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Words: thatch
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U and C]  straw, reeds, leaves etc used to make a roof, or the roof made of them:\n  2 [singular] a thick untidy pile of hair on someone’s head:


Words: thatched
Meaning:
adj   [Language: Old English; Origin: theccan  ’to cover’]//  a thatched roof is made with dried straw, reeds, leaves etc//  --a thatched cottage (=one with a thatched roof) //  -- thatch v  [I and T] //


Words: Thatcher
Meaning:
Margaret   (1925- ) a British politician in the Conservative Party, now officially called Baroness Thatcher, and sometimes called Maggie in the newspapers. She became leader of her party in 1975, and in 1979 became the UK’s first woman Prime Minister, a position she held until 1990. She won three General Elections one after the other, and she had a great influence on British politics and on British life. Her ideas, which have become known as Thatcherism, have also influenced politicians in other countries. She reduced taxes, took away power from  trade unions, and started a programme of  privatization (=selling state-owned services such as electricity, gas, and the telephone service, so that they became private companies) . She was a strong and determined leader who would not change her mind easily and would not accept disagreement among her ministers. For this reason, she was sometimes called "the Iron Lady".//


Words: Thatcherism
Meaning:
n [U]   the general principles on which Margaret Thatcher’s government was based when she was Prime Minister of the UK, especially her ideas about economic management//


Words: thaw
Meaning:
v   [Language: Old English; Origin: thawian]//\n  1  also thaw out :   [I and T] if ice or snow thaws, or if the sun thaws it, it turns into water//  → freeze//  --The lake thawed in March.//\n  2  it thaws:  if it thaws, the weather becomes warmer, so that ice and snow melt//  --It thawed overnight.//\n  3  also thaw out :   [I and T] to let frozen food become warmer until it is ready to cook//  → freeze//  --Thaw frozen meat in its packet and then cook as soon as possible.//\n  4 [I] to become friendlier and less formal:  --After a few glasses of wine Robert began to thaw a little.//  thaw out phr v//  if your body thaws out, or if you thaw it out, it gets warmer until it is a normal temperature again//  thaw sth → out//  --He held his hands in front of the fire to thaw them out.//\nthaw 2 n \n  1 [singular] a period of warm weather during which snow and ice melt:  --The thaw begins in March.//\n  2 [C] an improvement in relations between two countries, after a period of unfriendliness:


Words: the
Meaning:
definite article, determiner   [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 used to show that you are talking about a particular thing or person that has already been mentioned, is already known about, or is the only one:  --The audience clapped and cheered.//  --I ordered a pizza and salad. The pizza was nice but the salad was disgusting.//  --the tallest building in the world//  --sailing across the Pacific//  --The Prime Minister has intervened personally.//  --Elections will be held later in the year (=this year) .//  --How are all the family (=your family) ?//\n  2 used before nouns referring to actions and changes when they are followed by ’of’:  --the growth of the steel industry//  --the arrival of our guests//\n  3 used when you are about to make it clear which person or thing you mean:  --That’s the school that Terry went to.//  --She laughed at the birthday card from Myra.//\n  4 used before the name of a family in the plural to refer to all the members of that family:  --The Johnsons had lived in this house for many years.//\n  5 used to refer to something that everyone knows because it is part of our natural environment or part of daily life:  --What was the weather like?//  --I looked out into the darkness.//  --Sometimes the traffic kept her awake at night.//  --The shops open at 9 o’clock.//\n  6 used before a singular noun to refer to a type of institution, shop, system etc:  --You used to buy them from the chemist.//  --I heard it on the radio.//  --I’ll put it in the mail for you today.//\n  7 used to refer to a part of someone’s body:  --Lieutenant Taylor was wounded in the knee.//  --How’s the ankle? Is it still hurting?//\n  8 used before an adjective to make it into a plural noun when you are referring to all the people that the adjective describes:  --She devoted her life to helping the poor.//  --a school for the deaf//  --wars between the English and the French//\n  9 used before an adjective to make it into a noun when you are referring to the particular kind of situation or thing that the adjective describes:  --Come on now, that’s asking for the impossible.//  --fantasy movies that make the unreal seem real//\n  10 used before a singular noun when you are referring to a particular type of thing or person in a general way:  --The tiger is without doubt the most magnificent of the big cats.//  --The computer has changed everyone’s lives in so many ways.//  --complicated dances like the tango//\n  11 :  a) used to refer to a period of time, especially a period of ten or a 100 years//  --fashions of the 60s//  --the great novelists of the 1900s//  --She remembers the war years.//  --In the thirties unemployment was widespread.//  b) used to mention a date//  --the 3rd of November//  --March the 21st BrE //  --Shall we meet on the twelfth?//\n  12 enough of something for a particular purpose:  --I haven’t the time to talk just now.//  --Eric didn’t even have the common sense to send for a doctor.//\n  13 used to say which type of musical instrument someone plays:  --Fiona’s learning the flute.//  --He plays the violin.//\n  14 used to refer to a type of sport or a sports event, especially in athletics or swimming:  --Who won the long jump?//  --She swam up and down, practising the crawl.//\n  15  spoken used before a word or phrase that describes someone or something when you are angry, jealous, surprised etc:  --He’s stolen my parking space, the bastard!//  --I can’t get this carton open, the stupid thing.//  --’Jamie’s won a holiday in Hawaii.’ ’The lucky devil!’//\n  16 used to emphasize that the person, place, or thing you are mentioning is the famous one, or the best or most fashionable one. ’The’ is pronounced strongly or written in a special way:  --’Elizabeth Taylor was there.’ ’Not the Elizabeth Taylor, surely?’//  --Miami is THE place for girls who like to live life to the full.//\n  17 used before the names of certain common illnesses:  --If one of the children got the measles, we all got the measles.//  ----------//  GRAMMAR: when to use ’the’ //  Do not use  the : //  with uncountable or plural nouns to talk about a type of thing rather than specific things the reader or listener already knows about : We drank tea and ate sandwiches. |  I like music. | We use computers.  //  with the name of a language : Do you speak English? | He understands French well. //  with words for institutions such as  school ,  prison ,  college ,  university ,  church  when you are talking about them in a general way : Her son is at school. |  She spent a year in prison. |  Do you go to church? !!  See also the note at  hospital  . //  with times, days, months, and seasons, especially after  at ,  by , on , and  in , or before  last meaning ’the one before this’ : at midnight |  on Tuesday |  in May |  I saw her last week.  //  with a date when you write it : His birthday is July 29th. !!  But in speech, you say the date as ’July the 29th’.  //  with the name of a meal : Have you had breakfast? | Come round after dinner. //  with the name of a place, for example a street, town, country, or airport : This is Downing Street. |  We flew to Boston. |  They love Japan.| He’s climbed Everest twice. !!  But some places and countries, and all rivers and oceans, have  the as part of their name : the Bronx |  the Netherlands |  the UK| the Rockies|  the Mississippi |  the Atlantic //  Use  the : //  when you are talking about something specific or something that the reader or listener already knows about : Did you eat the sandwiches (=the ones we made, mentioned, saw etc earlier)?| I didn’t like the music in the film.| the computers we use  //  with words for institutions when you are talking about a particular one :  They go to the school in the village. |  the church on the corner  //  with days and seasons when you give more information about which specific one you mean : on the Tuesday before Christmas | in the summer after I graduated  //  with nationality words, to mean ’the people of a particular country’ : She loves the French (=the French people). //  to make an adjective into a noun referring to a group of people : help for the disadvantaged (=people who are disadvantaged) //  ----------//\nthe 2 adv   [Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old English; Origin: thy  ’by that’, from  th[zB024]t;   THAT1]//\n  1 used before two comparative adjectives or adverbs to show that the degree of one event or situation is related to the degree of another one:  --The more he eats the fatter he gets.//  --’When do you want it?’ ’The sooner the better.’//\n  2 used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize that something is bigger, better etc than all others, or as big, good etc as it is possible for it to be:  --He likes you the best.//  --I had the worst headache last night.//


