Words that start with T

Terracotta is a type of unglazed ceramic that is a distinctive reddish-brown color. It is most commonly used for plant pots and rooves.

Terriers are small dogs, generally bred to hunt rodents.

The Texas horned lizard is a type of small lizard found in Texas and nearby areas. It is also called a horny lizard because it has rough, pointy scales.

It lives in desert areas. Its strong, spiky body helps protect it, and it eats insects.

The texture of a surface is how it looks and feels. A woolen blanket has a slightly rough, scratchy texture.
The cantaloupe in the picture has a very distinctive texture.

Thanksgiving is a harvest festival, where people give thanks for the harvest. It is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada, but is not celebrated in any other countries.

A thatcher is someone who makes roofs out of thatch - usually straw, like in the picture.

A thermometer is a device that tells you how hot or cold something is. There are many different types of thermometers for different heat ranges. Some tell you how hot you are so you know if you are so sick you are running a fever. Some tell you what temperature the air is, and others tell you how hot your oven is.

The thermometer in the picture works by the expansion and contraction of mercury as the temperature changes, but most thermometers today are digital and simply display numbers.

Your thigh is the thickest part of your leg, above your knees.
Not to be confused with Thai.

A thimble is something you use to cover the ends of your fingers or your thumb so you don't hurt yourself while you are sewing.

You think when you make words and pictures happen inside your head. You might think about nothing in particular, or you might think about how to solve a problem.