| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| tip | the thin end of something, usually pointed. The same word also means to overturn or tilt something |
| tiptoe | to walk on the tips of your toes very quietly |
| tire | to become tired; to bore or make someone tired |
| tired | when you are tired you have the feeling that you want to rest or go to sleep |
| tissue | any woven stuff, a textile fabric, a fabrication |
| tit | a small prettily-coloured wild bird |
| title | the name of something, such as a book, a song or a play. The same word also means a word in front of someone’s name such as Sir, Lord, Doctor, or Captain |
| toad | an animal that looks like a frog which has a rough, lumpy skin. It usually lives on land |
| toadstool | a poisonous plant shaped like a mushroom |
| toast | bread which is made brown and crisp by heating it |
| tobacco | a plant with large leaves which are dried, cut up and used for smoking in cigarettes, cigars or a pipe |
| today | on this day |
| toddle | to walk with short wobbly steps like a very young child |
| toe | a part of your foot. You have five toes on each foot |
| toffee | a sweet sticky food made from sugar and butter |
| together | being with |
| toil | to work very hard, with great effort |
| toilet | washing, dressing and doing your hair. The same word also means a lavatory |
| token | a mark, sign, indication |
| tomb | a place where someone is buried, either in the ground or in a stone box above the ground |
| tomboy | a girl who behaves like a boy and enjoys playing boy’s games |
| tomoato | a soft round red fruit, often used as a vegetable or in salads |
| tomorrow | the day after today |
| ton | a measurement of weight. One ton is equal to 2,240 pounds |
| tone | a sound, usually musical. The word also means used to describe the way a person’s voice sounds, such as a harsh or a sweet tone of voice |
| tongs | a tool with two pieces of metal like pincers for holding and lifting things |
| tongue | the thick soft part inside your mouth that moves when you talk and with which you taste things |
| tonic | a medicine that gives tone to the system |
| tonight | this night |
| tonsil | one of two little round pieces of flesh at the back of your mouth. sometimes they have to be taken out if they become unhealthy |
| too | as well; also |
| tool | any instrument that helps people to do work. Hammers and shovels are tools |
| tooth | one of the white bones in your mouth that you use to bite with |
| toothbrush | a small long-handled brush which you use to clean your teeth |
| tootheache | a pain in your teeth |
| toothpaste | a paste which you squeeze from a tube on to a toothbrush and use to clean your teeth |
| top | the highest part of something. The same word also means a spinning toy |
| topic | any subject people choose to speak, write or argue about |
| torch | a light which you can carry about, like an electric torch or a stick which is flaming at one end |
| torment | extreme pain, torture |
| torpedo | a long rounded bomb which is fired through or along the surface of water |
| torrent | a very fast-moving stream or river |
| tortoise | a slow-moving animal with a very thick shell |
| torture | to make someone suffer great pain, usually to make him confess or admit something |
| toss | to throw something carelessly into the air |
| tot | a small child. The same word also means to add up |
| totter | to walk unsteadily and shakily |
| touch | to feel something with your fingers or with some part of your body |
| tough | hard; strong; not easily broken |
| tour | to travel round for pleasure from place to place, ending up where you started from |
What are idioms?
Idioms can be defined as a group of words having a meaning different from the individual meanings of each word in the group.