Words that start with T

When you tug on something, you pull very hard to move it.

A tulip is a flower with a distinctive shape that grows from a bulb. Tulips come in a huge variety of colours and patterns, and are grown to be used as a cut flower.
Tulips usually flower in spring. They should be planted in autumn. Tulips will tolerate very cold climates. You can grow new tulips from offsets, which are small plantlets that bud off from the sides of the main tulip bulb.

Tummy or belly is a slang word for the part of your body where your stomach is.

Tundra describes the landscape you find in very cold areas of the world. There are generally very few plants growing in tundra, other than lichen, moss and small plants.

A tunnel is a long hole that opens at both ends. Tunnels are used to get places underground. They can be so small only a person or small animal can fit through them, or they can be big enough for trucks or trains to drive through.

Turf is the matted layer that grass makes as it grows. Turf can be removed from the ground, rolled up and put into someone's garden as an instant lawn.

Turkish describes anything relating to the country of Turkey, or the language spoken in Turkey.

You turn when you change direction. The boat in the picture is turning right.

A turnip is an edible root vegetable. Turnips are quite hard, and are usually used in soups, stews or mashed. Turnips are a member of the cabbage family.

A turret is a small tower that starts partway up a building like a castle, rather than starting at ground level. Turrets were originally part of the defensive structure of a castle but have since become decorative components on more recent buildings.