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teachernounA personified abstraction that teaches.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Experience is a demanding teacher.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

teachingnounThe profession of a teacher.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He prepared for teaching while still in college.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

teamworknounCooperative work done by a team (especially when it is effective).intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

It will take money, good planning and, above all, teamwork.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tearfuladjectiveFilled with or marked by tears.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Tearful entreaties.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English, Old Norse. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tearfullyadverbWith tears; in a tearful manner.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English, Old Norse. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

teaseverbTear into pieces.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Tease tissue for microscopic examinations.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

teasernounA device for teasing wool.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A teaser is used to disentangle the fibers.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

teasingnounPlayful vexation.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The parody was just a form of teasing.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

technicaladjectiveOf or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The technical dazzle of her dancing.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

technicallyadverbWith regard to technical skill and the technology available.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A technically brilliant solution.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

technologicaladjectiveBased in scientific and industrial progress.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A technological civilization.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, French, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

technologicallyadverbBy means of technology.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Technologically impossible.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, French, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tediousadjectiveSo lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Tedious days on the train.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

tediouslyadverbIn a tedious manner.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He plodded tediously forward.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

English word formation.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

teenounThe starting place for each hole on a golf course.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

They were waiting on the first tee.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

teemingadjectiveAbundantly filled with especially living things.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The teeming boulevard.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

telephonenounElectronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

I talked to him on the telephone.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

telephonicadjectiveOf or relating to telephony.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Telephonic connection.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

telescopenounAn instrument that makes distant objects appear closer.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

We used a telescope to look at the moon.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Original teaching entry. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

telescopicadjectiveHaving parts that slide one within another.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A telescopic antenna.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

televisionnounBroadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Anglo-Norman, French, Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tellverbExpress in words.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Tell me what is bothering you.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Arabic, Hebrew, Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tellingadjectivePowerfully persuasive.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A telling presentation.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Arabic, Hebrew, Middle English, Old English, Old Norse. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tellinglyadverbIn a telling manner.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The plain manner of its style all the more tellingly points up the horror of the case.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Arabic, Hebrew, Middle English, Old English, Old Norse. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

telltaleadjectiveDisclosing unintentionally.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A telltale panel of lights.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Arabic, Hebrew, Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tellynounAn electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The British call a tv set a telly.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

tempernounA sudden outburst of anger.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

His temper sparked like damp firewood.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temperamentaladjectiveLikely to perform unpredictably.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

That beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Hindi, Latin, Middle French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temperateadjectiveNot extreme in behavior.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Temperate in his habits.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temperedadjectiveAdjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Criticism tempered with kindly sympathy.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tempestnounA violent commotion or disturbance.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

It was only a tempest in a teapot.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

templenounThe flat area on either side of the forehead.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The veins in his temple throbbed.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temporaladjectiveOf this earth or world.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Our temporal existence.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Late Latin, Latin, Middle English, Middle French, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temporallyadverbWith regard to temporal order.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Temporally processed.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Late Latin, Latin, Middle English, Middle French, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temporarilyadverbFor a limited time only; not permanently.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He will work here temporarily.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temporaryadjectiveLacking continuity or regularity.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Employed on a temporary basis.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temptationnounThe desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He felt the temptation and his will power weakened.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

temptingadjectiveHighly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A tempting invitation.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

tenaciousadjectiveStubbornly unyielding.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Men tenacious of opinion.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

English word formation.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenantnounSomeone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Anglo-Norman, Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tendencynounAn attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A tendency to be too strict.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tendentiousadjectiveHaving or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A tendentious account of recent elections.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: French, German, Latin, Medieval Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenderadjectiveGiven to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Tender loving care.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Anglo-Norman, Latin, Middle English, Old English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenderlyadverbWith tenderness; in a tender manner.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Tenderly she placed her arms round him.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Anglo-Norman, Latin, Middle English, Old English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tendernessnounA pain that is felt (as when the area is touched).advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Anglo-Norman, Latin, Middle English, Old English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenfoldadverbBy ten times as much.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The population increased tenfold.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English, Old Norse. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenornounThe general meaning or substance of an utterance.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Anglo-Norman, Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenseverbIncrease the tension on.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Alternately relax and tense your calf muscle.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenselyadverbIn a tense manner.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He sat down tensely.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tensileadjectiveCapable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Made of highly tensile steel alloy.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tensionnoun(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tentnounA portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs).beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He pitched his tent near the creek.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Middle French, Old French, Spanish, Vulgar Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tentativeadjectiveUnder terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Just a tentative schedule.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: French.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tentativelyadverbIn a tentative manner.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

