Words starting with T — 1,058 entries

The 1,058 dictionary words that begin with the letter T, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• Telegram3 sensesAn encrypted, cloud-based instant messaging service.
• telegraph5 sensesSynonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
• telepathy1 senseThe capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a…
• telephone12 sensesA telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more…
• teleport4 sensesTo travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.
• telescope8 sensesA monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
• television5 sensesAn electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
• tell19 sensesMental senses related to determining, reckoning, or perceiving To determine the number, amount, or value of [something].
• Tell1 senseA surname.
• teller5 sensesA person who tells stories.
• Teller2 sensesA surname.
• tellin1 senseA marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.
• telling7 sensesHaving force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
• telly8 sensesTelevision.
• temp4 sensesTo measure or check the temperature of something, especially food or equipment in a commercial kitchen.
• temper22 sensesA general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
• temperament6 sensesA person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
• temperature7 sensesA measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
• templar2 sensesA barrister having chambers in the Inner Temple or Middle Temple.
• Templar1 senseA Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.
• temple12 sensesA house of worship, especially: A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
• Temple19 sensesA male given name from Latin.
• Temples1 senseA surname.
• tempo9 sensesA frequency or rate.
• Tempo2 sensesA type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated steel-framed high tunnel peaked hoop house with an impermeable translucent plastic fabric…
• temporal9 sensesOf or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
• temporarily1 senseFor a limited period of time; not permanently.
• temporary4 sensesNot permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
• tempt3 sensesTo provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
• temptation4 sensesThe act of tempting.
• tempting3 sensesAttractive, appealing, enticing.
• ten8 sensesThe number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
• tenant7 sensesOne who holds a lease (a tenancy).
• Tenant1 senseA surname.
• tend10 sensesTo make a tender of; to offer or tender.
• tendency2 sensesA likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
• tender29 sensesSensitive or painful to the touch.
• tenderness4 sensesQuality, state or condition of being tender.
• tending1 senseAttention; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• Tennessee6 sensesA state of the United States.
• tennis5 sensesA sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.
• Tennis1 senseAn unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas, United States.
• Tennyson4 sensesAn English patronymic surname.
• tens3 sensesAn inexact quantity or number, typically understood to be between 10 or 20 and 100.
• tense11 sensesThe property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
• tension7 sensesThe condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
• tent16 sensesA pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the…
• tenth8 sensesThe ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
• tenure5 sensesA status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
• tequila1 senseAn alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.
• Tequila1 senseA town in Jalisco, Mexico.
• Terence1 senseA male given name from Latin, popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.
• teresa1 senseA type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
• Teresa2 sensesA female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
• Teri2 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Teresa.
• term25 sensesThat which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
• terminal18 sensesA building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
• terminate12 sensesTo end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
• terminated3 sensesHaving been the subject of termination; ended or destroyed.
• termination9 sensesThe process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
• terminator6 sensesSomeone who terminates or ends something, especially (in later use) an assassin or exterminator.
• terra4 sensesEarth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
• Terra3 sensesThe Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.
• terrace12 sensesA flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
• Terrace2 sensesA city in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada.
• terrain4 sensesA single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
• Terrance1 senseA male given name from Latin, variant of Terence.
• Terrence1 senseA male given name from Latin, variant of Terence.
• Terri1 senseA female given name; a spelling variant of Terry, diminutive of Teresa.
• terrible7 sensesDreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
• terribly3 sensesVery; extremely.
• terrific3 sensesVery strong or intense; excessive, tremendous.
• terrified1 senseExtremely frightened.
• terrifying2 sensesFrightening or intimidating.
• territorial5 sensesOf, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.
• territory10 sensesA large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
• terror6 sensesIntense dread, fright, or fear.
• Terror2 sensesThe Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
• terrorism3 sensesThe use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
• terrorist3 sensesA person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
• terry3 sensesA type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
• Terry13 sensesA surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
• tesla1 senseIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
• Tesla3 sensesA surname from Serbo-Croatian.
• Tess2 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Teresa.
• Tessa1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Ancient Greek.
• test20 sensesA challenge, trial.
• Test2 sensesA Test match.
• testament6 sensesA solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects)…
• testify3 sensesTo make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
• testimony4 sensesStatements made by a witness in court.
• testing2 sensesDifficult; tough.
• testosterone2 sensesA steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and…
• tex1 senseA milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber.
• Tex1 senseA masculine nickname, especially for a Texan.
• TeX1 senseA digital typesetting system used primarily for the formatting of mathematical formulae.
• texas1 senseThe topmost cabin deck on a steamboat.
• Texas16 sensesA state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.
• text9 sensesA writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
• textbook5 sensesA coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
• texted1 senseAccompanied by text.
• texting2 sensesThe use of a mobile phone to send text messages.
