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- tissue noun (a tissue, tissues; tissue, uncountable)
A tissue is a soft, thin piece of paper used to blow or wipe your nose. - tit noun (a tit, tits)
A tit is a small, lively bird, such as the blue tit or great tit, common in gardens in the UK and Europe. - titan noun (a titan, titans; Titan — a moon, the Titans in myth)
The Titans were giant, powerful gods in Greek myths who ruled before Zeus and the Olympian gods defeated them. - titania noun (proper noun: Titania)
Titania is the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's play «A Midsummer Night's Dream», the wife of Oberon. - titanic adjective (titanic; more titanic); proper noun (the Titanic)
1) Extremely big, strong or important; huge. 2) the Titanic: a giant British passenger ship that hit an iceberg and sank in the North… - titanium noun (titanium, uncountable)
Titanium is a strong, light, silver-grey metal, a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. - tithe noun (a tithe, tithes); verb (tithe, tithes, tithed, tithing)
A tithe is one tenth of what a person earns or grows, given to the church or to God. - title noun (a title, titles); verb (title, titles, titled, titling)
The name of a book, film, song, picture or piece of writing. - titmouse noun (titmice, titmouse)
1) A titmouse is a small, lively songbird, a kind of tit, often seen in gardens and woods. (old use) - titter verb (titter, titters, tittered, tittering); noun (a titter, titters)
1) To titter is to laugh quietly in a nervous, silly or slightly rude way, often trying not to. 2) (noun) A titter is such a little laugh. - tlc abbreviation (TLC — usually written in capitals)
1) (informal) TLC stands for «tender loving care»: kind, gentle attention given to someone or something that needs it. - to preposition; part of a verb («to run»)
To shows where something goes or who gets it: «go to school», «give it to Sam». - toad noun (toad, toads)
A 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. - toadstool noun (a toadstool, toadstools)
1) A 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… - toady noun (a toady, toadies); verb (toady, toadies, toadied, toadying)
A person who flatters and obeys a powerful person too much, to get favours; a creep (informal). - toast noun (toast — uncountable; a toast, toasts — when drinking); verb (toast, toasts, toasted, toasting)
Toast is bread whose sides have been made brown and crisp by heating. - toaster noun (a toaster, toasters)
1) A toaster is a small electric kitchen machine that browns slices of bread by heating them. - tobacco noun (tobacco — uncountable; tobaccos for kinds)
Tobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are smoked in cigarettes, cigars and pipes, or chewed. - toboggan noun (a toboggan, toboggans); verb (toboggan, toboggans, tobogganed, tobogganing)
1) A toboggan is a long, narrow sledge without runners, with a curled-up front, used for sliding down snowy hills; in everyday use it is… - tobogganing noun (tobogganing — uncountable); verb form (-ing of toboggan)
Tobogganing is the activity of sliding down snowy hills on a toboggan or sledge. - toby noun (a toby jug, toby jugs); proper noun (Toby — a name)
1) Toby is a boy's name. 2) A toby jug is an old-fashioned china jug or mug shaped like a fat, jolly man wearing a three-cornered hat. 3)… - today adverb, noun
1) Today is this day, the day that is now. 2) Today can also mean the present time, these days: «Children today use tablets». - toddle verb (toddle, toddles, toddled, toddling)
To toddle is to walk with short, wobbly steps, the way a small child who has just learned to walk does. - toddler noun (a toddler, toddlers)
1) A young child who has just learned to walk, usually about one to three years old. - toe noun (a toe, toes); verb (toe the line)
A toe is one of the five parts at the end of your foot, like fingers on your hand. - toenail noun (a toenail, toenails)
1) The hard, thin, flat covering on the top of the end of each toe, like a fingernail but on your foot. - toffee noun (toffee, toffees)
1) A hard or chewy brown sweet made by boiling sugar and butter. 2) A single sweet of this kind: "a toffee". - tofu noun (tofu — uncountable; also bean curd)
Tofu 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. - together adverb; adjective (casual: «a together person» — calm and well organised)
Together means with each other, in one place or at the same time: «We play together». - toggle noun (a toggle, toggles); verb (toggle, toggles, toggled, toggling)
1) A 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… - togs noun plural (togs) (informal; Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, UK)
1) (Australia, Ireland) Togs are swimming costumes, swimmers. 2) (UK informal) Togs means clothes, especially for a special purpose… - toil verb (toil, toils, toiled, toiling); noun (toil — uncountable; toils)
To toil is to work very hard for a long time, usually at tiring work. - toilet noun (a toilet, toilets)
