T — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10throttleA throttle is the control in a car, motorbike, boat or plane that changes how much fuel or power goes to the engine, so it goes faster or…11 sentencesthroughThrough means from one side or end to the other: walk through the door.17 sentencesthroughoutThroughout means in every part of a place: throughout the school.11 sentencesthrowTo send something through the air with your arm.19 sentencesthrowawayThrowaway things are made to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away: throwaway cups, throwaway razors.11 sentencesthrownThrown is a form of «throw». Something thrown has been sent through the air from the hand.15 sentencesthrushA songbird with a brown back and a spotted chest, such as the song thrush; the American robin is also a thrush.9 sentencesthrustTo thrust is to push something hard into, through or forward.5 sentencesthrustingThrusting means pushing hard, forward or aside.4 sentencesthudA thud is a dull, heavy sound made when something heavy falls or hits something soft: the bag hit the floor with a thud.9 sentencesthugA thug is a violent, rough person, especially a criminal who hurts people.8 sentencesthumbYour thumb is the short, thick finger on the side of your hand.11 sentencesthumbnailA thumbnail is the nail on your thumb.9 sentencesthumpTo thump means to hit something hard, usually with your fist, making a dull, heavy sound.11 sentencesthunderThe loud crash or rumbling sound in the sky that comes after lightning.12 sentencesthunderboltA flash of lightning together with a crash of thunder.10 sentencesthundercloudA thundercloud is a huge, tall, dark cloud that brings thunder, lightning and heavy rain.9 sentencesthunderousThunderous means very loud, like thunder.4 sentencesthunderstormA thunderstorm is a storm with thunder and lightning, usually with heavy rain and strong winds.11 sentencesthunderstruckThunderstruck means so surprised or shocked that one cannot speak or move.4 sentencesthursdayThursday is the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday. A week is 7 days and Thursday is one of them.11 sentencesthusThus means «so», «therefore», «as a result»: he was ill and thus missed school.9 sentencesthwartedTo thwart someone is to stop them from getting what they want or from carrying out their plan.5 sentencesthylacineThe Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, a striped, dog-like marsupial (pouched animal) that lived in Australia and Tasmania and is believed…7 sentencesthymeThyme is a small herb with tiny grey-green leaves and a strong, sweet smell, used in cooking.5 sentencestiTi (also te) is the seventh note in the singing scale do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.9 sentencestiaTia is a girl's name.14 sentencestiaraA tiara is a small crown, often decorated with jewels, worn on the head by women and girls, like princesses and queens at special events.8 sentencestibetanTibetan means from or to do with Tibet, a high region in the Himalayas, now part of China.10 sentencestibiaThe tibia is the shinbone, the bigger and stronger of the two bones in your lower leg, between your knee and your ankle.9 sentencesticA tic is a sudden movement or sound that a person makes again and again without meaning to, like blinking, shrugging, sniffing or clearing…8 sentencestickA tick is a mark (✓) that shows something is right or done; Americans usually call it a check mark.15 sentencesticketA ticket is a small paper or card that shows you paid to ride, watch a show or go in.13 sentencestickleTo tickle someone means to touch them lightly, often on the ribs or feet, so that they laugh and wriggle.14 sentencesticklerA tickler is a person or thing that tickles.12 sentencesticklishTicklish means easily made to laugh or squirm when someone tickles you.11 sentencestidalTidal describes something to do with the tides, the daily rise and fall of the sea.9 sentencestidbitA tidbit is a small, tasty piece of food, often a treat.5 sentencestideThe regular rise and fall of the sea's level, usually twice a day, caused mainly by the pull of the Moon's gravity.12 sentencestidilyTidily means in a neat and orderly way, with everything in its proper place.12 sentencestidinessTidiness is being neat and in order, with things put in their right places.8 sentencestidingsNews or information, especially important news.10 sentencestidyTidy means neat and in order, with things in their right places.13 sentencestieA tie is a long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck with a shirt.14 sentencestiedTied is the past form of tie: she tied a knot.12 sentencestierA tier is one of several layers or levels placed one above another: a three-tier wedding cake, tiers of seats.8 sentencestiercelA tiercel (also spelled tercel) is a male hawk or falcon, especially in falconry, the sport of training hawks to hunt.7 sentencestigerA tiger is a very large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes, which lives