Words that start with T

Tis forTreehouse

A tree house is a kind of cubby house (or Wendyhouse) that is built up a tree. Treehouses are usually just big enough for two or three children.

List of structures

Photo of a man trekking through the mountains

McKay Savage / CC BY-SA

Tis forTrek

To trek is to travel somewhere, but slowly and with difficulty. The man in the picture is trekking through some mountains.

Verbs, Travel

John Haslam / CC BY-SA

Tis forTrellis

A trellis is a grid usually made from wood. It is designed as a frame for plants like vines to grow on. The cat in the picture has climbed up the trellis.

List of structures, Gardening

Bart Everson / CC BY-SA

Tis forTrench

A trench is a long, narrow hole. Trenches are often dug to lay electrical cabling or water pipes. 'Trench' can also be used as a verb, as in "we need to trench from the street to the house".

Holes

Very Quiet / CC BY-SA

Tis forTrenchcoat

A trenchcoat is a type of jacket that is generally waterproof and knee-length. It was originally designed in the 1850s to be worn by soldiers.

Clothing

timlewisnm / CC BY-SA

Tis forTriangle

A triangle is a shape with three sides. The triangle in the picture is orange.

Shapes

Rod Waddington / CC BY-SA

Tis forTribe

A tribe is a group of people with something in common, for example a group of people living in a village with the same leader.

Collective nouns

Scazon / CC BY-SA

A trick might be something special you can do, that entertains other people. The dolphins in the picture are performing tricks. A trick is also a sneaky way of doing something, by making people think you are doing one thing when in fact you are doing something else. For example, you might trick someone into giving you something by telling them a lie.

Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

Tis forTrickle

A trickle is a thin stream of water. A trickle is slightly more than a drip but much less than a full stream of water. The waterfall in the picture is only trickling because there hasn't been much rain. A trickle is often used to describe a small amount of something passing by, as in "he was earning a trickle of money from his second job".

Verbs

Kelly / CC BY-SA

Tis forTricycle

A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. Tricycles are normally powered by you pedalling. They are good for children because they do not fall over as easily as a bicycle.

Vehicles