Words: the Battle of Trafalgar
Meaning:
an important sea battle fought off Cape Trafalgar in southwest Spain in 1805, when British ships led by Admiral  Nelson beat the French and Spanish forces. Nelson was killed in the battle, and Trafalgar Square was built in his honour.//


Words: theatre
Meaning:
BrE  theater AmE   n   ----------//\n   1 building:\n   2 plays:\n   3 place to see a film:\n   4 hospital:\n   5 war:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: theatre, from  Latin, from  Greek theatron, from  theasthai  ’to watch’]//\n  1 BUILDING:   [C] a building or place with a stage where plays and shows are performed//  --an open-air theatre (=a theatre that is outside) //  --the Mercury Theater//\n  2 PLAYS:   [U] //  a) plays as a form of entertainment//  --I enjoy theater and swimming.//  the theatre//  --He’s really interested in literature and the theatre.//  --Yeats’ plays are great poetry but they are not good theatre  (=good entertainment) .//  b) the work of acting in, writing, or organizing plays//  --classes in theater and music//  in the theatre//  --She’s been working in the theatre over thirty years.//\n  3 PLACE TO SEE A FILM:   [C]  AmE a building where films are shown//  American Equivalent:  movie theaterBritish Equivalent:  cinema//  --’Bambi’ was the first movie I ever saw in the theater.//\n  4 HOSPITAL:   [U and C]  BrE a special room in a hospital where medical operations are done//  American Equivalent:  operating room//  in theatre//  --Marilyn is still in theatre.//\n  5 WAR:   [C]  formal a large area where a war is being fought//  --the Pacific theater during World War II//


Words: theatre-in-the-round
Meaning:
n [U]   the performance of a play on a central stage with the people watching sitting in a circle around it//


Words: theatrical
Meaning:
adj \n  1 relating to the performing of plays:  --a Polish theatrical company//\n  2 behaving in a loud or very noticeable way that is intended to get people’s attention:  --She gave a theatrical sigh.//  -- theatrically/-kli/ adv //


Words: theatricals
Meaning:
n [plural] \n  1 performances of plays:  --amateur theatricals//\n  2  BrE  informal behaviour that is very loud and noticeable and is intended to get people’s attention:  American Equivalent:  theatrics//  --We can do without all these theatricals, Andrew!//


Words: theatrics
Meaning:
n [plural]  especially AmE   behaviour that is very loud and noticeable, and is intended to get people’s attention//


Words: Thebes
Meaning:
1 an ancient city in southern Egypt, where there are ancient  temples (=religious buildings)  and  tombs (=places where dead people are buried) :\n  2 an ancient city in eastern Greece, northwest of Athens, where  Oedipus was king according to old Greek stories. It was destroyed by  Alexander the Great.:  -- Theban n  adj //


Words: thee
Meaning:
pron  old use   [Language: Old English; Origin: the]//  a word meaning ’you’, used as the object of a sentence//


Words: theft
Meaning:
n   [Language: Old English; Origin: thiefth]//\n  1 [U] the crime of stealing:    thief, burglary, robbery//  -- Car theft is on the increase.//  --an arrest for petty theft  (=stealing small things) //  --Three men were charged with attempted theft .//\n  2 [C] an act of stealing something:  --There have been a number of thefts in the area.//  theft of//  --the theft of [hA124]150 from the office//


Words: their
Meaning:
determiner [possessive form of ’they’]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: theirra  ’theirs’]//\n  1 belonging to or connected with people or things that have already been mentioned:  --They washed their faces and went to bed.//  --The twins spend all their time together.//  --People had moved back into their own homes.//\n  2 used when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ’his or her’:  --Everyone is free to express their own opinion.//  --Each student will have their own course-work folder.//    his(2)//


Words: theirs
Meaning:
S3   pron [possessive form of ’they’] \n  1 used to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with people that have already been mentioned:  --When our washing machine broke, our neighbours let us use theirs.//  --Our house is number 25, and theirs is just opposite.//  --We compared scores and found that theirs were higher than ours.//  of theirs//  --They shared the prize money with a friend of theirs .//\n  2 used when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ’his or hers’:  --Everyone wants what is theirs by right.//    his(2)//


Words: theism
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: theos  ’god’ +  English -ism]//  the belief in the existence of God or gods//  → atheism//


Words: Thelma and Louise
Meaning:
(1991) a US  road movie about two women who kill a man because he tries to force one of them to have sex with him. They then drive across the US having exciting adventures, and they discover that they enjoy the freedom of not having any relationships with men, and they enjoy living as criminals.//


Words: them
Meaning:
pron [object form of ’they’]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: theim]//\n  1 used to refer to two or more people or things that have already been mentioned or are already known about:  --Has anyone seen my keys? I can’t find them anywhere.//  --The police were very helpful when I spoke to them.//  --I lent him several books, but he hasn’t read any of them.//\n  2 used when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ’him or her’:  --If anyone phones, tell them I’ll be back later.//\nthem 2   determiner  spoken   used to mean ’those’. Many people think this use is incorrect//  --I couldn’t understand all them long words.//


Words: thematic
Meaning:
adj   relating to a particular theme, or organized according to a theme//  --the thematic organization of paintings in the exhibit//  -- thematically/-kli/ adv //


