--- title: T — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 10 description: The 969 words of the school 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/school/T/page/10/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / T # T — The school dictionary · page 10 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/9/) **10** - [turn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turn/) — To turn means to move around a centre: the wheel turns. — 17 sentences - [turning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turning/) — A bend or corner where a road or path changes direction. — 5 sentences - [turnip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnip/) — A turnip is a round root vegetable with white flesh and a white and purple skin. — 9 sentences - [turnkey](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnkey/) — A jailer who unlocks and locks the doors of a prison. — 4 sentences - [turnout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnout/) — Turnout is the number of people who come to an event, or who vote in an election. — 9 sentences - [turnpike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnpike/) — A road with a toll gate, where travellers paid money to pass. — 4 sentences - [turnspit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnspit/) — A servant, or a small dog, who turned a roasting spit over a kitchen fire. — 4 sentences - [turntable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turntable/) — A turntable is the round flat part of a record player that spins the record. — 8 sentences - [turquoise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turquoise/) — A blue-green stone used in jewellery. — 5 sentences - [turret](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turret/) — A small tower on the top of a castle or large building. — 4 sentences - [turtle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turtle/) — A turtle is a reptile with a hard shell on its back that covers its body; many turtles live in the sea or in rivers and ponds. — 11 sentences - [tuscarora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tuscarora/) — The Tuscarora are a Native American people who lived in what is now North Carolina and later moved north to New York and Ontario, Canada. — 8 sentences - [tush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tush/) — A cry of scorn, used to say that something is nonsense or that you do not agree. — 4 sentences - [tusk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tusk/) — A tusk is a very long, pointed tooth that grows out of the mouth of some animals, such as elephants, walruses, wild boars and narwhals. — 11 sentences - [tusked](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tusked/) — Tusked means having tusks: long, pointed teeth that stick out of the mouth, like those of an elephant, walrus, wild boar or narwhal. — 7 sentences - [tussle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tussle/) — A rough fight or struggle between two people. — 4 sentences - [tussock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tussock/) — A thick clump or tuft of grass growing from the ground, often in wet ground. — 4 sentences - [tut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tut/) — interjection. — 11 sentences - [tutor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutor/) — A tutor is a teacher who teaches one pupil or a small group, often at home or after school. — 12 sentences - [tutu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tutu/) — A tutu is a short, stiff, frilly skirt that sticks out, worn by ballet dancers. — 8 sentences - [tv](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tv/) — TV (television) is a machine with a screen that shows programmes, films and news. — 11 sentences - [twain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twain/) — Two. It is used in old tales and set phrases. — 5 sentences - [twang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twang/) — A twang is a sharp, ringing sound like the sound of a tight string being plucked. — 11 sentences - [tweak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweak/) — To pinch and twist something quickly, such as a nose. — 5 sentences - [tweedle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweedle/) — To play a tune lightly on a pipe or whistle, making a trilling sound. — 4 sentences - [tweet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweet/) — The short, high sound a small bird makes; (verb) to make this sound. — 11 sentences - [tweezer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tweezer/) — Tweezers are a small tool with two thin metal arms that you squeeze together to pick up or pull out tiny things, such as splinters. — 7 sentences - [twelfth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelfth/) — Twelfth comes after eleventh in order: number 12. — 11 sentences - [twelve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelve/) — Twelve is the number 12. It is one more than eleven. — 14 sentences - [twelvemonth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twelvemonth/) — A year, or twelve months. — 4 sentences - [twentieth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twentieth/) — Twentieth comes after nineteenth in order: number 20. — 10 sentences - [twenty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twenty/) — Twenty is the number 20. It is two tens. — 11 sentences - [twice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twice/) — Twice means two times: «I rang twice». — 11 sentences - [twiddle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twiddle/) — To twist, turn or play with something with your fingers, often without thinking: twiddle a knob, twiddle your hair. — 8 sentences - [twig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twig/) — A small, thin branch of a tree or bush. — 10 sentences - [twilight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twilight/) — Twilight