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- throttle noun (a throttle, throttles); verb (throttle, throttles, throttled, throttling)
1) A 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… - through preposition, adverb, adjective (through)
Through means from one side or end to the other: walk through the door. - throughout preposition (throughout); adverb (throughout)
Throughout means in every part of a place: throughout the school. - throw verb (throw, throws, threw, thrown, throwing); noun (a throw, throws)
To send something through the air with your arm: "Throw the ball.". - throwaway adjective (throwaway); noun (a throwaway, throwaways)
Throwaway things are made to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away: throwaway cups, throwaway razors. - thrown verb (throw, throws, threw, thrown, throwing)
1) Thrown is a form of «throw». Something thrown has been sent through the air from the hand. 2) Thrown away means put in the bin as… - thrush noun (a thrush, thrushes; thrush — the illness, uncountable)
A songbird with a brown back and a spotted chest, such as the song thrush; the American robin is also a thrush. - thrust verb (thrust, thrusts, thrusting); noun (thrusts)
1) To thrust is to push something hard into, through or forward. 2) A thrust is a hard push, or a stab with a blade or bayonet. - thrusting verb (present participle of thrust)
1) Thrusting means pushing hard, forward or aside. - thud noun (a thud, thuds); verb (thud, thuds, thudded, thudding)
A thud is a dull, heavy sound made when something heavy falls or hits something soft: the bag hit the floor with a thud. - thug noun (a thug, thugs)
A thug is a violent, rough person, especially a criminal who hurts people. - thumb noun (a thumb, thumbs); verb (thumb, thumbs, thumbed, thumbing)
Your thumb is the short, thick finger on the side of your hand. - thumbnail noun (a thumbnail, thumbnails); adjective (thumbnail)
1) A thumbnail is the nail on your thumb. 2) A thumbnail is a small picture on a screen that stands for a bigger picture or video; you… - thump verb (thump, thumps, thumped, thumping); noun (a thump, thumps)
To thump means to hit something hard, usually with your fist, making a dull, heavy sound. - thunder noun (thunder — uncountable; a clap/roll of thunder); verb (thunder, thunders, thundered, thundering)
The loud crash or rumbling sound in the sky that comes after lightning. - thunderbolt noun (a thunderbolt, thunderbolts)
A flash of lightning together with a crash of thunder. - thundercloud noun (a thundercloud, thunderclouds)
A thundercloud is a huge, tall, dark cloud that brings thunder, lightning and heavy rain. - thunderous adjective
1) Thunderous means very loud, like thunder. - thunderstorm noun (a thunderstorm, thunderstorms)
A thunderstorm is a storm with thunder and lightning, usually with heavy rain and strong winds. - thunderstruck adjective
1) Thunderstruck means so surprised or shocked that one cannot speak or move. - thursday noun (Thursday, Thursdays)
Thursday is the day of the week after Wednesday and before Friday. - thus adverb (thus — formal)
Thus means «so», «therefore», «as a result»: he was ill and thus missed school. - thwarted verb (thwart, thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
To thwart someone is to stop them from getting what they want or from carrying out their plan. - thylacine noun (a thylacine, thylacines)
1) The Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, a striped, dog-like marsupial (pouched animal) that lived in Australia and Tasmania and is… - thyme noun (thyme, no plural in use)
Thyme is a small herb with tiny grey-green leaves and a strong, sweet smell, used in cooking. - ti noun (ti, also spelled te — a music note); fragment
Ti (also te) is the seventh note in the singing scale do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. - tia name (Tia); Spanish/Portuguese word (tía, tia)
1) (a name) Tia is a girl's name. 2) (Spanish and Portuguese) Tía (Spanish) and tia (Portuguese) mean aunt; it sounds like TEE-uh to an… - tiara noun (a tiara, tiaras)
A tiara is a small crown, often decorated with jewels, worn on the head by women and girls, like princesses and queens at special events. - tibetan adjective (Tibetan); noun (a Tibetan, Tibetans; Tibetan, the language)
Tibetan means from or to do with Tibet, a high region in the Himalayas, now part of China. - tibia noun (a tibia, tibias or tibiae)
