English Vocabulary with Meanings — talks … titled
Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 32 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.
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- talks
- a discussion intended to produce an agreement
- tall
- a garment size for a tall person
- tally
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- tam
- a woolen cap of Scottish origin
- tame
- correct by punishment or discipline
- tamed
- brought from wildness into a domesticated state
- tamil
- the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
- tammy
- a woolen cap of Scottish origin
- tampa
- a resort city in western Florida
- tan
- a light brown the color of topaz
- tandem
- a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- tang
- any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
- tangent
- ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
- tangle
- something jumbled or confused
- tangled
- in a confused mass
- tango
- a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
- tank
- a cell for violent prisoners
- tanker
- a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
- tanned
- (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
- tanner
- a craftsman who tans skins and hides
- tanning
- making leather from rawhide
- tantrum
- a display of bad temper
- tao
- the ultimate principle of the universe
- tap
- a light touch or stroke
- tape
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide
- taped
- secured or held in place by tape
- taper
- stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- tapered
- becoming gradually narrower
- taping
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- tapped
- in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
- tapping
- the sound of light blow or knock
- taps
- (military) signal to turn the lights out
- tar
- a man who serves as a sailor
- tara
- a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin)
- target
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- tariff
- a government tax on imports or exports
- tarmac
- a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
- tarot
- any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.
- tart
- a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
- tarzan
- a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- task
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- taste
- a kind of sensing
- tasting
- taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality
- tat
- a projective technique using black-and-white pictures
- tate
- United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
- tattoo
- the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining
- tatum
- United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind
- tau
- the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
- taurus
- the second sign of the zodiac
- tavern
- a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- tax
- charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
- taxable
- (of goods or funds) subject to taxation
- taxi
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- taxing
- not easily borne
- taxis
- the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
- tay
- a branch of the Tai languages
- taylor
- 12th President of the United States
- tcp
- a protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to another
- tea
- a hot drink made by soaking dried tea leaves in water
- teach
- an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
- teacher
- a personified abstraction that teaches
- teal
- any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
- team
- two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
- tear
- the act of tearing
- tearing
- shedding tears
- tears
- the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
- tease
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)
- teased
- feeling mild pleasurable excitement
- teaser
- a device for teasing wool
- teasing
- the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
- tec
- a police officer who investigates crimes
- tech
- a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
- techno
- a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals
- ted
- a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
- tedious
- using or containing too many words
- tee
- a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
- teen
- a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
- teenage
- being of the age 13 through 19
- teens
- all the numbers that end in -teen
- teeny
- (used informally) very small
- teeth
- the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
- tehran
- the capital and largest city of Iran
- telecom
- (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
- tell
- a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
- telling
- disclosing information or giving evidence about another
- telly
- an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
- temp
- a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- temper
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- templar
- a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher
- temple
- a building where people worship, or the flat area beside the forehead
- tempo
- (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
- tempt
- induce into action by using one's charm
- ten
- one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
- tenant
- someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
- tend
- manage or run
- tender
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- tending
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- tendon
- a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
- tennis
- a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
- tenor
- the pitch range of the highest male voice
- tense
- a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- tension
- the action of stretching something tight
- tensor
- any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
- tent
- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- tenth
- a tenth part
- tenuous
- lacking substance or significance
- tenure
- the right to hold property
- tequila
- Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
- teresa
- Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia)
- term
- a word or expression, or a fixed period of time
- terms
- the amount of money needed to purchase something
- terrace
- usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- terrain
- a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- terror
- the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
- terry
- a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides
- tesla
- United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)
- test
- the act of testing something
- tested
- tested and proved to be reliable
- tester
- a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)
- testify
- give testimony in a court of law
- testing
- the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
- texan
- a native or resident of Texas
- texas
- the second largest state
- text
- the words of something written
- textile
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- textual
- of or relating to or based on a text
- thai
- a branch of the Tai languages
- thames
- the longest river in England
- thank
- express gratitude or show appreciation to
- thanks
- with the help of or owing to
- thaw
- a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve
- thc
- psychoactive substance present in marijuana
- theater
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- theatre
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- theft
- the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- theme
- a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
- then
- that time
- theorem
- an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
- theory
- a tentative insight into the natural world
- therapy
- (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
- there
- a location other than here
- thereby
- by that means or because of that
- therein
- (formal) in or into that thing or place
- thereof
- from that circumstance or source
- theresa
- Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia)
- thermal
- rising current of warm air
- thesis
- a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research
- theta
- the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
- thick
- the location of something surrounded by other things
- thief
- a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
- thigh
- the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
- thin
- take off weight
- thing
- a separate and self-contained entity
- things
- any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
- think
- an instance of deliberate thinking
- thinker
- an important intellectual
- thinly
- in a widely distributed manner
- thinner
- a diluting agent
- third
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- thirdly
- in the third place
- thirst
- strong desire for something (not food or drink)
- thirty
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
- thistle
- any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
- tho
- a branch of the Tai languages
- thomas
- the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
- thomson
- English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
- thong
- a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
- thor
- (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming
- thorn
- something that causes irritation and annoyance
- thorpe
- outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)
- thou
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- though
- (postpositive) however
- thought
- the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
- thrash
- a swimming kick used while treading water
- thread
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
- threads
- thin strands of cotton or other fiber used for sewing
- threat
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
- three
- one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
- thrice
- three times
- thrift
- extreme care in spending money
- thrill
- something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation
- thrive
- grow vigorously
- throat
- the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
- throne
- the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions
- through
- having finished or arrived at completion
- throw
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- thrown
- twisted together
- thrust
- the act of applying force to propel something
- thug
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- thumb
- a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
- thunder
- street names for heroin
- thus
- an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees
- thwart
- a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat
- thyme
- leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables
- thyroid
- located near the base of the neck
- tia
- brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply
- tibet
- an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China
- tibetan
- Himalayish language spoken in Tibet
- tic
- a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
- tick
- any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis
- ticker
- a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
- ticket
- the appropriate or desirable thing
- tickle
- the act of tickling
- tidal
- of or relating to or caused by tides
- tide
- the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
- tidy
- receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
- tie
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- tied
- bound or secured closely
- tier
- one of two or more layers one atop another
- tiered
- having or arranged in tiers
- tiff
- a quarrel about petty points
- tiffany
- United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
- tiger
- large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes
- tigers
- a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
- tight
- affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
- tighten
- narrow or limit
- tightly
- securely fixed or fastened
- tights
- skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls
- tijuana
- a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula
- tile
- a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- tiled
- covered or furnished with tiles
- till
- a strongbox for holding cash
- tilt
- pitching dangerously to one side
- tilted
- departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
- timber
- a beam made of wood
- time
- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
- timed
- regularly spaced in time
- timely
- done or happening at the appropriate or proper time
- timer
- a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
- times
- an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division
- timid
- people who are fearful and cautious
- timing
- the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics)
- timor
- an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago
- timothy
- a grass grown for hay
- tin
- airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- tinder
- material for starting a fire
- ting
- a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
- tinker
- small mackerel found nearly worldwide
- tint
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- tiny
- very small
- tip
- an indication of potential opportunity
- tipped
- departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
- tire
- hoop that covers a wheel
- tired
- repeated too often
- tiring
- producing exhaustion
- tissue
- part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
- titan
- the largest of the satellites of Saturn
- titanic
- of great force or power
- title
- an informal right to something
- titled
- belonging to the peerage