--- title: T — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 description: The 1049 words of the English dictionary under T, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/5/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / T # T — The English dictionary · page 5 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A tamer is a person who tames or trains wild animals, such as a lion tamer in an old-fashioned circus.[↗](../../tamer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tamer is the comparative of «tame»: more gentle and used to people.[↗](../../tamer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Tamer can also mean milder or less exciting: «The second ride was tamer».[↗](../../tamer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lion tamer stepped into the cage.[↗](../../tamer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This roller coaster is much tamer than the big one.[↗](../../tamer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new kitten is getting tamer every day.[↗](../../tamer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse tamer spoke softly to the wild horse.[↗](../../tamer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film for little children is a tamer version of the book.[↗](../../tamer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the two squirrels, the grey one was tamer.[↗](../../tamer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tamil** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tamil is a language spoken by more than 70 million people, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India and in Sri Lanka, and also in Singapore, Malaysia and by communities in the UK, Canada and elsewhere.[↗](../../tamil/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is one of the oldest languages still spoken, with poems over 2,000 years old.[↗](../../tamil/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Tamil is a person whose people and language are Tamil.[↗](../../tamil/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Tamil describes the language, people or culture.[↗](../../tamil/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Tamil food, Tamil script.[↗](../../tamil/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend speaks Tamil at home and English at school.[↗](../../tamil/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tamil is an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore.[↗](../../tamil/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The word "curry" probably comes from a Tamil word.[↗](../../tamil/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tamil families celebrate Pongal by cooking sweet rice.[↗](../../tamil/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Tamil script looks curly and round.[↗](../../tamil/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chennai is the biggest Tamil-speaking city in India.[↗](../../tamil/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Tamil poems have been written for more than 2,000 years.[↗](../../tamil/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But in the Tamil version, the process is described as being of a different and double nature.[↗](../../tamil/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tammuz** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The name of a month in the Jewish calendar, in summer, about June or July.[↗](../../tammuz/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He produced Heth, predominant in Sight, crowned, combined, and formed Cancer in the world, Tammuz in the year, and the right hand of man.[↗](../../tammuz/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../tammuz/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Cheth, predominant in Sight, crowned it, combined and formed with it Cancer in the Universe, Tammuz in the year, and the right hand of Man.[↗](../../tammuz/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../tammuz/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He made the letter Chet reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Cancer in the World, and Tammuz in the year, and the left leg in the Person.[↗](../../tammuz/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../tammuz/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Then He brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.[↗](../../tammuz/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.8.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tammuz/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **tamp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To tamp something means to press or pat it down firmly so it is packed tight, such as soil around a plant or coffee in a machine.[↗](../../tamp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To tamp down something like feelings or rumours means to try to calm it or reduce it.[↗](../../tamp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tamp the soil down around the bean plant with your fingers.[↗](../../tamp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The builder tamped the gravel flat before laying the slabs.[↗](../../tamp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The barista tamped the coffee into the little metal cup.[↗](../../tamp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad tamped the tobacco into his old pipe.[↗](../../tamp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher tried to tamp down the rumours about the closure.[↗](../../tamp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After filling the hole, we tamped it down with our boots.[↗](../../tamp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tamper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To tamper with a thing is to meddle with it or change it without permission, often so that it no longer works properly.[↗](../../tamper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) To tamper with someone is to try to influence them in a secret or bad way.[↗](../../tamper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Do not tamper with the lock.[↗](../../tamper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Someone had tampered with the clock, so it showed the wrong time.[↗](../../tamper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox tried to tamper with the baker's letters.[↗](../../tamper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · No Hebrew book has been so tampered with as tiie Sefer Yetzirah.[↗](../../tamper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../tamper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **tampon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small soft roll of cotton or similar material put inside the vagina to soak up blood during a period (menstruation).[↗](../../tampon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tampons and pads are kept in the school nurse's room.[↗](../../tampon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The box says to change a tampon every four to eight hours.[↗](../../tampon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some girls use pads and some use tampons.[↗](../../tampon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sells tampons in different sizes.[↗](../../tampon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Free tampons are given out in some schools.[↗](../../tampon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the leaflet inside the tampon box.[↗](../../tampon/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tan is the brown colour skin gets after being in the sun.[↗](../../tan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To tan is to go brown in the sun.[↗](../../tan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, noun) Tan is a light yellow-brown colour.[↗](../../tan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To tan leather is to turn animal skin into leather.[↗](../../tan/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In maths, "tan" is short for tangent (for older pupils).[↗](../../tan/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He got a tan on holiday.[↗](../../tan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A tan is a sign that the sun has hurt your skin.[↗](../../tan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear sun cream so you don't burn or tan.