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

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  • 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.
  • tact/tækt/nounC1Skill in saying things without giving offence.
  • tactic/ˈtæktɪk/nounC12 meaningsA particular action chosen to gain an advantage in a situation.
  • tactician/tækˈtɪʃən/nounC1Somebody clever at planning the moves of a contest.
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nounC1
Textured ground that can be felt underfoot as a warning.
  • tag/tæɡ/nounA24 meaningsA small label attached to something, showing a price, a name or an instruction.
  • taillightnounC1A red light at the rear of a vehicle.
  • taint/teɪnt/nounC1A trace of something bad that spoils the whole.
  • tajikistannounC1Central Asian country that is almost entirely mountains, capital Dushanbe.
  • talisman/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/nounC12 meaningsAn object believed to hold protective power.
  • tall order/ˈtɔːl ˈɔːdə/nounC1A request that will be very difficult to meet.
  • talon/ˈtælən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe hooked claw of a hunting bird.
  • tandem/ˈtændəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA bicycle built for two riders one behind the other.
  • tang/ˈtæŋ/nounC12 meaningsA strong sharp taste or smell.
  • tank/ˈtæŋk/nounB14 meaningsA large container for liquid or gas.
  • tankard/ˈtæŋkɚd/nounC1A large mug with a handle for drinking beer.
  • tanner/ˈtænɚ/nounC1A worker who turns animal hide into leather.
  • taper/ˈteɪpə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow gradually narrower towards one end.
  • taproot/ˈtæpˌɹuːt/nounC1The single thick root that drives straight down.
  • tardinessnounC1The habit of being late.
  • tariff/ˈtæɹɪf/nounB2+2 meaningsThe tax a country charges on imported goods.
  • tarnish/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/verbC13 meaningsTo lose brightness, or to make metal lose its brightness, through a film forming on the surface.
  • taro/ˈtæɹəʊ/nounC1A tropical plant with huge heart-shaped leaves, grown for the starchy corm that Hawaiians pound into poi.
  • taskmaster/ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/nounC1Somebody who sets others hard work and demands it be done.
  • tastebud/ˈteɪstbʌd/nounC1One of the tiny organs on the tongue that sense flavour.
  • tasting notenounC1A written description of what something tastes of.
  • tawny owl/ˈtɔːni aʊl/nounC1The brown owl whose call is the classic hoot.
  • tax/tæks/nounB12 meaningsMoney that must be paid to the government.
  • tax evasionnounC1Illegally avoiding tax you owe.
  • tax havennounC1A country with very low taxes, used to shelter money from higher rates elsewhere.
  • taxi/ˈtæksi/nounA12 meaningsA car you pay to take you where you want.
  • taxiwaynounC1The path aircraft move along between runway and stand.
  • taxpayer/ˈtakspeɪə/nounC1Somebody who pays money to the state.
  • teak/tiːk/nounC1A hard durable timber from a tropical tree.
  • teal/tiːl/nounC12 meaningsA small fast-flying wild duck.
  • teamster/ˈtim.stɚ/nounC1Somebody who drives a team of animals or a lorry.
  • tear/tɛə/nounA24 meaningsA drop of water that falls from your eye when you cry.
  • tease/tiːz/verbB14 meaningsTo make playful fun of someone, meaning no real harm.
  • technicality/ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/nounC1A small point of the rules that changes the outcome.
  • tectonicsnounC1The study of the great moving plates of the crust.
  • tedium/ˈtiː.di.əm/nounC1The state of being dull beyond bearing.
  • telecommunicationsnounC1The sending of messages over long distances by wire or radio.
  • telescope arraynounC1Many dishes working together as one huge instrument.
  • teller/ˈtɛlə/nounB1+2 meaningsThe bank clerk who serves customers at a counter.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • tenure/ˈtɛn.jʊə/nounC13 meaningsThe period during which someone holds an office or a job.
  • term of officenounC1The fixed period a post is held for.