A large bowl with a seat that you use to get rid of wee and poo, then flush with water. - toilette noun (toilette — uncountable) — French, formal
Toilette is the process of washing, dressing and doing your hair, as in making her toilette. - token noun (a token, tokens); adjective (token)
A token is a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of a coin, for example in games or machines. - tolerable adjective (more tolerable, most tolerable)
1) Tolerable means fairly good, not great but good enough to be pleased with. 2) Tolerable means able to be put up with, though not nice. - tolerably adverb (more tolerably, most tolerably)
1) Tolerably means fairly well or quite; not very well, but well enough. 2) Tolerably means to a fair degree, not extremely. - tolerance noun (tolerance — uncountable; a tolerance, tolerances)
Tolerance is accepting and respecting people whose beliefs, ways of life or opinions are different from yours, even if you disagree. - tolerant adjective (tolerant, more tolerant, most tolerant)
Accepting and respecting other people's beliefs, ways of life or opinions, even when they are different from yours. - tolerate verb (tolerate, tolerates, tolerated, tolerating)
To allow something you do not like or agree with, without stopping it. - toleration noun (toleration; uncountable)
Allowing beliefs, customs or behaviour that you may not agree with, without trying to stop them. - toll noun (a toll, tolls; the toll); verb (toll, tolls, tolled, tolling)
A toll is money you must pay to use a road, bridge or tunnel. - tom noun (a tom, toms); name (Tom)
1) A male cat; also a tomcat. 2) The male of some other animals, such as a turkey. 3) (a name) Tom is a boy's name, short for Thomas. - tomahawk noun (plural tomahawks)
A tomahawk is a light axe with a short handle, used as a tool or a weapon by some Native American peoples. - tomato noun (a tomato, tomatoes)
1) A tomato is a soft, round, juicy fruit, usually red, which is eaten raw in salads or cooked in sauces and soups. - tomb noun (a tomb, tombs)
A tomb is a grave or a stone room where a dead body is laid, often with a big stone or monument over it. - tombola noun (a tombola, tombolas)
A tombola is a game at a fair where people buy tickets and win a prize if their ticket number matches one on a prize. - tomboy noun (a tomboy, tomboys)
1) A tomboy is a girl who likes doing things that people used to think were only for boys, such as climbing trees, rough games and… - tombstone noun (a tombstone, tombstones)
A 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. - tomcat noun (a tomcat, tomcats)
1) A tomcat (or tom) is a male cat. 2) (informal, old) A tomcat can mean a man who chases after many women. - tomorrow adverb, noun (tomorrow)
1) Tomorrow is the day after today. 2) Tomorrow can also mean the future: the world of tomorrow. - ton noun (a ton, tons); slang (tons of, a ton of)
1) A 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). 2) A… - tonal adjective (tonal)
Tonal means to do with tone: the sound, pitch or quality of something. - tone noun (a tone, tones; tone); verb (tone, tones, toned, toning)
Tone is the way something sounds, like a voice that is kind, angry or bossy. - tongs noun (tongs, plural; a pair of tongs)
1) Tongs 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… - tongue noun (a tongue, tongues)
The tongue is the soft, movable part inside your mouth that you use to taste, eat and speak. - tonic noun (a tonic, tonics; tonic — uncountable for the drink); adjective (tonic)
Tonic, or tonic water, is a fizzy drink with a slightly bitter taste. - tonight adverb; noun (tonight)
1) Tonight means this evening or this night, the one coming at the end of today. 2) As a noun, tonight is the evening or night of today. - tonne noun (a tonne, tonnes)
A tonne is a unit of mass equal to one thousand kilograms. - tons noun (a ton, tons; tons of); plural of ton; adverb (informal: tons better)
Tons, or "tons of", means a lot, a great amount: "I've got tons of homework.". - tonsil noun (a tonsil, tonsils)
1) One of two small soft lumps at the back of your throat, one on each side, which help fight germs. - tonsillitis noun (tonsillitis — uncountable)
1) Tonsillitis is an illness where the tonsils, two lumps of soft tissue at the back of the throat, become infected and swollen, causing a… - too adverb (too)
1) Too means also, as well: I want to come too. 2) Too means more than is wanted or more than is good: too hot, too many. 3) «Too ... to»… - tool noun (a tool, tools); verb (tool up — rare)
A tool is an object you hold and use to do a job, like a hammer, saw, screwdriver or spade. - toolbox noun (a toolbox, toolboxes)
A toolbox is a box for keeping and carrying tools such as a hammer, screwdrivers and a tape measure. - toot verb (toot, toots, tooted, tooting); noun (a toot, toots)
To toot is to make a short, high sound with a horn or whistle. - tooth noun (tooth, teeth)