We agreed tentatively on a dinner date.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: French.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenuousadjectiveLacking substance or significance.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A tenuous argument.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

tenuredadjectiveAppointed for life and not subject to dismissal except for a grave crime.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A tenured professor.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

termnounA limited period of time.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He left school before the end of term.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Late Latin, Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terminableadjectiveCapable of being terminated after a designated time.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Terminable employees.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

terminaladjectiveCausing or ending in or approaching death.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A terminal patient.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Late Latin, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terminateverbHave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terminatedadjectiveHaving come or been brought to a conclusion.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The abruptly terminated interview.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

termsnounStatus with respect to the relations between people or groups.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

On good terms with her in-laws.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

terrainnounA piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

They decided to attack across the rocky terrain.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: French, Latin, Old French, Vulgar Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terrestrialadjectiveOf or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

This terrestrial ball.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terribleadjectiveExceptionally bad or displeasing.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Terrible handwriting.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terriblyadverbUsed as intensifiers.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Terribly interesting.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terrificadjectiveVery great or intense.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Fought a terrific battle.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: French, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terrifiedadjectiveThrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The terrified horse bolted.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

territorialadjectiveOf or relating to a territory.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Territorial claims made by a country.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Hindi, Late Latin, Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

territorynounAn area of knowledge or interest.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

His questions covered a lot of territory.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terrornounA person who inspires fear or dread.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He was the terror of the neighborhood.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old French, Old Latin. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terseadjectiveBrief and to the point; effectively cut short.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Short and terse and easy to understand.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

terselyadverbIn a short and concise manner.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

testnounAny standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The test was standardized on a large sample of students.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

testamentnounA profession of belief.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He stated his political testament.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

testilyadverbIn a petulant manner.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He said testily; `Go away!'.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

English word formation.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

testimonynounAn assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

According to his own testimony he can't do it.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

testingnounAn examination of the characteristics of something.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

There are laboratories for commercial testing.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

textnounThe words of something written.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He wants to reconstruct the original text.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Medieval Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

textbooknounA book prepared for use in schools or colleges.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

His economics textbook is in its tenth edition.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Medieval Latin, Middle English, Old English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

texturenounThe feel of a surface or a fabric.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The wall had a smooth texture.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

texturedadjectiveHaving surface roughness.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A rough-textured tweed.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

thankfullyadverbLet us be thankful that.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Thankfully he didn't come to the party.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

thanklessadjectiveNot feeling or showing gratitude.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

thanksnounWith the help of or owing to.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Thanks to hard work it was a great success.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

thawnounWarm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

They welcomed the spring thaw.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin references: Wiktionary / etymology-db (CC BY-SA 3.0) ↗

thawedadjectiveNo longer frozen.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The thawed ground was muddy.

Definition and example: WordNet 3.0. Origin not available for this entry.

thawingnounThe process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English, Old Norse. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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theaternounA region in which active military operations are in progress.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He served in the Vietnam theater for three years.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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theatricaladjectiveSuited to or characteristic of the stage or theater.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

One of the most theatrical figures in public life.

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theatricallyadverbIn a stagy and theatrical manner.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

`I cannot show my face at her house,' he declared theatrically.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

English word formation.

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themenounThe subject matter of a conversation or discussion.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

His letters were always on the theme of love.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Latin, Middle English, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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thenadverbSubsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors).beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Go left first, then right.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Middle English, Old English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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thenceadverbFrom that place or from there.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Proceeded thence directly to college.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Old English.

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theocraticadjectiveOf or relating to or being a theocracy.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

A theocratic state.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

English word formation.

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theologicaladjectiveOf or relating to or concerning theology.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Theological seminar.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, French, Koine Greek, Latin, Middle English, Middle French, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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theologynounA particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Roman Catholic theology.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, French, Koine Greek, Latin, Middle English, Middle French, Old French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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theoreticaladjectiveConcerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations.intermediate+

USAGE EXAMPLE

Theoretical science.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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theoreticallyadverbIn a theoretical manner.advanced+

USAGE EXAMPLE

He worked the problem out theoretically.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Latin, Middle English. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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theorynounA well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena.beginner+

USAGE EXAMPLE

True in fact and theory.

ORIGIN SUMMARY

Source-language links: Ancient Greek, Late Latin, Middle French. The source may include more than one historical route or component.

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