Words: theme
Meaning:
n [C]   ----------//\n   1 subject:\n   2 theme music/song/tune:\n   3 repeated tune:\n   4 style:\n   5 piece of writing:  ----------//  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: thema, from  Greek,  ’something laid down, theme’, from  tithenai  ’to put’]//\n  1 SUBJECT:  the main subject or idea in a piece of writing, speech, film etc//  --The book’s theme is the conflict between love and duty.//  main/central/major etc theme //  --Campbell has made health care a central theme in his campaign.//  --Nature is a recurrent theme  (=a theme that appears repeatedly) in Frost’s poetry.//  --Most of Kurt’s other pictures were variations on the same theme .//\n  2  theme music/song/tune:  music or a song that is often played during a film or musical play, or at the beginning and end of a television or radio programme//  --the theme song from ’The Brady Bunch’//\n  3 REPEATED TUNE:  a short simple tune that is repeated and developed in a piece of music//  --Freia’s theme in Wagner’s opera//\n  4 STYLE:  a particular style//  --Her bedroom is decorated in a Victorian theme.//\n  5 PIECE OF WRITING:   AmE  old-fashioned a short piece of writing on a particular subject that you do for school//   essay//  theme on//  --Your homework is to write a two-page theme on pollution.//


Words: theme park
Meaning:
n [C]   a type of park where you can have fun riding on big machines such as a roller coaster, and where the whole park is based on one subject such as water or space travel//


Words: theme party
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE a party where everyone has to dress in a particular way connected with a particular subject//  --a Wild West theme party//


Words: themed
Meaning:
adj  also theme  [usually before noun]   a themed place or event has been designed to make people who go there feel like they are in a particular place or historical period//  --themed restaurants such as the Rainforest Cafe//


Words: themself
Meaning:
pron  spoken   used when you are talking about one person, but you want to avoid saying ’himself’ or ’herself’ because you do not know the sex of the person. Many people think this use is incorrect//  --It makes me happy to help someone help themself.//


Words: themselves
Meaning:
pron \n  1 used to show that the people who do something are affected by their own action:  --Teachers have no choice but to take measures to protect themselves.//  --Our neighbours have just bought themselves a jacuzzi.//  --The kids seem very pleased with themselves.//\n  2 used to emphasize the pronoun ’they’, a plural noun etc:  --Doctors themselves are the first to admit the treatment has side effects.//\n  3 used after words like ’everyone’, ’anyone’, ’no one’ etc when you talk about someone already mentioned and you do not know what sex they are or it is not important. Many teachers think this is not correct English:  --Someone told me they’d actually seen the accident happen themselves.//\n  4  in themselves:   also in and of themselves //  considered without other related ideas or situations//  --The carvings are works of art in themselves, even disregarding their religious significance.//\n  5  (all) by themselves:  a) alone//  --older people who are living all by themselves//  b) without help from anyone else//  --Did the children make the model all by themselves?//\n  6  (all) to themselves:  if people have something to themselves, they do not have to share it with anyone//  --They had the whole beach to themselves.//\n  7  not be/feel themselves:  if people are not themselves, they do not feel or behave in the way they usually do because they are nervous, upset, or ill//


Words: then
Meaning:
adv   [Language: Old English; Origin: thonne,  th[zB024]nne]//\n  1 at a particular time in the past or future:  --I wish I had known then what I know now.//  --It was then that I realised she’d tricked me.//  --He started his career in St Petersburg - or Leningrad as it then was.//  by/until/since then//  --They’re sending out the results next week, so we won’t know anything until then.//  --It was late evening when the doctor arrived, and by then it was too late.//  --That was in 1970. Since then the place has changed a lot.//  --They met in 1942 and from then on  (=starting at that time) they were firm friends.//  --Silently she closed the door. Just then she heard a noise.//  --I was paid [hA124]1000, which was a lot of money back then  (=a long time ago when things were different) in the 1950s.//\n  2 used to say what happens next or what you do next:  --Mix the flour and butter, then add the eggs.//  --Byron travelled to Italy and then to Greece.//\n  3 :  a) used when saying what the result of a situation or action will be//  -- If you won’t tell him, then I will.//  --Start off early, then you won’t have to rush.//  b)  spoken used when you think that something is probably true because of what you know about the situation//  --Still in your pyjamas? Have you just got out of bed then?//\n  4  but then (again):  used to say that although something is true, something else is also true which makes the first thing seem less important//  --William didn’t succeed first time, but then very few people do.//  --Elaine’s father might lend them the money, but then again he might not.//\n  5  spoken :  a) used at the beginning of a conversation or activity//  --Now then, what would you like to do today?//  --Right then, shall we start?//  b) used at the end of a conversation, especially to show that something has been agreed//  --Good, that’s settled then. We’ll all meet here next Wednesday.//  --Okay then, I’ll see you at work.//  c) used to show that you are saying something because of what someone has just said//  --’We’re late.’ ’We’d better hurry, then.’//  --’Friday’s no good.’ ’Then how about Saturday?’//\n  6 used to add something to what you have just mentioned:  --We have to invite your parents and my parents, and then there’s your brother.//\n  7 used to refer back to what you have just been talking about:  --This then was the situation facing the government at the end of the war.//\n  8  then and there:   also there and then //  immediately//  --He wasn’t prepared to wait - he wanted the money then and there.//    (every) now and then at now1 (5)//\nthen 2 adj [only before noun]   used when mentioning the person who had a particular job, title, or position at a time in the past//  --a visit to China by the then US President, Richard Nixon//


Words: thence
Meaning:
adv  formal   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old English; Origin: thanon  ’from that place’]//  from there or following that//  --We went to Trieste, and thence by train to Prague.//


Words: theo-
Meaning:
prefix  also the-   [Language: Latin; Origin: Greek, from  theos  ’god’]//  relating to God or gods//  --theology (=study of religion) //


Words: theocracy
Meaning:
n   plural  theocracies  [C] //  a social system or state controlled by religious leaders//  -- theocratic/[hA35F]i[hA359][hA353]kr[zB024]t[hA366]k[hA36B]/ adj //  --an Islamic theocratic state//


Words: theological college
Meaning:
BrE theological seminary  AmE n [C]   a college for training people to become priests or church ministers//


Words: theology
Meaning:
n   plural  theologies //\n  1 [U] the study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs:  --He studied theology at college.//\n  2 [U and C] a particular system of religious beliefs and ideas:  --According to Muslim theology there is only one God.//  --a comparison of Eastern and Western theologies//  -- theological/[hA35F]i[hA359][hA353]l[hA361]d[hA360][hA366]k[hA368]l[hA36B] $ -l[hA35A][hA359]-/ adj //  --theological debate//  -- theologically/-kli/ adv //


Words: theorem
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: theorema, from  Greek, from  theorein;   THEORY]//   technical a statement, especially in mathematics, that you can prove by showing that it has been correctly developed from facts//


Words: theoretical
Meaning:
W3  \n  1 relating to the study of ideas, especially scientific ideas, rather than with practical uses of the ideas or practical experience:    theory, practical, applied//  --theoretical physics//  --Aristotle’s theoretical model of the universe//  --She has theoretical knowledge of teaching, but no practical experience.//\n  2 a theoretical situation or condition could exist but does not really exist:  --Equality between men and women in our society is still only theoretical.//  --a theoretical risk of an explosion//


