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- ta interjection (ta — informal, UK, Australia, NZ); also an abbreviation in some uses
1) (UK, Australia, NZ, informal) Ta means «thank you»: «Ta, mate.» 2) «Ta-ta» (informal, UK) means «goodbye», often said to small… - tab noun (a tab, tabs); verb (tab, tabs, tabbed, tabbing)
A tab is a small flap or strip sticking out of something, used for pulling, holding or labelling it, like the tab on a can or a folder. - tabby noun (a tabby, tabbies); adjective (tabby)
A tabby is a cat with a striped, swirled or spotted coat, often grey, brown or ginger, with an «M» shape on its forehead. - table noun (table, tables); verb (table, tables, tabled — rare)
A table is a piece of furniture with a flat top on legs, where you eat, work or put things. - tablecloth noun (a tablecloth, tablecloths)
1) A tablecloth is a large piece of cloth that covers a table, especially during meals, to protect it and make it look nice. - tablespoon noun (a tablespoon, tablespoons; short forms tbsp, T)
A tablespoon is a large spoon used for serving food or for measuring in cooking. - tablet noun (a tablet, tablets)
A tablet is a small, flat, hard piece of medicine that you swallow; a pill. - tableware noun (tableware — uncountable)
1) Tableware is all the things used for serving and eating a meal at a table: plates, bowls, cups, glasses, knives, forks and spoons. - tabloid noun (a tabloid, tabloids); adjective (tabloid)
A newspaper with smaller pages, many photos and short, eye-catching stories, often about famous people, crime and gossip. - taboo noun (taboos); adjective; verb (taboo, taboos, tabooed, tabooing)
A taboo is a rule of a group that says something must not be done, touched or said. - tabor noun (tabors)
1) (old use) A tabor is a small drum, played with one hand, often with a pipe. - tabulate verb (tabulate, tabulates, tabulated, tabulating)
1) To tabulate information is to arrange it in a table, in rows and columns, so it is easy to read and compare. - tabulation noun (tabulations)
1) A tabulation is a list of facts arranged in neat rows and columns, such as a table of numbers. - tack noun (a tack, tacks); verb (tack, tacks, tacked, tacking); noun (tack — uncountable, for horses)
A tack is a small nail with a flat head; a drawing pin or thumbtack holds paper on a board. - tackle verb (tackle, tackles, tackled, tackling); noun (a tackle, tackles; tackle — uncountable for equipment)
To try to take the ball from a player, or to bring a player to the ground, in games like football, rugby and hockey. - taco noun (a taco, tacos)
A taco is a Mexican food made of a folded corn or wheat tortilla (a thin flat bread) filled with meat, beans, cheese, salad or other food. - tact noun (no plural)
Tact is skill in saying or doing the right thing without upsetting people. - tactful adjective (tactful, more tactful, most tactful)
A tactful person is careful to say and do things in a way that does not upset or hurt others. - tactic noun (a tactic, tactics)
A planned action or method used to get a result. - tactical adjective (tactical)
1) To do with the plans and moves used to win a game, battle or contest. 2) Done carefully to get an advantage later: a tactical decision. - tactile adjective (tactile)
Tactile means about the sense of touch, or able to be felt by touching: tactile paving, a tactile map. - tad noun (a tad)
1) (informal) A small amount; a little: «a tad of milk». 2) (informal) «a tad» + adjective or adverb means «slightly, a little»: «a tad… - tadpole noun (a tadpole, tadpoles)
A tadpole is a young frog or toad that has just hatched from an egg; it lives in water, has a tail and breathes with gills. - taekwondo noun (taekwondo — uncountable; also tae kwon do)
1) Taekwondo is a martial art and sport from Korea, famous for high, fast kicks and jumping and spinning kicks. It is an Olympic sport. - taffy noun (taffy, taffies; uncountable for the sweet); Taffy — a name
A soft, chewy sweet made by boiling sugar or molasses and pulling it until it is shiny and stretchy; salt-water taffy is a famous kind. - tag noun (tag, tags); verb (tag, tags, tagged, tagging)
A tag is a small label tied or stuck on something, like a price tag or a name tag. - tagged verb form of tag (tag, tags, tagged, tagging); adjective (tagged)
Tagged means caught by being touched in the game of tag (tig, it). - tagger noun (a tagger, taggers)
1) A tagger is a person who sprays or writes their nickname or sign (a tag) on walls, trains or buildings, often without permission, which… - tahitian adjective (Tahitian); noun (a Tahitian, Tahitians; Tahitian — the language)
Tahitian means from or about Tahiti, the largest island of French Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. - tai proper noun (Tai — peoples and languages); part of "tai chi"; Mandarin pinyin (tài, tāi, tái); also a name
Tai chi (or t'ai chi) is a Chinese system of slow, flowing exercise movements, practised for health and calm. - tail noun (a tail, tails); verb (tail, tails, tailed — to follow secretly)
The part at the back end of an animal's body that sticks out and can often move. - tailless adjective (tailless)
1) Tailless means having no tail: a tailless animal, or an aircraft or kite built without a tail. - tailor noun, verb (tailor, tailors, tailored, tailoring)
