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

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  • temporal/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with time, or with worldly rather than sacred things.
  • temporarily/ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/adverbB2For a short while only.
  • temporary/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/adjectiveB2Lasting only for a limited time; not permanent.
  • temporary fixnounB2A repair meant only to last until a proper one.
  • tempt/tɛmpt/verbB2To make someone want to do something they should not.
  • temptation/ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/
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The pull towards something you should resist.
  • tempting/ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/adjectiveB1+Making you want something against your better judgement.
  • ten/tɛn/nounA12 meaningsThe number 10.
  • 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.
  • tenant/ˈtɛ.nənt/nounB22 meaningsA person who pays rent to live in or use property belonging to someone else.
  • tenant farmernounB2A farmer who rents the land they work.
  • tend/ˈtɛnd/verbB12 meaningsTo be likely or inclined to do something.
  • tendency/ˈtɛn.dən.si/nounB2+A leaning towards doing or becoming something.
  • tender/ˈtɛn.dəː/adjectiveB24 meaningsGentle and full of quiet love.
  • tenderness/ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/nounB22 meaningsGentle warmth of feeling.
  • tendon/ˈtɛn.dən/nounB2+The tough cord that ties a muscle to a bone.
  • 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.
  • tenfold/ˈtɛnfoʊld/adverbB2+By ten times as much.
  • tennis/ˈtɛnɪs/nounA1A game in which two or four players hit a ball over a net.
  • tenor/ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsThe highest ordinary male singing voice.
  • tense/tɛns/adjectiveB15 meaningsNervous and unable to relax.
  • tension/ˈtɛnʃən/nounB26 meaningsThe tightness of something stretched, and the pulling force in it.
  • tent/tɛnt/nounB1The cloth shelter you sleep in when camping.
  • tent pegnounB1The spike hammered in to hold a rope to the ground.
  • tentacle/ˈtɛntəkəl/nounB1+A long flexible arm used to grip or to sting.
  • tentative/ˈtɛntətɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot final, and open to change.
  • tenuous/ˈtɛ.njʊ.əs/adjectiveC1So thin or slight that it may not hold.
  • tenure/ˈtɛn.jʊə/nounC13 meaningsThe period during which someone holds an office or a job.
  • tepid/ˈtɛpɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsOnly slightly warm.
  • term/tɜːm/nounA2+6 meaningsOne of the periods that the school or university year is divided into.
  • term of officenounC1The fixed period a post is held for.
  • term timenounB2The weeks when schools are in session.
  • terminal/ˈtɚmɪnəl/adjectiveC14 meaningsOf an illness, certain to cause death; of a person, dying from such an illness.
  • terminate/ˈtɜːmɪneɪ̯t/verbC1To bring something to an end.
  • termination/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/nounB2+The ending of a contract or a process.
  • terminator/ˈtɜː.mɪ.neɪ.tə/nounB2+Somebody or something that brings a thing to an end.
  • terminology/ˌtɜː.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/nounB2+The special vocabulary of a particular field.
  • terminus/ˈtɜːmɪnəs/nounC12 meaningsThe station at the end of a railway or bus route.
  • termite/ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/nounB1+A pale insect that eats wood and builds tall mounds.
  • terms and conditionsnounB2The full rules attached to an agreement.
  • tern/tɜːn/nounC1A slender sea bird that hovers then dives for fish.
  • terrace/ˈtɛɹəs/nounB24 meaningsA flat paved area beside a building, used for sitting outdoors.
  • terracotta/ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/nounB2+Baked orange-brown clay used for pots and tiles.
  • terrain/təˈɹeɪn/nounC1The kind of ground to be travelled over.
  • terrible/ˈtɛɹəbəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsExtremely bad or unpleasant.
  • terribly/ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/adverbB12 meaningsVery badly.
  • terrific/təˈɹɪf.ɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsVery good indeed.
  • terrified/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/adjectiveB1Extremely frightened.
  • terrify/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/verbB2To frighten somebody very badly.
  • territorial/ˌtɛɹ.ɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsDefending its own space against others.
  • territory/ˈtɛɹɪˌtɔɹi/nounB2Land under the control of a ruler or an animal.
  • terror/ˈtɛɹɚ/nounB22 meaningsExtreme fear.
  • terrorism/ˈtɛɹəɹɪzəm/nounB2+The use of violence against civilians for political ends.
  • terrorist/ˈtɛɹəɹɪst/nounB2Somebody who uses violence against civilians for political ends.
  • terse/tɜːs/adjectiveC1Using very few words, in a way that seems abrupt.