Words that start with T

Tis forThatcher

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

Tis forThe

You use the when you are talking about a specific instance of something rather than a general one. For example, the dog to mean a particular dog or a dog to mean any dog.

Liz West / CC BY-SA

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.

List of devices

Photo of toast with a thick coating of spread

Andres Rodriguez / CC BY-SA

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.

Adjectives, Sizes

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Tis forThigh

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

Body parts

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Tis forThighs

Thighs is the plural of thigh.

Plurals

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Tis forThimble

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.

List of sewing items

Terry Foote / CC BY-SA

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.

Adjectives, Sizes

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Tis forThink

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.

Of the mind

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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.

Adjectives, Ordinal numbers