The tibia is the shinbone, the bigger and stronger of the two bones in your lower leg, between your knee and your ankle. - tic noun (a tic, tics)
1) A tic is a sudden movement or sound that a person makes again and again without meaning to, like blinking, shrugging, sniffing or… - tick noun (a tick, ticks); verb (tick, ticks, ticked, ticking)
A tick is a mark (✓) that shows something is right or done; Americans usually call it a check mark. - ticket noun (ticket, tickets)
A ticket is a small paper or card that shows you paid to ride, watch a show or go in. - tickle verb (tickle, tickles, tickled, tickling); noun (a tickle, tickles)
To tickle someone means to touch them lightly, often on the ribs or feet, so that they laugh and wriggle. - tickler noun (a tickler, ticklers)
1) A tickler is a person or thing that tickles. 2) (informal) A brain tickler or brain-teaser is a fun puzzle that makes you think. 3)… - ticklish adjective (ticklish, more ticklish)
Ticklish means easily made to laugh or squirm when someone tickles you. - tidal adjective (tidal)
Tidal describes something to do with the tides, the daily rise and fall of the sea. - tidbit noun (tidbit, tidbits; also spelled titbit)
1) A tidbit is a small, tasty piece of food, often a treat. 2) A tidbit can also be a small piece of interesting news or gossip. - tide noun (a tide, tides); verb (tide over)
The regular rise and fall of the sea's level, usually twice a day, caused mainly by the pull of the Moon's gravity. - tidily adverb (tidily)
Tidily means in a neat and orderly way, with everything in its proper place: "Fold your clothes tidily.". - tidiness noun (tidiness — uncountable)
1) Tidiness is being neat and in order, with things put in their right places. 2) Tidiness is also the habit of keeping things neat. - tidings noun (tidings — plural, old-fashioned)
1) News or information, especially important news. 2) In Christmas songs and the Bible: «good tidings» means good news. - tidy adjective (tidy, tidier, tidiest); verb (tidy, tidies, tidied, tidying; tidy up)
Tidy means neat and in order, with things in their right places. - tie noun, verb (tie, ties, tied, tying)
A tie is a long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck with a shirt. - tied verb form, adjective (tie, tied)
Tied is the past form of tie: she tied a knot. - tier noun (a tier, tiers); verb (tier, tiers, tiered — less common)
A tier is one of several layers or levels placed one above another: a three-tier wedding cake, tiers of seats. - tiercel noun (a tiercel, tiercels; also tercel)
1) A tiercel (also spelled tercel) is a male hawk or falcon, especially in falconry, the sport of training hawks to hunt. - tiger noun (a tiger, tigers; tigress for a female)
A tiger is a very large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes, which lives in Asia. - tight adjective (tight, tighter, tightest); adverb (tight, tightly); verb tighten
Tight means fitting very closely, with little space: tight shoes, a tight lid. - tighten verb (tighten, tightens, tightened, tightening)
To make something tighter or firmer: "Tighten the screw", "Tighten your shoelaces.". - tightly adverb
Tightly means firmly and closely, so it does not move or come loose. - tightness noun (tightness — uncountable)
1) Tightness is being tight: fitting very closely, being firmly fixed, or being pulled hard: the tightness of my shoes, the tightness of a… - tightrope noun (a tightrope, tightropes)
A tightrope is a rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground, which an acrobat walks along. - tigress noun (a tigress, tigresses)
1) A tigress is a female tiger. 2) (figurative) A tigress can describe a woman who is fierce and brave, especially when protecting her… - tile noun, verb (tile, tiles, tiled, tiling)
A tile is a flat, usually square piece of baked clay, stone or plastic used to cover floors, walls or roofs. - till preposition, conjunction, noun, verb (till, tills, tilled)
Till means until, up to a time: open from 9 till 5. - tilt verb (tilt, tilts, tilted, tilting); noun (a tilt, tilts)
To move something so that one side is higher than the other; to lean or slope. - tilted adjective (tilted); verb (past tense and past participle of tilt)
1) Leaning or sloping, with one side higher than the other. 2) The past form of "tilt": "She tilted the box." - timber noun (timber — mostly uncountable; timbers); interjection (Timber!)
