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Words starting with T

Words that start with T

Ten terrified turtles went traipsing through the turnips in Tennessee.

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Tis forTrumpet

The trumpet is the smallest brass instrument. It is made from a long tube of brass curled around, and like all brass instruments is played by buzzing your lips into the mouthpiece. Trumpets have three valves that you work with your fingers that changes the length of the brass tube, and with it the note that the trumpet plays.
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A trunk, also called a chest, blanket box or toy box depending on what it is used for, is a large box usually made out of wood that is used for storing things in. The most famous version of the trunk is the treasure chest, infamously used by pirates to bury their treasure in. The reason a car trunk has the name it does is because early cars used to have an actual trunk on the back, which gradually evolved to the trunk we know today.
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A car's trunk, also called a boot in British English, is the space at the back of the car used to carry things like luggage. Older cars used to have an actual trunk at the back, which is why a car's trunk has the name it does.
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A tree's trunk is the main supporting structure of the tree. Tree trunks are covered with bark and branches grow out from the sides of the tree's trunk. As the tree gets older its trunk gets thicker. Wood for making furniture or houses out of is cut from the trunk of a tree.
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A trunk is an adaptation of an elephant's nose and top lip, fused together. Elephants have very long trunks, and use them as a tool. They can use them to pick up tiny objects, to break down trees, to drink with, and to spray themselves with water or mud.
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Tis forTshirt

A t-shirt, tshirt, tee shirt or just a tee is a piece of clothing you wear on the top half of your body. T-shirts have short sleeves and are usually made from soft, stretchy cloth. T-shirts usually have some kind of picture printed on the front. T-shirts are usually worn with jeans, and are called casual clothing.
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Tis forTub

A tub is a large container with an open top. It is wider than it is deep. Large tubs used to be used for doing washing in, but today tubs are usually used to put things in, or for growing plants in. Tub is also a short word for bathtub or hot tub.

Tis forTuba

The tuba is the largest brass instrument. It is made from a very long tube of brass curled around, and like all brass instruments is played by buzzing your lips into the mouthpiece. Tubas have four levered valves that you work with your fingers that changes the length of the brass tube, and with it the note that the tuba plays.
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Tis forTube

A tube is a cylinder that is very long and round in cross section. Tubes may be stiff or bendy.
Photo of a man tucking his wife into bed
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Tis forTuck

You tuck something in when you either put it into a small place, for example "I tucked the ticket into my pocket" or by putting the loose ends of something away, for example "he tucked his shirt in". The man in the picture is tucking his wife into bed because she is sick.