T — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10tardinessTardiness is being late, especially arriving late to school, work or a meeting.8 sentencestardyTardy means late, arriving after the right time: «Don't be tardy for class».9 sentencestargetA target is a thing you aim at and try to hit, like the circle in archery or darts.12 sentencestariffA tariff is a tax that a country makes people pay on goods brought in from another country.8 sentencestarmacTarmac is a hard black material for road and path surfaces, made of crushed stones mixed with tar.8 sentencestarnishTo tarnish is when metal like silver, brass or copper loses its shine and gets dull or dark, because of the air.10 sentencestaroTaro is a tropical plant grown for its large, starchy root (corm), which is cooked and eaten like a potato. Its big leaves are heart-shape…12 sentencestarpanThe tarpan was a wild horse that lived in Europe and western Asia, including the steppes of Ukraine and Russia; it is now extinct. The las…9 sentencestarryTo tarry is to stay somewhere for a while or to wait before going on.5 sentencestarsierA tarsier is a tiny primate from islands in South-East Asia, such as the Philippines and Borneo, with huge round eyes, long back legs and…8 sentencestarsusThe tarsus is the group of small bones in the ankle and upper foot (science).9 sentencestartA tart is an open pie made of pastry with a sweet or savoury filling, like jam or fruit.13 sentencestartanTartan is a pattern of coloured stripes crossing each other at right angles, making squares; it is woven into woollen cloth, especially in…11 sentencestartarTartar is a hard yellowish coating that builds up on teeth if they are not cleaned well.12 sentencestartaricTartaric describes tartaric acid, a natural acid found in grapes, bananas and tamarinds; it is used in cooking, baking powder (as cream of…7 sentencestartlyIn a sharp way, with a little unkind edge, as when someone is annoyed and speaks briefly.3 sentencestarzanTarzan is a made-up character created by the American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs in the novel "Tarzan of the Apes" (1912): a boy raised b…10 sentencestaskA task is a piece of work that someone has to do, often given by someone else.11 sentencestasmanianTasmanian means from or about Tasmania, the island state in the south of Australia.10 sentencestasselA tassel is a bunch of threads or strings tied together at the top and hanging loose at the bottom, used for decoration on cushions, curta…9 sentencestasteThe flavour of food or drink in your mouth.19 sentencestastelessTasteless food has little or no flavour.10 sentencestastyHaving a good, pleasant flavour.10 sentencestatTat is cheap, tasteless or useless things, like junk sold at a fair: «The shop sells tourist tat».10 sentencestatarA member of a Turkic people who live mainly in Tatarstan in Russia, and also in Crimea (Crimean Tatars) and other countries.9 sentencestatterA tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper. «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged.5 sentencestatteredTorn and ragged, old and worn out at the edges.4 sentencestattlerA tattler is a person who tells other people's secrets or spreads gossip, often to get into trouble.3 sentencestattletaleA tattletale is a person, often a child, who tells a teacher or parent about other people's small mistakes, usually to get them into troub…8 sentencestattlingTattling means telling an adult about someone's small misbehaviour, often just to get them into trouble (mainly American).9 sentencestattooA picture or pattern made on the skin with ink pushed in by a needle, which stays there.12 sentencestattyOld, worn out and in poor condition, a bit shabby.10 sentencestatu"Tatu" is the Ukrainian word for Dad when you call him or speak to him directly.16 sentencestauntTo taunt someone is to say unkind things to hurt their feelings or to make them angry.5 sentencestaurusTaurus is a group of stars (a constellation) that looks like the shape of a bull.9 sentencestavernA tavern is an inn or public house where people go to eat and drink.4 sentencestawnyTawny describes a warm orange-brown or yellowish-brown colour, like a lion's fur.9 sentencestaxMoney that people and businesses must pay to the government to pay for things like schools, roads, hospitals and police.12 sentencestaxationTaxation is the system of taking money (taxes) from people and businesses to pay for things a government provides.8 sentencestaxiA taxi is a car with a driver that you pay to take you where you want to go.9 sentencestaxmanThe taxman is the government office that collects taxes, spoken of as if it were one person.9 sentencestaxonomicTaxonomic means to do with sorting living things into named groups, such as kingdom, family, genus and species.9 sentencestaxpayerA person or business that pays taxes (money) to the government.7 sentencestayThe River Tay is the longest river in Scotland (about 190 km), flowing past Perth and into the sea at Dundee; also Loch Tay and the Firth…8 sentencesteIn tonic sol-fa singing (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, te), «te» is the seventh note of the major scale, just below the top do; it is spelt «ti»…12 sentencesteaTea is a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto dried leaves of the tea plant.14 sentencesteachTo teach means to help someone learn something by showing or explaining it.11 sentencesteachableAble and willing to learn: a teachable puppy.10 sentencesteacherA teacher is a person whose