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

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  • tactical/ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/adjectiveC1Planned to gain a particular advantage.
  • tactile/ˈtæktaɪl/adjectiveC1To do with touch, or pleasant to handle.
  • tailor-madeadjectiveB2Cut to fit one particular person.
  • talented/ˈtæləntɪd/adjectiveB1Having a natural gift for doing something well.
  • talkative/ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv/adjectiveB1+Fond of talking a great deal.
  • tall/tɔːl/
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Higher than average in height, of a person, plant or building.
  • tame/teɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf an animal, used to people and not dangerous.
  • tangential/tænˈd͡ʒɛn.t͡ʃəl/adjectiveC1Only slightly connected to the main point.
  • tangible/ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/adjectiveB2+Able to be touched, or solid and definite enough to be certain of.
  • tangled/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/adjectiveB22 meaningsTwisted together into a knot that is difficult to separate.
  • tangy/ˈtæŋiː/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a sharp, fresh, pleasant taste.
  • tanned/tænd/adjectiveB2+Browned by the sun.
  • tantamount/ˈtæntəˌmaʊnt/adjectiveC1As good as the same thing in effect.
  • tapered/ˈteɪ.pə(ɹ)d/adjectiveC1Growing narrower towards one end.
  • tardy/ˈtɑːdi/adjectiveB2Later than it should be.
  • tart/tɑɹt/nounB1+2 meaningsAn open pastry case with a filling.
  • tasteful/ˈteɪstfəl/adjectiveB2Showing good judgement about what looks right.
  • tasteless/ˈteɪstləs/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving no flavour at all.
  • tatty/ˈtæti/adjectiveB2Worn, shabby and in poor condition.
  • taupe/təʊp/adjectiveC1Of a grey-brown neutral colour.
  • taut/tɔːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsPulled tight with no give at all.
  • tawdry/ˈtɔːdɹi/adjectiveC2Cheap and showy, and rather sordid.
  • tawny/ˈtɔːni/adjectiveC1Of a warm golden brown colour.
  • tearful/ˈtɪə(ɹ)fʊl/adjectiveB2+Crying, or close to tears.
  • technical/ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsTo do with machines, science or the details of a craft.
  • technological/ˌtɛk.nəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2+To do with machines and applied science.
  • tectonicadjectiveB2+Having to do with the moving plates of the crust.
  • tedious/ˈtiː.dɪəs/adjectiveC1So long and dull it wears your patience away.
  • teeming/ˈtiːmɪŋ/adjectiveC1Swarming with a great many living things.
  • teenage/ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/adjectiveA2+Relating to a person aged between thirteen and nineteen.
  • telescopic/tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/adjectiveC2Able to see far off, or made of sliding sections.
  • telltale/ˈtɛlteɪl/adjectiveC1Giving away something that was meant to stay hidden.
  • temperamental/ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/adjectiveC13 meaningsChanging mood suddenly and often.
  • temperate/ˈtɛmpəɹət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving mild weather with four clear seasons.
  • tempestuous/tɛmˈpɛs.tjʊ.əs/adjectiveC2Stormy, in weather or in feeling.
  • temporal/ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with time, or with worldly rather than sacred things.
  • temporary/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/adjectiveB2Lasting only for a limited time; not permanent.
  • tempting/ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/adjectiveB1+Making you want something against your better judgement.
  • tenable/ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/adjectiveC2Able to be defended or maintained.
  • tenacious/təˈneɪʃəs/adjectiveC22 meaningsRefusing to give up, however hard it gets.
  • tender/ˈtɛn.dəː/adjectiveB24 meaningsGentle and full of quiet love.
  • tense/tɛns/adjectiveB15 meaningsNervous and unable to relax.
  • tentative/ˈtɛntətɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot final, and open to change.
  • tenuous/ˈtɛ.njʊ.əs/adjectiveC1So thin or slight that it may not hold.
  • tepid/ˈtɛpɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsOnly slightly warm.
  • terminal/ˈtɚmɪnəl/adjectiveC14 meaningsOf an illness, certain to cause death; of a person, dying from such an illness.
  • terrible/ˈtɛɹəbəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsExtremely bad or unpleasant.
  • terrific/təˈɹɪf.ɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsVery good indeed.
  • terrified/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/adjectiveB1Extremely frightened.
  • territorial/ˌtɛɹ.ɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsDefending its own space against others.
  • terse/tɜːs/adjectiveC1Using very few words, in a way that seems abrupt.
  • testy/ˈtɛsti/adjectiveC1Easily irritated.
  • tetchy/ˈtɛt͡ʃi/adjectiveC2Fretfully peevish and easily upset by small things, in the way an overtired child or an ailing person is.
  • textbook/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/nounB22 meaningsA book containing the lessons of one subject.
  • thanklessadjectiveC1Receiving no thanks or appreciation, however well done.
  • theatrical/θiːˈætɹɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with the stage, or exaggerated for effect.
  • theoretical/ˌθɪəˈɹɛtɪkəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsExisting in ideas and models rather than in tested practice.
  • therapeutic/ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Helping to cure or to relieve suffering.
  • thick/θɪk/adjectiveA25 meaningsHaving a large distance between opposite sides.
  • thick-skinnedadjectiveC1Not easily hurt by criticism.