Words that start with T

Ten terrified turtles went traipsing through the turnips in Tennessee.

Tis forTen

There are ten boys in the picture. The number before ten is nine. You have ten toes on your feet.
Ten pin bowling is an indoor sport that involves rolling a heavy ball along the ground inside a specially designed building, with the aim of knocking over a group of pins all at once. The more pins you knock over at once, the better your score.

Tis forTendril

A tendril is a part of a plant that has no leaves. Tendrils grow at the tip of the new growth on a plant, in a spiral shape. Tendrils wrap around anything they encounter, and become supports for the growing plant.

Tis forTennis

Tennis is a game played between two people, or two pairs of people. They use a tennis racquet to hit a hollow ball backwards and forwards across a net.

Tis forTense

You are tense if you are worried or stressed about something. When you are tense you tighten up your muscles. Tightening your muscles on purpose is also called tensing them.

Tis forTent

A tent is a shelter made out of fabric, and held up with poles and guy wires. Most tents are light and can be packed up into a small bundle and moved.

Tis forTentacle

Tentacles are long, flexible parts of some animals that are used for reaching, moving and for collecting food. Octopus, squid and anemones all have tentacles.

Tis forTenth

Something is tenth if it is the number ten thing in a list. Tenth comes after ninth.

Tis forTepid

Something is tepid if it is somewhat warm, but not hot. Another word for tepid is lukewarm.

Tis forTermite

Termites are insects that live in large colonies. They eat mostly dead plant material, like dead wood or fallen leaves. If they get into your house they may do serious damage to the frame of your house, so people treat their houses with barriers or poison to stop termites getting in.