Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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tense
adjective
1 nervous.
2 stretched tight.
Te n s e muscles.
N opposite relaxed

tense
noun
a form of a verb that shows
whether the action is taking
place in the past, present,
or future.

tent
tents noun
a portable shelter made of
waterproof material stretched
over a frame
of poles.

term
terms noun

one of the periods of
time during a year when
a school or university is
open for teaching.

terminal
terminals noun
a building at the end
of a travel route where
passengers arrive
and depart.

terrible
adjective
very bad or unpleasant.
It was a terrible day.

terrify
terrifies terrifying terrified verb
to frighten very badly.

Heights terrified him.

territory

territories noun

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.

N say tear-i-tor-ee

terror

noun

great fear.

terrorist

terrorists noun

a person who uses or

threatens to use violence to

force people to do something,

usually for a political cause.

terrorism noun

terrorize verb

test

tests testing tested verb

to try something out.

She tested the liquid to see

if it was an acid.

test noun

text

noun

the words of something

written or printed.

text message

noun

a written message sent

between cell phones.

texture

textures noun

the way something feels

when you touch it.

Sandpaper has

a rough texture.

N say teks-chur

thank

thanks thanking thanked verb

to say that you are grateful

for something.

They thanked him for

their presents.

thank you interjection

thaw

thaws thawing thawed verb

to melt or to make

something melt.

The snow started to thaw

in the sunshine.

thaw noun

theater

theaters noun

a building where plays and

shows are performed.

N say thee-uh-tur

theft

thefts noun

the act of stealing.

He reported the theft of

the painting to the police.

theme

themes noun

a main subject, idea, or topic.

The theme of the costume party

was cartoon characters.

theory

theories noun

an idea about how or why

something happens.

She tested her theory with

scientific experiments.

N say thee-uh-ree or theer-ee

thermometer

thermometers noun

a device that

measures temperature.

N say thur-mom-i-tur

wall thermometer

thermometer

textile

textiles noun

a cloth or fabric made by

weaving or knitting.