T
- turn noun, verb (turn, turns, turned, turning)
To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. - turning noun (turnings)
1) A bend or corner where a road or path changes direction. 2) The act of turning something round. - turnip noun (a turnip, turnips)
A turnip is a round root vegetable with white flesh and a white and purple skin. - turnkey noun (turnkeys); old use
A jailer who unlocks and locks the doors of a prison. - turnout noun (a turnout, turnouts)
Turnout is the number of people who come to an event, or who vote in an election. - turnpike noun (turnpikes); old use
A road with a toll gate, where travellers paid money to pass. - turnspit noun (turnspits); old use
A servant, or a small dog, who turned a roasting spit over a kitchen fire. - turntable noun (a turntable, turntables)
A turntable is the round flat part of a record player that spins the record. - turquoise noun (turquoises); adjective
1) A blue-green stone used in jewellery. 2) A blue-green colour. - turret noun (turrets)
A small tower on the top of a castle or large building. - turtle noun (a turtle, turtles)
A turtle is a reptile with a hard shell on its back that covers its body; many turtles live in the sea or in rivers and ponds. - tuscarora noun (the Tuscarora, a Tuscarora); proper noun, usually with a capital T
The Tuscarora are a Native American people who lived in what is now North Carolina and later moved north to New York and Ontario, Canada. - tush interjection; old use
A cry of scorn, used to say that something is nonsense or that you do not agree. - tusk noun (a tusk, tusks)
A tusk is a very long, pointed tooth that grows out of the mouth of some animals, such as elephants, walruses, wild boars and narwhals. - tusked adjective (tusked)
1) Tusked means having tusks: long, pointed teeth that stick out of the mouth, like those of an elephant, walrus, wild boar or narwhal. - tussle noun (tussles); verb (tussles, tussled, tussling)
A rough fight or struggle between two people. - tussock noun (tussocks)
A thick clump or tuft of grass growing from the ground, often in wet ground. - tut interjection (tut, tut-tut); verb (tut, tuts, tutted, tutting); noun (a tut)
interjection: A small clicking sound made with the tongue, written «tut» or «tut-tut», showing that you disapprove or are annoyed. - tutor noun (a tutor, tutors); verb (tutor, tutors, tutored, tutoring)
A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school. - tutu noun (a tutu, tutus)
A tutu is a short, stiff, frilly skirt that sticks out, worn by ballet dancers. - tv noun (TV, TVs; also television, telly in the UK)
TV (television) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes, films and news. - twain adjective or noun; old use
Two. It is used in old tales and set phrases. - twang noun (a twang, twangs); verb (twang, twangs, twanged, twanging)
A twang is a sharp, ringing sound like the sound of a tight string being plucked. - tweak verb (tweaks, tweaked, tweaking); noun
1) To pinch and twist something quickly, such as a nose. 2) To make a small adjustment to something. - tweedle verb (tweedles, tweedled, tweedling); rare
To play a tune lightly on a pipe or whistle, making a trilling sound. - tweet noun (tweet, tweets); verb (tweet, tweets, tweeted, tweeting)
The short, high sound a small bird makes; (verb) to make this sound. - tweezer noun (tweezers — usually plural; a pair of tweezers; tweezer used before another noun)
1) Tweezers are a small tool with two thin metal arms that you squeeze together to pick up or pull out tiny things, such as splinters. - twelfth number, adjective, noun (twelfth, twelfths)
Twelfth comes after eleventh in order: number 12. - twelve number (twelve)
1) Twelve is the number 12. It is one more than eleven. 2) A dozen is twelve. A year has 12 months. 3) A clock face shows 12 hours. - twelvemonth noun (twelvemonths); old use
A year, or twelve months. - twentieth number, adjective, noun (twentieth, twentieths)
Twentieth comes after nineteenth in order: number 20. - twenty number (twenty)
1) Twenty is the number 20. It is two tens. 2) A twenty is a twenty-dollar or twenty-pound note. - twice adverb
1) Twice means two times: «I rang twice». 2) Twice as many or twice as much means double the amount. - twiddle verb (twiddle, twiddles, twiddled, twiddling); noun (a twiddle)
To twist, turn or play with something with your fingers, often without thinking: twiddle a knob, twiddle your hair. - twig noun (a twig, twigs); verb (twig, twigs, twigged, twigging — UK informal)
1) A small, thin branch of a tree or bush. 2) (UK, informal verb) To suddenly understand something or realise what is going on. - twilight noun (twilight, twilights); adjective (twilight)
Twilight is the dim light in the sky just after the sun sets, or just before it rises. - twill contraction (old use: 'twill)
1) 'Twill is an old short form of «it will», used in fairy tales and old stories. - twin noun (a twin, twins); adjective (twin beds, twin towns); verb (twin, twinned — of towns, British)
