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

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  • tedium/ˈtiː.di.əm/nounC1The state of being dull beyond bearing.
  • teeming/ˈtiːmɪŋ/adjectiveC1Swarming with a great many living things.
  • teeter/ˈtiːtə/verbC1To stand or move unsteadily.
  • telecommunicationsnounC1The sending of messages over long distances by wire or radio.
  • telescope arraynounC1Many dishes working together as one huge instrument.
  • teller/ˈtɛlə/noun
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The bank clerk who serves customers at a counter.
  • telltale/ˈtɛlteɪl/adjectiveC1Giving away something that was meant to stay hidden.
  • temper/ˈtɛmpə/nounB13 meaningsHow easily somebody becomes angry.
  • temperament/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/nounC13 meaningsA person's natural disposition — the way they tend to feel and react.
  • temperamental/ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/adjectiveC13 meaningsChanging mood suddenly and often.
  • temperate/ˈtɛmpəɹət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving mild weather with four clear seasons.
  • temperature/ˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə/nounA2+3 meaningsHow hot or cold something is, measured in degrees.
  • templar/ˈtemplər/nounC1A knight of the medieval religious military order.
  • tempo/ˈtɛm.pəʊ/nounB23 meaningsThe speed at which a piece of music is played or sung.
  • temporal/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with time, or with worldly rather than sacred things.
  • tenant/ˈtɛ.nənt/nounB22 meaningsA person who pays rent to live in or use property belonging to someone else.
  • tender/ˈtɛn.dəː/adjectiveB24 meaningsGentle and full of quiet love.
  • tendonitis/tɛndəˈnaɪtɪs/nounC1Painful swelling where a muscle joins a bone.
  • tendril/ˈtɛn.dɹəl/nounC1A thin curling shoot a climbing plant grips with.
  • tenement/ˈtɛnɪmənt/nounC1An old block of small flats, often crowded.
  • tenet/ˈtɛnɪt/nounC1A principle held firmly by a group.
  • tenor/ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsThe highest ordinary male singing voice.
  • tension/ˈtɛnʃən/nounB26 meaningsThe tightness of something stretched, and the pulling force in it.
  • tenuous/ˈtɛ.njʊ.əs/adjectiveC1So thin or slight that it may not hold.
  • tenure/ˈtɛn.jʊə/nounC13 meaningsThe period during which someone holds an office or a job.
  • tepid/ˈtɛpɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsOnly slightly warm.
  • term of officenounC1The fixed period a post is held for.
  • terminal/ˈtɚmɪnəl/adjectiveC14 meaningsOf an illness, certain to cause death; of a person, dying from such an illness.
  • terminate/ˈtɜːmɪneɪ̯t/verbC1To bring something to an end.
  • terminus/ˈtɜːmɪnəs/nounC12 meaningsThe station at the end of a railway or bus route.
  • tern/tɜːn/nounC1A slender sea bird that hovers then dives for fish.
  • terrace/ˈtɛɹəs/nounB24 meaningsA flat paved area beside a building, used for sitting outdoors.
  • terrain/təˈɹeɪn/nounC1The kind of ground to be travelled over.
  • terse/tɜːs/adjectiveC1Using very few words, in a way that seems abrupt.
  • testament/ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/nounC12 meaningsA will.
  • testify/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo give sworn evidence in court.
  • testimony/ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/nounB22 meaningsWhat a witness formally tells the court under oath.
  • testy/ˈtɛsti/adjectiveC1Easily irritated.
  • thankfullyadverbC1Fortunately, as one is glad to say.
  • thanklessadjectiveC1Receiving no thanks or appreciation, however well done.
  • that figuresphraseC1That fits exactly what I would have expected.
  • the ball is in your courtphraseC1It is now your turn to decide or act.
  • the calm before the stormphraseC1The strange quiet just before trouble breaks loose.
  • the cold shoulderphraseC1Deliberate unfriendly silence toward someone.
  • the edge overphraseC1A slight advantage that puts you in front.
  • the luck of the drawphraseC1Whatever chance happens to hand you.
  • the powers that bephraseC1The people in authority, whoever they may be.
  • the tools of the tradephraseC1The equipment a particular job requires.
  • the whole nine yards/ðə ˌhoʊl ˌnaɪn ˈjɑɹdz/phraseC1Absolutely everything that goes with it.
  • theatrical/θiːˈætɹɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with the stage, or exaggerated for effect.
  • theatricalitynounC1An exaggerated showy manner.
  • theologian/ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/nounC1Somebody who studies religion and its doctrines.
  • theology/θiˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/nounC1The study of religion and belief.
  • theoretical/ˌθɪəˈɹɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsExisting in ideas and models rather than in tested practice.
  • theoriseverbC1To put forward an explanation to be tested.
  • thereafter/ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/adverbC1After that point in time.
  • thereby/ðɛɹˈbaɪ/adverbC1By that means; with that result.
  • therein/ˈðɛəɹˈɪn/adverbC1Inside that thing or document.
  • thick/θɪk/adjectiveA25 meaningsHaving a large distance between opposite sides.
  • thick-skinnedadjectiveC1Not easily hurt by criticism.