Words: theoretically
Meaning:
adv [sentence adverb] \n  1 used to say what is supposed to be true in a particular situation, especially when the opposite is true:  --Theoretically, Damian’s the boss, but I coordinate the team on a day-to-day basis.//\n  2 according to a scientific idea that has not been proven to be true in a practical way:  --It is theoretically possible for computers to be programmed to think like humans.//


Words: theorist
Meaning:
[C]   someone who develops ideas within a particular subject that explain why particular things happen or are true//  --a leading economic theorist//


Words: theorize
Meaning:
also  theorise BrE   v [I and T]   to think of a possible explanation for an event or fact//  theorize that//  --Researchers theorize that there was once a common language for all humanity.//  theorize about//  --They have been theorizing about what may have caused the fire.//


Words: theory
Meaning:
W1S2   n   plural  theories //  [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: theoria, from  Greek, from  theorein  ’to look at’]//\n  1 [C] an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something about life or the world, especially an idea that has not yet been proved to be true:    theoretical//  theory about/on//  --different theories about how the brain works//  theory of//  --Darwin’s theory of evolution//  theory that//  --the theory that light is made up of waves//\n  2 [U] general principles and ideas about a subject:  --Freudian theory has had a great influence on psychology.//  political/economic/literary etc theory //  --I’m taking a course on political theory.//\n  3  in theory:  something that is true in theory is supposed to be true, but might not really be true or might not be what will really happen//  --In theory, everyone will have to pay the new tax.//\n  4 [C] an idea or opinion that someone thinks is true but for which they have no proof:  theory that//  --Detectives are working on a theory that he knew his murderer.//


Words: therapeutic
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Greek; Origin: therapeutikos, from  therapeuein;   THERAPY]//\n  1 making you feel calm and relaxed:  --I find swimming very therapeutic.//  --the therapeutic effect of gardening//\n  2 [usually before noun] relating to the treatment or cure of an illness:    therapy//  --Some claim that the herb has therapeutic value for treating pain.//  -- therapeutically/-kli/ adv //


Words: therapist
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who has been trained to give a particular form of treatment for physical or mental illness//  --a speech therapist//


Words: therapy
Meaning:
n   plural  therapies //  [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: therapia, from  Greek therapeia, from  therapeuein  ’to attend, treat’]//\n  1 [U and C] the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time:  --new drug therapies//  --radiation therapy for cancer treatment//\n  2 [U] the treatment or examination of someone’s mental problems by talking to them for a long time about their feelings:   psychotherapy//  in therapy//  --Rob was in therapy for several years.//  --a therapy group//    chemotherapy,  occupational,  physiotherapy,  speech therapy,  hormone replacement therapy//


Words: Theravada
Meaning:
adj   relating to the form of Buddhism practised in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. It is based on the teachings of the Buddha as recorded in the Pali Canon//    Mahayana//


Words: there
Meaning:
pron   there is/exists/remains etc//  used to say that something exists or happens//  --Is there any milk left?//  --There are a few things we need to discuss.//  --There must be easier ways of doing this.//  --There seems to be a lack of communication.//  --There remain several questions still to be answered.//  --Suddenly there was a loud explosion.//  --They were all laughing when there came a knock at the door.//  ----------//  GRAMMAR //  Use  there is/are  to say that something exists or happens : There was an argument. |  Is there any more bread?| There is one thing I’d like to ask you (NOT Is one thing ...). //  When the following noun is plural, use  there are/were : There are a lot of problems (NOT there is a lot of problems) with this theory. |  Were there many people at the meeting?  //  !!  Expressions like  a lot of and plenty of  can be used with uncountable nouns. In this case use  there is/was : There is a lot of traffic in the mornings. //  !! There  and  their  sound the same, but do not confuse them.  There is used in expressions such as ’there is/was’, and for referring to a place.  Their  is used for showing that something belongs to a group of people, animals etc : They love their jobs. //  ----------//\nthere 2   adv   [Language: Old English; Origin: th[zB024]r]//\n  1 in or to a particular place that is not where you are:    here//  --We could go back to my cottage and have lunch there.//  --Scotland? I’ve always wanted to go there.//  --Hold it right there and don’t move.//  --Can you pass me that wine glass there?//  --Look, there’s that bookshop I was telling you about.//  --Who’s that man over there ?//  --It’s too far to drive there and back in one day.//  --Are we going to get there  (=arrive) before the banks close?//  out/in/under etc there//  --I know there’s a mouse under there somewhere.//  --We flew to Miami and from there to La Paz. see usage note  position1 //\n  2 if something is there, it exists:  --The chance was there, but I didn’t take it.//  --The countryside is there for everyone to enjoy.//  --Three months after the operation, the pain was still there.//\n  3 at or to a particular point in time, in a process, or in a story:  --Let’s stop there and I’ll tell you the rest of the story tomorrow.//  --She got a divorce, but her troubles didn’t end there.//  --There’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re getting there  (=coming to the end of the process) slowly.//\n  4  there and then:   also then and there //  immediately//  --I thought I’d have to wait, but they offered me the job there and then.//\n  5  spoken used to refer to something that someone has said when you are answering them:  --That’s true. I agree with you there.//  --’Why did the system fail?’ ’Well, there you’ve got me - I really don’t know.’//\n  6  spoken used when greeting someone or calling to them:  --Hi there, you must be Laura.//  --Hey, you there! Watch out!//\n  7  spoken  there it is/there they are etc:  used when you have found something or someone that you are looking for//  --Have you seen my keys anywhere? Ah, there they are.//  --There you are. I’ve been looking for you.//\n  8  spoken used when you want to speak to someone on the telephone and someone else answers:  --Hello, Georgie, is your mother there?//\n  9  spoken  be there (for sb):  to be always ready to help someone when they need help//  --That’s what I loved about my father - he was always there for me.//\n  10  spoken  there I was/there they were etc:  used to describe what situation someone was in at a particular point in the story you are telling//  --So there I was, stranded in London with no money.//\n  11  spoken  be not all there:   informal someone who is not all there seems stupid or slightly crazy//\n  12  spoken  there’s a good boy/clever dog etc:  used to praise a child or animal//\n  13  spoken  there it is/there you are/there you go:  used to say that nothing can be done to change an unsatisfactory situation//  --It’s all very sad, but there it is. There’s absolutely nothing any of us can do about it.//\n  14  spoken  there you go/she goes etc (again):  used when someone does something annoying that they often do//  --There you go, blaming everything on me, as usual.//  --There she goes again, complaining about the weather.//\n  15  spoken  there you are/there you go:  a) used when giving something to someone or when you have done something for someone//  --There you are. I’ll just wrap it up for you.//  b) used when you think you have proved to someone that what you are telling them is right//  --There you are, then. There’s nothing to worry about.//\n  16  spoken  there’s sth for you:  a) used to say that an action or situation is a good example of a particular quality//  --There’s intelligence for you! She’s solved the problem already.//  b) used when you are annoyed or disappointed to say that someone’s behaviour is the opposite of the quality you are naming//  --Well, there’s gratitude for you. She didn’t even say thank you.//\n  17  spoken  there goes sth/sb:  a) used when you see someone or something going past or away from you//  --There goes a very worried man.//  b) used to say that you can hear something such as a bell ringing//  --There goes the phone. I’ll answer it.//  c) used when you are losing something, for example an opportunity or money, as a result of something that has just happened//  --There go our chances of winning the championship.//  --There goes my career.//  ----------//  HINT sense 1 //  Do not say ’to there’: We went there (NOT went to there) by car. //  ----------//\nthere 3   interjection \n  1  spoken used to express satisfaction that you have been proved right or that you have done what you intended to do:  --There! I’ve done it! I’ve resigned.//  --There, what did I tell you? I knew it wouldn’t work.//\n  2  there, there!:   spoken used to comfort someone who is crying, especially a child//  --There, there, don’t get so upset!//\n  3  so there!:   spoken used to show someone that you do not care what they think and you are not going to change your mind - used by children//  --I’m going to Elly’s party, and you can’t stop me, so there!//


