T — The school dictionary · page 101 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10turnTo turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns.17 sentencesturningA bend or corner where a road or path changes direction.5 sentencesturnipA turnip is a round root vegetable with white flesh and a white and purple skin.9 sentencesturnkeyA jailer who unlocks and locks the doors of a prison.4 sentencesturnoutTurnout is the number of people who come to an event, or who vote in an election.9 sentencesturnpikeA road with a toll gate, where travellers paid money to pass.4 sentencesturnspitA servant, or a small dog, who turned a roasting spit over a kitchen fire.4 sentencesturntableA turntable is the round flat part of a record player that spins the record.8 sentencesturquoiseA blue-green stone used in jewellery.5 sentencesturretA small tower on the top of a castle or large building.4 sentencesturtleA turtle is a reptile with a hard shell on its back that covers its body; many turtles live in the sea or in rivers and ponds.11 sentencestuscaroraThe Tuscarora are a Native American people who lived in what is now North Carolina and later moved north to New York and Ontario, Canada.8 sentencestushA cry of scorn, used to say that something is nonsense or that you do not agree.4 sentencestuskA tusk is a very long, pointed tooth that grows out of the mouth of some animals, such as elephants, walruses, wild boars and narwhals.11 sentencestuskedTusked means having tusks: long, pointed teeth that stick out of the mouth, like those of an elephant, walrus, wild boar or narwhal.7 sentencestussleA rough fight or struggle between two people.4 sentencestussockA thick clump or tuft of grass growing from the ground, often in wet ground.4 sentencestutinterjection.11 sentencestutorA tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school.12 sentencestutuA tutu is a short, stiff, frilly skirt that sticks out, worn by ballet dancers.8 sentencestvTV (television) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes, films and news.11 sentencestwainTwo. It is used in old tales and set phrases.5 sentencestwangA twang is a sharp, ringing sound like the sound of a tight string being plucked.11 sentencestweakTo pinch and twist something quickly, such as a nose.5 sentencestweedleTo play a tune lightly on a pipe or whistle, making a trilling sound.4 sentencestweetThe short, high sound a small bird makes; (verb) to make this sound.11 sentencestweezerTweezers are a small tool with two thin metal arms that you squeeze together to pick up or pull out tiny things, such as splinters.7 sentencestwelfthTwelfth comes after eleventh in order: number 12.11 sentencestwelveTwelve is the number 12. It is one more than eleven.14 sentencestwelvemonthA year, or twelve months.4 sentencestwentiethTwentieth comes after nineteenth in order: number 20.10 sentencestwentyTwenty is the number 20. It is two tens.11 sentencestwiceTwice means two times: «I rang twice».11 sentencestwiddleTo twist, turn or play with something with your fingers, often without thinking: twiddle a knob, twiddle your hair.8 sentencestwigA small, thin branch of a tree or bush.10 sentencestwilightTwilight is the dim light in the sky just after the sun sets, or just before it rises.11 sentencestwill'Twill is an old short form of «it will», used in fairy tales and old stories.3 sentencestwinA twin is one of two children born to the same mother at the same time.12 sentencestwineTo twine is to wind or wrap something around something else, or to coil round and round.6 sentencestwinkleTo twinkle is to shine with a light that flickers, getting brighter and dimmer quickly, as stars do.12 sentencestwinsTwins are two children born to the same mother at the same birth.12 sentencestwirlTo twirl is to spin round and round quickly, or to make something spin: she twirled in her new dress.12 sentencestwistTo turn something round, like twisting a lid off a jar or twisting a key.15 sentencestwistyTwisty means full of twists and bends, like a twisty road or path.10 sentencestwitA silly or foolish person.10 sentencestwitchTo make a small, quick movement that you do not mean to make.11 sentencestwitterTo twitter is to make a quick, light, chirping sound, as birds do.6 sentencestwoTwo is the number 2, one more than one.20 sentencestwofoldTwofold means having two parts or two sides, as in "a twofold problem".7 sentencestwopenceThe sum of two pennies in British money.11 sentencestyingFastening something with string, rope, laces or a knot.12 sentencestykeA tyke is a small child, especially a cheeky or naughty one, said in a friendly way.9 sentencestypeA type is a kind or sort of something: «a type of fruit».13 sentencestypefaceA 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…9 sentencestypewriterA typewriter is a machine for writing: you press keys and small metal letters hit an inked ribbon, printing letters straight onto paper.8 sentencestyphoidTyphoid is a serious illness caused by bacteria, caught from dirty water or food, which gives a high fever, stomach pain and weakness.8 sentencestyphoonA typhoon is a very strong storm with heavy rain and very fast winds that starts over the warm western Pacific Ocean.9 sentencestypicalTypical means usual and normal for a certain kind of person, thing or place: «a typical school day».11 sentencestypicallyTypically means usually; in the way that something normally happens: «It typically rains in April.».10 sentencestypifyTo typify is to be a perfect example of a kind of thing, or to show its character clearly.4 sentencestypingTyping means writing by pressing the keys of a computer, phone or typewriter.10 sentencestypistA typist is a person who types, especially someone whose job is typing letters and documents.8 sentencestypoA typo is a small mistake in typing or printing, like a wrong or missing letter: «teh» instead of «the».9 sentencestypographicalTo do with typing or printing letters and words.9 sentencestyrannicalTyrannical means cruel and unfair, using power over others in a harsh way, as a tyrant does.4 sentencestyrannosaurusA huge meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two strong back legs and had tiny front arms and very large teeth. Its full name is Tyrannosaur…8 sentencestyrannyTyranny is cruel and unfair rule by one person who has too much power over others.3 sentencestyrantA tyrant is a ruler who uses power cruelly and unfairly and does not let people choose or change their leaders.11 sentencestyreA tyre is a thick rubber ring, usually filled with air, that fits around a wheel of a car, bike or other vehicle.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/10/