[↗](../../tan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore tan boots.[↗](../../tan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog is black and tan.[↗](../../tan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · People tanned animal skins to make leather.[↗](../../tan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My arms tanned in the garden.[↗](../../tan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tandem** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bicycle built for two riders, one behind the other.[↗](../../tandem/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* in tandem: together, at the same time, or working as a team.[↗](../../tandem/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum and Dad rode a tandem along the beach.[↗](../../tandem/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The two teachers work in tandem.[↗](../../tandem/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A tandem has two seats and two sets of pedals.[↗](../../tandem/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lights and music changed in tandem.[↗](../../tandem/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She did a tandem skydive with an instructor.[↗](../../tandem/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices rose in tandem with demand.[↗](../../tandem/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tang** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tang is a strong, sharp taste or smell, like lemon or the sea air.[↗](../../tang/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A tang is a hint or trace of something: «a tang of autumn in the air».[↗](../../tang/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Tang was a great Chinese dynasty, the Tang dynasty, famous for poetry, art and trade (a name).[↗](../../tang/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A tang is the part of a knife blade that fits into the handle.[↗](../../tang/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (Mandarin, pinyin) «táng» means sugar or sweets, and «tāng» means soup; these are not English words.[↗](../../tang/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lemonade had a nice sharp tang.[↗](../../tang/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We smelled the salty tang of the sea as we got out of the car.[↗](../../tang/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This cheese is tangy.[↗](../../tang/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a tang of smoke in the cold air.[↗](../../tang/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Poets wrote famous poems during the Tang dynasty.[↗](../../tang/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tang of the knife goes into the wooden handle.[↗](../../tang/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In Mandarin, «tang» with a rising tone means sweets.[↗](../../tang/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A wind carried me the tang of wolf, and against that smell I stared and stamped.[↗](../../tang/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tangible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tangible means real and able to be touched: a tangible object.[↗](../../tangible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tangible means clear and definite enough to be seen or measured: tangible results, tangible proof.[↗](../../tangible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We need tangible proof, not just rumours.[↗](../../tangible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new playground is a tangible result of our fundraising.[↗](../../tangible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her reading made tangible progress this term.[↗](../../tangible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The excitement in the hall was almost tangible.[↗](../../tangible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A book is tangible, but a story in your head is not.[↗](../../tangible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective wanted tangible evidence like fingerprints.[↗](../../tangible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’.[↗](../../tangible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../tangible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tangle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tangle is a twisted, messy knot of hair, string, wires or other long things.[↗](../../tangle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To tangle is to twist things together so they are hard to pull apart.[↗](../../tangle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A tangle is also a confused or difficult situation.[↗](../../tangle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To tangle with someone (informal) is to get into a fight or argument with them.[↗](../../tangle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A tangle can also be a thick, twisted mass of bushes or plants that is hard to get through.[↗](../../tangle/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My hair is full of tangles after swimming.[↗](../../tangle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The kite string got tangled in the tree.[↗](../../tangle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Brush out the tangles gently.[↗](../../tangle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The headphone wires are in a tangle again.[↗](../../tangle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A turtle got tangled in a fishing net.[↗](../../tangle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The jungle was a tangle of vines.[↗](../../tangle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't tangle with that big dog.[↗](../../tangle/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The story got into a tangle of lies.[↗](../../tangle/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · On and on she went, bounding over rivers and crashing through tangles till she reached the sea.[↗](../../tangle/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **tangled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tangled means twisted together in a messy way that is hard to undo, like string, hair or wires.[↗](../../tangled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tangled can mean complicated and confusing, like a tangled story.[↗](../../tangled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To get tangled up in something means to get caught in it or involved in it.[↗](../../tangled/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My headphones are all tangled.[↗](../../tangled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She brushed her tangled hair.[↗](../../tangled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The kite string got tangled in the tree.[↗](../../tangled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Turtles can get tangled in fishing nets.[↗](../../tangled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story was a tangled web of lies.[↗](../../tangled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog got tangled up in its lead.[↗](../../tangled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Untangle the wool before you knit.[↗](../../tangled/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He fell into some tangled wood where he was held fast.[↗](../../tangled/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For though they be like tangled thorns, and be drunken according to their drink, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.[↗](../../tangled/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets NAM.1.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tangled/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **tangy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tangy describes a sharp, strong, pleasant taste or smell, often a bit sour, like lemon, lime or orange.[↗](../../tangy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This lemonade is lovely and tangy.[↗](../../tangy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I like tangy cheese and onion crisps.[↗](../../tangy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The orange juice tasted tangy.[↗](../../tangy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The salty, tangy air of the seaside.