| Trinidad and Tobago |
Trinidad and Tobago is a country made up of two islands in the Caribbean Sea. The islands are very near Venezuela in South America. The country of Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its music, especially music played with metal drums that are called steelpans. |
| trip |
When you go on a trip, you travel from one place to another. [2 definitions] |
| troll2 |
A troll is a character you can read about in some kinds of stories. A troll is a creature that looks similar to a human but is very ugly. It may be very small or very big, and it sometimes plays tricks on people. |
| trombone |
A trombone is an instrument for making music. It has a long tube that you blow into to make a sound. The long tube curves around and ends in the shape of a bell. A trombone is made out of brass like a trumpet or tuba. |
| trophy |
A trophy is something you get because you did something very well or because you won something. If a sports team wins all its games, it often will receive a trophy. |
| tropical |
When we use the word tropical, we are talking about a certain part of the world that is usually warm during the whole year. When you look at a map of the world, the tropical areas are all across the middle of the map between north and south. We also use the word tropical to describe the warm climate of these countries. |
| trouble |
When you are in trouble, something bad and serious is happening to you. [3 definitions] |
| truck1 |
A truck is a large motor vehicle that is used to carry heavy loads. |
| true |
When something is true, it is a fact. It is not false or make-believe. |
| trumpet |
A trumpet is an instrument that you blow into to make music. Trumpets are made out of brass, and they have a curved tube that ends in a bell shape. |
| trunk |
A trunk is the main part of a tree. The trunk grows from the tree's roots in the ground. The branches of a tree grow out from its trunk. [5 definitions] |
| trust |
When you trust someone, you believe that they will not do anything bad to you. You believe that they are good or honest. |
| truth |
The truth is what is real or true. |
| try |
When you try to ride a bicycle for the first time, you get on the bicycle and do what you can to make it move. When you try to do something, you do what you can in order to do it even though you might not succeed. [2 definitions] |
| try on |
When you try on something like clothes or shoes, you put them on to see if they are the right size or to see if you like them. We often try on clothes in a store before we buy them. |
| T-shirt |
A T-shirt is a soft shirt with short sleeves and no buttons. Sometimes people wear a T-shirt under another shirt. |
| tub |
A tub is a large container with a flat bottom used for washing or storing things. [2 definitions] |
| tuba |
A tuba is a very large instrument that you blow into to make music. It can make sounds that are very low. A tuba is made out of a shiny metal called brass. |
| tube |
A tube is a long, hollow thing that a liquid or gas moves through. Tubes are usually made of glass, metal, rubber, or plastic. [2 definitions] |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday is the third day of the week. Tuesday comes between Monday and Wednesday. |
| tug |
When you tug something, you pull at it in a strong way. [2 definitions] |