Words: thereabouts
Meaning:
near a particular time, place, number etc, but not exactly//  --These houses were built in 1930 or thereabouts .//


Words: thereafter
Meaning:
adv  formal   after a particular event or time//   afterwards//  --10,000 men had volunteered by the end of September; thereafter, approximately 1,000 men enlisted each month.//  --Sophie was born in France, but shortly thereafter her family moved to the United States.//


Words: thereby
Meaning:
W3   adv  formal   with the result that something else happens//  thereby doing sth//  --He became a citizen in 1978, thereby gaining the right to vote.//


Words: therefore
Meaning:
W1S2   adv  formal   [Date: 1100-1200; Origin: there +  for]//  as a result of something that has just been mentioned//  --Their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable.//  --Progress so far has been very good. We are, therefore, confident that the work will be completed on time.//


Words: therein
Meaning:
adv  formal \n  1 in that place, or in that piece of writing:  --See Thompson, 1983, and the references cited therein.//\n  2  therein lies sth:  used to say that something is caused by or comes from a particular situation//  --The treaty was imposed by force, and therein lay the cause of its ineffectiveness.//    herein//


Words: thereof
Meaning:
adv  formal   relating to something that has just been mentioned//  --States differ in standards for products and the labelling thereof.//  --Money, or the lack thereof , played a major role in their marital problems.//


Words: thereto
Meaning:
adv  formal   relating to an agreement, piece of writing, or thing that has just been mentioned//  --the treaty and any conditions attaching thereto//


Words: thereunder
Meaning:
adv  formal \n  1 under something that has just been mentioned:\n  2 according to a document, law, or part of an agreement that has just been mentioned:


Words: thereupon
Meaning:
adv  formal \n  1 immediately after something else has happened, and usually as a result of it:   then//  --Thereupon the whole audience began cheering.//\n  2 relating to a subject that has just been mentioned:  --I read your article, and wish to comment thereupon.//


Words: therm
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: Greek; Origin: therme  ’heat’]//  a unit for measuring heat, especially when calculating amounts of gas used//  --UK gas was selling for as little as 6p a therm.//


Words: thermal
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Greek; Origin: therme;   THERM]//\n  1 relating to or caused by heat:  --thermal energy//\n  2 thermal clothing is made from special material to keep you warm in very cold weather:  --thermal underwear//\n  3 thermal water is heated naturally under the earth:  --thermal springs//\nthermal 2 n [C] \n  1 a rising current of warm air used by birds:\n  2  thermals [plural]  BrE  informal special warm clothing, especially underwear, worn under your other clothes:


Words: thermo-
Meaning:
prefix  also therm-  technical   [Language: Greek; Origin: therme;   THERM]//  relating to heat//  --a thermostat  (=for controlling temperature) //  -- thermostable  (=not changing when heated) //


Words: thermodynamics
Meaning:
n [U]   the science that deals with the relationship between heat and other forms of energy//  -- thermodynamic adj //


Words: thermometer
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: thermom[hA169]tre, from  Greek therme (  THERM) +  French -m[hA169]tre  ’-meter’]//  a piece of equipment that measures the temperature of the air, of your body etc//  --The thermometer registered over 100[hA131]C.//  a candy/meat thermometer (=used in cooking) //


Words: thermonuclear
Meaning:
adj   thermonuclear weapons use a nuclear reaction, involving the splitting of atoms, to produce very high temperatures and a very powerful explosion//  --a thermonuclear device//


Words: Thermos
Meaning:
n  also Thermos flask  BrE  [C]    trademark a special container like a bottle, that keeps drinks hot or cold//  British Equivalent:  flask//


Words: thermostat
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: thermo- +  -stat  ’instrument for keeping something steady’ (from  Greek -states, from  histanei  ’to cause to stand’)]//  an instrument used for keeping a room or a machine at a particular temperature//


Words: thesaurus
Meaning:
n   plural  thesauruses  or  thesauri /-ra[hA366]/ [C] //  [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: ’treasure, collection’, from  Greek thesauros]//  a book in which words are put into groups with other words that have similar meanings//


Words: Theseus
Meaning:
in ancient Greek stories, a  hero from Athens who killed the  Minotaur and married the queen of the  Amazons//


Words: thesis
Meaning:
n   plural  theses /-si[hA359]z/ [C] //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek,  ’act of laying down’, from  tithenai  ’to put, lay down’]//\n  1 a long piece of writing about a particular subject that you do as part of an advanced university degree such as an MA or a PhD:  --Cynthia’s still working on her thesis.//  graduate/master’s/doctoral thesis //  --He wrote his doctoral thesis on contemporary French literature.//\n  2  formal an idea or opinion about something, that you discuss in a formal way and give examples for:  --Their main thesis was that the rise in earnings was due to improvements in education.//\n  3  AmE in writing, the thesis is the sentence or group of sentences which state what the main idea of an essay is:  --a paragraph introducing your thesis statement //


Words: thespian
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Thespis 6th-century BC Greek writer of plays]//   formal an actor - sometimes used humorously//  --a distinguished thespian//  -- thespian adj //