• texture8 sensesThe feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
• Thad1 senseA diminutive of the male given names Thaddeus or Thaddaeus, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
• Thai5 sensesOf or pertaining to Thailand.
• Thailand2 sensesA country in Southeast Asia; formerly, Siam. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok.
• thakur1 senseA noble in the historical feudal system of the Indian subcontinent.
• Thakur1 senseA surname from Hindi.
• Thames6 sensesA river in southern England, flowing 336 km (209 mi.) from Gloucestershire, through Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and…
• than4 sensesUsed in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
• Than3 sensesA surname.
• thank6 sensesTo express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
• thank-you2 sensesAn expression of gratitude.
• thankful2 sensesShowing appreciation or gratitude.
• Thankful1 senseA female given name.
• thankfully2 sensesIn a thankful manner; giving thanks.
• thanking1 senseThe act by which thanks are given; thanks.
• thanks3 sensesUsed to express appreciation or gratitude.
• thanksgiving3 sensesThe expression of gratitude.
• Thanksgiving3 sensesThanksgiving Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada, and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
• that24 sensesIntroducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
• thatcher2 sensesA person who installs thatch as a roofing material.
• Thatcher5 sensesA surname originating as an occupation.
• thats1 sensewhose, of which
• thaw16 sensesTo gradually cause (something frozen, such as earth, ice, or snow) to melt or soften by raising the temperature.
• Thaw2 sensesA river in South Wales which flows into the Bristol Channel at Aberthaw.
• the18 sensesUsed before a noun phrase, including a simple noun The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is…
• the-1 sensegod or deity
• Thea1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek (rather rare in English).
• theater8 sensesA place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so…
• theatre1 senseA cinema; movie theatre.
• theatrical5 sensesOf or relating to the theatre.
• thee6 sensesTo address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
• theft1 senseThe act of stealing property.
• their2 sensesBelonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
• theirs2 sensesThat or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
• Thelma1 senseA female given name originating as a coinage.
• them13 sensesThose ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
• theme14 sensesA subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
• themselves2 sensesThe reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as the object of…
• then9 sensesAt that time.
• Then1 senseA surname.
• then-2 sensesThe ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.
• theo1 senseThe amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play.
• Theo2 sensesA male given name from Ancient Greek and nickname.
• Theodore3 sensesA male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.
• theoretical1 senseOf or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
• theoretically3 sensesin theory; on paper
• theory8 sensesA description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
• therapeutic3 sensesOf, or relating to therapy.
• therapist2 sensesSomeone who provides therapy, usually professionally.
• therapy5 sensesAttempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
• there22 sensesIn or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker…
• thereby1 senseBy it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
• therefore2 sensesConsequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
• theres1 senseThere is; there's.
• Theresa1 senseA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
• thermal9 sensesPertaining to heat or temperature.
• Thermal1 senseA census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
• thermometer1 senseAn apparatus used to measure temperature.
• thesis7 sensesSenses relating to logic, rhetoric, etc. A proposition or statement supported by arguments.
• theta6 sensesThe eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
• Theta1 senseA member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
• they10 sensesA group of entities previously mentioned.
• Thi1 senseA surname from Vietnamese.
• thick21 sensesRelatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
• thief3 sensesOne who carries out a theft.
• thieving2 sensesThat thieves; that steals; inclined to steal
• thigh2 sensesThe upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
• thin17 sensesHaving little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
• thine2 sensesSecond-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
• thing22 sensesThat which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
• Thing3 sensesNickname or appellative for numerous "things", including fictional characters.
• things2 sensesOne's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff
• thingy4 sensesA thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
• think10 sensesTo ponder, to go over in one's mind.
• thinker4 sensesOne who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
• thinking2 sensesThe action or process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something.
• thinner2 sensesA liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
• third10 sensesThe ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
• thirst6 sensesA sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear,…
• thirsty7 sensesNeeding to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
• thirteen2 sensesThe cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.
• thirty3 sensesThe cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.
• thirty-five1 senseThe cardinal number immediately following thirty-four and preceding thirty-six.
• this10 sensesThe (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
• Thomas13 sensesAn infidel or doubter.
• Thompson20 sensesA British surname transferred from the given name.
• thong4 sensesA narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
• Thong1 senseA surname.
• thor3 sensesthere
• Thor3 sensesA hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.
• thorn6 sensesA modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
• Thorn5 sensesA topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a thorn bush.
• Thorne8 sensesAn English surname from Middle English, variant of Thorn.
• Thornton34 sensesA number of places in the United Kingdom: A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS…
• thorough4 sensesPainstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
• Thorough1 senseA scheme devised in 17th-century England by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford to establish absolute monarchy in England, involving the…
• thoroughly1 senseIn a thorough or complete manner.
• Thorpe11 sensesA common habitational surname from Old English.