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

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  • thickset/ˈθɪkˌsɛt/adjectiveC1Heavily and solidly built.
  • thin-skinnedadjectiveC1Easily wounded by what people say.
  • third railnounC1A live rail beside the track that powers the train.
  • thoroughfare/ˈθʌɹəfɛː/nounC1A main road running right through a place.
  • thought-provoking/ˈθɔːtpɹəvəʊkɪŋ/adjectiveC1Making people stop and think seriously.
  • threadbare/ˈθɹɛdbɛə/
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So worn that the cloth has gone thin.
  • threading/ˈθɹɛdɪŋ/nounC1Removing hair by rolling a twisted thread over it.
  • threaten/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/verbB24 meaningsTo say you will hurt or punish someone if they do not do what you want.
  • thresh/θɹɛʃ/verbC1To beat grain loose from its stalks.
  • threshold/ˈθɹɛʃəʊld/nounB2+3 meaningsThe level at which something begins to happen or begins to count.
  • thrice/θɹaɪs/adverbC1Three times, in old use.
  • thrive/θɹajv/verbC12 meaningsTo grow strong and successful in good conditions.
  • throes/θɹəʊz/nounC1Violent pangs, especially at the end of something.
  • throng/θɹɒŋ/nounC1A great crowd pressed close together.
  • throttle/ˈθɹɒtəl/nounB23 meaningsThe control that regulates how much fuel reaches an engine, and so how fast it runs.
  • through thick and thinphraseC1Staying loyal in good times and terrible ones alike.
  • throughput/ˈθɹuː.pʊt/nounC1How much passes through a process in a given time.
  • throw/θɹəʊ/verbA12 meaningsTo send something flying through the air with your arm.
  • throw in the towelphraseC1To admit defeat and give up, as a boxer's corner does.
  • thrust/θɹʌst/verbB22 meaningsTo push something forward with force.
  • thunderous/ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Extremely loud and deep in sound.
  • thwack/θwæk/verbC1To hit something with a sharp heavy blow.
  • thwart/θwɔːt/verbC12 meaningsTo stop a plan from succeeding.
  • ticklish/ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSensitive to being tickled.
  • tide overphraseC1To help somebody through a hard stretch until things improve.
  • tidings/ˈtaɪdɪŋz/nounC1News.
  • tie the knotphraseC1To get married.
  • tight-fistedadjectiveC1Very unwilling to spend money.
  • tighten your beltphraseC1To spend less because money is short.
  • till/tɪl/nounB13 meaningsThe drawer or machine at a shop counter that holds the money taken.
  • tiller/ˈtɪlə/nounC1The long handle that swings the rudder.
  • tilt/tɪlt/verbB24 meaningsTo move something so that one side is higher than the other.
  • timber/ˈtɪmbə/nounB24 meaningsWood prepared for building and carpentry.
  • timberedadjectiveC1Built with a visible wooden frame.
  • timberline/ˈtɪmbɚˌlaɪn/nounC1The edge of the forest on a mountainside.
  • timbre/ˈtæmbɹə/nounC1The distinctive quality of a sound, apart from pitch and volume.
  • time off in lieunounC1Hours off given instead of extra pay.
  • timeliness/ˈtaɪm.li.nəs/nounC1The quality of happening at just the right moment.
  • timely/ˈtaɪm.li/adjectiveC1Happening at just the right moment.
  • timid/ˈtɪmɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsEasily frightened and slow to step forward.
  • timpani/ˈtɪmpəni/nounC1Big tuned kettle drums at the back of an orchestra.
  • tincture/ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/nounC1A medicine dissolved in alcohol, or a slight trace.
  • tinge/tɪnd͡ʒ/nounC1A faint trace of a colour or a feeling.
  • tinkle/ˈtɪŋkəl/verbC12 meaningsTo make a very light high ringing sound.
  • tip-offnounC1A piece of private information warning of something.
  • tipsternounC1Somebody who sells advice on races or shares.
  • tirade/taɪˈɹeɪd/nounC1A long angry outburst of criticism.
  • titan/ˈtaɪtən/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the giant elder gods of Greek myth.
  • tithe/taɪð/nounC1A tenth of your income given to the church.
  • title/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/nounA2+2 meaningsThe name given to a book, film or piece of music.
  • titter/ˈtɪtə(ɹ)/verbC1To laugh quietly in a nervous or self-conscious way.
  • toasty/ˈtoʊsti/adjectiveC12 meaningsTasting of bread browned by heat.
  • toehold/ˈtəʊhəʊld/nounC1A small foothold, or a first slight advantage.
  • toggle/ˈtɒɡ.əl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo switch something between two states.
  • togonounC1A narrow country in West Africa.
  • token/ˈtəʊkən/nounB1+3 meaningsA small piece standing for a player in a game.
  • tolerance/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/nounC12 meaningsAccepting people and views unlike your own.
  • tolerant/ˈtɒləɹənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLetting others be different without anger.
  • tolerate/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo put up with something you dislike.
  • toll/təʊl/nounB23 meaningsMoney paid to use a bridge or road.