| tube
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| a long, hollow pipe.
| A cardboard tube.
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| telephone
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| an instrument that allows you to talk to and hear people who are far away, by means of electrical signals.
| Telephone is often shortened to phone.
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| telescope
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| an instrument with lenses inside it. When you look through it distant things appear closer and larger.
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| television
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| a piece of electrical equipment that receives pictures and sound that are broadcast by a television station.
| Television is often shortened to TV.
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| tell
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| to put something into words, or let someone know something.
| Tell me a story.
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| temper
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| a mood.
| Are you in a good temper today?
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| temperature
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| a measurement of how hot or cold something is.
| She took the child’s temperature.
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| temple
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| a building where people go to worship.
| Buddhist temple
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| temporary
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| lasting for only a short time.
| The box was a temporary bed for the cat.
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| tempt
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| to try to persuade someone to do something that they wouldn’t usually do or shouldn’t do.
| Can I tempt you to take another slice of cake?
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| tendency
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| the way that a person or thing usually or often behaves.
| She has a tendency to be late.
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| tender
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| easy to chew or cut.
| A tender piece of steak.
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| tennis
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| a game that is played with a racket and ball on a court divided by a net. The players try to hit the ball over the net in a way that makes it hard for their opponent to return it
| tennis court
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| tense
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| nervous
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| tense
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| a form of a verb that shows whether the action is taking place in the past, present, or future.
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| tent
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| a portable shelter made of waterproof material stretched over a frame of poles.
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| term
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| one of the periods of time during a year when a school or university is open for teaching.
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| terminal
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| a building at the end of a travel route where passengers arrive and depart.
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| terrible
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| very bad or unpleasant.
| It was a terrible day.
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| terrify
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| to frighten very badly.
| Heights terrified him.
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| territory
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| an area of land that is controlled by a country’s laws or lived in by an animal.
| The pride of lions never left their own territory.
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| terror
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| great fear.
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| terrorist
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| a person who uses or threatens to use violence to force people to do something, usually for a political cause.
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| test
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| to try something out.
| She tested the liquid to see if it was an acid.
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| text
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| the words of something written or printed.
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| text message
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| a written message sent between cell phones.
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| textile
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| a cloth or fabric made by weaving or knitting.
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| texture
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| the way something feels when you touch it.
| Sandpaper has a rough texture.
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| thank
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| to say that you are grateful for something.
| They thanked him for their presents
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| thaw
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| to melt or to make something melt.
| The snow started to thaw in the sunshine.
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