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

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19,295 words · showing 16,981–17,040

  • talk roundphraseC1To persuade somebody to change their mind.
  • talkative/ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/adjectiveB1+Fond of talking a great deal.
  • tall/tɔːl/adjectiveA13 meaningsHigher than average in height, of a person, plant or building.
  • 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/
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A 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.
  • tame/teɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf an animal, used to people and not dangerous.
  • tamper/ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/verbB2+To interfere with something you should leave alone.
  • tandem/ˈtændəm/nounB2+2 meaningsA bicycle built for two riders one behind the other.
  • tang/ˈtæŋ/nounC12 meaningsA strong sharp taste or smell.
  • tangential/tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/adjectiveC1Only slightly connected to the main point.
  • tangerine/ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/nounB1+A small loose-skinned orange citrus fruit.
  • tangible/ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/adjectiveB2+Able to be touched, or solid and definite enough to be certain of.
  • tangle/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/nounB22 meaningsA confused, twisted mass.
  • tangled/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/adjectiveB22 meaningsTwisted together into a knot that is difficult to separate.
  • tango/ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/nounB1+A dramatic partner dance of sharp turns and pauses.
  • tangy/ˈtæŋiː/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a sharp, fresh, pleasant taste.
  • 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.
  • tanned/tænd/adjectiveB2+Browned by the sun.
  • tanner/ˈtænɚ/nounC1A worker who turns animal hide into leather.
  • tantamount/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/adjectiveC1As good as the same thing in effect.
  • 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.
  • 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/adjectiveC1Growing 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.
  • 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.