[↗](../../tangy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Add lime for a tangy flavour.[↗](../../tangy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rhubarb is tangy, so we add sugar.[↗](../../tangy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **tank** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tank is a big container that holds water, fuel, oil or gas.[↗](../../tank/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fish tank is a glass box for fish.[↗](../../tank/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A tank is also a big heavy army vehicle with a gun, that moves on metal tracks.[↗](../../tank/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A think tank is a group of people who think up ideas.[↗](../../tank/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A tank can also be a pool of water in a hot country, where people and animals bathe and drink.[↗](../../tank/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A tank holds 200 litres of water.[↗](../../tank/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A pipe fills the tank with 10 litres a minute.[↗](../../tank/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 15 fish in the tank.[↗](../../tank/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The car's tank holds 40 litres of petrol.[↗](../../tank/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We clean the fish tank every week.[↗](../../tank/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tank is half full.[↗](../../tank/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Farms in Australia collect rainwater in tanks.[↗](../../tank/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The old army tank is in the museum.[↗](../../tank/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He bathed himself and his horse in the tank, and then sat down under a tree.[↗](../../tank/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **tankard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tankard is a large drinking mug, often made of metal, with a handle and sometimes a lid.[↗](../../tankard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She poured the ale into the silver tankard.[↗](../../tankard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The king drank from a golden tankard.[↗](../../tankard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bring the tankard to the table for the visitor.[↗](../../tankard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **tankful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tankful is the amount a tank can hold when full: a tankful of petrol, a tankful of water.[↗](../../tankful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The car can go 500 miles on a tankful of petrol.[↗](../../tankful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We emptied a tankful of dirty water from the fish tank.[↗](../../tankful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A tankful costs a lot of money now.[↗](../../tankful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many buckets make a tankful?[↗](../../tankful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer used a tankful of water for the cows each day.[↗](../../tankful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If a tankful is 40 litres and you use 8 litres a day, it lasts 5 days.[↗](../../tankful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters sprayed a whole tankful on the fire.[↗](../../tankful/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **tanned** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Tanned skin has become darker after being in the sun.[↗](../../tanned/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Tanned leather is animal skin that has been made into leather by a special treatment.[↗](../../tanned/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal, old) To tan someone's hide is to beat them — an old rough phrase.[↗](../../tanned/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She came back from Spain looking tanned.[↗](../../tanned/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His arms were tanned from working in the garden.[↗](../../tanned/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A tan is a sign your skin has had too much sun, so wear sun cream.[↗](../../tanned/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The belt was made of tanned leather.[↗](../../tanned/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The tanned surfer waved to us.[↗](../../tanned/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can get tanned even on a cloudy day.[↗](../../tanned/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But there he was, a young man, tanned and dusty with travel, in the uniform of an officer of the king’s guard.[↗](../../tanned/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Look not upon me, that I am swarthy, that the sun hath tanned me; my mother's sons were incensed against me, they made me keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.'[↗](../../tanned/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.1.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../tanned/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tanner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tanner is a person whose job is tanning animal skins to turn them into leather.[↗](../../tanner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK slang, old-fashioned) A tanner was a sixpence coin.[↗](../../tanner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A tanner can be a person or product that gives you a suntan.[↗](../../tanner/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Tanner is also a surname and a first name (a name).[↗](../../tanner/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The tanner soaked the cow hides in big pits.[↗](../../tanner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tanners' yards were smelly places near the river.[↗](../../tanner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bible, Peter stayed at the house of Simon the tanner.[↗](../../tanner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK slang, old) «It only cost a tanner,» said Grandad.[↗](../../tanner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Leather shoes were made from hides prepared by tanners.[↗](../../tanner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend Tanner is the fastest runner in our class.[↗](../../tanner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Self-tanner turned his legs orange\![↗](../../tanner/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That was all the tanner said, and back he went to his yard.[↗](../../tanner/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **tantrum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tantrum is a sudden burst of anger or upset, with crying, shouting or kicking, often from a young child who cannot get what they want.[↗](../../tantrum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Older people can also «throw a tantrum» when they behave in a very childish, angry way.[↗](../../tantrum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little brother had a tantrum in the shop.[↗](../../tantrum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She threw a tantrum because she couldn't have sweets.[↗](../../tantrum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toddlers often have tantrums when they are tired.[↗](../../tantrum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Taking deep breaths can stop a tantrum.[↗](../../tantrum/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The spoiled prince threw a tantrum and stamped his feet.[↗](../../tantrum/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He's too old for tantrums now.[↗](../../tantrum/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum stayed calm during the tantrum.[↗](../../tantrum/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) … [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/4/) **5** [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/6/) … [58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/58/) - ← previous: [page 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/4/) - next →: [page 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/6/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)