T — The school dictionary · page 61 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10tissueA tissue is a soft, thin piece of paper used to blow or wipe your nose.12 sentencestitA tit is a small, lively bird, such as the blue tit or great tit, common in gardens in the UK and Europe.11 sentencestitanThe Titans were giant, powerful gods in Greek myths who ruled before Zeus and the Olympian gods defeated them.11 sentencestitaniaTitania is the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's play «A Midsummer Night's Dream», the wife of Oberon.9 sentencestitanicExtremely big, strong or important; huge.10 sentencestitaniumTitanium is a strong, light, silver-grey metal, a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22.9 sentencestitheA tithe is one tenth of what a person earns or grows, given to the church or to God.12 sentencestitleThe name of a book, film, song, picture or piece of writing.15 sentencestitmouseA titmouse is a small, lively songbird, a kind of tit, often seen in gardens and woods. (old use).5 sentencestitterTo titter is to laugh quietly in a nervous, silly or slightly rude way, often trying not to.9 sentencestlcTLC stands for «tender loving care»: kind, gentle attention given to someone or something that needs it.7 sentencestoTo shows where something goes or who gets it: «go to school», «give it to Sam».22 sentencestoadA toad is a small animal like a frog, an amphibian, usually with dry, bumpy skin and short legs that make it walk or hop rather than leap.10 sentencestoadstoolA toadstool is a fungus with a round cap on a stalk, like a mushroom; the word is often used for kinds that are poisonous or not eaten, li…9 sentencestoadyA person who flatters and obeys a powerful person too much, to get favours; a creep (informal).8 sentencestoastToast is bread whose sides have been made brown and crisp by heating.14 sentencestoasterA toaster is a small electric kitchen machine that browns slices of bread by heating them.9 sentencestobaccoTobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are smoked in cigarettes, cigars and pipes, or chewed.8 sentencestobogganA toboggan is a long, narrow sledge without runners, with a curled-up front, used for sliding down snowy hills; in everyday use it is ofte…10 sentencestobogganingTobogganing is the activity of sliding down snowy hills on a toboggan or sledge.9 sentencestobyToby is a boy's name.9 sentencestodayToday is this day, the day that is now.10 sentencestoddleTo toddle is to walk with short, wobbly steps, the way a small child who has just learned to walk does.8 sentencestoddlerA young child who has just learned to walk, usually about one to three years old.9 sentencestoeA toe is one of the five parts at the end of your foot, like fingers on your hand.12 sentencestoenailThe hard, thin, flat covering on the top of the end of each toe, like a fingernail but on your foot.9 sentencestoffeeA hard or chewy brown sweet made by boiling sugar and butter.9 sentencestofuTofu is a soft white food made from soya milk pressed into blocks, eaten a lot in China, Japan and other Asian countries and by vegetarians.9 sentencestogetherTogether means with each other, in one place or at the same time: «We play together».20 sentencestoggleA toggle is a short piece of wood, plastic or metal used like a button: it is pushed through a loop to fasten a coat or bag, as on a duffe…12 sentencestogsTogs are swimming costumes, swimmers.8 sentencestoilTo toil is to work very hard for a long time, usually at tiring work.11 sentencestoiletA large bowl with a seat that you use to get rid of wee and poo, then flush with water.12 sentencestoiletteToilette is the process of washing, dressing and doing your hair, as in making her toilette.12 sentencestokenA token is a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of a coin, for example in games or machines.13 sentencestolerableTolerable means fairly good, not great but good enough to be pleased with.6 sentencestolerablyTolerably means fairly well or quite; not very well, but well enough.6 sentencestoleranceTolerance is accepting and respecting people whose beliefs, ways of life or opinions are different from yours, even if you disagree.11 sentencestolerantAccepting and respecting other people's beliefs, ways of life or opinions, even when they are different from yours.9 sentencestolerateTo allow something you do not like or agree with, without stopping it.10 sentencestolerationAllowing beliefs, customs or behaviour that you may not agree with, without trying to stop them.9 sentencestollA toll is money you must pay to use a road, bridge or tunnel.13 sentencestomA male cat; also a tomcat.11 sentencestomahawkA tomahawk is a light axe with a short handle, used as a tool or a weapon by some Native American peoples.6 sentencestomatoA tomato is a soft, round, juicy fruit, usually red, which is eaten raw in salads or cooked in sauces and soups.9 sentencestombA tomb is a grave or a stone room where a dead body is laid, often with a big stone or monument over it.9 sentencestombolaA tombola is a game at a fair where people buy tickets and win a prize if their ticket number matches one on a prize.9 sentencestomboyA tomboy is a girl who likes doing things that people used to think were only for boys, such as climbing trees, rough games and football,…9 sentencestombstoneA tombstone is a large flat stone over or at the end of a grave, with the name of the person