English Words Starting With T

• tusk

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /tʌsk/A long, pointed tooth, typically one that protrudes from the mouth, found in animals such as elephants, walruses, or boars.
• tusk shell

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌsk ˌʃɛl/Any of various marine molluscs (class Scaphopoda) with a long, slender, slightly curved, tubular shell, open at both ends, resembling an elephant's tusk.
• tuskegee

  nounLow
  /tʌsˈkiːɡiː/A city in Alabama, USA, historically significant for the Tuskegee Institute and related events.
• tusker

  nounC1
  /ˈtʌskə/An animal, especially a male elephant or wild boar, possessing prominent tusks.
• tussah

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌsə/A coarse, durable silk produced by wild silkworms, especially from the genus Antheraea.
• tussaud

  nounRare
  /təˈsɔːd/The surname of Marie Tussaud, founder of the famous wax museum Madame Tussauds.
• tussi

  nounRare / Archaic / Specialized
  /ˈtʌz.i/A small, tightly gathered bouquet or nosegay of flowers and herbs, often with symbolic meaning.
• tussiculation

  nounVery rare
  /ˌtʌsɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/A slight or short dry cough.
• tussie-mussie

  nounVery low
  /ˌtʌs.i ˈmʌs.i/A small bouquet of flowers, especially a fragrant one carried to mask unpleasant smells or as a fashion accessory.
• tussis

  nounRare
  /ˈtʌsɪs/A medical term for cough.
• tussle

  nounverbverb-intransitiveC1
  /ˈtʌs(ə)l/A rough, physical fight or struggle, often short-lived and disorderly.
• tussock

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌsək/A small area of grass or similar vegetation that is thicker and denser than the surrounding ground.
• tussock caterpillar

  nounlow
  /ˈtʌsək ˈkætəpɪlə/The larval stage of certain moth species, especially in the family Lymantriidae, characterized by tufts or tussocks of hair.
• tussock grass

  nounC1+
  /ˈtʌsək ɡrɑːs/Any of various coarse grasses that grow in dense, thick clumps or tufts.
• tussock moth

  nounC2
  /ˈtʌsək ˌmɒθ/A type of moth whose caterpillars have prominent tufts of hair or bristles (tussocks).
• tussore

  nounLow
  /ˈtʌsɔː/A coarse, wild silk produced by the tussah silkworm.
• tustin

  nounVery Low
  /ˈtʌstɪn/A proper noun referring to a city in Orange County, California, United States.
• tut

  interjectionnounverb-intransitiveLow
  /tʌt/An exclamation of mild disapproval, annoyance, or impatience.
• tut-tut

  interjectionnounverbLow
  /ˌtʌt ˈtʌt/An interjection expressing mild disapproval, annoyance, or sympathy.
• tutankhamen

  nounLow
  /ˌtjuːtənˈkɑːmən/An ancient Egyptian pharaoh from the 18th dynasty, known for his intact tomb discovered in the Valley of the Kings.

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