| 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. |
| tenth |
If nine birds are sitting on a fence, the next bird to sit on the fence is the tenth bird. [2 definitions] |
| tepee |
A tepee is a kind of tent that people can sleep in or live in. A tepee is shaped like a cone. At the top of the cone, there is a hole for air to come in and also for smoke to go out. |
| terrible |
When something is terrible, it is very bad or very scary. [2 definitions] |
| territory |
A territory is an area of land. [3 definitions] |
| test1 |
A test is a set of questions to find out how much you know about something or how well you can do something. |
| Texas |
Texas is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Texas is TX. |
| Thai |
When something is Thai, it is from the country of Thailand, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Thailand. [2 definitions] |
| Thailand |
Thailand is a country in Asia. Two of its neighbors are Myanmar and Cambodia. Part of Thailand lies along the sea, and Thailand has many islands too. Many tourists come to Thailand to enjoy its beaches and to see its beautiful Buddhist temples. People in Thailand speak the Thai language. |