Words: they
Meaning:
pron [used as the subject of a verb]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: their]//\n  1 used to refer to two or more people or things that have already been mentioned or are already known about:  --Bob and Sue said they wouldn’t be able to come.//  --Ken gave me some flowers. Aren’t they beautiful?//  --They all want to come to the wedding.//\n  2  they say/think etc:  used to state what people in general say or think//  --They say it’s bad luck to spill salt.//\n  3  spoken used to refer to a particular organization or group of people:  --Where are they going to build the new highway?//  --They’re going to take an X-ray.//\n  4 used when talking about someone who may be male or female, to avoid saying ’he or she’:  --If anyone has any information related to the crime, will they please contact the police.//  --Every child, whoever they are, deserves to have a mum and a dad.//  ----------//  GRAMMAR //  You can use  they ,  them , and  their to refer to a single person when you do not want to show that the person is male or female. People do this because they want to avoid suggesting that the person can only be male, or using longer expressions such as ’he or she’, ’him or her’ etc : If anyone doesn’t like it, they can leave. | When a friend upsets you, do you tell them? | Someone has left their coat. //  This use is acceptable and very common in speech, and is becoming more acceptable in writing as well.//  However, some people consider this use to be incorrect. You can sometimes avoid the problem by making the subject plural : If people don’t like it, they can leave. | When friends upset you, do you tell them? //  ----------//


Words: they’d
Meaning:
1 the short form of ’they had’:  --If only they’d been there.//\n  2 the short form of ’they would’:  --It’s a pity my parents didn’t come - they’d have enjoyed it.//


Words: thiamin
Meaning:
also thiamine   n [U]   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: Greek; Origin: theion  ’sulfur’ +  English -amin (as in  vitamin)]//  a natural chemical in some foods, that you need in order to prevent particular illnesses//


Words: thick
Meaning:
adj   comparative  thicker superlative  thickest //  ----------//\n   1 not thin:\n   2 measurement:\n   3 trees/bushes etc:\n   4 smoke/cloud etc:\n   5 liquid:\n   6 hair/fur:\n   7 stupid:\n   8 voice:\n   9 large amount:\n  10 be thick on the ground:\n  11 have a thick skin:\n  12 friendly:\n  13 give somebody a thick ear/get a thick ear:\n  14 be thick with somebody:\n  15 (it’s) a bit thick:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: thicce]//\n  1 NOT THIN:  a) if something is thick, there is a large distance or a larger distance than usual between its two opposite surfaces or sides//  → thin//  --a thick oak door//  --a thick slice of homemade bread//  --He was wearing thick glasses.//  --short thick fingers//  --thick wool socks (=socks that are heavy and warm) //  --If you want a thicker blanket, there are more here in the closet.//  --The meat is done when the thickest part turns from pink to white.//  thick with//  --The furniture was thick with dust  (=there was thick dust on the furniture) .//\n  2 MEASUREMENT:  measuring a particular distance between two opposite sides or surfaces of something//\n  3 feet/1cm/two inches etc thick :  --The walls are about two meters thick.//  --How thick should the glass in the tank be?//  --This layer of brain tissue is no thicker than 2 mm. see usage note  wide1 //\n  3 TREES/BUSHES ETC:  growing very close together or having a lot of leaves//   dense//  --birds hiding in the thick undergrowth//  thick with//  --The walls were thick with ivy.//\n  4 SMOKE/CLOUD ETC:  filling the air, and difficult to see through or breathe in//   dense//  --thick fog//  thick with//  --The air was thick with cigarette smoke .//\n  5 LIQUID:  almost solid, and therefore flowing very slowly, or not flowing at all//  --For a thicker gravy, add more flour.//  --The paint is too thick.//\n  6 HAIR/FUR:  having a lot of hair or fur//  --She ran her fingers through her thick brown hair.//\n  7 STUPID:   BrE  informal a thick person is stupid//  --He’s a nice guy, but he’s a bit thick.//  (as) thick as two short planks (=very stupid) //\n  8 VOICE:  a) if someone has a thick  accent, the way they speak shows clearly which particular place or part of a country they come from//  a thick German/Yorkshire etc accent //  --Andre speaks English with a thick Russian accent.//  b) if someone’s voice is thick, it is not as clear or high as usual, for example because they are upset//  --Bill’s voice was thick and gruff.//  thick with//  --Her voice was thick with emotion.//\n  9 LARGE AMOUNT:   especially written containing a lot of people or things//  --The cod were so thick in the water that they caught thousands very quickly.//  thick with//  --The roads were thick with holiday traffic.//\n  10  be thick on the ground:   BrE to be present or available in large amounts or numbers//  → thin on the ground//  --Cheap houses aren’t as thick on the ground as they used to be.//\n  11  have a thick skin:  to not care if people criticize you or do not like you//    thick-skinned//\n  12 FRIENDLY:   be (as) thick as thieves//  if two people are as thick as thieves, they are very friendly with each other and seem to share a lot of secrets, making other people think they are hiding or planning something//  --Lately Nick and Lou have been as thick as thieves.//\n  13  give sb a thick ear/get a thick ear:   BrE  spoken to hit someone or be hit on the head, as a punishment//  --Any more cheek from you and you’ll get a thick ear.//\n  14  be thick with sb:   old-fashioned to be very friendly with someone//\n  15  (it’s) a bit thick:   BrE  old-fashioned used to say something is a little unfair or annoying//\nthick 2 adv \n  1 thickly. Many teachers think this is not correct English:  --peanut butter spread thick//\n  2  thick and fast:  arriving or happening very frequently, in large amounts or numbers//  --Entries have been coming in thick and fast.//    lay it on (a bit thick) at lay on(3)//\nthick 3 n \n  1  in the thick of sth:  involved in the busiest, most active, most dangerous etc part of a situation//  --Brown hopes to be back in the thick of the action as soon as possible.//\n  2  through thick and thin:  in spite of any difficulties or problems//  --Then, families stuck together through thick and thin .//


Words: thick-headed
Meaning:
adj  informal   extremely stupid//  --He’s so thick-headed he can’t understand simple instructions.//


Words: thick-skinned
Meaning:
adj   not easily offended by other people’s criticism or insults//  → thin-skinned//  --a thick-skinned insurance salesman//


Words: thicken
Meaning:
v [I and T]   to become thick, or make something thick//  --The fog was beginning to thicken.//  --Thicken the soup by adding potatoes.//  thicken sth with sth//  --a stew thickened with lentils and vegetables//    the plot thickens at plot1 (3)//


Words: thicket
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: thiccet, from  thicce;   THICK1]//  a group of bushes and small trees//


Words: thickly
Meaning:
adv \n  1 in a way that makes a thick piece or layer of something:  --The cheese was sliced thickly.//  --a thickly carpeted hallway//\n  2  thickly populated/wooded etc:  if an area is thickly populated, wooded etc, there are a lot of people, trees etc there close together//  --The eastern part of the country is more thickly populated.//


Words: thickness
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U and C] how thick something is:  --The thickness of the walls is 5 feet.//\n  2 [C] a layer of something:  thickness of//  --Wrap the cake in a double thickness of foil.//


Words: thief
Meaning:
n   plural  thieves /[hA35F]i[hA359]vz/ [C] //  [Language: Old English; Origin: theof]//  someone who steals things from another person or place//    theft, burglar, robber//  --Thieves broke into the offices and stole $150,000’s worth of computer equipment.//  a car/jewel etc thief //  --They were nothing but petty thieves  (=thieves who steal small things) .//    be (as) thick as thieves at thick1 (12)//


