English Words Starting With T

• tate galleries

  plural-nounC1
  /ˈteɪt ˈɡæləriz/A group of major public art museums in the United Kingdom, named after the sugar merchant and philanthropist Sir Henry Tate.
• tater

  nounLow (Colloquial/Dialect)
  /ˈteɪtə/An informal or dialectal term for a potato.
• tathagata

  nounVery low
  /ˌtʌtəˈɡɑːtə/A term used by the Buddha to refer to himself, meaning 'one who has thus gone' or 'one who has thus come'.
• tathata

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˌtɑːtəˈtɑː/Suchness; the true nature of reality beyond conceptualization, as perceived in its pure state.
• tati

  nounLow
  /ˈtɑːti/A small, slender freshwater fish of the perch family, native to eastern North America.
• tatiana

  nounLow
  /ˌtæt.iˈɑː.nə/A female given name of Latin origin, meaning 'fairy queen' or derived from the Roman family name Tatius.
• tatius

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˈteɪ.ʃəs/A Roman family name of Sabine origin, historically associated with Titus Tatius, a legendary king of the Sabines.
• tatler, the

  nounLow
  /ˈtætlə(r)/A person who gossips or reveals secrets, especially in a trivial or indiscreet manner.
• tatouay

  nounExtremely rare / Technical
  /ˌtætʊˈeɪ/A large armadillo species native to South America, specifically the Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo (Cabassous tatouay).
• tatpurusha

  nounC2
  /ˌtʌt.pʊˈruː.ʃə/A type of compound word in Sanskrit grammar where the first element modifies or qualifies the second, comparable to a determinative compound.
• tatra mountains

  plural-nounLow (Proper noun, geographical term)
  /ˈtæ.trə ˈmaʊn.tɪnz/A major mountain range forming the natural border between Slovakia and Poland, and the highest part of the Carpathian Mountains.
• tatter

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈtæt.ə/A small, torn piece of cloth, paper, or similar material; the state of being torn into ragged fragments.
• tatterdemalion

  adjectivenounRare / Literary
  /ˌtætədɪˈmeɪlɪən/A person wearing ragged, torn clothing; a ragamuffin.
• tattersall

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈtætəsɔːl/A pattern of coloured lines forming squares, typically on a light background, especially used for woollen cloth or shirts.
• tattersall's

  nounC2 (Proficient User)
  /ˈtætəsɔːlz/Proper noun: The name of a famous horse auction mart and marketplace in London, historically significant in the thoroughbred horse racing and breeding industry.
• tattie

  nounLow. Regional/Informal.
  /ˈtæti/Informal British and Scottish term for potato.
• tattie-bogle

  nounLow frequency, dialectal
  /ˈtæti ˌbəʊɡ(ə)l/A crude, human-like figure made of old clothes stuffed with straw, placed in a field to scare birds away from crops, particularly potatoes.
• tatting

  nounLow
  /ˈtæt.ɪŋ/A method of making delicate handmade lace by looping and knotting thread with a small shuttle.
• tattle

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈtæt(ə)l/To reveal private or secret information about someone, especially about their wrongdoing, in a childish or gossipy manner.
• tattletale

  adjectivenounB1-B2
  /ˈtæt.əl.teɪl/A person, especially a child, who reveals the secrets or misbehaviour of others to an authority figure, often to get them in trouble.

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