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.

• Tux1 senseA cuddly cartoon penguin, the official Linux mascot.
• tuxedo2 sensesA typically black formal jacket worn by men.
• Tuxedo4 sensesA place name: A suburb in south-west Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, named after Tuxedo Park, New York.
• twain4 sensesPair, couple.
• Twain2 sensesA surname.
• TWAIN1 senseA standard software protocol and applications programming interface (API) that regulates communication between software applications and imaging…
• twat3 sensesThe vagina or vulva.
• tweet7 sensesThe sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
• Tweet1 senseA surname.
• twelve6 sensesThe cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.
• twenties4 sensesThe third decade of a century: the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.
• twenty5 sensesThe cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
• Twenty1 senseA hamlet in Bourne parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1520).
• twenty-five3 sensesThe cardinal number immediately following twenty-four and preceding twenty-six.
• twenty-four1 senseThe cardinal number immediately following twenty-three and preceding twenty-five.
• twenty-one3 sensesThe cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.
• twenty-two2 sensesThe number after twenty-one and before twenty-three. Represented in Arabic digits as 22.
• twice2 sensesTwo times.
• twig10 sensesA small thin branch of a tree or bush.
• twilight8 sensesThe soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s…
• twin17 sensesEither of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
• Twin2 sensesA player who plays for the Minnesota Twins.
• twinkle9 sensesTo shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
• twins1 senseA woman's breasts.
• Twins2 sensesThe constellation and zodiacal sign Gemini.
• twist35 sensesA twisting force.
• Twist1 senseA surname.
• twisted7 sensesConsisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
• twister10 sensesOne who twists.
• Twister1 senseA party game that requires several players on a single mat to straddle four colored rows of dots in randomly selected positions without falling.
• twisting2 sensesThe disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.
• twitch13 sensesA brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
• Twitch1 senseA live streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming.
• twitter11 sensesThe sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
• Twitter5 sensesAn online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.
• two7 sensesA numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
• TWO1 senseThe station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
• two-bit3 sensesCosting 25 cents.
• two-way8 sensesOf a highway, allowing traffic in two directions.
• Ty2 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty".
• tying2 sensesAction of the verb to tie; ligature.
• Tyler9 sensesAn English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
• type22 sensesA grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
• typed3 sensesTypewritten.
• typewriter4 sensesA device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.
• typhoon3 sensesA severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
• Typhoon2 sensesA Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.
• typical5 sensesCapturing the overall sense of a thing.
• typically2 sensesIn a typical or common manner.
• typing3 sensesAssignment or classification by type.
• Tyra3 sensesA female given name originating as a coinage, of African American usage.
• tyranny5 sensesA government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
• tyrant9 sensesA despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly.
• tyre6 sensesThe ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
• Tyre5 sensesA city in Lebanon, a major port on the Levantine Sea that was a city-state in Phoenicia in antiquity and the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem…
• tyrone2 sensesA Chad-like Black man with a very high SMV who is successful with women and dating.
• Tyrone16 sensesA placename A county of Northern Ireland, Ireland island, United Kingdom; One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland, often known as…
• Tyson5 sensesA surname.