T — The school dictionary · page 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10transmittedSent out a signal, such as radio, TV, phone or internet.13 sentencestransmuteTo transmute means to change something completely into something different, in form or nature.10 sentencestransparencyTransparency is being see-through, letting light pass so you can see clearly through, like glass or clean water.10 sentencestransparentClear, so that you can see through it clearly.13 sentencestranspirationThe way plants lose water as water vapour through tiny holes in their leaves.8 sentencestransplantnoun (medicine).15 sentencestransportnoun.15 sentencestransportationMoving people or goods from one place to another.9 sentencestransporterA transporter is a large vehicle that carries other vehicles or heavy loads, like a car transporter lorry.10 sentencestransverselyTransversely means across, lying or moving from side to side, at a right angle to the length of something.9 sentencestrapA trap is a device for catching animals, such as a mousetrap.12 sentencestrappedTrapped means caught so that you cannot get away or get out.12 sentencestrapperA trapper is a person who catches wild animals in traps, especially for their fur.8 sentencestrappingTrapping means catching animals in traps.12 sentencestrappistA Trappist is a Catholic monk or nun of a strict order (the Cistercians of the Strict Observance), known for prayer, hard work and long pe…9 sentencestrashTrash is rubbish, things you throw away (US, Canada).14 sentencestraumaA very upsetting or frightening experience that can hurt someone's mind and feelings for a long time.9 sentencestravailTravail is very hard, tiring work or effort.13 sentencestravelTo travel means to go from one place to another, often a long way.13 sentencestravelerA person who is making a journey, often far from home.4 sentencestravelledWent from one place to another, especially far away.10 sentencestravellerA traveller is a person who goes on a trip from one place to another, or who travels a lot.12 sentencestravellingTravelling means going from one place to another, especially far away, on a trip or journey.12 sentencestraverseTo traverse a place is to travel across or through it.12 sentencestrayA tray is a flat board with low edges for carrying food, cups or plates.13 sentencestreacherousTreacherous describes a person who betrays people who trust them, like a traitor.10 sentencestreacheryBetraying someone who trusts you; being disloyal or false.9 sentencestreacleA thick, sticky, dark sweet syrup made when sugar is refined; black treacle is very dark, golden syrup is a light kind. Americans call it…11 sentencestreadTo walk or step on something, often pressing it down.15 sentencestreadmillA treadmill is an exercise machine with a moving belt that you walk or run on without going anywhere.10 sentencestreadwheelA large wheel turned by people or animals walking on steps or boards inside or around it, used in the past to grind corn or pump water.9 sentencestreasonTreason is the crime of betraying your own country, for example by helping its enemies or trying to overthrow its ruler or government.11 sentencestreasureTreasure is a collection of gold, silver, jewels or other valuable things, often hidden.12 sentencestreasurerThe person in a club, school council, charity or organisation who looks after the money, keeps records of what comes in and goes out, and…8 sentencestreasuryThe government department that manages a country's money, taxes and spending.10 sentencestreatTo behave towards someone or something in a certain way: «Treat others kindly».14 sentencestreaterA treater is a person who treats someone, for example who pays for or gives them something nice.8 sentencestreatiseA long, serious piece of writing that explains a subject in detail.4 sentencestreatmentTreatment is the care given by a doctor, nurse or other helper to make someone better when they are ill or injured.12 sentencestreatyA written agreement between countries or nations, for example to end a war, to trade or to share land.8 sentencestrebleTo treble is to become three times as big, or to make something three times as big.12 sentencestrebuchetA trebuchet is a huge medieval siege machine like a giant catapult that throws heavy stones over castle walls, powered by a heavy counterw…8 sentencestreeA tree is a tall plant with a wooden trunk, branches and leaves.13 sentencestreelessTreeless means with no trees, or almost no trees.8 sentencestreetopA treetop is the highest part of a tree, its top branches and leaves.8 sentencestrefoilA trefoil is a plant with three leaves on each stalk, like clover. It can also mean a shape with three rounded lobes.5 sentencestreknoun.11 sentencestrellisA trellis is aframe of crossed wooden strips or wire that a climbing plant grows up. To trellis is to train a plant onto such a frame.5 sentencestrembleTo tremble is to shake slightly and without wanting to, because you are cold, afraid, excited or weak.11 sentencestremendousVery great in size, amount or strength; huge: a tremendous noise.10 sentencestremendouslyTremendously means very much or enormously.4 sentencestremorA small earthquake or a shaking of the ground.9 sentencestremulousTremulous describes