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

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  • tarp/tɑːp/nounB2+A plain waterproof sheet rigged as a shelter.
  • tarpaulin/tɑˈpɔː.lɪn/nounB2+A large waterproof sheet used as a cover.
  • 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/
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Somebody 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.
  • 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.
  • taunt/tɔːnt/verbB22 meaningsTo try to hurt or provoke somebody with words.
  • tavern/ˈtævən/nounB2An old-fashioned inn serving drink and food.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • team leadnounB2The person guiding a small working group.
  • teammate/ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/nounB1+Somebody who plays on the same side as you.
  • teamster/ˈtim.stɚ/nounC1Somebody who drives a team of animals or a lorry.
  • teamworknounB1+Working together so the group does better than the parts.
  • teapot/ˈtiː.pɒt/<q:contemporary>nounA2+A pot with a spout for making and pouring tea.
  • 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.
  • teaser/ˈtiːzɚ/nounB2+An advertisement that hints without explaining.
  • teaspoon/ˈtiːˌspuːn/nounB2The small spoon used for stirring a cup.
  • teat/tiːt/nounB2+The part of a female animal a young one sucks from.
  • technicality/ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/nounC1A small point of the rules that changes the outcome.
  • technician/tɛkˈnɪʃən/nounB1+A skilled worker who looks after equipment.
  • technique/tɛkˈniːk/nounB1+A particular skilled way of doing something.
  • techno/ˈtɛknoʊ/nounB1+Fast electronic dance music built from machines.
  • technology/tɛkˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/nounA2+The machines and tools that science gives us.
  • tectonic platenounB2One of the vast slabs the surface of the earth is broken into.
  • tectonicsnounC1The study of the great moving plates of the crust.
  • teddy/ˈtɛdi/nounA2+The soft toy bear a child sleeps with.
  • tedium/ˈtiː.di.əm/nounC1The state of being dull beyond bearing.
  • teenager/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/nounA2+A person aged between thirteen and nineteen.
  • teething/ˈtiːðɪŋ/nounB2The painful weeks when a baby's teeth push through.
  • telecommunicationsnounC1The sending of messages over long distances by wire or radio.
  • telegram/ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm/nounB1+A short message once sent by wire and delivered on paper.
  • telepathy/tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi/nounB2+Passing thoughts without any of the senses.
  • telephotonounB2+A lens that magnifies distant subjects.
  • telescope/ˈtɛl.ɪ.skəʊp/nounB2An instrument that makes distant objects look close.
  • telescope arraynounC1Many dishes working together as one huge instrument.
  • television/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/nounA12 meaningsA device with a screen for watching broadcast programmes.
  • tell/tɛl/verbA15 meaningsTo give someone information in words.