A tailor is a person whose job is to make, mend or change clothes, especially suits and coats. - tailorbird noun (a tailorbird, tailorbirds)
1) A tailorbird is a small bird of tropical Asia, such as India and Southeast Asia, that makes its nest by sewing leaves together with… - taipan noun (a taipan, taipans); noun (taipan — history, a business boss)
A large, very venomous snake from Australia and New Guinea; the inland taipan has the strongest venom of any land snake. - taka noun (a taka, taka)
The taka is the money of Bangladesh; one taka is made of 100 poisha. - takahe noun (a takahe, takahe or takahes)
The takahe is a large, flightless bird from New Zealand, with blue-green feathers, a big red beak and red legs. - take verb (take, takes, took, taken, taking); noun (a take — a view or a try: «my take on it»)
To take is to get hold of something and move it or have it. - takeaway noun (a takeaway, takeaways); adjective (takeaway food)
1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A takeaway is a meal you buy cooked from a shop or restaurant and eat at home; the shop itself is… - takeout noun (takeout, takeouts — US, Canada); adjective (takeout food); UK, Ireland: takeaway; Australia, NZ: takeaway
Takeout is food cooked and bought at a restaurant or shop to eat somewhere else, usually at home. - taker noun (a taker, takers)
A taker is a person who takes or accepts something that is offered. - takin noun (a takin, takins); also informal clipped spelling «takin'» of «taking»
A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or brown fur and short horns that lives in the mountains of the Himalayas and China. - takings noun, plural (takings)
1) (UK, Australia) Takings are the money a shop, cafe, fair or business gets from selling things in a certain time: the day's takings. - talc noun (talc, uncountable)
Talc is a very soft, white or grey mineral that feels soapy or greasy. - tale noun (tale, tales)
A tale is a story, often a made-up one with adventures. - talent noun (a talent, talents; talent — uncountable)
A talent is a natural ability to do something well, like singing, drawing or sport. - taliban noun (proper noun: the Taliban)
The Taliban is a militant political and religious group in Afghanistan. - talisman noun (talismans)
1) A talisman is an object believed to bring luck or protection, a charm. - talk verb (talk, talks, talked, talking); noun (a talk, talks; talk)
To say words; to speak: "The baby is learning to talk.". - talkative adjective (talkative, more talkative, most talkative)
1) A talkative person talks a lot, often in a friendly and chatty way. - talker noun (a talker, talkers)
A person who talks, especially in a certain way: a fast talker, a good talker. - talkie noun (a talkie, talkies); (walkie-talkie)
A film with sound and spoken words, as opposed to a silent film; the first "talkies" were made a long time ago. - talking verb form (-ing of talk: talk, talks, talked, talking); noun (talking — uncountable); adjective (a talking parrot)
Saying words to people; speaking (the -ing form of talk). - talks verb form (third person of talk: talks); noun (talks — plural of talk)
Talks is the form of «talk» used with he, she or it: she talks, he talks. - tall adjective (tall, taller, tallest)
Tall means high from the bottom to the top: a giraffe is very tall. - tallish adjective (tallish)
1) Fairly tall; a bit taller than average. - tallow noun (no plural)
1) Tallow is hard animal fat, used to make candles and soap. - tally noun (a tally, tallies); verb (tally, tallies, tallied, tallying)
A tally is a record of a count, often made by drawing small lines: a tally chart. - tallyman noun (a tallyman, tallymen)
A tallyman was a person who kept a tally, or count, of goods, such as bananas being loaded onto a ship, or votes. - talon noun (a talon, talons)
A talon is a long, sharp, curved claw on the foot of a bird of prey, like an eagle, owl or hawk. - tam noun (a tam, tams); abbreviation or fragment (tam)
A tam (short for tam-o'-shanter) is a soft, round, flat woollen cap, often with a bobble (pom-pom) on top, traditionally worn in Scotland. - tamale noun (a tamale, tamales)
1) A tamale is a Mexican and Central American food made of corn dough (masa) filled with meat, cheese, beans or vegetables, wrapped in a… - tamarin noun (a tamarin, tamarins)
1) A small monkey from the rainforests of Central and South America, with silky fur and a long tail; some, like the golden lion tamarin… - tamarisk noun (a tamarisk, tamarisks)
1) A tamarisk is a shrub or small tree with feathery leaves and small pink or white flowers that grows well in dry, salty places such as… - tambourine noun (a tambourine, tambourines)
1) A tambourine is a musical instrument like a small round frame or hand drum with little metal discs (jingles) round the edge that jingle… - tame adjective (tame, tamer, tamest); verb (tame, tames, tamed, taming)
Of an animal: not wild or afraid of people, because it has been trained or lives with people. - tameness noun (tameness — uncountable)
Tameness is being tame: when an animal is gentle, used to people and not afraid of them. - tamer noun (a tamer, tamers); adjective (comparative of tame: tame, tamer, tamest)
