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

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  • tabard/ˈtæbɑː(ɹ)d/nounC2A short sleeveless coat bearing a coat of arms.
  • tableau/ˈtæ.bləʊ/nounC2A striking scene held motionless like a picture.
  • tacit/ˈtæsɪt/adjectiveC2Understood between people without being said.
  • taciturn/ˈtæsɪtɜːn/adjectiveC2Habitually saying very little.
  • taciturnitynounC2The habit of saying very little.
  • talisman/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/
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An object believed to hold protective power.
  • tallow/ˈtæləʊ/nounC2Hard animal fat used to make candles and soap.
  • talus/ˈteɪləs/nounC2The heap of rock debris at the foot of a slope.
  • tang/ˈtæŋ/nounC12 meaningsA strong sharp taste or smell.
  • taper/ˈteɪpə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow gradually narrower towards one end.
  • tattoo/tæˈtu/nounB22 meaningsA permanent design made by putting ink under the skin.
  • tawdry/ˈtɔːdɹi/adjectiveC2Cheap and showy, and rather sordid.
  • teem/tiːm/verbC2To be full to overflowing with living things.
  • telescopic/tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/adjectiveC2Able to see far off, or made of sliding sections.
  • temerity/tɪˈmɛɹ.ɪ.ti/nounC2Nerve to do something you have no business doing.
  • temperament/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹə.mənt/nounC13 meaningsA person's natural disposition — the way they tend to feel and react.
  • temperance/ˈtɛmpəɹəns/nounC2Moderation, especially in drinking.
  • tempestuous/tɛmˈpɛs.tjʊ.əs/adjectiveC2Stormy, in weather or in feeling.
  • tenable/ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/adjectiveC2Able to be defended or maintained.
  • tenacious/təˈneɪʃəs/adjectiveC22 meaningsRefusing to give up, however hard it gets.
  • tenacity/təˈnæs.ɪ.ti/nounC2Refusing to let go of a purpose.
  • tenure/ˈtɛn.jʊə/nounC13 meaningsThe period during which someone holds an office or a job.
  • testimonial/tɛstɪˈməʊni.əl/nounB2+2 meaningsA customer's own words used to persuade others.
  • tetchy/ˈtɛt͡ʃi/adjectiveC2Fretfully peevish and easily upset by small things, in the way an overtired child or an ailing person is.
  • thence/ðɛns/adverbC2From that place or that fact.
  • thicket/ˈθɪkɪt/nounC2A dense tangle of bushes and small trees.
  • thorn/θɔːn/nounB12 meaningsA sharp point growing on the stem or branch of a plant.
  • thrall/θɹɔːl/nounC2The state of being completely under somebody's power.
  • throw the book at somebodyphraseC2To punish somebody with every charge available.
  • thrum/θɹʌm/verbC2To make a low steady vibrating sound.
  • thug/θʌɡ/nounB22 meaningsA violent person, especially one who attacks or intimidates others.
  • thunderhead/ˈθʌndɚˌhɛd/nounC2The towering cloud that comes before a storm.
  • thunk/θʌŋk/nounC2A dull heavy sound of something landing.
  • thwart/θwɔːt/verbC12 meaningsTo stop a plan from succeeding.
  • timeworn/ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/adjectiveC2Showing the marks of great age, faded or eroded by the passing of many years.
  • timidity/tɪˈmɪdɪti/nounC2A lack of courage or confidence.
  • timorous/ˈtɪməɹəs/adjectiveC2Nervous and easily frightened.
  • tinderboxnounC2A box of materials for starting a fire.
  • tine/taɪn/nounC2One of the sharp points of a fork or an antler.
  • titration/taɪˈtɹeɪʃən/nounC2Adding one solution drop by drop to measure another.
  • toady/ˈtəʊ.di/nounC2Somebody who flatters the powerful for favour.
  • toastmaster/ˈtoʊstˌmæstɚ/nounC2The person who announces speeches at a formal dinner.
  • tokenismnounC2Making a small gesture to look fair without real change.
  • tonsure/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/nounC2The shaven crown of a monk's head.
  • toolingnounC2The dies and jigs a process needs.
  • topographicaladjectiveC2To do with the shape and features of the land.
  • topography/təˈpɒɡɹəfi/nounC2The shape and features of the land in a place.
  • topple/ˈtɑpl̩/verbC22 meaningsTo fall over from an upright position.
  • torc/tɔː(ɹ)k/nounC2A rigid twisted neck ring worn in ancient times.
  • torpidadjectiveC2Sluggish and mentally inactive.
  • torpor/ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/nounC2A state of heavy inactivity.
  • torrential/təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/adjectiveC2Falling in a violent rushing stream.
  • totemic/təʊˈtɛmɪk/adjectiveC2Standing as a powerful symbol for a group.
  • totter/ˈtɒtə/verbC22 meaningsTo move unsteadily and as if about to fall.
  • tourmaline/ˈtʊɚ.mə.lɪn/nounC2A crystal that comes in many colours.
  • tracery/ˈtɹeɪsəɹi/nounC2Fine ornamental stonework in a window.
  • tract/tɹækt/nounC13 meaningsA large stretch of land.
  • tractable/ˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/adjectiveC2Easy to manage or to deal with.
  • transept/ˈtɹænsɛpt/nounC2The arm that crosses the nave of a church.
  • transmitternounC2The equipment that sends out a signal.