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.

• thou4 sensesTo address (a person) using the pronoun thou, especially as an expression of contempt or familiarity.
• though4 sensesDespite that; however.
• thought6 sensesA representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking.
• thoughtful2 sensesDemonstrating thought or careful consideration.
• thoughtless3 sensesMarked by or showing lack of due thought or care.
• thousand1 senseA numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)
• thrash9 sensesTo beat mercilessly.
• Thrash1 senseA surname.
• thrashing6 sensesAction of the verb to thrash.
• thread25 sensesA cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
• threads1 senseClothes, clothing.
• Threads1 senseA social media platform developed by Meta, integrated into the fediverse.
• threat6 sensesAn expression of intent to injure or punish another.
• Threat1 senseA surname.
• threaten5 sensesTo make a threat against someone; to use threats.
• threatened2 sensesAt risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
• threatening3 sensesPresenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
• three7 sensesA numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••).
• threesome2 sensesA group of three people or things.
• threshold8 sensesThe lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
• thrice1 senseThree times.
• thrill9 sensesTo suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
• thrilled1 senseExtremely excited or delighted.
• thriller3 sensesSomething that thrills.
• thrilling2 sensesCausing a feeling of sudden excitement.
• thrive2 sensesTo grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to enjoy a state of excellent health and well-being; to flourish.
• thriving2 sensesThat thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
• throat12 sensesThe front part of the neck.
• throbbing2 sensesBeating or pounding strongly.
• throne9 sensesAn impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
• throttle9 sensesA valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the…
• through31 sensesFrom one side or end of (something) to the other. So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
• throughout5 sensesIn every part of; all through.
• throw41 sensesTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
• throwing2 sensesThe act by which something is thrown.
• thrown3 sensesLaunched by throwing.
• thrust10 sensesAn attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
• thrusters1 senseThose who are for military engagement.
• thud4 sensesThe sound of a dull impact.
• Thud1 senseRepublic F-105 Thunderchief jet ground attack fighter.
• thudding1 senseA dull banging sound; a thud.
• thug10 sensesA person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
• thumb11 sensesThe shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
• Thumb1 senseThe eastern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States (the "Mitten").
• thump9 sensesA blow that produces a muffled sound.
• thumping5 sensesExceptional in some degree.
• thunder10 sensesThe loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
• Thunder1 senseThe 13th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• thunderbird2 sensesA mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
• Thunderbird3 sensesA locomotive stored at a strategic point on the network so as to be available to quickly rescue a failed train.
• thunderclap5 sensesA sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
• thunk7 sensesRepresenting the dull sound of the impact of a heavy object striking another and coming to an immediate standstill, with neither object being broken…
• Thursday2 sensesThe fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and…
• Thursdays1 senseOn Thursday; each Thursday.
• thus2 sensesIn this way or manner.
• thy1 senseOnly used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).
• ti2 sensesA syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
• Tia1 senseA female given name.
• tian2 sensesAn oval cooking-pot, traditionally used in Provence.
• Tian2 sensesA surname.
• tiara4 sensesThe three-tiered papal crown.
• Tiara1 senseA female given name from English from the noun tiara
• Tiberius3 sensesA male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
• tibet1 senseA woolen fabric generally printed in colours; a heavy fabric used for the same purposes as furs, made of goat hair, black and finely curled.
• Tibet3 sensesA geographic region in Central Asia (mostly in China), the homeland of the Tibetan people, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau.
• Tibetan3 sensesPertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.
• tic3 sensesA sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
• tick23 sensesA tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
• tick-tock7 sensesThe sound of the ticking of an analog clock.
• ticket16 sensesA small document that acts as proof of something, often thereby granting the holder some ability. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show,…
• tickets1 senseA single ticket.
• ticking4 sensesA strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
• tickle13 sensesThe act of tickling.
• Tickle1 senseA habitational surname from Old English.
• tickled1 senseVery pleased; delighted.
• tickling3 sensesThat tickles
• tidal1 senseRelating to tides.
• tide14 sensesThe daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
• tidy14 sensesArranged neatly and in order.
• Tidy1 senseA surname.
• tie27 sensesA knot; a fastening.
• tied8 sensesClosely associated or connected.
• Tien1 senseA surname from Mandarin.
• ties1 senseLow shoes fastened with lacings.
• tiffany1 senseA kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
• Tiffany2 sensesA northern English surname.
• tiger17 sensesPanthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
• Tiger5 sensesThe third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
• Tigers1 senseThe Bangladesh national cricket team.
• tight29 sensesFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
• tighten4 sensesTo make tighter.
• tightly2 sensesIn a tight manner.
• tights4 sensesA close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down,…
• Tijuana1 senseThe largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego.
• til4 sensesuntil, till
• tile10 sensesA regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile,…
• till18 sensesUntil; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
• Till4 sensesA placename: A river in Northumberland, England, tributary to the Tweed.
