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Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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Tis forTenth

Something is tenth if it is the number ten thing in a list. Tenth comes after ninth.

Tis forTepid

Something is tepid if it is somewhat warm, but not hot. Another word for tepid is lukewarm.

Tis forThai

Thai describes anything related to Thailand, a person from Thailand or the language spoken in Thailand.
Not to be confused with thigh.

Tis forThick

Something is thick if it is a larger than normal distance from one side to another. Things like slices of bread are often described as thick. The picture is of some toast with a thick layer of chocolate flavored spread on it.
The opposite of thick is thin or sparse.

Tis forThighs

Thighs is the plural of thigh.

Tis forThin

Something is thin if there is a very short distance from one side of it to the other. For example, thin ice is ice that would not be strong enough to stand on. The bird in the picture has very thin legs. Another word for thin is skinny. The opposite of thin is fat or thick.

Tis forThird

Third comes after second, being the number three time something happens. You might come third place in a race, be third in line, or be like the little girl in the picture, having a third birthday party.
See also thirds.

Tis forThirsty

You are thirsty when you need to have a drink. When you are thirsty your mouth gets dry and you may also get cracked lips and a headache if you go too long without drinking.

Tis forThis

This is a way of indicating the current thing you are talking about. For example, you might say "this is my hat" or "should I wear this?".

Tis forThought

Thought is the past tense of think.
Something made out of fabric is threadbare if it is wearing so thin you can see the individual threads. It might even be getting some holes.
The man in the picture has threadbare socks.

Tis forThresh

Threshing is a process where the edible seeds of a grain plant are separated from the inedible chaff. Generally this is done by a process of beating the grain, so the seeds detach and fall out.

Tis forThrew

Threw is the past tense of throw.
A word that sounds the same as threw but is spelled differently is through.

Tis forThrough

You go through something when you go in one side and out the other.
The little girl in the picture is going through a hole in a playground.

Tis forThrow

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.

Tis forThrown

Thrown is the past tense of throw, as in "she has thrown the ball".

Tis forTickle

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.

Tis forTies

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

Tis forTight

Something is tight if it is stretched or pulled so it has very little room for movement. The opposite of tight is loose. The woman in the picture is wearing jeans that are too tight for her.

Tis forTiled

Tiled is the past tense of tile.