Words that start with T

Photo of the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee

Tis forTennessee

Tennessee, abbreviated to TN, is a state in the south east of the United States of America. The capital of Tennessee is Nashville and the largest city in Tennessee is Memphis.

States of USA

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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.

Sports

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Photographic Dictionary / Generated illustration

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.

Emotions

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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.

List of structures

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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.

Body parts

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Tis forTenth

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

Adjectives, Ordinal numbers

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Tis forTepid

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

Adjectives, Temperature

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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.

Insects

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Tis forTern

A tern is a seabird with long wings and a pointed bill, often seen gliding over the ocean. It lives near coasts and large lakes, where it searches for fish. Many terns dive from the air to catch their food, and they're known for their quick, noisy calls.

Birds