T — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10temperYour temper is how easily you get angry: «a quick temper».13 sentencestemperamentA person's or animal's usual nature and mood, the way they normally feel and behave.8 sentencestemperateA temperate climate or place is never extremely hot or extremely cold, with warm summers and cool winters.9 sentencestemperatureTemperature tells how hot or cold something is. We measure it in degrees with a thermometer.12 sentencestempestA tempest is a violent storm with strong wind and heavy rain.4 sentencestemplarA Knight Templar: a member of a religious order of knights founded about 1119 to protect Christian pilgrims travelling to Jerusalem.9 sentencestempleA temple is a building where people go to pray and worship in some religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism, and in anci…10 sentencestempoThe tempo is the speed of a piece of music: fast, slow or in between.8 sentencestemporalTemporal means worldly, belonging to this life and not to religion or the Church.5 sentencestemporarilyTemporarily means for a short time only, not for ever.9 sentencestemporaryLasting for only a short time, not forever.10 sentencestemptTo make someone want to do or have something, especially something they should not.11 sentencestemptationTemptation is the feeling of wanting to do something, especially something you know is wrong or not good for you.11 sentencestempuraTempura is a Japanese dish of pieces of seafood (like prawns) or vegetables dipped in a light batter and deep-fried until crispy.8 sentencestenTen is the number 10. It is one more than nine.13 sentencestenancyThe right to live in or use a house, flat, land or shop that you rent from the owner.8 sentencestenantA tenant is a person who pays rent to live in a house or flat, or to use land or a building, that belongs to someone else (the landlord).11 sentencestendTo usually do something or often be a certain way.11 sentencestendencyIf you have a tendency to do something, you often do it or are likely to do it.10 sentencestenderSoft and easy to cut or chew (tender meat).17 sentencestenderlyTenderly means gently and with love or kindness.4 sentencestendernessTenderness is gentle love and kindness, softness of feeling.5 sentencestendonA tendon is a strong, tough band of tissue in the body that joins a muscle to a bone.8 sentencestendrilA tendril is a thin, curly, thread-like part of a climbing plant that wraps around things to help the plant climb, as on peas, grapes and…10 sentencestenementA tenement is a large old building divided into many flats, especially one that was crowded and often poor, as in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dubl…10 sentencestenfoldTenfold means ten times as much or as many: «Sales grew tenfold».9 sentencestennerA tenner is ten pounds, ten euros or ten dollars, or a banknote worth ten.8 sentencestennisTennis is a sport for two or four players who hit a small ball over a net with rackets on a court.11 sentencestenrecA small mammal from Madagascar that often looks like a hedgehog or a shrew; some kinds have spines.7 sentencestenseNervous, worried and unable to relax (I felt tense before the test).13 sentencestensionTension is a feeling of worry or nervousness, when people are stressed or not getting on.11 sentencestentA tent is a shelter made of cloth or nylon, held up by poles and ropes, that you put up when you go camping.11 sentencestentacleA tentacle is a long, bendy arm-like part on some animals, such as octopuses, squids and jellyfish, used for feeling, grabbing, moving or…9 sentencestenthTenth comes after ninth in order: number 10.11 sentencestenureTenure is the length of time someone holds an important job or position.11 sentencestermA term is one of the parts the school year is divided into, such as the autumn term.13 sentencesterminableTerminable means able to be ended or stopped, especially a contract or agreement (formal, law).7 sentencesterminalA terminal is a big building at an airport, bus station, train station or port where people start or end their journeys.11 sentencesterminallyTerminally ill means having an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to death.12 sentencesterminateTo terminate means to end something or to come to an end.13 sentencesterminationTermination is the ending of something, like a contract, a job or a service.10 sentencesterminatorA terminator is someone or something that ends or destroys something.10 sentencesterminologicalTerminological means to do with the special words (terms) used in a subject: a terminological question is about which word to use.7 sentencesterminologyTerminology is the set of special words and phrases used in a subject or job, like the terminology of science, football or music.7 sentencesterminusA terminus is the last stop or station at the end of a bus, train or tram route.8 sentencestermiteA small, pale insect that lives in large groups called colonies, eats wood, and builds big nests or mounds.8 sentencestermsTerms are the conditions or rules of an agreement: «the terms of the deal».12 sentencesternA tern is a seabird like a small, slim gull, with long pointed wings, a forked tail and often a black cap, which dives into water to catch…8 sentencesterraceA terrace is a flat area next to a house, café or hotel where people can sit outside.11 sentencesterracottaTerracotta is a reddish-brown clay that has