Words that start with T

Tiles are pieces of pottery or stone that are glued to another surface. You usually see tiles in bathrooms and kitchens, but they can be used anywhere in a house or a public area. The stuff that goes between the tiles is called grout.

You till the ground to prepare it for planting with crops.

Timber is another word for wood that is going to be used to make things out of, like furniture or houses. Timber might also mean trees that are grown for the purpose of being used to make things from.

Tin is one of the metals known for the longest to man. It is one of the main components of bronze, which revolutionised civilisation as bronze was harder and easier to work with than copper. Tin is smelted in a similar way to iron, by reducing it with coal. Tin is soft at room temperature and above but becomes brittle at low temperatures because it becomes crystalline as it cools. Tin is very stable and doesn't tarnish or rust like other metals. Today tin is used mainly as an alloy with other metals, and to coat other metals to stop them from rusting. Tin is used to line tin cans, which are actually made of steel.

Something that is stored in a tin can is referred to as tinned. Usually only tinned foods are described this way.