English Words Starting With T

• tangi

  nounC2 / Very Low
  /ˈtæŋi/A Māori funeral ceremony or lament, characterized by mourning, weeping, and formal farewells.
• tangible

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/Able to be touched; physically perceptible; having material form and substance.
• tangier

  nounC1
  /ˈtæŋ.i.ə(r)/The comparative form of 'tangy', meaning having a sharper, more pleasantly strong, acidic, or pungent taste or smell.
• tangier zone

  nounVery Low
  /ˌtænˈdʒɪər ˈzəʊn/A specific geographic and administrative area in and around the city of Tangier, Morocco, historically with special international status.
• tangka

  nounLow
  /ˈtæŋkə/A traditional Japanese poem of five lines with a specific syllable pattern.
• tangle

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/To twist together into a confused mass; a confused mass of intertwined threads, hair, etc.
• tangleberry

  nounRare
  /ˈtæŋ.ɡəlˌber.i/A rare, regional term for a type of wild berry (often a huckleberry or blueberry) growing in tangled, dense thickets.
• tanglewood

  nounLow
  /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl.wʊd/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, most famously the summer home and estate of author Nathaniel Hawthorne in Massachusetts, and the name of the summer music festival and venue (Tanglewood) in Lenox, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
• tango

  nounverb-intransitiveB1
  /ˈtæŋɡəʊ/A partner dance of Argentine origin, characterized by dramatic movements, close embrace, and complex rhythmic patterns.
• tangor

  nounLow/Very Specialised
  /ˈtændʒɔː(r)/A citrus fruit hybrid between a tangerine and a sweet orange.
• tangoreceptor

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˌtæŋɡəʊrɪˈseptə/A specialized sensory cell or nerve ending that responds to touch or pressure.
• tangram

  nounC1
  /ˈtæŋɡræm/A Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces (five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid) which can be rearranged to form various shapes.
• tangshan

  nounLow
  /tæŋˈʃæn/A city in northeastern China, within Hebei Province.
• tanguy

  nounLow
  /ˈtæŋɡiː/A French masculine given name and surname, sometimes used in English contexts to refer to someone with that name.
• tanh

  nounC2 (Very Rare)
  /ˌtænˈeɪtʃ/ (tan-aitch), /tæn/Hyperbolic tangent function; a mathematical function related to hyperbolic sine and cosine.
• tanimbar islands

  nounVery low
  /ˈtænɪmbɑː ˈaɪləndz/A group of islands in the Maluku province of eastern Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
• tanis

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˈteɪnɪs/Proper noun referring to an ancient city in the Nile Delta, which served as the capital of Egypt during the 21st and 22nd Dynasties.
• tanist

  nounHistorical
  /ˈtænɪst/The heir apparent or elected successor in a Celtic chiefdom, chosen from among the chief's kin.
• tanistry

  nounVery low (obsolete/historical term)
  /ˈtænɪstri/A system of succession in Celtic tradition where a leader is elected from a restricted group of eligible male kin, rather than by direct primogeniture.
• taniwha

  nounLow
  /ˈtɑːniːfɑː/A water-dwelling monster or mythical creature in Māori mythology, often a guardian of a place but sometimes dangerous.

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