1) One of the hard white parts in the mouth used to bite and chew food. 2) One of the sharp points on a comb, saw, or gear. - toothache noun (toothache — UK uncountable; a toothache — US)
1) Toothache is a pain in or around a tooth. - toothbrush noun (a toothbrush, toothbrushes)
1) A toothbrush is a small brush with a long handle that you use with toothpaste to clean your teeth. - toothless adjective (toothless)
Toothless means having no teeth, or having lost teeth: a toothless baby, a toothless grin. - toothpaste noun (toothpaste — uncountable; a toothpaste, toothpastes for types)
1) Toothpaste is a soft paste that you put on a toothbrush to clean your teeth. - toothpick noun (a toothpick, toothpicks)
A toothpick is a small thin stick of wood or plastic with a point, used to remove bits of food from between your teeth. - top noun, adjective, verb (top, tops, topped, topping)
The top is the highest part of something: the top of the hill. - topaz noun (a topaz, topazes; topaz — uncountable)
Topaz is a hard, clear gemstone, often golden-yellow, brown, blue or pink, used in jewellery. - topic noun (a topic, topics)
A topic is the subject that people talk, write or learn about. - topknot noun (a topknot, topknots)
A topknot is hair tied in a knot or bun on the top of the head. - topmost adjective
Topmost means highest, at the very top of something. - topped verb (past of top: top, tops, topped, topping); adjective (topped with)
Topped means covered on top with something, like «a cake topped with cream». - topping noun (a topping, toppings); adjective (topping — old UK slang); verb form (-ing of top)
A topping is food put on top of another food: pizza toppings, an ice-cream topping, a crumble topping. - topple verb (topple, topples, toppled, toppling)
To topple is to become unsteady and fall over, or to push something so that it falls. - topsoil noun (topsoil — uncountable)
1) Topsoil is the top layer of soil, usually dark, rich and full of nutrients, where most plants grow their roots. - toque noun (a toque, toques) (Canada); noun (a toque — chef's hat)
A toque (also tuque) is a knitted winter hat, often with a bobble on top; a beanie. - tor noun (a tor, tors)
A tor is a small hill topped with a pile of bare, weathered rock, especially in south-west England on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor. - torah noun (the Torah)
1) (Judaism) The Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy), which Jews believe… - torch noun (a torch, torches); verb (torch, torches, torched, torching — to set on fire)
1) In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a torch is a small electric light you hold in your hand and that works with batteries… - torchlight noun (torchlight — uncountable)
1) Torchlight is the light from a torch. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand a torch is a battery light you hold (a flashlight… - tore verb, past tense of «tear» (tear, tears, tore, torn, tearing)
Tore is the past of «tear»: pulled something apart or made a hole or rip in it. - torment noun (torment; a torment, torments); verb (torment, torments, tormented, tormenting)
1) (noun) Great pain or suffering, in body or mind. 2) (noun) A person or thing that causes great suffering or annoyance. 3) (verb) To… - tormentor noun (plural tormentors)
A tormentor is a person who causes pain, fear or trouble to someone, often on purpose and over and over. - torn adjective, verb form (tear, torn)
Torn is the past participle of tear (rip): the page was torn. - tornado noun (a tornado, tornadoes or tornados)
A tornado is a very strong, spinning column of wind that reaches from a storm cloud down to the ground, shaped like a funnel. - torpedo noun (a torpedo, torpedoes); verb (torpedo, torpedoes, torpedoed, torpedoing)
A torpedo is a long, cigar-shaped weapon that moves underwater by itself and explodes when it hits a ship. - torpid adjective (more torpid, most torpid)
Torpid means sluggish and inactive, as if asleep or too lazy and slow to move. - torpor noun (torpor — uncountable)
Torpor is a state of being very sleepy, slow and inactive, without energy: "The heat filled us with torpor.". - torrent noun (plural torrents)
A torrent is a fast, strong rush of water, like a stream in flood. - torrid adjective (torrid)
Very hot and dry: a torrid summer, torrid desert. - torso noun (a torso, torsos)
The torso is the main part of the human body, not counting the head, arms and legs; the chest, stomach and back. - tort noun (a tort, torts) — law
1) (law) A tort is a wrong done to someone, such as hurting them through carelessness or damaging their property, for which they can sue… - tortilla noun (a tortilla, tortillas)
A tortilla is a thin, flat, round bread made from maize (corn) or wheat flour, from Mexico, used for tacos, wraps and burritos. - tortoise noun (tortoise, tortoises)
A tortoise is a slow animal with a hard, high shell that lives on land and can pull its head and legs inside the shell.
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