English Words Starting With T

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t-man
nounLow/Very Low
/ˈtiː mæn/A slang term for a federal tax investigator or agent (from 'T' for Treasury).
t-maze
nounC2
/ˈtiː ˌmeɪz/A type of maze used in behavioral experiments, shaped like the letter T, where a subject (usually an animal) must choose between two arms at the junction.
t-note
nounC1
/ˈtiː nəʊt/A U.S. Treasury note, a medium-term government debt security with a fixed interest rate, typically issued with maturities of 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years.
t-piece
nounLow (highly domain-specific)
/ˈtiː ˌpiːs/A T-shaped pipe or tube fitting used to join three pipes at a right angle.
t-plate
nounC1
/ˈtiː ˌpleɪt/A white L-shaped piece of plastic or metal bearing a red letter 'T', displayed on the back of a vehicle in the UK to indicate a trainee driver (someone who has a provisional licence and is learning to drive but has not yet passed the driving test).
t-rule
nounA1
/ruːl/a prescribed guide for conduct or action; a regulation or principle governing procedure.
t-shirt
nounVery high
/ˈtiː ʃɜːt/A lightweight, short-sleeved, collarless cotton shirt, typically with a round neckline.
t-square
nounLow
/ˈtiː skweə/A technical drawing instrument shaped like a T, consisting of a long straightedge attached at a right angle to a shorter head, used for drawing horizontal lines and as a guide for set squares.
t-stop
nounC1/C2 (Technical/Specialist)
/ˈtiː stɒp/A specific type of consonant articulation in phonetics where the airflow is completely blocked by the tongue touching the alveolar ridge (behind the teeth), then released with a plosive sound.
t-stop system
nounRare/Very Technical
/ˈtiː stɒp ˌsɪstəm/A system for precisely controlling the aperture of a camera lens to regulate the amount of light entering.
t-strap
nounC1
/ˈtiː ˌstræp/A type of shoe strap arrangement where one strap goes across the instep from side to side, and another vertical strap runs from the center of this cross-strap up over the front of the ankle or instep, forming a 'T' shape.
t-test
nounC1
/ˈtiː ˌtest/A statistical hypothesis test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups.
t-top
nounLow (Specialized/Historical)
/ˈtiː ˌtɒp/A removable glass or acrylic roof panel on a car, creating a T-shaped opening when removed.
t-unit
nounC2
/ˈtiː ˌjuː.nɪt/A minimal terminable unit of language in discourse analysis, defined as a main clause plus all subordinate clauses and non-clausal structures attached to or embedded within it.
t-zone
nounC1
/ˈtiː zəʊn/The area of the face comprising the forehead, nose, and chin, characterized by oilier skin.
t. rex
nounB2
/ˌtiː ˈrɛks/A large, carnivorous dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous period, known scientifically as Tyrannosaurus rex, characterized by a massive skull, powerful jaws, and short forelimbs.
ta'en
verbVery low (archaic)
/teɪn/Archaic or poetic contraction for 'taken', meaning captured, seized, or accepted.
ta`izz
nounLow
/tɑːˈɪz/A city in southwestern Yemen.
taal
nounVery Low
/tɑːl/The word is not part of Standard English vocabulary. It is the Afrikaans and Dutch word for 'language'. In English contexts, it typically refers to Afrikaans or appears in proper names.
taanith esther
nounLow
/ˌtɑːnɪθ ˈɛstə/The fast of Esther, a minor fast day in Judaism observed on the day before Purim.

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