English Words Starting With T

• tedder

  nounRare
  /ˈtɛdə/A farm implement with rotating forks used to turn and spread cut grass for drying into hay.
• teddy

  nounCommon
  /ˈtɛdi/A soft stuffed toy bear, typically a child's toy.
• teddy bear

  nounHigh
  /ˈted.i beə(r)/A soft toy in the shape of a bear, typically filled with soft material and covered with fur-like fabric.
• teddy boy

  nounLow
  /ˈted.i ˌbɔɪ/A member of a British youth subculture of the 1950s and early 1960s, typically characterized by men wearing Edwardian-style clothing (inspired by the reign of King Edward VII) such as long drape jackets, high-waisted trousers, bootlace ties, and crepe-soled shoes.
• teddy girl

  nounLow
  /ˈtɛdi ɡɜːl/A young woman in 1950s Britain who adopted a distinctive style of dress and belonged to a youth subculture.
• tedium

  nounC1
  /ˈtiː.di.əm/The state of being wearisome or monotonous; tediousness.
• tee

  adjectivenounB1
  /tiː/A small stand or peg, often used to elevate a golf ball before striking it.
• tee off

  verbB2
  /ˌtiː ˈɒf/to hit a golf ball from a tee to begin play on a hole; figuratively, to start something, especially in an energetic or angry way
• tee shirt

  nounHigh
  /ˈtiː ʃɜːt/A short-sleeved casual top of knitted fabric, typically made of cotton, with a round neckline and no collar.
• tee-hee

  interjectionnounverbverb-intransitivelow
  /ˈtiː hiː/A conventional representation of a high-pitched, restrained giggle or laugh.
• tee-joint

  nounLow
  /ˈtiː dʒɔɪnt/A pipe fitting shaped like the letter 'T' that allows one pipe to be joined at a 90-degree angle to another pipe of the same diameter.
• tee-piece

  nounLow
  /ˈtiː ˌpiːs/A pipe fitting shaped like the letter 'T', used to connect three pipes at right angles.
• tee-plate

  nounC2
  /ˈtiː ˌpleɪt/A specific size of sheet metal, standardized in engineering and manufacturing.
• tee-square

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈtiː ˌskweə(r)/A T-shaped drafting instrument used for drawing straight lines and right angles.
• teeing ground

  nounC1 (Specialised; primarily used in golf contexts and related metaphors)
  /ˈtiːɪŋ ˌɡraʊnd/The specially prepared area from which the first stroke of a hole is played in golf.
• teem

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /tiːm/To be full of or swarming with something, especially living things.
• teen

  adjectivecombining-formnounB1
  /tiːn/A person aged 13 through 19 years old.
• teena

  nounVery low / Obsolete / Dialectal
  /ˈtiːnə/A rare, informal or dialectal variant of 'teenager' or 'teen', referring to a young person between 13 and 19 years old.
• teenage

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈtiːneɪdʒ/Relating to or characteristic of the period of life between 13 and 19 years old.
• teenager

  nounHigh
  /ˈtiːneɪdʒə(r)/A person aged between 13 and 19 years old.

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