been baked hard, used for flowerpots, roof tiles and statues.10 sentencesterrainA stretch of land, especially as to what it is like: hilly, rocky, flat, muddy or rough.10 sentencesterrapinA terrapin is a small water turtle that lives in ponds and rivers.4 sentencesterrestrialLiving on land or growing on land, not in water or the air.10 sentencesterribleTerrible means very bad or unpleasant: a terrible storm, a terrible smell.12 sentencesterriblyTerribly means very or extremely (informal).12 sentencesterrierA small or medium-sized, lively dog first bred to hunt and dig out small animals such as rats, rabbits and foxes.9 sentencesterrificTerrific means very great or very large; in everyday talk, wonderful.5 sentencesterrifiedTerrified means very, very frightened.10 sentencesterrifyTo terrify someone means to make them extremely frightened.11 sentencesterrifyingTerrifying means making you feel extremely frightened.9 sentencesterritorialTerritorial means about land or an area that belongs to a country or person («territorial waters»).10 sentencesterritoryA territory is an area of land that belongs to or is ruled by a country or a ruler.12 sentencesterrorVery great fear.13 sentencesterroriseTo terrorise people is to frighten them very badly, again and again, often by threats or violence.8 sentencesterroristA terrorist is a person who uses violence or threats against ordinary people, often by bombing or attacking, to frighten people and force…8 sentencestestA test is a set of questions that checks what you know.12 sentencestestamentThe Old Testament and the New Testament are the two main parts of the Christian Bible: the Old Testament has the Hebrew scriptures, and th…11 sentencestesterA tester is a person whose job is to test things, like games, apps, food or cars, to find problems.11 sentencestestifyTo testify is to tell what you know or saw, especially in a court and on oath.5 sentencestestimonyA formal statement of what someone saw or knows, given in a court of law.10 sentencestestosteroneTestosterone is a hormone, a chemical messenger in the body. Men and boys have much more of it, but women and girls have some too. It help…9 sentencestestudoA testudo was a Roman army formation: soldiers stood close together and held their shields in front of them and over their heads, like a t…8 sentencestetTết (Tet) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the most important festival in Vietnam, celebrated in late January or February with family vis…9 sentencestetanusTetanus is a serious illness caused by germs that live in soil and dust and can get into the body through a cut or wound; it makes muscles…10 sentencestetheredTo tether an animal is to tie it with a rope or chain to a post or tree, so it can move only a short way.4 sentencestetraA tetra is a small, often brightly coloured freshwater fish from South America or Africa, popular in home aquariums, such as the neon tetra.9 sentencestexanA person from Texas, a big state in the south of the USA.8 sentencestextText is written words, like the words in a book or on a screen.14 sentencestextbookA book used by pupils and students to study a subject.9 sentencestextileA textile is any cloth or fabric that is woven, knitted or made from threads, such as cotton, wool or silk.9 sentencestextualTextual means to do with a text, the actual written words of a book, poem or document.8 sentencestextureTexture is how something feels when you touch it, such as rough, smooth, bumpy or soft.12 sentencesthNot a full word: the two letters "t" and "h" that together make one sound, as in "the" or "think".9 sentencesthaiThai means from or about Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia whose capital is Bangkok.10 sentencesthanThan is used when you compare two things: «taller than», «more than».18 sentencesthankTo tell someone you are grateful for something they did or gave.15 sentencesthankfulFeeling glad and grateful that something good happened or something bad did not happen.8 sentencesthankfullyIn a way that shows you are glad or grateful.5 sentencesthankfulnessThankfulness is the feeling of being grateful and glad for something good that you have or that someone has done for you.8 sentencesthanksThanks is a short, friendly way of saying «thank you».12 sentencesthanksgivingThanksgiving is a holiday in the USA (in late autumn) and in Canada (in mid autumn) when families eat a big meal, often turkey, and give t…9 sentencesthatThat points to a thing that was named before or that is farther away: «that box over there».20 sentencesthatchThatch is a roof covering made of straw, reeds or similar dried plants laid thickly.9 sentencesthatcherA thatcher is a person whose job is to make roofs from straw, reeds or similar dry plants.8 sentencesthawTo thaw is to melt: ice or snow thaws when it gets warmer.12 sentencestheThe points to a thing you already know about or that has been named.19 sentencestheatreA theatre is a building where people watch plays, musicals, dances or shows on a stage.13 sentencestheatricalTheatrical means about the theatre, plays and acting: a theatrical company, theatrical costumes.11 sentencestheftTheft is the crime of stealing, taking something that belongs to someone else without permission and without meaning to give it back.10 sentencesthemThem means the people or things already spoken about, more than one.20 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/3/