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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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63 words · showing 1–60

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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.
  • tag/tæɡ/nounA24 meaningsA small label attached to something, showing a price, a name or an instruction.
  • tank/ˈtæŋk/nounB14 meaningsA large container for liquid or gas.
  • taper/ˈteɪpə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow gradually narrower towards one end.
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/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
verbC13 meanings
To lose brightness, or to make metal lose its brightness, through a film forming on the surface.
  • tarry/ˈtæ.ɹi/verbC1To linger and delay setting off.
  • tax/tæks/nounB12 meaningsMoney that must be paid to the government.
  • taxi/ˈtæksi/nounA12 meaningsA car you pay to take you where you want.
  • 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.
  • teeter/ˈtiːtə/verbC1To stand or move unsteadily.
  • temper/ˈtɛmpə/nounB13 meaningsHow easily somebody becomes angry.
  • terminate/ˈtɜːmɪneɪ̯t/verbC1To bring something to an end.
  • testify/ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo give sworn evidence in court.
  • theoriseverbC1To put forward an explanation to be tested.
  • 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.
  • thrive/θɹajv/verbC12 meaningsTo grow strong and successful in good conditions.
  • throttle/ˈθɹɒtəl/nounB23 meaningsThe control that regulates how much fuel reaches an engine, and so how fast it runs.
  • throw/θɹəʊ/verbA12 meaningsTo send something flying through the air with your arm.
  • thrust/θɹʌst/verbB22 meaningsTo push something forward with force.
  • thwack/θwæk/verbC1To hit something with a sharp heavy blow.
  • thwart/θwɔːt/verbC12 meaningsTo stop a plan from succeeding.
  • till/tɪl/nounB13 meaningsThe drawer or machine at a shop counter that holds the money taken.
  • tilt/tɪlt/verbB24 meaningsTo move something so that one side is higher than the other.
  • tinkle/ˈtɪŋkəl/verbC12 meaningsTo make a very light high ringing sound.
  • titter/ˈtɪtə(ɹ)/verbC1To laugh quietly in a nervous or self-conscious way.
  • toggle/ˈtɒɡ.əl/verbB1+2 meaningsTo switch something between two states.
  • tolerate/ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo put up with something you dislike.
  • toll/təʊl/nounB23 meaningsMoney paid to use a bridge or road.
  • topple/ˈtɑpl̩/verbC22 meaningsTo fall over from an upright position.
  • total/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/nounB14 meaningsThe whole amount reached by adding everything together.
  • tote/təʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo carry something about with you.
  • tousle/ˈtaʊ.zəl/verbC1To make hair untidy by rubbing it.
  • tout/taʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo try noisily to sell or promote something.
  • trademark/ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/nounC14 meaningsA name, word or symbol that only one company may legally use.
  • traffic/ˈtɹæfɪk/nounA13 meaningsVehicles moving along a road, taken together.
  • traipse/tɹeɪps/verbC1To walk about tiredly and with little result.
  • trample/ˈtɹæmpəl/verbB22 meaningsTo walk heavily over something and crush it.
  • transcend/tɹæn(t)ˈsɛnd/verbC1To rise above the usual limits of something.
  • transfixverbC1To hold somebody motionless with amazement.
  • transgress/tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/verbC1To go beyond what a law or a rule allows.
  • transmute/tɹænzˈmjuːt/verbC1To change something into a different substance.
  • transpire/tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo become known or come to light.
  • transpose/tɹænsˈpəʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo move a piece of music into a different key.
  • trawl/tɹɔːl/verbC12 meaningsTo drag a net along behind a boat.
  • tread/tɹɛd/verbB23 meaningsTo walk, or to put your foot down on something and press.
  • trill/tɹɪl/verbC1To sing with a rapid quivering of notes.
  • trip/tɹɪp/nounA15 meaningsA journey to a place and back, short rather than long.
  • tripped/tɹɪpt/adjectiveC13 meaningsSwitched off automatically by a safety device.
  • troubleshoot/ˈtɹʌbl̩ˌʃuːt/verbC1To hunt down what is wrong with a machine, step by step.
  • trumpet/ˈtɹʌmpɪt/nounB12 meaningsA brass instrument with three valves, played by blowing.
  • truncate/tɹʌŋˈkeɪt/verbC1To cut something short by lopping off the end.
  • trundle/ˈtɹʌndəl/verbC1To roll along heavily and slowly.
  • trust/tɹʌst/nounB15 meaningsFirm belief that someone is honest and will do what they said.
  • tuck/tʌk/verbB25 meaningsTo push a loose edge or end into a tight or safe place.
  • tweeze/twiz/verbC1To pull out single hairs with small pincers.
  • twig/twɪɡ/nounB1+2 meaningsA tiny thin piece of branch.
  • twitter/ˈtwɪtə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make a series of short high sounds, as small birds do.