a voice or hand that shakes a little, from fear, cold or old age.4 sentencestrenchA trench is a long, narrow, deep ditch dug in the ground, for pipes, drains or building foundations.11 sentencestrendA general direction in which something is changing or developing: «a trend towards healthier eating».11 sentencestrespassTo go onto someone's land or into a building without permission.10 sentencestrespassingGoing onto someone's land or into a building without permission.7 sentencestressA tress is a long lock or strand of hair, especially one that hangs down.4 sentencestrestleA trestle is a frame with legs, often a beam on two pairs of sloping legs, used to hold up a table top or plank.9 sentencestreyA trey is a card, dice face or domino with three spots.8 sentencestriageTriage is deciding the order in which sick or injured people are treated, based on who needs help most urgently, as in a hospital emergenc…10 sentencestrialA trial is when a court, with a judge and often a jury, decides if someone is guilty of a crime.14 sentencestriangleA triangle is a flat shape with three straight sides and three corners (angles). A triangle has 3 sides.14 sentencestriangularTriangular means shaped like a triangle, with three sides and three corners.11 sentencestribalBelonging to a tribe – a group of families or communities who share ancestors, language, customs and often land, with their own leaders.9 sentencestribeA tribe is a group of families and people who share the same ancestors, language, customs and way of life, often with their own leader.12 sentencestribunalA special kind of court or group of officials who decide on a particular kind of problem, such as work disputes or tax arguments.10 sentencestributaryA tributary is a river or stream that flows into a bigger river or a lake.9 sentencestributeA tribute is something said, done or given to show respect, thanks or admiration for someone: «a tribute to the nurses».11 sentencestriceA trice is a very short time, a moment. 'In a trice' means at once, very quickly.5 sentencestricepsThe triceps is the big muscle at the back of your upper arm, which straightens your arm at the elbow.7 sentencestriceratopsA large plant-eating dinosaur with three horns on its face and a big bony frill around the back of its head.8 sentencestrickSomething done to fool or cheat someone.14 sentencestrickeryTrickery is using tricks to deceive or cheat people, making them believe something false.11 sentencestrickleTo trickle is for a liquid to flow slowly in a thin line or small drops.12 sentencestricksterA trickster is a person who tricks or cheats people, often to get their money.8 sentencestrickyTricky means difficult and needing care or skill («a tricky question»).11 sentencestricycleA tricycle is a small bike with three wheels, one at the front and two at the back.10 sentencestridentA trident is a spear with three sharp points, like a fork with three prongs.12 sentencestriedPast of «try»: made an effort to do something (I tried to lift the box).13 sentencestrifleA cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, fruit or jelly, custard and cream, popular in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ.12 sentencestriggerA trigger is the small lever on a gun or tool that you pull to make it work.12 sentencestrikeA tricycle: a cycle with three wheels, often for small children.9 sentencestrillA trill is a quick, high, repeated sound, like a bird singing.10 sentencestrillionA trillion is a million millions: 1,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the power of 12a 1 followed by 12 zeros. — 10 sentencestrilobiteA trilobite was a sea animal with a hard, jointed shell and many legs that lived about 520 to 250 million years ago; trilobites are now ex…9 sentencestrimTo trim means to cut a little off to make something neat: trim the hedge, trim your hair.14 sentencestrimmedTrimmed means cut a little to make it neat or tidy, such as trimmed hair, hedges or nails.12 sentencestrimmerA trimmer is a tool or machine for cutting hedges, grass edges, hair or beards neatly.9 sentencestrimmingTrimming means cutting a little off something to make it tidy: trimming a hedge, trimming hair.13 sentencestrinityThe Trinity is the Christian belief that there is one God who is three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit.9 sentencestrinketA trinket is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery.4 sentencestrioA trio is a group of three people or things.8 sentencestripA trip is a journey to a place and back, often short: a school trip.14 sentencestripleTriple means three times as much or as many.12 sentencestripletOne of three children born to the same mother at the same time.11 sentencestripodA stand with three legs used to hold a camera, telescope or other equipment steady.10 sentencestrippingTripping means catching your foot on something so that you stumble or fall.13 sentencestriremeA trireme was a long, fast wooden warship of ancient Greece, Phoenicia and Rome, rowed by about 170 men sitting in three rows, one above a…9 sentencestritonTriton is a sea god in the myths of ancient Greece, half man and half fish, who blows a conch shell like a trumpet.12 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/8/