English Words Starting With T

• tutee

  nounLow to medium
  /tjuːˈtiː/A person who receives instruction from a tutor.
• tutelage

  nounlow
  /ˈtjuː.tɪ.lɪdʒ/The instruction, guidance, or guardianship provided by a tutor.
• tutelary

  adjectivenounLow (C1-C2 vocabulary; primarily literary, academic, or formal contexts)
  /ˈtjuːtələri/acting as a guardian, protector, or patron; having the role of protecting a person, place, or institution.
• tutenag

  nounVery Low (Obsolete/Technical)
  /ˈtjuːtənæɡ/A type of zinc alloy, specifically Chinese white copper, often containing nickel and copper.
• tutiorism

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈtjuːtiəˌrɪzəm/In Catholic moral theology, the principle that one must follow the safer, more restrictive course of action when in moral doubt, opting for the law over liberty.
• tutor

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈtjuːtə(r)/A private or personal teacher who gives individual instruction.
• tutorage

  nounLow
  /ˈtjuːtərɪdʒ/The position, function, or period of time of being a tutor; guardianship or instruction provided by a tutor.
• tutoress

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈtjuːtərɛs/A woman who acts as a tutor, especially one who teaches a single pupil or a small group.
• tutorial

  adjectivenounB1-B2
  /tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl/A lesson in which a teacher gives intensive, detailed instruction to an individual student or a small group.
• tutorial system

  nounC1
  /tjuːˈtɔː.ri.əl ˈsɪs.təm/A method of education in which a small group of students receives intensive, personalized instruction from a tutor, especially characteristic of certain universities like Oxford and Cambridge.
• tutoyer

  verb-transitiveC1/C2
  /ˌtjuːtˈwɑːjeɪ/to address someone using the familiar 'you' pronoun (French 'tu'), indicating informality, intimacy, or condescension.
• tutsan

  nounVery Low
  /ˈtʌts(ə)n/A flowering plant (Hypericum androsaemum) with yellow flowers and red berries.
• tutsi

  nounLow
  /ˈtuːtsi/An ethnic group in Central Africa, primarily in Rwanda and Burundi.
• tutti

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈtʊti/A musical term directing all singers or instrumentalists to perform together.
• tutti-frutti

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌtʊti ˈfruːti/A confection, ice cream, or flavour consisting of a mixture of various chopped fruits.
• tutty

  nounVery Low (archaic/technical)
  /ˈtʌti/A crude oxide of zinc, especially as obtained from the flues of brass furnaces, formerly used as a polishing powder and for medicinal purposes.
• tutu

  nounC1
  /ˈtuː.tuː/A short, stiff skirt made of many layers of fabric, worn by female ballet dancers.
• tutuila

  nounVery Low
  /ˌtuːtuˈiːlə/The largest and most populous island of American Samoa.
• tutuola

  nounVery Low
  /tuːtuˈəʊlə/A surname of Yoruba origin; most famously associated with Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola.
• tuva

  nounC2
  /ˈtuːvə/A historical, ethnic, and geographical region in southern Siberia, now a federal subject of the Russian Federation known as the Republic of Tyva (Tuva).

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