📖 T — The English dictionary · page 58

twofold — Everyday, meaning 1: Twofold means having two parts or two sides, as in "a twofold problem".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Twofold means twice as much or twice as many, as in "a twofold increase".↗ Example: The number of pupils in the club has increased twofold, from 10 to 20.↗ · The purpose of the trip was twofold: to learn and to have fun.↗ · The problem is twofold — no money and no time.↗ · (formal) Prices have risen twofold in a short time.↗ · Our garden produced a twofold harvest of tomatoes this year.↗ · Instead, the SY may be intimating a twofold pronunciation of Resh known among certain mediveal Jewish communities in Babylonia and elsewhere, which does indeed preserve a distinguish between ‘single’ Resh and ‘double’ Resh.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · As a matter of fact, he himself abandons the division of the letters into three parts, and rearranges them in a twofold division, one of ten and one of twelve letters.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

twopence — Everyday, meaning 1: The sum of two pennies in British money.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old) A British coin worth two old pennies, used before 1971.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, «not care twopence») to not care at all.↗ Example: The sweets cost twopence each.↗ · «Feed the birds, tuppence a bag!»↗ · I wouldn't give twopence for that old toy.↗ · She found a twopence coin from 1930.↗ · Twelve pennies made one shilling.↗ · Two twopences make fourpence.↗ · He didn't care twopence what they said.↗ · If you like to give me twopence you can have the rest.’↗

tying — Everyday, meaning 1: Fastening something with string, rope, laces or a knot.↗ e.g. "tying my shoelaces".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Making a knot or bow.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In games, getting the same score as another player or team.↗ e.g. "They are tying the game."↗ Example: I am tying my shoelaces.↗ · She is tying a ribbon on the present.↗ · Dad is tying the boat to the pier.↗ · Tying knots is a useful skill when camping.↗ · The teams are tying at two goals each.↗ · He was tying up the newspapers for recycling.↗ · Tying all the four corners together in a knot, he threw the light bundle of grass over his shoulder.↗

tyke — Everyday, meaning 1: (informal) A tyke is a small child, especially a cheeky or naughty one, said in a friendly way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, informal) A Tyke is a nickname for a person from Yorkshire.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old, mostly UK) A tyke is a dog of no special breed, a mongrel.↗ Example: Come here, you little tyke!↗ · The cheeky tyke hid Grandad's glasses.↗ · Even as a tyke, she loved football.↗ · (UK) He's a proper Yorkshire tyke.↗ · The old farmer's tyke barked at the gate.↗ · Those tykes have muddy footprints all over the floor.↗

type — Everyday, meaning 1: A type is a kind or sort of something: «a type of fruit».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To type is to press keys to write on a computer, phone or typewriter.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A blood type is the group your blood belongs to.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Not my type» means not the kind of person or thing I like.↗ Example: There are 3 types of cake.↗ · She types 40 words a minute.↗ · How many types of animals are on the farm?↗ · Each type costs a different price.↗ · A spider is a type of arachnid, not an insect.↗ · Type your name in the box.↗ · Granite is a type of rock.↗ · What type of music do you like?↗ · He reduces the century of variants to three type forms.↗ · ShMSh is the Sun, and Light, and a type of Christ, the Sun of Righteousness.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The Thirty-two Paths are the Ten Sephiruth and the Twenty-two letters, each supplying a type of divine power and attributes.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

typeface — Everyday, meaning 1: A typeface is a design for a set of letters, numbers and signs, used in printing and on computers, such as Times New Roman, Arial or Comic Sans.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is the style or look of the letters: plain or fancy, thick or thin, with little feet (serifs) or without.↗ Example: Our teacher asked us to use a clear typeface for the poster.↗ · Arial is a typeface without serifs.↗ · The old book was printed in a beautiful typeface.↗ · Road signs in Britain use a special typeface called Transport.↗ · I changed the typeface on my story to make the title look spooky.↗ · Some typefaces are easier to read for people with dyslexia.↗ · Comic Sans is a typeface many people love and many people dislike.↗