job is to help pupils learn, at school or in a class.22 sentencesteachingTeaching is the work of showing or explaining things so that others learn them.5 sentencesteacupA teacup is a cup used for drinking tea, often with a handle and a saucer.8 sentencestealTeal is a blue-green colour, darker than turquoise.9 sentencesteamA team is a group of people who play a sport or game together against others.13 sentencesteammateA teammate is a person who is on the same team as you, in a sport, game or school project.9 sentencesteamworkWorking together well as a group to reach a shared goal, each person helping the others.8 sentencesteapotA teapot is a pot with a handle, a lid and a spout, used for making and pouring tea.9 sentencestearA tear (rhymes with «ear») is a drop of salty water that comes from your eye, when you cry, laugh a lot or get something in your eye.13 sentencesteardropA teardrop is a single tear falling from the eye.9 sentencestearfulTearful means crying, or close to tears, with wet eyes or a shaky voice.4 sentencestearyTeary means full of tears or close to crying: teary eyes, a teary goodbye.10 sentencesteaseTo tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them, in a friendly way or an unkind way.10 sentencesteasedLaughed at someone or made jokes about them, either in a friendly, playful way or in an unkind way that hurts.13 sentencesteaserA teaser is a short puzzle or question that makes you think hard, often called a brain teaser.10 sentencesteasingTeasing is making fun of someone or annoying them with words or tricks, sometimes in a friendly way and sometimes in a hurtful way.10 sentencesteaspoonA teaspoon is a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee and for eating some foods.9 sentencesteatA teat is the small, soft part on a female mammal's body that her babies suck to get milk; cows, goats and pigs have teats.8 sentencesteatimeThe time in the late afternoon or early evening when people eat their evening meal, often called «tea».10 sentencestechTech is a short word for technology, like computers, phones and the internet.12 sentencestechnicalTechnical means to do with science, machines, computers or practical skills.11 sentencestechnicallyTechnically means according to the exact rules or facts, even if it doesn't seem that way in everyday life, as in "Technically, a tomato i…9 sentencestechniqueA technique is a special way of doing something that needs skill, like a painting technique or a swimming technique.9 sentencestechnologyThe use of science and knowledge to make useful tools, machines and ways of doing things.10 sentencestectonicsTectonics, or plate tectonics, is the idea that the Earth's outer shell is broken into huge pieces called plates that move very slowly, an…8 sentencestedA teddy bear: «my old ted».10 sentencesteddyA teddy (or teddy bear) is a soft toy bear made of furry cloth and stuffed so it is cuddly.9 sentencestediousLong, slow and boring; tiring because it goes on and on.10 sentencesteeA tee is a small peg, often wooden or plastic, that holds a golf ball up before it is hit.12 sentencesteemTo teem with something is to be full of it, crowded with lots of living things moving about: «The pond teemed with tadpoles».9 sentencesteenA teenager, a person aged 13 to 19.10 sentencesteenageAged between 13 and 19, or connected with people of that age.8 sentencesteenagerA person between 13 and 19 years old.9 sentencesteensYour teens are the years of your life when your age ends in «-teen», from 13 to 19.10 sentencesteenyVery small; tiny.11 sentencesteepeeA teepee is a cone-shaped tent of poles covered with skins or cloth, used by some Native American peoples. (Also spelled tepee.).5 sentencesteetheWhen a baby teethes, its first teeth are growing through the gums, which can make the baby sore, grumpy and dribbly.7 sentencesteethingThe time when a baby's first teeth are growing through the gums, which can be sore.8 sentencestelegramA telegram is a short written message sent by wire or radio, once paid for by the word.4 sentencestelegraphThe telegraph was an old way of sending messages over long distances along wires, using electric signals like Morse code.13 sentencestelegraphicTelegraphic means to do with the telegraph, the old machine that sent messages along wires as electric signals.12 sentencestelephoneA telephone is a machine for talking to someone far away by sending sounds as electrical or radio signals.10 sentencesteleportTo teleport is to move from one place to another instantly, without travelling through the space between; it happens only in science ficti…8 sentencestelescopeA tube with lenses or mirrors that makes far-away things, like stars and planets, look bigger and closer.8 sentencesteleviseTo televise something is to show it on television, often live as it happens: the match will be televised.8 sentencestelevisionA television (TV) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes with pictures and sound.9 sentencestellTo tell is to say something to someone so they know it.22 sentencestellerA teller is a person who works at a bank counter, taking in and paying out money.11 sentencestellingSaying or reporting something: «She is telling a story».14 sentencestelltaleA telltale sign is a small clue that shows something is true or has happened: telltale crumbs on his face.8 sentencestellyTelly is a television set.9 sentencestempA temp is a worker who works for a company only for a short time, often through an agency.11 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/2/