English Words Starting With T

• tank up

  verbC1
  /ˈtæŋk ʌp/to fill the fuel tank of a vehicle completely.
• tank wagon

  nounC1
  /ˈtæŋk ˌwæɡ.ən/A railway freight car designed for transporting liquids or gases in bulk.
• tanka

  nounC2
  /ˈtæŋ.kə/A Japanese poem of five lines with 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables.
• tankage

  nounRare
  /ˈtæŋkɪdʒ/1. The capacity or contents of a tank. 2. The act or process of storing in a tank.
• tankard

  nounLow
  /ˈtæŋkəd/A large, handled drinking vessel, typically for beer or ale.
• tanker

  nounverb-transitiveB1
  /ˈtæŋkə(r)/A large ship, truck, or aircraft designed to carry liquids, especially oil, in bulk.
• tankful

  nounLow
  /ˈtæŋkfʊl/an amount that fills a tank.
• tankini

  nounC1
  /tæŋˈkiːni/A two-piece swimsuit for women consisting of a tank top-style upper and matching bikini bottoms.
• tankship

  nounC2
  /ˈtæŋkʃɪp/A ship designed specifically for transporting liquid cargo, especially oil, in bulk.
• tanna

  nounRare
  /ˈtɑːnə/A Jewish sage or scholar from the period of the Mishnah (c. 10–220 CE), responsible for compiling and transmitting oral law.
• tannage

  nounC2/Rare/Specialized
  /ˈtænɪdʒ/The process or result of tanning hides or skins into leather.
• tannate

  nounRare
  /ˈtæneɪt/A salt or ester of tannic acid, formed by the combination of tannic acid with a base (e.g., a metal ion or an amine).
• tannenbaum

  nounLow
  /ˈtænənbaʊm/A fir tree or pine tree, especially one used as a Christmas tree.
• tannenberg

  nounLow
  /ˈtanənbəːɡ/A place name, historically significant for two major battles fought in present-day Poland.
• tanner

  nounLow
  /ˈtænə/A person whose occupation is tanning animal hides to produce leather.
• tannery

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈtænəri/A factory or place where animal hides are processed into leather.
• tannhauser

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈtanˌhɔɪzə/A proper noun referring to a legendary medieval German knight and poet, best known as the protagonist of a medieval ballad and later of an opera by Richard Wagner.
• tannic acid

  nounLow
  /ˌtæn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/A bitter, astringent, yellow-brown polyphenolic compound, a type of tannin, naturally found in plants such as oak bark, tea leaves, and grapes.
• tannie

  nounLow (Regionally specific to South Africa)
  /ˈtani/A respectful or affectionate term for an older woman, especially an aunt or a family friend, in South African English.
• tannin

  nounC1
  /ˈtænɪn/A bitter, astringent compound found in plant tissues, especially in bark, wood, leaves, and fruit skins.

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