typewriter — Everyday, meaning 1: A typewriter is a machine for writing: you press keys and small metal letters hit an inked ribbon, printing letters straight onto paper.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It was used in offices and homes before computers became common.↗ Example: Grandad wrote his letters on a typewriter.↗ · The typewriter went clack-clack-clack and then ding!↗ · Our computer keyboard has the same QWERTY letters as an old typewriter.↗ · You could not delete a mistake on a typewriter, so people used white correction fluid.↗ · The museum lets children try typing on a real typewriter.↗ · The writer in the film sat at a typewriter all night.↗

typhoid — Everyday, meaning 1: Typhoid is a serious illness caused by bacteria, caught from dirty water or food, which gives a high fever, stomach pain and weakness.↗ Example: Typhoid spreads through dirty water and food.↗ · Before travelling, Aunt Jo had a typhoid vaccine.↗ · Clean drinking water stopped typhoid in many cities.↗ · Typhoid gives people a very high fever.↗ · Doctors treat typhoid with antibiotics.↗ · Washing your hands helps stop typhoid spreading.↗ · In Victorian times many children died of typhoid.↗

typhoon — Everyday, meaning 1: A typhoon is a very strong storm with heavy rain and very fast winds that starts over the warm western Pacific Ocean.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The same kind of storm is called a hurricane in the Atlantic and a cyclone near Australia and India.↗ Example: The typhoon knocked down 12 trees.↗ · 3 typhoons hit the island this year.↗ · After the typhoon, only 40 of 60 houses had power.↗ · The typhoon winds blew at 150 km an hour.↗ · Schools closed because a typhoon was coming.↗ · During a typhoon, stay inside and away from windows.↗ · A typhoon is the same kind of storm as a hurricane.↗

typical — Everyday, meaning 1: Typical means usual and normal for a certain kind of person, thing or place: «a typical school day».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Typical means showing the main features of its kind, a good example: «a typical desert plant».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Typical!» is said when something annoying happens again, as you expected.↗ Example: Describe a typical day at your school.↗ · A cactus is a typical desert plant.↗ · It's typical of him to be late.↗ · Typical — the bus left just as we got there!↗ · A typical cat sleeps for many hours a day.↗ · What is the typical weather in Ireland in winter?↗ · Roast dinner is a typical Sunday meal in Britain.↗ · But at all events each family now has features of its own, typical characteristics by which it may be readily distinguished from its neighbors.↗

typically — Everyday, meaning 1: Typically means usually; in the way that something normally happens: «It typically rains in April.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Typically means in a way that is very like a certain person or thing: «a typically British breakfast».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: It can also mean «as you would expect» about something annoying: «Typically, the bus was late again.».↗ Example: A cat typically sleeps for more than twelve hours a day.↗ · Summers in Australia are typically hot and dry.↗ · Typically, our school bus arrives at quarter to nine.↗ · It was a typically Irish welcome, with tea and biscuits.↗ · Typically, my brother left his dirty socks on the floor again.↗ · A trip to the coast typically takes two hours.↗ · Bananas typically grow in hot, wet countries.↗

typify — Everyday, meaning 1: To typify is to be a perfect example of a kind of thing, or to show its character clearly.↗ Example: Pomona typifies Autumn.↗ · His bravery typifies the good knight.↗ · The lion typifies a good king.↗

typing — Everyday, meaning 1: Typing means writing by pressing the keys of a computer, phone or typewriter.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Typing is also the skill of writing this way, often measured in words per minute.↗ Example: She types 40 words a minute.↗ · Typing 200 words takes her 5 minutes.↗ · He spent 30 minutes typing.↗ · How many pages can he finish typing in 2 hours?↗ · I am typing my story on the laptop.↗ · Touch typing means typing without looking at the keys.↗ · She made a typing mistake and wrote «teh».↗ · Typing practice makes you faster.↗

