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

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  • tap waternounB1Ordinary drinking water straight from the pipe.
  • tap your footphraseB1To beat the floor lightly with impatience.
  • tape/teɪ̯p/nounA22 meaningsA sticky strip on a roll used for fastening.
  • tape measurenounB1A flexible marked strip used for measuring length.
  • taper/ˈteɪpə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow gradually narrower towards one end.
  • tapered/ˈteɪ.pə(ɹ)d/adjectiveC1
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  • tapestry/ˈtæpəstɹi/nounB2+A heavy cloth with a picture woven into it.
  • taproot/ˈtæpˌɹuːt/nounC1The single thick root that drives straight down.
  • tar/tɑː/nounB2A thick black sticky substance used to seal surfaces.
  • tar pitnounB2A pool of sticky black pitch that trapped animals.
  • tarantula/təˈɹæn.t͡ʃʊ.lə/nounB1+A very large hairy spider.
  • tardinessnounC1The habit of being late.
  • tardy/ˈtɑːdi/adjectiveB2Later than it should be.
  • target/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/nounA24 meaningsA result somebody is expected to achieve.
  • target audiencenounB2The particular people a campaign is aimed at.
  • tariff/ˈtæɹɪf/nounB2+2 meaningsThe tax a country charges on imported goods.
  • tarmac/ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/nounB2+A hard road or runway surface made of tar and crushed stone.
  • 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.
  • tarot/ˈtæ.ɹəʊ/nounB2+A pack of picture cards used to tell fortunes.
  • tarp/tɑːp/nounB2+A plain waterproof sheet rigged as a shelter.
  • tarpaulin/tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/nounB2+A large waterproof sheet used as a cover.
  • tarry/ˈtæ.ɹi/verbC1To linger and delay setting off.
  • tart/tɑɹt/nounB1+2 meaningsAn open pastry case with a filling.
  • tartan/ˈtɑːt(ə)n/nounB2+A checked pattern belonging to a Scottish clan.
  • task/tɑːsk/nounA2+2 meaningsOne piece of work that needs doing.
  • taskmaster/ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/nounC1Somebody who sets others hard work and demands it be done.
  • tassel/ˈtæsəl/nounB2+A hanging bunch of threads used as a decorative trim.
  • taste/teɪst/verbA24 meaningsTo try a little food or drink to see what it is like.
  • taste testnounB2Trying a little of something to judge it.
  • tastebud/ˈteɪstbʌd/nounC1One of the tiny organs on the tongue that sense flavour.
  • tasteful/ˈteɪstfəl/adjectiveB2Showing good judgement about what looks right.
  • tasteless/ˈteɪstləs/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no flavour at all.
  • tasting menunounB2A long series of very small courses chosen by the chef.
  • tasting notenounC1A written description of what something tastes of.
  • tatter/ˈtætə(ɹ)/nounB2A torn hanging strip of cloth.
  • tattoo/tæˈtu/nounB22 meaningsA permanent design made by putting ink under the skin.
  • tatty/ˈtæti/adjectiveB2Worn, shabby and in poor condition.
  • taunt/tɔːnt/verbB22 meaningsTo try to hurt or provoke somebody with words.
  • taupe/təʊp/adjectiveC1Of a grey-brown neutral colour.
  • taut/tɔːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsPulled tight with no give at all.
  • tavern/ˈtævən/nounB2An old-fashioned inn serving drink and food.
  • tawdry/ˈtɔːdɹi/adjectiveC2Cheap and showy, and rather sordid.
  • tawny/ˈtɔːni/adjectiveC1Of a warm golden brown colour.
  • 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.
  • taxation/tækˈseɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The raising of money by the state from its citizens.
  • taxi/ˈtæksi/nounA12 meaningsA car you pay to take you where you want.
  • taxi ranknounB2The line where cabs wait for passengers.
  • taxiwaynounC1The path aircraft move along between runway and stand.
  • taxpayer/ˈtakspeɪə/nounC1Somebody who pays money to the state.
  • tea/tiː/nounA12 meaningsA hot drink made from dried leaves.
  • teach/ˈtiːt͡ʃ/verbA13 meaningsTo help somebody learn something.
  • teacher/ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/nounA12 meaningsA person whose job is to help others learn, especially in a school.
  • teacup/ˈtiː.kʌp/nounB2A small cup with a saucer, used for drinking tea.
  • teak/tiːk/nounC1A hard durable timber from a tropical tree.
  • teal/tiːl/nounC12 meaningsA small fast-flying wild duck.
  • team/ˈtiːm/nounA12 meaningsA group working or playing together towards one goal.