• tilly3 sensesAn extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
• Tilly4 sensesA diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
• tilt21 sensesTo slope or incline (something); to slant.
• Tilt1 senseA river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, that joins the River Garry at Blair Atholl.
• Tim3 sensesA diminutive of the male given names Timothy or Timon (rare).
• TIM2 sensesA nickname for the speaking clock.
• timber14 sensesTrees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
• time35 sensesThe inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
• time-out4 sensesA short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
• timed2 sensesHappening at a certain time.
• timeless7 sensesEternal.
• timeline6 sensesA graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
• timer5 sensesAgent noun of time: someone or something that times. A device used to measure amounts of time.
• times4 sensesThe circumstances of a certain time.
• Times2 sensesA common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, especially The Times (published in the United Kingdom), but also The New York…
• timetable3 sensesA tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.
• timid1 senseLacking in courage or confidence.
• timing5 sensesThe regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
• Timmy1 senseA diminutive of the male given name Timothy.
• timothy3 sensesTimothy-grass (Phleum pratense), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.
• Timothy6 sensesEither of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.
• tin14 sensesA malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
• tina1 senseThe drug methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth).
• Tina4 sensesA female given name.
• ting5 sensesRepresenting a high-pitched sharp sound like a small bell being struck.
• Ting1 senseA surname from Hokkien or Eastern Min.
• tingling2 sensesThat tingles.
• tink4 sensesTo emit a high-pitched sharp or metallic noise.
• tinker10 sensesAn itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
• Tinker1 senseA northern English surname originating as an occupation for someone who mends pots and pans.
• tinkling5 sensesA tinkle; a tinkling sound.
• tiny3 sensesVery small.
• Tiny3 sensesA township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
• tip40 sensesThe extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
• Tip1 senseA male nickname.
• tipped1 senseHaving a tip
• tipping6 sensesThe practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
• Tipping1 senseA surname transferred from the given name.
• tips1 sensetag (a popular children's chasing game)
• tire13 sensesTo become sleepy or weary.
• tired5 sensesIn need of some rest or sleep.
• tiresome1 senseCausing fatigue or boredom; wearisome.
• tiring3 sensesThe action of tiring.
• tissue11 sensesThin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
• tit12 sensesA person's breast or nipple.
• titan1 senseSomething or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
• Titan3 sensesAny of the race of giant gods in Greek mythology that preceded and was overthrown by the Olympian gods.
• titanic5 sensesAlternative letter-case form of Titanic. Of or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology.
• Titanic5 sensesOf or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
• titanium2 sensesA chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
• title15 sensesThe name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
• tito2 sensesAn uncle.
• Tito2 sensesA male given name from the Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romance languages
• tits3 sensesUsed to express dismay or annoyance.
• Tits1 senseA surname from French.
• titty4 sensesA breast.
• Titty1 senseA diminutive of the female given name Letitia.
• Titus6 sensesThe seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.
• to25 sensesA particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
• To1 senseA surname.
• TO1 senseto organize a tournament, to be a TO
• to-11 sensesapart, away, asunder, in pieces; expressing separation, negation, or intensity. Parting: forming verbs that involve cleaving, breaking, or sundering.
• toad4 sensesAn amphibian, a kind of frog (broad sense, order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
• toast14 sensesBread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
• toasted3 sensesCooked by toasting.
• toaster15 sensesAn electrical device for toasting food, typically sliced bread.
• tobacco5 sensesAny plant of the genus Nicotiana.
• Tobacco2 sensesTwo rivers in Michigan, United States.
• Tobias3 sensesThe main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character).
• toby6 sensesA drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug.
• Toby5 sensesA male given name from Hebrew.
• tock2 sensesA clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
• tod6 sensesA male fox.
• Tod1 senseTodmorden.
• TOD1 senseA digital video format by JVC.
• today7 sensesOn the current day or date.
• Todd8 sensesAn English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).
• toddler3 sensesA young child (typically between one and three years old) who has started walking but not fully mastered it.
• toe19 sensesEach of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
• Toe1 senseA surname.
• tofu2 sensesA protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
• together5 sensesAt the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
• toil7 sensesLabour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
• toilet14 sensesA room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet.
• token35 sensesSomething serving as an expression of something else.
• toki1 senseA Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon).
• Tokugawa2 sensesA surname from Japanese.
• Tokyo2 sensesA prefecture and capital city of Japan.
• toledo1 senseA sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
• Toledo18 sensesA city in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
• tolerance7 sensesThe ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
• tolerant3 sensesTending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
• tolerate2 sensesTo allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
• tolerated2 sensesendured
• toll22 sensesA fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a…
• Toll1 senseA surname.
• tolling1 senseThe act by which a bell is tolled.
• tom12 sensesThe male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
• Tom5 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
• tomato8 sensesA widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
• tomb5 sensesA small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door.…
• Tomb1 senseA surname transferred from the given name.