| turquoise |
Turquoise is a blue or blue-green mineral. Turquoise is cut and polished so that it can be used in jewelry. Turquoise does not sparkle like other stones such as diamonds or rubies. [3 definitions] |
| turret |
A turret is a small tower on a larger building such as a castle. A turret is usually round. It sometimes has no roof, or it has a pointed roof. |
| turtle |
A turtle is an animal with a soft body covered by a hard shell. A turtle sometimes pulls its head, legs, and tail into its shell to protect itself. Turtles live in water or on land. |
| turtleneck |
a high, snug collar that folds down. Some sweaters have turtlenecks. [2 definitions] |
| tusk |
A tusk is a long, pointed tooth that sticks out from the mouth of some animals. Usually an animal has two of them. Elephants and some other large mammals have tusks. |
| tutor |
A tutor is a person who teaches a student at home or in private. [2 definitions] |
| Tuvalu |
Tuvalu is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Fishing is important in Tuvalu, and a lot of fish from the sea around Tuvalu is sold to other countries. People in Tuvalu eat a lot of fish too, and they make a lot of foods from coconuts. |
| tuxedo |
A tuxedo is a special suit that men sometimes wear when they go to a wedding or other very fancy party or dance. A tuxedo has a jacket that is usually black. It is worn with matching black pants, a special white shirt, and a bow tie. The pants usually have one long, shiny black stripe going up the outside of each leg. |
| TV |
"TV" is a short way to say and write the word "television." |
| 'twas |
shortened form of "it was." |
| tweed |
a rough, wool cloth woven with at least two colors. Tweed is used to make coats and suits. |
| tweezers |
A tweezers is a small metal tool. It has two parts that you can press together so that you can pick up or pull out very tiny things like a hair or a splinter. |
| twelfth |
If eleven boys have already jumped into the swimming pool, the next boy to jump in is the twelfth boy. [2 definitions] |
| twelve |
Twelve is the word for the number 12. [2 definitions] |
| twentieth |
If you are the twentieth person to enter the classroom, that means nineteen people came into the classroom before you. [2 definitions] |
| twenty |
Twenty is the word for the number 20. [2 definitions] |
| twice |
When you do something twice, you do it two times. [2 definitions] |
| twig |
A twig is a small, narrow branch of a tree or bush. |
| twilight |
Twilight is the faint light of the sky when the sun has just gone down or just before the sun comes up in the morning. The sky is mostly dark but there is just a little light from the sun below the horizon. [2 definitions] |
| twin |
Twins are two children born at almost the same time and of the same mother. Sometimes one twin is a girl and the other twin is a boy. Sometimes twins look exactly alike. When this happens, the twins are either both girls or both boys. [3 definitions] |
| twine |
sturdy string that is made by twisting two or more strands together. [4 definitions] |