| tear2 |
When you tear something, you pull it apart or into pieces. Things that we tear are often things like paper, cloth, and other thin, flat materials. [3 definitions] |
| tease |
When someone teases you, they say things or do things so that they can laugh at you or have fun with you. |
| teaspoon |
A teaspoon is a certain amount of a liquid or other substance. We often use teaspoons as a way to measure small amounts of things when we cook or bake. A small spoon in your kitchen holds about one teaspoon, or maybe a little more. A short way to write teaspoon or teaspoons is tsp. |
| teddy bear |
A teddy bear is a soft toy that looks like a bear. Teddy bears are filled with stuffing and covered with a soft material that often looks and feels like fur. |
| teenager |
A teenager is a person who is any age from thirteen to nineteen. Children change a lot during their years as a teenager. |
| teeth |
Teeth is the word we use when we are talking about more than one tooth. |
| telephone |
A telephone is something you use to talk to someone who is far away. A telephone has a part for speaking into and a part for listening. [2 definitions] |
| telescope |
A telescope is something that makes objects that are far away look larger. People use telescopes to see things in space, such as stars and other planets. |
| television |
A television is a machine with a screen that receives sound and moving images. People watch shows on their televisions, and people in different places can watch the same thing at the same time. Sometimes when we say the word television, we mean the shows that we watch on a television. |
| tell |
When you tell a story, you use words and sentences to let someone else know the story too. [4 definitions] |
| teller |
A teller is a person who works in a bank. A teller takes in money or pays out money to customers. People who want to put some money in the bank give it to the teller. The teller makes sure the money goes safely into the bank. When customers want to get some of their money out of the bank, the teller pays it out to them. |
| temperature |
Temperature is how hot or cold something is. [2 definitions] |
| temple1 |
A temple is a place where people go to pray and sometimes to listen to someone speak about their god or gods. Hindus, Buddhists, and Jews are some of the people who use temples as their place of religion. Temples can look very different from each other. |
| temporary |
When something is temporary, it does not last forever or for a long time. |
| tempt |
When something or someone tempts you, they make you want to do something. When you feel tempted, though, part of you really wants to do that thing and part of you is not sure it is a good thing to do. |
| ten |
Ten is the word for the number 10. |
| tender1 |
When meat or other food is tender, it is easy to chew. [2 definitions] |
| Tennessee |
Tennessee is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Tennessee is TN. |
| tennis |
Tennis is a game that is played on a court by two or four players. In tennis, each player hits a small ball over a low net using something called a racket. |
| tennis ball |
A tennis ball is the small, round ball that is made for the game of tennis. |
| tent |
A tent is something you can sleep inside in the woods or other outside place. It is held up by poles and rope. |