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

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  • tactful/ˈtæktfəl/adjectiveC1Careful not to cause offence when handling a difficult matter.
  • tactical/ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/adjectiveC1Planned to gain a particular advantage.
  • tactile/ˈtæktaɪl/adjectiveC1To do with touch, or pleasant to handle.
  • tangential/tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/adjectiveC1Only slightly connected to the main point.
  • tantamount/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/adjectiveC1As good as the same thing in effect.
  • tapered/ˈteɪ.pə(ɹ)d/
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adjectiveC1
Growing narrower towards one end.
  • taupe/təʊp/adjectiveC1Of a grey-brown neutral colour.
  • taut/tɔːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsPulled tight with no give at all.
  • tawny/ˈtɔːni/adjectiveC1Of a warm golden brown colour.
  • tedious/ˈtiː.dɪəs/adjectiveC1So long and dull it wears your patience away.
  • teeming/ˈtiːmɪŋ/adjectiveC1Swarming with a great many living things.
  • telltale/ˈtɛlteɪl/adjectiveC1Giving away something that was meant to stay hidden.
  • temperamental/ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/adjectiveC13 meaningsChanging mood suddenly and often.
  • temperate/ˈtɛmpəɹət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving mild weather with four clear seasons.
  • temporal/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with time, or with worldly rather than sacred things.
  • tender/ˈtɛn.dəː/adjectiveB24 meaningsGentle and full of quiet love.
  • tenuous/ˈtɛ.njʊ.əs/adjectiveC1So thin or slight that it may not hold.
  • tepid/ˈtɛpɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsOnly slightly warm.
  • terminal/ˈtɚmɪnəl/adjectiveC14 meaningsOf an illness, certain to cause death; of a person, dying from such an illness.
  • terse/tɜːs/adjectiveC1Using very few words, in a way that seems abrupt.
  • testy/ˈtɛsti/adjectiveC1Easily irritated.
  • thanklessadjectiveC1Receiving no thanks or appreciation, however well done.
  • theatrical/θiːˈætɹɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with the stage, or exaggerated for effect.
  • theoretical/ˌθɪəˈɹɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsExisting in ideas and models rather than in tested practice.
  • thick/θɪk/adjectiveA25 meaningsHaving a large distance between opposite sides.
  • thick-skinnedadjectiveC1Not easily hurt by criticism.
  • thickset/ˈθɪkˌsɛt/adjectiveC1Heavily and solidly built.
  • thin-skinnedadjectiveC1Easily wounded by what people say.
  • thought-provoking/ˈθɔːtpɹəvəʊkɪŋ/adjectiveC1Making people stop and think seriously.
  • threadbare/ˈθɹɛdbɛə/adjectiveC1So worn that the cloth has gone thin.
  • thunderous/ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/adjectiveC1Extremely loud and deep in sound.
  • ticklish/ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/adjectiveB22 meaningsSensitive to being tickled.
  • tight-fistedadjectiveC1Very unwilling to spend money.
  • timberedadjectiveC1Built with a visible wooden frame.
  • timely/ˈtaɪm.li/adjectiveC1Happening at just the right moment.
  • timid/ˈtɪmɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsEasily frightened and slow to step forward.
  • toasty/ˈtoʊsti/adjectiveC12 meaningsTasting of bread browned by heat.
  • token/ˈtəʊkən/nounB1+3 meaningsA small piece standing for a player in a game.
  • tolerant/ˈtɒləɹənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsLetting others be different without anger.
  • tone-deafadjectiveC1Unable to hear the difference between pitches.
  • torrid/ˈtɒɹɪd/adjectiveC1Very hot and dry, or intensely passionate.
  • tortuous/ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs/adjectiveC1Full of twists, and hard to follow.
  • total/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/nounB14 meaningsThe whole amount reached by adding everything together.
  • totalitarian/ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛəɹiən/adjectiveC1Controlling every part of life, public and private.
  • toxic/ˈtɒk.sɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsPoisonous; able to cause serious harm.
  • trademark/ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/nounC14 meaningsA name, word or symbol that only one company may legally use.
  • traitorous/ˈtɹeɪtəɹəs/adjectiveC1Turning against the country or cause you swore loyalty to.
  • tranquil/ˈtɹæŋ.kwɪl/adjectiveC1Peacefully calm and quiet.
  • transatlanticadjectiveC1Crossing or on the other side of the Atlantic.
  • transient/ˈtɹan.zi.ənt/adjectiveC1Lasting only a very short time.
  • transitive/ˈtɹænzɪtɪv/adjectiveC1Said of a verb that takes an object.
  • traumatic/tɹɔːˈmætɪk/adjectiveC1So distressing that it leaves lasting damage.
  • treacherous/ˈtɹɛt͡ʃəɹəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsDangerous in a hidden way, when the ground, the weather or the water looks safer than it is.
  • tremulous/ˈtɹɛmjʊləs/adjectiveC1Shaking slightly from nervousness or weakness.
  • triassicadjectiveC1Of the earliest of the three ages of great reptiles.
  • trifling/ˈtɹaɪfliŋ/adjectiveC1Too small or unimportant to bother about.
  • tripped/tɹɪpt/adjectiveC13 meaningsSwitched off automatically by a safety device.
  • trite/tɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Dull from being said far too many times.
  • true/tɹuː/adjectiveA14 meaningsAgreeing with the facts; not false.
  • tumbledownadjectiveC1Falling into ruin through neglect.