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

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19,295 words · showing 17,521–17,580

  • topography/təˈpɒɡɹəfi/nounC2The shape and features of the land in a place.
  • topple/ˈtɑpl̩/verbC22 meaningsTo fall over from an upright position.
  • torc/tɔː(ɹ)k/nounC2A rigid twisted neck ring worn in ancient times.
  • torch/ˈtɔːtʃ/nounB22 meaningsA handheld electric light.
  • torment/ˈtɔː(ɹ)mɛnt/nounB2Severe and prolonged suffering.
  • torn/tɔːn/
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Ripped, with an open split.
  • tornado/tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/nounB12 meaningsA violently spinning column of air reaching from a storm cloud to the ground.
  • torpidadjectiveC2Sluggish and mentally inactive.
  • torpor/ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/nounC2A state of heavy inactivity.
  • torque/tɔɹk/nounB2+The turning force applied to something.
  • torrent/ˈtɒɹənt/nounB2+A violent rushing stream, or a flood of words.
  • torrential/təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/adjectiveC2Falling in a violent rushing stream.
  • torrid/ˈtɒɹɪd/adjectiveC1Very hot and dry, or intensely passionate.
  • torso/ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/nounB22 meaningsThe main part of the human body, without the head, arms and legs.
  • tortoiseshell/ˈtɔː(ɹ)təˌʃɛl/nounC1A mottled brown and yellow pattern, or that kind of cat.
  • tortuous/ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs/adjectiveC1Full of twists, and hard to follow.
  • torture/ˈtɔːt͡ʃə/nounB1The deliberate causing of severe pain to punish or extract information.
  • toss/tɒs/verbA25 meaningsTo throw something lightly or carelessly.
  • total/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/nounB14 meaningsThe whole amount reached by adding everything together.
  • totalitarian/ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛəɹiən/adjectiveC1Controlling every part of life, public and private.
  • totally/ˈtəʊ.tə.li/adverbA2Entirely, with nothing left out.
  • tote/təʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo carry something about with you.
  • tote bagnounB1A large open cloth bag with two handles.
  • totem/ˈtoʊtəm/nounC1An animal or natural object held sacred by a clan as the badge of its kinship, often carved on a tall wooden pole.
  • totemic/təʊˈtɛmɪk/adjectiveC2Standing as a powerful symbol for a group.
  • totter/ˈtɒtə/verbC22 meaningsTo move unsteadily and as if about to fall.
  • toucan/ˈtuːkən/nounB1+A tropical bird with a huge brightly coloured beak.
  • touch/tʌt͡ʃ/verbA26 meaningsTo put your hand or fingers on something.
  • touch up/ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/phraseB2To repair your appearance slightly.
  • touch woodphraseB2Said after mentioning good fortune, to avoid tempting fate.
  • touch-up/ˈtʌt͡ʃˌʌp/nounB2A small repair to make-up during the day.
  • touchdown/ˈtʌt͡ʃ.daʊn/nounB2The moment an aircraft's wheels meet the runway.
  • touchpad/ˈtʌt͡ʃˌpæd/nounC1The panel a swimmer strikes to stop the clock.
  • touchstone/ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/nounC1A standard by which other things are judged.
  • touchy/ˈtʌt͡ʃi/adjectiveB22 meaningsEasily offended.
  • tough/tʌf/adjectiveB15 meaningsStrong and hard to break, cut or damage.
  • tough cookienounC1A person who is not easily hurt or beaten.
  • toughen/ˈtʌfən/verbB2+To make stronger or more able to endure.
  • toughnessnounC1The quality of being hard to break or hard to beat.
  • toupee/tuːˈpeɪ/nounC1A small hairpiece worn to cover baldness.
  • tour/tɔː(ɹ)/nounA24 meaningsA run of performances in different places.
  • tour operatornounB2The company that puts a package holiday together.
  • tourism/ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/nounB1+The business of people travelling for pleasure.
  • tourist/ˈtʊəɹɪst/nounA2+A person visiting a place on holiday.
  • tourmaline/ˈtʊɚ.mə.lɪn/nounC2A crystal that comes in many colours.
  • tournament/ˈtʊənəmənt/nounB22 meaningsA competition made up of many games or rounds, played until one winner is left.
  • tourniquet/ˈtʊə.nɪ.keɪ/nounC1A tight band that stops heavy bleeding from a limb.
  • tousle/ˈtaʊ.zəl/verbC1To make hair untidy by rubbing it.
  • tout/taʊt/verbC12 meaningsTo try noisily to sell or promote something.
  • tow/təʊ/verbB1+To pull a vehicle behind another.
  • tow truck/ˈtoʊ.tɹʌk/nounB1A vehicle used to tow away broken-down or illegally parked cars.
  • toward/təˈwɔːd/prepositionA2+2 meaningsIn the direction of something.
  • towel/ˈtaʊ̯əl/nounA2A cloth used for drying.
  • towel dryphraseB1To dry yourself by rubbing with cloth.
  • tower/ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA very tall narrow building.
  • town/ˈtaʊ̯n/nounA12 meaningsA place with streets and shops, bigger than a village.
  • town hallphraseB1The building housing local government offices and public rooms.
  • townhouse/ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/nounB2+A tall narrow house in a city row.
  • township/ˈtaʊnʃɪp/nounB2+A small town, or an administrative district.
  • towpathnounC1The path beside a canal where horses once pulled boats.