is the dim light in the sky just after the sun sets, or just before it rises. — 11 sentences - [twill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twill/) — 'Twill is an old short form of «it will», used in fairy tales and old stories. — 3 sentences - [twin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twin/) — A twin is one of two children born to the same mother at the same time. — 12 sentences - [twine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twine/) — To twine is to wind or wrap something around something else, or to coil round and round. — 6 sentences - [twinkle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twinkle/) — To twinkle is to shine with a light that flickers, getting brighter and dimmer quickly, as stars do. — 12 sentences - [twins](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twins/) — Twins are two children born to the same mother at the same birth. — 12 sentences - [twirl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twirl/) — To twirl is to spin round and round quickly, or to make something spin: she twirled in her new dress. — 12 sentences - [twist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twist/) — To turn something round, like twisting a lid off a jar or twisting a key. — 15 sentences - [twisty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twisty/) — Twisty means full of twists and bends, like a twisty road or path. — 10 sentences - [twit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twit/) — A silly or foolish person. — 10 sentences - [twitch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/) — To make a small, quick movement that you do not mean to make. — 11 sentences - [twitter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitter/) — To twitter is to make a quick, light, chirping sound, as birds do. — 6 sentences - [two](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/) — Two is the number 2, one more than one. — 20 sentences - [twofold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twofold/) — Twofold means having two parts or two sides, as in "a twofold problem". — 7 sentences - [twopence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twopence/) — The sum of two pennies in British money. — 11 sentences - [tying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tying/) — Fastening something with string, rope, laces or a knot. — 12 sentences - [tyke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tyke/) — A tyke is a small child, especially a cheeky or naughty one, said in a friendly way. — 9 sentences - [type](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/type/) — A type is a kind or sort of something: «a type of fruit». — 13 sentences - [typeface](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typeface/) — A typeface is a design for a set of letters, numbers and signs, used in printing and on computers, such as Times New Roman, Arial or Comic… — 9 sentences - [typewriter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typewriter/) — A typewriter is a machine for writing: you press keys and small metal letters hit an inked ribbon, printing letters straight onto paper. — 8 sentences - [typhoid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoid/) — Typhoid is a serious illness caused by bacteria, caught from dirty water or food, which gives a high fever, stomach pain and weakness. — 8 sentences - [typhoon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typhoon/) — A typhoon is a very strong storm with heavy rain and very fast winds that starts over the warm western Pacific Ocean. — 9 sentences - [typical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typical/) — Typical means usual and normal for a certain kind of person, thing or place: «a typical school day». — 11 sentences - [typically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typically/) — Typically means usually; in the way that something normally happens: «It typically rains in April.». — 10 sentences - [typify](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typify/) — To typify is to be a perfect example of a kind of thing, or to show its character clearly. — 4 sentences - [typing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typing/) — Typing means writing by pressing the keys of a computer, phone or typewriter. — 10 sentences - [typist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typist/) — A typist is a person who types, especially someone whose job is typing letters and documents. — 8 sentences - [typo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typo/) — A typo is a small mistake in typing or printing, like a wrong or missing letter: «teh» instead of «the». — 9 sentences - [typographical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/typographical/) — To do with typing or printing letters and words. — 9 sentences - [tyrannical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tyrannical/) — Tyrannical means cruel and unfair, using power over others in a harsh way, as a tyrant does. — 4 sentences - [tyrannosaurus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tyrannosaurus/) — A huge meat-eating dinosaur that walked on two strong back legs and had tiny front arms and very large teeth. Its full name is Tyrannosaur… — 8 sentences - [tyranny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tyranny/) — Tyranny is cruel and unfair rule by one person who has too much power over others. — 3 sentences - [tyrant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tyrant/) — A tyrant is a ruler who uses power cruelly and unfairly and does not let people choose or change their leaders. — 11 sentences - [tyre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tyre/) — A tyre is a thick rubber ring, usually filled with air, that fits around a wheel of a car, bike or other vehicle. — 10 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/page/9/) **10**