Words: thieving
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: thief]//   BrE  informal the act of stealing things//  -- thieving adj //  --thieving pirates//


Words: thigh
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: theoh]//\n  1 the top part of your leg, between your knee and your hip:\n  2 the top part of a bird’s leg, used as food:  --chicken thighs//


Words: thimble
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: thymel  ’thumb-protector’, from  thuma;   THUMB1]//  a small metal or plastic cap used to protect your finger when you are sewing//


Words: thin
Meaning:
adj   comparative  thinner superlative  thinnest //  ----------//\n   1 not thick:\n   2 not fat:\n   3 hair:\n   4 liquid:\n   5 smoke/mist:\n   6 air:\n   7 excuse/argument/evidence etc:\n   8 a thin margin/majority etc:\n   9 smile:\n  10 voice/sound:\n  11 the thin end of the wedge:\n  12 be thin on the ground:\n  13 be having a thin time (of it):\n  14 be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice:\n  15 disappear/vanish into thin air:\n  16 out of thin air:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: thynne]//\n  1 NOT THICK:  if something is thin, there is only a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces//  → thick//  --a thin gold chain//  --She’s only wearing a thin summer jacket (=a jacket made of light material) .//  --two thin slices of bread//  --The road was covered with a thin layer of ice.//  --The skin on the eyelids is the thinnest on the body.//  paper/wafer thin (=very thin) //  --Keep your voice down - the walls are paper thin.//\n  2 NOT FAT:  having little fat on your body//  → fat//  --He was tall and thin, with short brown hair.//  thin arms/legs/lips etc //  --He has long thin hands.//  --Most high school girls say they want to be thinner.//\n  3 HAIR:  if someone has thin hair, they do not have a lot of hair//  --a thin straggly beard//  --His hair is quite thin on top.//\n  4 LIQUID:  a liquid that is thin flows very easily because it has a lot of water in it//  → thick//  --thin paint//\n  5 SMOKE/MIST:  smoke or mist that is thin is easy to see through//  → thick//  --The fog is quite thin in places.//\n  6 AIR:  air that is thin is more difficult to breathe than usual because it has less oxygen in it//  --the thinner air high in the mountains//\n  7 EXCUSE/ARGUMENT/EVIDENCE ETC:  a thin excuse, argument, or evidence is not good or detailed enough to be useful or effective//  --Evidence that capital punishment deters crime is pretty thin.//\n  8  a thin margin/majority etc:  a very small number or amount of something//  --Engle beat Blanchard by a razor-thin margin (=a very small number of votes) in the race for governor.//\n  9 SMILE:  a thin smile does not seem very happy or sincere//  --Charlie gave her a thin smile.//\n  10 VOICE/SOUND:  a thin voice or sound is high and unpleasant to listen to//  --His thin voice trailed off.//\n  11  the thin end of the wedge:   BrE  spoken an expression meaning something that you think is the beginning of a harmful development//  --Workers believe the job cuts are just the thin end of the wedge.//\n  12  be thin on the ground:  if a particular type of person or thing is thin on the ground, there are very few available//  --Taxis seem to be thin on the ground.//\n  13  be having a thin time (of it):   BrE  spoken to be in a difficult situation, especially one in which you do not have enough money//\n  14  be (walking/treading/skating) on thin ice:  to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble//  --I was on thin ice, and I knew it.//\n  15  disappear/vanish into thin air:  to disappear completely in a mysterious way//  --Victor and his kidnappers had vanished into thin air.//\n  16  out of thin air:  out of nowhere, as if by magic//  --It seems like researchers have just pulled the numbers out of thin air.//    thinly,  wear thin//  -- thinness n  [U] //  ----------//  WORD CHOICE: thin, slim, skinny, slender, lean, slight //  Thin is a general word meaning that someone has little fat on their body. It is usually, but not always, disapproving : He’s much too thin. |  Teenage girls all seem to want to be thin. //  Slim means thin in an attractive way : her lovely slim figure //  Skinny is a fairly informal word meaning very thin, which is usually disapproving : ridiculously skinny models //  Slender ,  lean , and  slight  are used mostly in written English. //  Slender means thin in an attractive and graceful way : long slender legs //  Lean means thin and looking strong and fit : a tall, lean athlete //  Slight means thin and delicate-looking : Her brother was very slight and looked younger than he was. //  ----------//\nthin 2 adv   thinly. Many teachers think this is not correct English//  --Don’t cut the bread so thin.//\nthin 3 v   past tense and past participle  thinned present participle  thinning //\n  1 [I and T]  also thin out :  to become fewer in number, especially when there were many before, or to remove people, plants, or things so that fewer remain//  --The crowd had thinned out and only a few people were left.//  --The trees thinned as we got closer to the top of the mountain.//  --Traffic was finally thinning.//  --Thin the carrots to two inches apart.//  --Her hair had been thinned and cut shorter.//\n  2 [I and T] to make something thinner or to become thinner:  → thicken//  --The clouds had begun to thin.//  --A narrow smile thinned his lips.//\n  3 [T]  also thin down :  to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid//  --Thin the sauce by adding milk.//  thin sth with sth//  --The pastels can be thinned with water.//\n  4 [I] if someone’s hair is thinning, they have less hair than they used to:  --a tall man with thinning hair//\n  5  thin the ranks:  if something thins the ranks of a group of people, there are fewer of them as a result of it//  --Illness had thinned our ranks.//


Words: thine
Meaning:
pron [the possessive form of ’thy’]  old use   yours//\nthine 2 determiner [the possessive form of ’thy’]  old use   a word meaning your, used before a word beginning with a vowel or ’h’//