typist — Everyday, meaning 1: A typist is a person who types, especially someone whose job is typing letters and documents.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Anyone who types can be called a typist, such as «a fast typist».↗ Example: The typist typed 60 words a minute.↗ · Grandma worked as a typist in an office.↗ · I'm a slow typist because I use two fingers.↗ · Touch typists don't look at the keyboard.↗ · A typist who types 40 words a minute types 400 words in 10 minutes.↗ · In old films, rows of typists clatter away on typewriters.↗

typo — Everyday, meaning 1: A typo is a small mistake in typing or printing, like a wrong or missing letter: «teh» instead of «the».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Typo is short for typing (or typographical) error.↗ Example: The book has 3 typos on each page.↗ · She found 12 typos.↗ · He fixed 5 typos and 7 are left.↗ · How many typos are in 10 pages?↗ · Read your story again to catch any typos.↗ · The sign had a typo: it said «Shcool».↗ · Autocorrect fixed most of my typos.↗

typographical — Everyday, meaning 1: To do with typing or printing letters and words.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «A typographical error» (a typo) is a mistake made when typing or printing, such as a wrong or missing letter.↗ Example: There is a typographical error on page five: «teh» should be «the».↗ · The newspaper apologised for a typographical mistake.↗ · The sign said «Stoop» instead of «Stop», a typographical error.↗ · Typographical errors are easy to miss when you read fast.↗ · The printer fixed the typographical problems before the book came out.↗ · A typographical slip turned 50 into 500 on the price tag.↗ · Typographical problems have been changed and are listed below.↗

tyrannical — Everyday, meaning 1: Tyrannical means cruel and unfair, using power over others in a harsh way, as a tyrant does.↗ Example: The tyrannical king taxed the poor.↗ · He was neither cruel nor tyrannical.↗ · A good king is never tyrannical.↗

tyrannosaurus — Everyday, meaning 1: A huge meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two strong back legs and had tiny front arms and very large teeth.↗ Its full name is Tyrannosaurus rex, often called T. rex.↗ Example: The tyrannosaurus had teeth as big as bananas.↗ · We saw a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in the museum.↗ · T. rex had very short arms.↗ · The tyrannosaurus was a meat eater.↗ · My brother's favourite dinosaur is the tyrannosaurus.↗ · A tyrannosaurus could be about 12 metres long.↗

tyranny — Everyday, meaning 1: Tyranny is cruel and unfair rule by one person who has too much power over others.↗ Example: The people suffered under tyranny.↗ · The tyrant always finds an excuse for his tyranny.↗

tyrant — Everyday, meaning 1: A tyrant is a ruler who uses power cruelly and unfairly and does not let people choose or change their leaders.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A tyrant is anyone who bosses others about cruelly, such as a bossy boss, teacher or older sibling.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (history) In ancient Greece a tyrant was a ruler who took power by force, not always cruel.↗ Example: The people rose up against the cruel tyrant.↗ · The tyrant threw anyone who disagreed into prison.↗ · In the fairy tale, the tyrant king took all the farmers' food.↗ · My big sister is a tyrant when it's her turn to choose the TV.↗ · Ancient Athens was once ruled by tyrants.↗ · Elections help stop a tyrant from taking power.↗ · Tyrannosaurus rex means «tyrant lizard king».↗ · The tyrant can always find an excuse for his tyranny.↗ · And I will visit upon the world their evil, and upon the wicked their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the tyrants.↗ (Prophets ISA.13.11, JPS 1917)↗

tyre — Everyday, meaning 1: A tyre is a thick rubber ring, usually filled with air, that fits around a wheel of a car, bike or other vehicle.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A flat tyre is one with no air in it.↗ Example: My bike has a flat tyre.↗ · Dad changed the car tyre at the side of the road.↗ · Pump up your tyres before you ride.↗ · Tyres grip the road because of friction.↗ · The spare tyre is in the boot.↗ · Old tyres can be made into swings.↗ · Bumpy tyres help mountain bikes on mud.↗ · We heard the tyres screech.↗ · And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.↗ (Prophets 1KI.7.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; (Writings PSA.83.8, JPS 1917)↗ · 'And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre, (Prophets EZK.27.2, JPS 1917)↗