English Words Starting With T

• twentieth amendment

  nounspecialized
  /ˈtwɛntiəθ əˈmendmənt/The Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which sets the dates for the beginning and ending of terms of elected federal officials, specifically the President, Vice President, and members of Congress.
• twenty

  adjectivedeterminernounA1
  /ˈtwenti/The number equal to 20; one more than nineteen.
• twenty questions

  nounMedium
  /ˌtwɛnti ˈkwɛs.tʃənz/A parlour game in which players guess a person, place, or thing by asking up to twenty yes/no questions.
• twenty thousand leagues under the sea

  nounlow
  /ˈtwɛnti ˈθaʊzənd liːɡz ˈʌndə ðə siː/A literal measurement of distance denoting twenty thousand leagues (approximately 60,000 miles or 96,000 kilometers) beneath the ocean surface.
• twenty-eight

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌtwɛnti ˈeɪt/The number equal to twenty plus eight; 28.
• twenty-eighth

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌtwenti ˈeɪtθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 28; the position following the twenty-seventh.
• twenty-fifth

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌtwenti ˈfɪfθ/Constituting number twenty-five in a sequence; the ordinal form of the number 25.
• twenty-fifth amendment

  nounLow in general English, Medium in political/legal contexts
  /ˈtwenti fɪfθ əˈmendmənt/The amendment to the United States Constitution that establishes procedures for presidential succession and disability.
• twenty-first

  adjectivenounA1
  /ˌtwenti ˈfɜːst/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 21; the position or item in a sequence after the twentieth.
• twenty-first amendment

  nounLow
  /ˈtwenti fɜːst əˈmendmənt/The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that repealed the Eighteenth Amendment, ending the national prohibition of alcohol.
• twenty-five

  adjectivenounA1
  /ˌtwɛnti ˈfaɪv/The cardinal number equal to 20 + 5.
• twenty-four

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˈtwenti fɔː/The number 24, which is the integer following 23 and preceding 25.
• twenty-four-hour clock

  nounC1
  /ˌtwenti fɔːr ˈaʊə klɒk/A system of timekeeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, typically from 00:00 to 23:59.
• twenty-fourmo

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˌtwɛntiˈfɔːməʊ/A book size resulting from folding a single sheet of paper into twenty-four leaves.
• twenty-fourth

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˌtwenti ˈfɔːθ/The ordinal number following twenty-third; constituting number 24 in a series.
• twenty-fourth amendment

  nounLow (specialized legal/historical context)
  /ˌtwenti ˈfɔːθ əˈmendmənt/The constitutional amendment that eliminated poll taxes as a voting requirement in federal elections.
• twenty-nine

  adjectivenounA2
  /ˌtwenti ˈnaɪn/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of twenty and nine, represented by 29.
• twenty-ninth

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˈtwenti naɪnθ/The ordinal number corresponding to twenty-nine; position 29 in a sequence.
• twenty-one

  adjectivenounA1
  /ˌtwɛnti ˈwʌn/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of twenty and one; 21.
• twenty-second

  adjectivenounHigh
  /ˌtwɛnti ˈsɛkənd/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number 22; coming after the twenty-first in position.

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