A twin is one of two children born to the same mother at the same time. - twine verb (twine, twines, twined, twining); noun (a twine)
To twine is to wind or wrap something around something else, or to coil round and round. - twinkle verb (twinkle, twinkles, twinkled, twinkling); noun (a twinkle)
To twinkle is to shine with a light that flickers, getting brighter and dimmer quickly, as stars do. - twins noun, plural (twins; singular: a twin); adjective (twin beds, twin towns)
Twins are two children born to the same mother at the same birth. - twirl verb (twirl, twirls, twirled, twirling); noun (a twirl, twirls)
To twirl is to spin round and round quickly, or to make something spin: she twirled in her new dress. - twist verb (twist, twists, twisted, twisting); noun (a twist, twists)
To turn something round, like twisting a lid off a jar or twisting a key. - twisty adjective (twisty, twistier, twistiest)
Twisty means full of twists and bends, like a twisty road or path. - twit noun (a twit, twits); verb (twit — old-fashioned, rare)
1) (informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, mildly rude) A silly or foolish person. 2) (old-fashioned, rare) verb: to tease someone. 3) Twit can… - twitch verb (twitch, twitches, twitched, twitching); noun (a twitch, twitches)
To make a small, quick movement that you do not mean to make: "My eye twitched.". - twitter verb (twitter, twitters, twittered, twittering); noun (a twitter)
1) To twitter is to make a quick, light, chirping sound, as birds do. 2) To twitter is to talk fast and in a silly, excited way. - two number (two, twos); noun (a two); ordinal second
1) Two is the number 2, one more than one. 2) A two is the digit 2 or a card or die face with 2 on it. 3) «In two» means in two pieces. 4)… - twofold adjective (twofold); adverb (twofold)
Twofold means having two parts or two sides, as in "a twofold problem". - twopence noun (twopence, also tuppence)
1) The sum of two pennies in British money. 2) (old) A British coin worth two old pennies, used before 1971. 3) (informal, «not care… - tying verb (-ing form of tie)
Fastening something with string, rope, laces or a knot: "tying my shoelaces". - tyke noun (a tyke, tykes)
A tyke is a small child, especially a cheeky or naughty one, said in a friendly way. - type noun (type, types); verb (type, types, typed, typing)
A type is a kind or sort of something: «a type of fruit». - typeface noun (a typeface, typefaces)
1) A typeface is a design for a set of letters, numbers and signs, used in printing and on computers, such as Times New Roman, Arial or… - typewriter noun (a typewriter, typewriters)
A typewriter is a machine for writing: you press keys and small metal letters hit an inked ribbon, printing letters straight onto paper. - typhoid noun (typhoid — uncountable), also «typhoid fever»
1) Typhoid is a serious illness caused by bacteria, caught from dirty water or food, which gives a high fever, stomach pain and weakness. - typhoon noun (typhoon, typhoons)
A typhoon is a very strong storm with heavy rain and very fast winds that starts over the warm western Pacific Ocean. - typical adjective (typical, more typical, most typical)
Typical means usual and normal for a certain kind of person, thing or place: «a typical school day». - typically adverb (typically)
Typically means usually; in the way that something normally happens: «It typically rains in April.». - typify verb (typify, typifies, typified, typifying)
1) To typify is to be a perfect example of a kind of thing, or to show its character clearly. - typing verb form of type (type, types, typed, typing); noun (typing)
Typing means writing by pressing the keys of a computer, phone or typewriter. - typist noun (a typist, typists)
A typist is a person who types, especially someone whose job is typing letters and documents. - typo noun (typo, typos)
A typo is a small mistake in typing or printing, like a wrong or missing letter: «teh» instead of «the». - typographical adjective (typographical; also typographic)
To do with typing or printing letters and words. - tyrannical adjective
1) Tyrannical means cruel and unfair, using power over others in a harsh way, as a tyrant does. - tyrannosaurus noun (a tyrannosaurus, tyrannosauruses or tyrannosauri; Tyrannosaurus as a name)
A huge meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two strong back legs and had tiny front arms and very large teeth. - tyranny noun (tyrannies)
1) Tyranny is cruel and unfair rule by one person who has too much power over others. - tyrant noun (a tyrant, tyrants)
A tyrant is a ruler who uses power cruelly and unfairly and does not let people choose or change their leaders. - tyre noun (a tyre, tyres); American: tire
A tyre is a thick rubber ring, usually filled with air, that fits around a wheel of a car, bike or other vehicle.
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