buried there and often words about them.9 sentencestomcatA tomcat (or tom) is a male cat.8 sentencestomorrowTomorrow is the day after today.11 sentencestonA ton is a large unit of weight. In the UK an old ton is 2,240 pounds (long ton); in the US a ton is 2,000 pounds (short ton).14 sentencestonalTonal means to do with tone: the sound, pitch or quality of something.9 sentencestoneTone is the way something sounds, like a voice that is kind, angry or bossy.14 sentencestongsTongs are a tool with two long arms joined at one end, used to pick up and hold things, such as food on a barbecue, salad, ice cubes or ho…12 sentencestongueThe tongue is the soft, movable part inside your mouth that you use to taste, eat and speak.14 sentencestonicTonic, or tonic water, is a fizzy drink with a slightly bitter taste.12 sentencestonightTonight means this evening or this night, the one coming at the end of today.10 sentencestonneA tonne is a unit of mass equal to one thousand kilograms.10 sentencestonsTons, or "tons of", means a lot, a great amount.18 sentencestonsilOne of two small soft lumps at the back of your throat, one on each side, which help fight germs.7 sentencestonsillitisTonsillitis is an illness where the tonsils, two lumps of soft tissue at the back of the throat, become infected and swollen, causing a so…7 sentencestooToo means also, as well.26 sentencestoolA tool is an object you hold and use to do a job, like a hammer, saw, screwdriver or spade.11 sentencestoolboxA toolbox is a box for keeping and carrying tools such as a hammer, screwdrivers and a tape measure.8 sentencestootTo toot is to make a short, high sound with a horn or whistle.11 sentencestoothOne of the hard white parts in the mouth used to bite and chew food.11 sentencestoothacheToothache is a pain in or around a tooth.9 sentencestoothbrushA toothbrush is a small brush with a long handle that you use with toothpaste to clean your teeth.9 sentencestoothlessToothless means having no teeth, or having lost teeth: a toothless baby, a toothless grin.11 sentencestoothpasteToothpaste is a soft paste that you put on a toothbrush to clean your teeth.8 sentencestoothpickA toothpick is a small thin stick of wood or plastic with a point, used to remove bits of food from between your teeth.9 sentencestopThe top is the highest part of something: the top of the hill.16 sentencestopazTopaz is a hard, clear gemstone, often golden-yellow, brown, blue or pink, used in jewellery.9 sentencestopicA topic is the subject that people talk, write or learn about.10 sentencestopknotA topknot is hair tied in a knot or bun on the top of the head.8 sentencestopmostTopmost means highest, at the very top of something.5 sentencestoppedTopped means covered on top with something, like «a cake topped with cream».10 sentencestoppingA topping is food put on top of another food: pizza toppings, an ice-cream topping, a crumble topping.14 sentencestoppleTo topple is to become unsteady and fall over, or to push something so that it falls.10 sentencestopsoilTopsoil is the top layer of soil, usually dark, rich and full of nutrients, where most plants grow their roots.8 sentencestoqueA toque (also tuque) is a knitted winter hat, often with a bobble on top; a beanie.8 sentencestorA tor is a small hill topped with a pile of bare, weathered rock, especially in south-west England on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor.9 sentencestorahThe Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy), which Jews believe God gave to M…9 sentencestorchIn the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a torch is a small electric light you hold in your hand and that works with batteries; in t…12 sentencestorchlightTorchlight is the light from a torch. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand a torch is a battery light you hold (a flashlight in t…10 sentencestoreTore is the past of «tear»: pulled something apart or made a hole or rip in it.11 sentencestormentGreat pain or suffering, in body or mind.12 sentencestormentorA tormentor is a person who causes pain, fear or trouble to someone, often on purpose and over and over.5 sentencestornTorn is the past participle of tear (rip): the page was torn.11 sentencestornadoA tornado is a very strong, spinning column of wind that reaches from a storm cloud down to the ground, shaped like a funnel.10 sentencestorpedoA torpedo is a long, cigar-shaped weapon that moves underwater by itself and explodes when it hits a ship.11 sentencestorpidTorpid means sluggish and inactive, as if asleep or too lazy and slow to move.5 sentencestorporTorpor is a state of being very sleepy, slow and inactive, without energy.10 sentencestorrentA torrent is a fast, strong rush of water, like a stream in flood.7 sentencestorridVery hot and dry: a torrid summer, torrid desert.8 sentencestorsoThe torso is the main part of the human body, not counting the head, arms and legs; the chest, stomach and back.8 sentencestortA tort is a wrong done to someone, such as hurting them through carelessness or damaging their property, for which they can sue in a civil…8 sentencestortillaA tortilla is a thin, flat, round bread made from maize (corn) or wheat flour, from Mexico, used for tacos, wraps and burritos.8 sentencestortoiseA tortoise is a slow animal with a hard, high shell that lives on land and can pull its head and legs inside the shell.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/6/