in Asia.9 sentencestightTight means fitting very closely, with little space: tight shoes, a tight lid.14 sentencestightenTo make something tighter or firmer.13 sentencestightlyTightly means firmly and closely, so it does not move or come loose.9 sentencestightnessTightness is being tight: fitting very closely, being firmly fixed, or being pulled hard: the tightness of my shoes, the tightness of a ro…11 sentencestightropeA tightrope is a rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground, which an acrobat walks along.9 sentencestigressA tigress is a female tiger.8 sentencestileA tile is a flat, usually square piece of baked clay, stone or plastic used to cover floors, walls or roofs.12 sentencestillTill means until, up to a time: open from 9 till 5.12 sentencestiltTo move something so that one side is higher than the other; to lean or slope.12 sentencestiltedLeaning or sloping, with one side higher than the other.10 sentencestimberTimber is wood that is cut and used for building or making things.10 sentencestimeTime is what we measure with clocks in seconds, minutes, hours, days and years.29 sentencestimekeeperA timekeeper is a person who keeps track of time in a game, race or event, often with a stopwatch, and says when time is up.9 sentencestimekeepingBeing on time, arriving and finishing when you should.9 sentencestimelineA timeline is a line or chart showing events in the order they happened, with times marked along it.11 sentencestimelyTimely means happening at just the right moment, when it is most needed.4 sentencestimepieceA clock or watch; any instrument for measuring time.7 sentencestimerA timer is a device that measures how much time passes and often rings or beeps when a set time is over, like a kitchen timer.10 sentencestimesTimes tells how many copies of a number are put together: «5 times 6» means 5 × 6.21 sentencestimetableA timetable is a list or chart showing what happens at what time, like lessons at school.11 sentencestimidShy and nervous, easily frightened, not brave or confident.9 sentencestimidityBeing shy, nervous and easily frightened; lack of courage or confidence.8 sentencestimidlyTimidly means in a shy, nervous, frightened way, without confidence.8 sentencestimingTiming is choosing the right moment to do something.11 sentencestimorousTimorous means fearful and easily frightened, shy and nervous. (old use, in fairy tales).5 sentencestimothyTimothy is a boy's or man's name (a name); short forms are Tim and Timmy.11 sentencestimpaniTimpani are large, round, bowl-shaped drums made of copper with skin or plastic stretched over the top, played with soft-headed sticks in…9 sentencestinTin is a soft, silvery-white metal.12 sentencestinderTinder is dry material that catches fire easily from a spark, used to start a fire. (old use).5 sentencestinderboxA tinderbox is an old box holding tinder, flint and steel, used to light fires. (old use).5 sentencestineA tine is one of the pointed prongs of a fork, rake or garden fork.9 sentencestingA ting is a short, high, clear ringing sound, like a small bell or a spoon tapping a glass.9 sentencestingleWhen a part of your body tingles, you feel lots of tiny prickles in it, like pins and needles.11 sentencestinkerA tinker is a travelling person who mends pots and pans. (old use).6 sentencestinkleA tinkle is a light, high ringing sound, like small bells.5 sentencestinklingMaking light, clear, ringing sounds, like a small bell or glass.10 sentencestinnedTinned food is food sealed in a metal can to keep it fresh for a long time; in the US people say «canned».10 sentencestinselTinsel is long strings of thin, shiny, glittering material used as decoration, especially at Christmas.9 sentencestinsmithA tinsmith is a person who makes or mends things out of tin, such as pots, lamps and cans.4 sentencestintA slight shade of a colour, a pale or light version of it.11 sentencestinyVery, very small.11 sentencestipThe tip of something is its pointed or thin end, like the tip of your finger or a pencil.14 sentencestipiA tipi is a cone-shaped tent made of animal skins or cloth over long wooden poles, traditionally used by some Native American peoples of t…7 sentencestippedTipped means turned over or tilted so it fell or poured: «she tipped the water out».13 sentencestipsySlightly drunk from drinking alcohol, a bit happy and unsteady, but not very drunk.8 sentencestiptoeTo walk quietly and carefully on the front parts of your feet with your heels off the ground.11 sentencestiptopExcellent; in the very best condition: «in tiptop shape».9 sentencestireTo become tired, or to make someone tired.10 sentencestiredNeeding rest or sleep because you have used a lot of energy.12 sentencestiredlyTiredly means in a tired way, showing that you have little energy.7 sentencestirednessThe feeling of needing rest or sleep; being tired.11 sentencestiresomeBoring and annoying because it goes on too long or happens too often.9 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/5/