A tamer is a person who tames or trains wild animals, such as a lion tamer in an old-fashioned circus. - tamil noun (Tamil — the language; a Tamil, Tamils — the people); adjective (Tamil)
1) Tamil is a language spoken by more than 70 million people, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India and in Sri Lanka, and also… - tamp verb (tamp, tamps, tamped, tamping); usually «tamp down»
To tamp something means to press or pat it down firmly so it is packed tight, such as soil around a plant or coffee in a machine. - tamper verb (tamper, tampers, tampered, tampering)
To tamper with a thing is to meddle with it or change it without permission, often so that it no longer works properly. - tampon noun (a tampon, tampons)
1) A small soft roll of cotton or similar material put inside the vagina to soak up blood during a period (menstruation). - tan noun (a tan, tans); verb (tan, tans, tanned, tanning); adjective (tan)
A tan is the brown colour skin gets after being in the sun. - tandem noun (a tandem, tandems); adverb (in tandem)
1) A bicycle built for two riders, one behind the other. 2) in tandem: together, at the same time, or working as a team. - tang noun (a tang, tangs; uncountable for the taste); adjective (tangy); also Tang (a name, Chinese dynasty)
A tang is a strong, sharp taste or smell, like lemon or the sea air. - tangible adjective (tangible, more tangible, most tangible)
Tangible means real and able to be touched: a tangible object. - tangle noun (a tangle, tangles); verb (tangle, tangles, tangled, tangling)
A tangle is a twisted, messy knot of hair, string, wires or other long things. - tangled adjective; verb (past of tangle: tangle, tangles, tangled, tangling)
Tangled means twisted together in a messy way that is hard to undo, like string, hair or wires. - tangy adjective (tangy, tangier, tangiest)
1) Tangy describes a sharp, strong, pleasant taste or smell, often a bit sour, like lemon, lime or orange. - tank noun (tank, tanks); verb (tank — fail badly, slang)
A tank is a big container that holds water, fuel, oil or gas. - tankard noun (tankards)
A tankard is a large drinking mug, often made of metal, with a handle and sometimes a lid. - tankful noun (a tankful, tankfuls)
1) A tankful is the amount a tank can hold when full: a tankful of petrol, a tankful of water. - tanned adjective (tanned); also past form of the verb tan (tan, tans, tanned, tanning)
Tanned skin has become darker after being in the sun. - tanner noun (a tanner, tanners); proper noun (Tanner — a name)
A tanner is a person whose job is tanning animal skins to turn them into leather. - tantrum noun (a tantrum, tantrums)
A tantrum is a sudden burst of anger or upset, with crying, shouting or kicking, often from a young child who cannot get what they want. - tanzanian adjective (Tanzanian); noun (a Tanzanian, Tanzanians)
1) Tanzanian means from or to do with Tanzania, a country in East Africa. 2) A Tanzanian is a person from Tanzania. - taoiseach noun (the Taoiseach — a title; Taoisigh — Irish plural)
The title of the prime minister, the head of the government, of the Republic of Ireland. - tap noun, verb (tap, taps, tapped, tapping)
A tap (UK) is a thing you turn to let water come out (US: faucet). - tape noun, verb (tape, tapes, taped, taping)
Tape is a thin sticky strip used to stick things together: sticky tape. - taper noun (tapers); verb (taper, tapers, tapered, tapering)
A taper is a long thin candle, used for lighting other candles or lamps. - tapestry noun (a tapestry, tapestries)
A heavy piece of cloth with a picture or pattern made by weaving or sewing coloured threads, hung on a wall. - tapioca noun (tapioca; uncountable)
Tapioca is a starch made from the root of the cassava plant; it comes as flour, flakes or small white balls (pearls). - tapir noun (a tapir, tapirs)
A tapir is a large, plant-eating animal shaped a bit like a pig, with a short, bendy nose (snout) like a tiny trunk. - tapped verb, past tense and past participle of «tap» (tap, taps, tapped, tapping); adjective (tapped, in «tapped out»)
1) Hit something lightly and quickly. 2) Touched a screen or button with a finger. 3) Used something useful, like water, energy or talent… - tapping verb form (tap, taps, tapped, tapping); noun (a tapping)
Tapping is hitting something lightly and quickly, often again and again, like tapping on a window. - taproom noun (taprooms)
A taproom is a room in an old inn or pub where drinks are served from barrels. - taproot noun (a taproot, taproots)
A taproot is a large main root that grows straight down into the ground, with smaller roots growing off it. - tar noun (tar, uncountable); verb (tar, tars, tarred, tarring)
Tar is a thick, black, sticky liquid made from coal, wood or oil, which goes hard when it cools. - tarantula noun (a tarantula, tarantulas)
A tarantula is a large, hairy spider that lives in warm places, such as deserts and rainforests in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. - tardigrade noun (a tardigrade, tardigrades); also called water bear, moss piglet
1) A tardigrade is a tiny, eight-legged animal, usually less than 1 millimetre long, that lives in water, moss and soil and can survive…
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