Words that start with T

Turtles can be found in the sea, in lakes and in rivers. Turtles that live on land are called tortoises. Tortoises usually eat plants, and turtles eat either plants or fish and other water creatures.
Some kinds of turtle can grow up to two metres long, although most are smaller. Turtles have a hard shell covering their body, and they can hide their head and legs inside it. They can live for over 100 years. The ancestors of turtles and tortoises have been around since before the dinosaurs. Some kinds of small turtles can be kept as pets.

A tusk is a large tooth that sticks out of the mouth of some animals. Elephants, walruses and warthogs have tusks. Elephant tusks are used to make ivory.

A tuxedo is something a man or boy wears to a black tie event, like a formal social occasion or evening out. A tuxedo is usually black, with a white shirt, and often worn with a bow tie rather than an ordinary tie you'd wear with an ordinary suit.

Tweed is a rough woolen fabric. It is usually quite thick and warm, and has a distinctive herringbone or check pattern in it. Tweed is usually made in fairly dull colors like grey or brown, and is seen as a very old-fashioned fabric.

Tweezers are a small tool designed to grip things that are too small to grip with your fingers. They are often used for pulling out hairs or splinters.

Twerking is a provocative dance where a person squats or bends over and wiggles their hips, usually to hip hop or rap music.

A twig is a very thin tree branch that has no leaves.

Twins are siblings who are born from the same pregnancy. Twins can be identical or fraternal. Fraternal twins are just as similar as any other siblings, but identical twins can be extremely hard to tell apart.

A twister is a slang word for a tornado.

You type when you use your fingers to press letters on a keyboard. The letters you type then appear either on the paper in the typewriter or on the screen of the computer that you are using.
Typing is an alternative to writing.