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  • taekwondo/ˌtaɪkwɑnˈdoʊ/nounB1A Korean martial art known for high kicks.
  • tag/tæɡ/nounA24 meaningsA small label attached to something, showing a price, a name or an instruction.
  • taglinenounB2The line that sums up what a brand promises.
  • tail/ˈteɪ̯l/nounA25 meaningsThe long part sticking out from the rear end of an animal's body.
  • tail lightnounB1The red lamp at the back of a vehicle.
  • tail spikenounB1
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A sharp bony point at the end of a tail.
  • taillightnounC1A red light at the rear of a vehicle.
  • tailor/ˈteɪlɚ/nounB23 meaningsA person whose job is making, altering and fitting clothes to a customer's measurements.
  • tailor's chalknounB2Chalk for marking lines that brush off cloth.
  • taint/teɪnt/nounC1A trace of something bad that spoils the whole.
  • taiwannounB1+An island off the coast of East Asia.
  • tajikistannounC1Central Asian country that is almost entirely mountains, capital Dushanbe.
  • take/ˈteɪ̯k/verbA18 meaningsTo reach out and get hold of something with your hands.
  • take-offnounB1The moment an aircraft leaves the ground.
  • takeaway/ˈteɪkəweɪ/nounB1+Restaurant food you carry home in boxes instead of eating there.
  • takeaway counternounB1The place where food is collected to eat elsewhere.
  • takeaway menunounB1The printed list a delivery restaurant leaves at your door.
  • takeout/ˈteɪkaʊt/nounA2+Restaurant food you collect and eat at home.
  • takeovernounB2Gaining control of a company, sometimes against its will.
  • talc/tælk/nounB2+A fine powder dusted on skin to keep it dry.
  • talent/ˈtæl.ənt/nounA2A natural ability to do something well.
  • talisman/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/nounC12 meaningsAn object believed to hold protective power.
  • tall order/ˈtɔːl ˈɔːdə/nounC1A request that will be very difficult to meet.
  • tallow/ˈtæləʊ/nounC2Hard animal fat used to make candles and soap.
  • tally/ˈtæli/nounB2+2 meaningsA running count kept with marks.
  • talon/ˈtælən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe hooked claw of a hunting bird.
  • talus/ˈteɪləs/nounC2The heap of rock debris at the foot of a slope.
  • tambourine/ˌtæm.bəˈɹiːn/nounB2A small hand drum ringed with jingling discs.
  • tandem/ˈtændəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA bicycle built for two riders one behind the other.
  • tang/ˈtæŋ/nounC12 meaningsA strong sharp taste or smell.
  • tangerine/ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/nounB1+A small loose-skinned orange citrus fruit.
  • tangle/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/nounB22 meaningsA confused, twisted mass.
  • tango/ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/nounB1+A dramatic partner dance of sharp turns and pauses.
  • tank/ˈtæŋk/nounB14 meaningsA large container for liquid or gas.
  • tank filternounB2The device that keeps aquarium water clean.
  • tankard/ˈtæŋkɚd/nounC1A large mug with a handle for drinking beer.
  • tanker/ˈtæŋkə/nounB2A vehicle or ship built to carry liquid in bulk.
  • tanner/ˈtænɚ/nounC1A worker who turns animal hide into leather.
  • tantrum/ˈtæn.tɹʌm/nounB2An uncontrolled outburst of anger, especially by a small child.
  • tanzanianounB1+A country in East Africa.
  • tap/tæp/nounA24 meaningsThe fitting you turn or push to let water out of a pipe.
  • tap dancenounB1A dance whose rhythm is beaten out by metal-tipped shoes.
  • tap shoenounB2Footwear fitted with metal plates for beating rhythm.
  • tap waternounB1Ordinary drinking water straight from the pipe.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.