tease
To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
Dictionary · English 492
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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tiffany
A kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
titanic
Alternative letter-case form of Titanic. — Of or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology.
toe-tapping
enjoyably rhythmic music
tomorrow's
Of or relating to tomorrow. (This entry is a translation hub.)
transmitter
One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
transporting
The transportation of a criminal.
typhoon
A severe tropical cyclone; an intense, rotating storm.
tang
A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
telecom
Telecommunication or telecommunications.
tolerant
Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
toxicity
The quality or degree of being toxic.
tuberculosis
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
tor
A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
tailored
Adjusted by a tailor, fitted.
taps
A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.
thinner
A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
tipping
The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
topping
Wonderful.
tracing
The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
tavern
A restaurant or bar.
teasing
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone.
telegram
A message transmitted by telegraph.
titanium
A chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
trailing
That converge in the direction of travel.
turbulence
The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
tolerated
endured
transcription
The act or process of transcribing.
tweeting
A noise that tweets.
televised
Broadcast by television.
tempered
Having a specified disposition or temper.
tertiary
Of third rank or order; subsequent.
thyroid
Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
timeless
Eternal.
turtle-crawl
to move or progress very slowly
taxed
Subject to taxation.
tex
A milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber.
thanking
The act by which thanks are given; thanks.
toledo
A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
tread
To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
truce
A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
tsunami
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
turmoil
A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
typed
Typewritten.
tyranny
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
Tibetan
Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.
tighten
To make tighter.
trenches
The front line of any field of endeavor, as the line of scrimmage in American football, patrol duty for a policeman.
trustworthy
Deserving of trust, reliable.
twelfth
The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
tyre
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
tackling
The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.
tai
A fish, the Japanese bream.
tedious
Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
troubling
distressing, worrying
thin-skinned
Easily offended or upset by criticism
trojan-horse
A person or thing that appears harmless but is actually harmful or destructive
takeaway
main point or conclusion
Toad-eater
A cringing, obsequious parasite. The old mountebanks used to take around with them a boy who ate — or pretended to eat — toads which at that time were supposed to be poisonous. This gave his master an opportunity to exhibit his skill in expelling poison.
Templars
Nine French knights bound themselves, at the beginning of the 12th century, to protect pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land, and received the name of Templars, because their arms were kept in a building given to them for the purpose by the abbot of the convent on the site of the old Temple of Solomon, at Jerusalem. They used to call themselves the "Poor Soldiers of the Holy City.