Timber is wood that is cut and used for building or making things. - time noun, verb (time, times, timed, timing)
Time is what we measure with clocks in seconds, minutes, hours, days and years. - timekeeper noun (a timekeeper, timekeepers)
A 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. - timekeeping noun (timekeeping — uncountable)
Being on time, arriving and finishing when you should. - timeline noun (a timeline, timelines)
A timeline is a line or chart showing events in the order they happened, with times marked along it. - timely adjective (timelier, timeliest)
1) Timely means happening at just the right moment, when it is most needed. - timepiece noun (a timepiece, timepieces)
1) A clock or watch; any instrument for measuring time. - timer noun (a timer, timers)
A 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. - times noun (in «N times»; time, times); preposition (in «5 times 6»); verb (time, times, timed — to measure how long)
Times tells how many copies of a number are put together: «5 times 6» means 5 × 6. - timetable noun (a timetable, timetables); verb (timetable, timetables, timetabled, timetabling)
A timetable is a list or chart showing what happens at what time, like lessons at school. - timid adjective (timid, timider/more timid, timidest/most timid)
1) Shy and nervous, easily frightened, not brave or confident. 2) Not daring or strong: «a timid attempt». - timidity noun (timidity; uncountable)
1) Being shy, nervous and easily frightened; lack of courage or confidence. - timidly adverb
1) Timidly means in a shy, nervous, frightened way, without confidence. - timing noun (timing, uncountable; a timing in technical use); also the -ing form of the verb «time» (time, times, timed, timing)
Timing is choosing the right moment to do something. - timorous adjective
1) Timorous means fearful and easily frightened, shy and nervous. (old use, in fairy tales) - timothy proper noun (Timothy — a name; Timothy in the Bible); noun (timothy, uncountable — timothy grass)
Timothy is a boy's or man's name (a name); short forms are Tim and Timmy. - timpani noun (timpani — plural; one drum is a timpano, rare)
1) Timpani are large, round, bowl-shaped drums made of copper with skin or plastic stretched over the top, played with soft-headed sticks… - tin noun (tin; a tin, tins); adjective (tin)
1) Tin is a soft, silvery-white metal. 2) A tin is a metal container with a lid, for keeping food like biscuits or cake. 3) In the UK… - tinder noun (tinder, no plural)
1) Tinder is dry material that catches fire easily from a spark, used to start a fire. (old use) - tinderbox noun (tinderboxes)
1) A tinderbox is an old box holding tinder, flint and steel, used to light fires. (old use) - tine noun (a tine, tines)
1) A tine is one of the pointed prongs of a fork, rake or garden fork. 2) A tine is also one of the pointed branches of a deer's antler. - ting noun (a ting, tings); verb (ting, tings, tinged — rare, tinging)
A ting is a short, high, clear ringing sound, like a small bell or a spoon tapping a glass. - tingle verb (tingle, tingles, tingled, tingling); noun (a tingle, tingles)
When a part of your body tingles, you feel lots of tiny prickles in it, like pins and needles. - tinker noun (tinkers); verb (tinker, tinkers, tinkered, tinkering)
A tinker is a travelling person who mends pots and pans. - tinkle noun (tinkles); verb (tinkle, tinkles, tinkled, tinkling)
1) A tinkle is a light, high ringing sound, like small bells. 2) To tinkle is to make such a sound. - tinkling adjective (tinkling); noun (a tinkling); the -ing form of the verb tinkle (tinkle, tinkles, tinkled, tinkling)
1) Making light, clear, ringing sounds, like a small bell or glass. 2) (noun) such a sound. 3) (informal, childish) Weeing (to tinkle). - tinned adjective (tinned); verb (tin, tins, tinned, tinning — past form)
Tinned food is food sealed in a metal can to keep it fresh for a long time; in the US people say «canned». - tinsel noun (tinsel — uncountable)
Tinsel is long strings of thin, shiny, glittering material used as decoration, especially at Christmas. - tinsmith noun (tinsmiths)
1) A tinsmith is a person who makes or mends things out of tin, such as pots, lamps and cans. - tint noun (a tint, tints); verb (tint, tints, tinted, tinting)
A slight shade of a colour, a pale or light version of it. - tiny adjective (tiny, tinier, tiniest)
1) Very, very small: "a tiny ant". - tip noun (a tip, tips); verb (tip, tips, tipped, tipping)
The tip of something is its pointed or thin end, like the tip of your finger or a pencil. - tipi noun (a tipi, tipis); also spelled tepee or teepee
1) A tipi is a cone-shaped tent made of animal skins or cloth over long wooden poles, traditionally used by some Native American peoples… - tipped past form and past participle of the verb «tip» (tip, tips, tipped, tipping); adjective (-tipped, tipped with)
Tipped means turned over or tilted so it fell or poured: «she tipped the water out». - tipsy adjective (tipsy, tipsier, tipsiest) — informal
1) Slightly drunk from drinking alcohol, a bit happy and unsteady, but not very drunk. 2) A tipsy is a person who is slightly drunk. - tiptoe verb (tiptoe, tiptoes, tiptoed, tiptoeing); noun (on tiptoe, on tiptoes); adverb (on tiptoe)
To walk quietly and carefully on the front parts of your feet with your heels off the ground. - tiptop adjective (tiptop — informal, old-fashioned); noun (the tiptop — rare)
1) (informal, old-fashioned) Excellent; in the very best condition: «in tiptop shape». 2) (rare) The very top or highest point. - tire verb (tire, tires, tired, tiring); noun (a tire, tires — American spelling of tyre)
1) To become tired, or to make someone tired. 2) "Tire of" means become bored with. 3) In American and Canadian English, a tire is the… - tired adjective (tired, more tired, most tired)
Needing rest or sleep because you have used a lot of energy. - tiredly adverb
1) Tiredly means in a tired way, showing that you have little energy. - tiredness noun (tiredness — no plural)
1) The feeling of needing rest or sleep; being tired. - tiresome adjective
1) Boring and annoying because it goes on too long or happens too often. 2) Making you feel tired or impatient.
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