB2To frighten somebody very badly.
  • testify/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo give sworn evidence in court.
  • thaw/θɔː/verbB1+5 meaningsTo become soft and unfrozen, or to let frozen food do so.
  • thin/ˈθɪn/adjectiveA26 meaningsHaving a short distance between one surface and the other.
  • thrash/θɹæʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo beat someone or something violently.
  • thread/ˈθɹɛd/nounB13 meaningsA long thin strand used for sewing.
  • threaten/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/verbB24 meaningsTo say you will hurt or punish someone if they do not do what you want.
  • throb/θɹɒb/verbB2+3 meaningsTo hurt with a steady beat, in time with the pulse.
  • throttle/ˈθɹɒtəl/nounB23 meaningsThe control that regulates how much fuel reaches an engine, and so how fast it runs.
  • thrust/θɹʌst/verbB22 meaningsTo push something forward with force.
  • thud/ˈθʌd/nounB23 meaningsA dull, heavy sound, made by something solid landing on a surface.
  • thump/θʌmp/nounB1+4 meaningsA heavy dull blow, or the low sound it makes.
  • thunder/ˈθʌndə/nounB12 meaningsThe loud rumbling sound that follows lightning.
  • tickle/ˈtɪkl̩/verbA22 meaningsTo touch somebody lightly so as to cause laughter.
  • tidy/ˈtaɪ.di/verbA2+3 meaningsTo put things back into order.
  • tie/taɪ/verbA24 meaningsTo fasten two things together with a knot.
  • tighten/ˈtaɪ.tən/verbB23 meaningsTo make something firmer or less loose, or to become firmer.
  • tile/taɪl/nounB1+2 meaningsA thin flat piece used to cover a roof, floor or wall.
  • tilt/tɪlt/verbB24 meaningsTo move something so that one side is higher than the other.
  • timetable/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/nounA2+4 meaningsA chart showing which lesson or activity happens at which hour of the day and week.
  • tingle/ˈtɪŋɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo feel a slight prickling in the skin.
  • tinker/ˈtɪŋkə/verbB2To make small adjustments to something, often without real effect.
  • tint/tɪnt/nounB2+3 meaningsA slight shade of colour laid over something.
  • tip/tɪp/nounA26 meaningsExtra money given to someone for serving you well.
  • tiptoe/ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/verbB22 meaningsTo walk silently on the balls of your feet.
  • toboggan/təˈbɒɡ.ən/nounB22 meaningsA long flat sledge with a curved front, for sliding over snow.
  • toil/tɔɪl/nounB2+2 meaningsLong hard exhausting work.
  • tolerate/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo put up with something you dislike.
  • toll/təʊl/nounB23 meaningsMoney paid to use a bridge or road.
  • tone/ˈtəʊn/nounB16 meaningsThe quality of someone's voice that shows how they feel.
  • toot/ˈtuːt/verbB22 meaningsTo make a short sound on a horn.
  • top/tɒp/nounA16 meaningsThe highest part or upper surface of something.
  • toss/tɒs/verbA25 meaningsTo throw something lightly or carelessly.
  • tote/təʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo carry something about with you.
  • touch/tʌt͡ʃ/verbA26 meaningsTo put your hand or fingers on something.
  • tower/ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA very tall narrow building.
  • trace/tɹeɪs/nounB12 meaningsA small sign that something was there.
  • traffic/ˈtɹæfɪk/nounA13 meaningsVehicles moving along a road, taken together.
  • trail/tɹeɪl/nounA23 meaningsA rough path through countryside.