Words that start with T

You throw something when you make it travel a long way by the way you move your arm holding something and then let go. Most people throw balls or small stones.

Thru is an informal, abbreviated spelling of through.

You have four fingers on your hand and one thumb. You use your hands to hold things.

Thunder is the loud rumbling sound made by lightning. Thunder can also describe other loud noises, for example "the herd of horses thundered by".

Thyme (said like "time") is a small, woody plant with lots of tiny leaves. It grows all year around, and gets tiny pink flowers in the spring. It has a very strong smell, and is used to flavour meat, soups and stews. Some varieties of thyme are lemon scented and can be used in dishes that need a hint of lemon.
Thyme can be grown from seed, cuttings, or just digging up parts of the plant that have already grown roots. When thyme spreads, branches that touch the ground grow roots at that point and are easy to separate. It likes to grow in a hot sunny spot, and can tolerate very heavy frosts and drought. It is a perfect rockery plant.

The tibia is a long, strong bone in the lower part of the leg. It runs from the knee to the ankle and is often called the shinbone, and can be easily felt through your skin. The tibia is the larger of the two bones in the lower leg; the thinner fibula lies beside it. It helps support the body's weight and forms part of both the knee and ankle joints.

Its name comes from the Latin word for a flute, because some tibias have a shape like this musical instrument.

You tickle someone by poking them or running something like your fingers or a feather over their skin. Tickling feels funny and makes you laugh and squirm.

It is almost impossible to tickle yourself. Children tend to be much more ticklish than adults. People are usually ticklish under their feet and on their ribs.

The tides are the rising and falling of the sea because of the pull of the moon and sun on the oceans.
The depth of the water near the coast can change by several metres between high tide and low tide. At low tide a beach may have much, much more sand exposed than at high tide.
The beach in the picture is at low tide. You can clearly see the dark mark on the jetty posts where the high tide comes to.

Ties is the plural of tie. For example, "he ties a lot of knots"

Tiger's eye is a rock, made up mostly of quartz, that has bands of impurities through it. The bands of colour and a pretty shine to it make it a popular stone for jewelry and inlay work.