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table

table

tables noun

1 a piece of furniture

with a flat surface and legs

underneath to support it.

2 a list of facts or figures

written in columns.

A multiplication table.

tablet

tablets noun

a small, hard piece

of medicine.

tackle

tackles tackling tackled verb

1 to try to solve something.

They had to tackle some

difficult math problems.

2 to seize and try to throw

someone to the ground,

usually in a sport such

as football.

tactful

adjective

trying to avoid hurting

someone’s feelings.

She was very tactful when

talking about his new haircut.

N opposite tactless

tactfully adverb

tactics

noun

methods used to make

something happen.

The team’s tactics

helped to win the game.

tactical adjective

tadpole

tadpoles noun

a young frog or toad. Tadpoles

live in water. As they grow

their tails get smaller

and they

grow legs.

tail

tails noun

the part that sticks out

beyond the back end of

an animal’s body.

tailor

tailors noun

a person who makes

or mends clothes. Tailors

usually make clothes to fit

a particular person.

take

takes taking took taken verb

1 to get hold of or carry.

She took her coat off the rack.

2 to bring or lead.

My parents took me to

the movie theater.

3 to make use of something.

Take the first turn

on the left.

4 to require or need.

It takes three hours to cook.

5 to travel by or on something.

Let’s take the bus.

6 to remove or steal.

The thief took a wallet from

someone’s coat pocket.

tale

tales noun

a story about things that may

not be true.

A fairy tale.

talent

talents noun

a special natural

skill or ability.

She showed

a talent for

dancing at

an early age.

talk

talks talking talked verb

to say words, or to speak.

He talked to his sister on

the telephone for an hour.

N say tawk

talk noun

talkative

adjective

talking a lot.

Our parrot is very talkative.

tall

adjective

1 very high.

The tall office building was

surrounded by shorter ones.

N opposite short

2 having a particular height.

He is 4 feet tall.

N comparisons taller tallest

tambourine

tambourines noun

a musical instrument that is

held in the hand and shaken

or tapped to provide

a rhythm.

N say tam-buh-reen

tame

adjective

used to living or working

with human beings.

The bird they rescued from

the cat became very tame.

N comparisons tamer tamest

N opposite wild

tan

tans noun

the color of your skin after

you’ve been in the sun.

tan verb

tangle

tangles tangling tangled verb

to twist into an untidy

mass of knots.

The kittens tangled the yarn.

tangle noun

lizard’s tail