Words that start with T

Tis forTree fern

Scientific name: order: cyatheales

The name 'tree fern' can be used to describe any fern that grows a kind of trunk. Most plants that are known as tree ferns are in the dicksoniaceae and cyatheaceae families. Tree ferns are found in tropical areas and rainforests all over the world.

Plants

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Tis forTree Kangaroo

Scientific name: dendrolagus ursinus

Tree kangaroos are very distant relatives of the kangaroo. They have adapted to life in trees, eating leaves, fruit and bark. Tree kangaroos are endangered, and are only found in the rainforests in mountainous areas of far north-eastern Australia, New Guinea and some islands in the same area.

Marsupials, Australian animals

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Tis forTreehouse

A tree house is a kind of cubby house (or Wendyhouse) that is built up a tree. Treehouses are usually just big enough for two or three children.

List of structures

Photo of a man trekking through the mountains

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Tis forTrek

To trek is to travel somewhere, but slowly and with difficulty. The man in the picture is trekking through some mountains.

Verbs, Travel

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Tis forTrellis

A trellis is a grid usually made from wood. It is designed as a frame for plants like vines to grow on. The cat in the picture has climbed up the trellis.

List of structures, Gardening

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Tis forTrench

A trench is a long, narrow hole. Trenches are often dug to lay electrical cabling or water pipes. 'Trench' can also be used as a verb, as in "we need to trench from the street to the house".

Holes

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Tis forTrenchcoat

A trenchcoat is a type of jacket that is generally waterproof and knee-length. It was originally designed in the 1850s to be worn by soldiers.

Clothing

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Tis forTriangle

A triangle is a shape with three sides. The triangle in the picture is orange.

Shapes

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Tis forTribe

A tribe is a group of people with something in common, for example a group of people living in a village with the same leader.

Collective nouns

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Tis forTrick

A trick might be something special you can do, that entertains other people. The dolphins in the picture are performing tricks. A trick is also a sneaky way of doing something, by making people think you are doing one thing when in fact you are doing something else. For example, you might trick someone into giving you something by telling them a lie.