English Words Starting With T

• twangle

  nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
  /ˈtwaŋɡ(ə)l/A thin, sharp, vibrating sound, often unpleasant or discordant.
• twat

  nounMedium
  /twɒt/A vulgar term for a stupid or unpleasant person.
• twattle

  nounExtremely Low / Archaic / Obsolete
  /ˈtwɒt(ə)l/To talk foolishly, idly, or at length; to chatter or babble.
• twayblade

  nounLow
  /ˈtweɪbleɪd/A small orchid of the genus Liparis or Listera, characterized by having two leaves.
• tweak

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveMedium
  /twiːk/A small adjustment or fine-tuning, especially to improve something.
• tweaker

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈtwiː.kə(r)/A person who habitually uses stimulant drugs, especially methamphetamine or crack cocaine, often obsessively and for extended periods.
• tweaking

  adjectiveadverbnounMedium
  /ˈtwiːkɪŋ/The act of making small adjustments or modifications to improve something.
• tweed

  nounB2
  /twiːd/A rough, woolen fabric with a characteristic flecked appearance, traditionally woven in Scotland.
• tweeddale

  nounVery Low
  /ˈtwiːddeɪl/A place name, specifically a historical region and former county in southeast Scotland, in the Scottish Borders region.
• tweedle

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare / Literary / Archaic
  /ˈtwiːd(ə)l/to produce a series of high-pitched, thin, or shrill sounds, often in a playful, insubstantial, or aimless manner, as on a musical instrument.
• tweedledum and tweedledee

  nounplural-nounC1/C2
  /ˌtwiːd(ə)lˈdʌm ən(d) ˌtwiːd(ə)lˈdiː/A pair of people or things that are virtually indistinguishable or whose differences are insignificant.
• tweedsmuir

  nounVery low
  /ˈtwiːdzmjʊər/A proper noun referring to a parish in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, or a hereditary title such as Baron Tweedsmuir.
• tweenager

  nounC1
  /ˈtwiːnˌeɪdʒə/A child, typically between the ages of 10 and 12, who is in the transitional stage between being a child and a teenager.
• tweeny

  nounLow
  /ˈtwiːni/A housemaid who assists both the cook and the housemaid in a large household.
• tweeps

  plural-nounC2
  /twiːps/One's followers or audience on X/Twitter; people one interacts with on the platform.
• tweet

  interjectionnounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /twiːt/A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
• tweeter

  nounB2
  /ˈtwiːtə(r)/A person who posts messages (tweets) on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
• tweeze

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /twiːz/To pluck (hairs, small objects) using tweezers.
• tweezers

  nounplural-nounB2
  /ˈtwiːzəz/A small tool consisting of two arms joined at one end, used for plucking, gripping, or handling very small objects.
• twelfth

  adjectivenounB1
  /twɛlfθ/Constituting number twelve in a sequence; the ordinal number corresponding to twelve.

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