Words: thing
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 idea/action/feeling/fact:\n   2 object:\n   3 situation:\n   4 nothing:\n   5 person/animal:\n   6 make a comment:\n   7 the thing is:\n   8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc:\n   9 last thing:\n  10 first thing:\n  11 clothes/possessions:\n  12 equipment:\n  13 among other things:\n  14 for one thing:\n  15 be a thing of the past:\n  16 it’s a good thing (that):\n  17 something is just one of those things:\n  18 the thing about/with somebody/something:\n  19 all (other) things being equal:\n  20 just the thing/the very thing:\n  21 of all things:\n  22 do your own thing:\n  23 it’s a girl/football/music etc thing:\n  24 all things considered:\n  25 be all things to all men/people:\n  26 be onto a good thing:\n  27 make a big thing of/about/out of something:\n  28 the done thing:\n  29 it’s one thing to ..., (it’s) another thing to ...,:\n  30 what with one thing and another:\n  31 have a thing about somebody/something:\n  32 one thing leads to another:\n  33 the (latest) thing:\n  34 (do/try) the...thing:\n  35 there is only one thing for it:\n  36 one (damn/damned) thing after another:\n  37 taking one thing with another:\n  38 do things to somebody:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: ’meeting, council, thing’]//\n  1 IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT:   [C] an idea, action, feeling, or fact that someone thinks, does, says, or talks about, or that happens//  --People say things they don’t mean when they are angry.//  --It was a horrible thing to happen.//  --I plan to do all the things I’ve been meaning to do for ages.//  --The first thing to do is to give them food and shelter.//  --That’s a terrible thing to say .//  do the right/decent/honourable etc thing //  --I kept wondering if I was doing the right thing.//  this/that/what sort of thing //  --A priest has to arrange funerals, marriages, that sort of thing.//  --Getting more American ideas into British business would be a good thing .//  --’I did no such thing ,’ he protested.//  --I know a thing or two  (=a lot) about dogs.//  --In a democracy, it is no bad thing to be able to compromise (=it is good, even though it may not seem good) .//\n  2 OBJECT:   [C] an object that you are talking about without saying its name, or whose name you do not know//  --A red thing was caught in the branches.//  --I’ll just switch this thing off.//  --There was a round metal thing on the path.//  ... and things (=and other similar things) //  --The shed is where we keep our tools and things.//\n  3 SITUATION:   things [plural] life in general and the way it is affecting people//  --By the end of 1942, things were starting to change.//  --Things could be worse.//  --As things turned out, we didn’t have much time.//  -- How are things with you, Sarah?//  make things easy/difficult/hard //  --She would get angry quickly, which made things difficult for me.//  --We can’t change the way things are .//\n  4 NOTHING:   [singular, U] used as part of a negative statement to mean ’anything’//  not a thing//  --I couldn’t find a thing that I wanted to buy.//  --He took his glasses off and couldn’t see a thing.//  --Don’t worry about a thing.//  --There’s no such thing as ghosts (=they do not exist) .//\n  5 PERSON/ANIMAL:   [C] used to talk to or about a person or animal, when you are describing what they are like or showing sympathy for them//  --The baby is a nice little thing when he’s not screaming.//  --She was terribly upset, poor thing .//\n  6 MAKE A COMMENT:   [C usually singular] used to say something about a particular part of a situation, person etc//  thing about//  --The thing about teaching is that it takes more time to prepare than most people realize.//  the funny/strange/best etc thing //  --The funny thing is, I really enjoyed it, even though I hadn’t expected to.//  -- It’s a  good  thing  you saw her before she saw you.//\n  7  the thing is:   spoken used when you are going to explain something, give the reason for something, or give an opinion//  --’It sounds like a good idea. Why don’t you invest?’ ’Well, the thing is, I can’t afford to.’//  the thing is that//  --The thing is that you can’t always judge your own work.//\n  8  the last thing sb wants/expects/needs etc:  something that someone does not want, expect etc at all//  --The last thing I want is to upset him.//  --The last thing I should have done was let her move into my house.//\n  9  last thing:   BrE at the end of a day, afternoon, evening etc//  --She likes a hot bath last thing at night .//\n  10  first thing:  at the beginning of a day, morning, afternoon etc//  --Jean liked to go for a swim first thing in the morning .//\n  11 CLOTHES/POSSESSIONS:   things [plural]  especially BrE clothes and possessions//  American Equivalent:  stuff//  sb’s things//  --Jim began to unpack his things.//  --I want to sell some of my things, but they aren’t worth much.//\n  12 EQUIPMENT:   things [plural]  especially BrE the tools, equipment, clothes etc that you need for a particular job, sport etc//  American Equivalent:  stuff//  sb’s writing/school/Christmas etc things //  --I left my swimming things at home.//  --the shed where he kept his gardening things//\n  13  among other things:  used when you are giving one fact, reason, effect etc but want to suggest that there are many others//  --The substance is used in the manufacture of cosmetics and drugs, among other things.//\n  14  for one thing:  used to give one reason for something//  --Well, for one thing, it’s too big.//  --He’s not that wonderful. He’s bad-tempered for one thing.//\n  15  be a thing of the past:  to no longer exist or happen//  --Before AIDS, many health care experts believed that large-scale infectious diseases were a thing of the past.//\n  16  it’s a good thing (that):   spoken used to say that it is lucky or good that something has happened//  --It’s a good thing we brought some food with us.//\n  17  sth is just one of those things:  used to say that something unpleasant or unlucky cannot be prevented//  --It wasn’t really the driver’s fault; it was just one of those things.//\n  18  the thing about/with sb/sth:  used to say what the problem with someone or something is//  --The thing about talk shows is that you never know how they will turn out.//\n  19  all (other) things being equal:  used to say that something is true in general, but that other things may cause the situation to change//  --All things being equal, smaller animals need smaller brains.//\n  20  just the thing/the very thing:  exactly the thing that you want or that is necessary//  --A holiday is probably just the thing for you.//\n  21  of all things:  used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something that someone has done or said//  --She gave up a promising career as a stockbroker to become a weaver, of all things.//\n  22  do your own thing:   informal to do something in the way that you like instead of copying other people or following strict rules//  --I just want to live my own life and do my own thing.//\n  23  it’s a girl/football/music etc thing:   informal used to say that something involves or affects a particular group of people only//  --Computer games aren’t just a guy thing.//\n  24  all things considered:  when you consider all the parts or events of a situation//  --All things considered, we had surprisingly few injuries.//\n  25  be all things to all men/people:  to try to please or be useful to all of many different groups, often without succeeding//  --In order to get votes, he tries to be all things to all men.//\n  26  be onto a good thing:   informal if you are onto a good thing, you are in a situation that is very helpful, comfortable, or profitable for you//  think/know you are onto a good thing //  --Directors who take dividends instead of salary may think they are onto a good thing but could have problems on retirement.//\n  27  make a big thing of/about/out of sth:  to make something seem more important than it really is//  --You can apologise without making a big thing out of it.//\n  28  the done thing:   BrE  old-fashioned  informal the way of behaving or doing something that is socially acceptable//  -- It is not the done thing for teachers to hit children.//\n  29  it’s one thing to ..., (it’s) another thing to ...,:  used to say that doing one thing is very different from doing another thing, especially where the second thing is more difficult, important, or serious//  --It’s one thing being able to run fast, but quite another to win a marathon.//\n  30  what with one thing and another:   BrE  spoken used to explain that you have had a lot of work, problems, or jobs that you had to do//  --I’ve been so busy these last few days, what with one thing and another.//\n  31  have a thing about sb/sth:   informal to like or dislike someone or something very much, often without a good reason//  --She’s always had a thing about Peter.//\n  32  one thing leads to another:  used to explain how a series of events caused something to happen without giving any details//  --One thing led to another and, before I knew it, I had invited her family to stay.//\n  33  the (latest) thing:   informal something that is popular or fashionable at the moment//  --When Amelia bought a new car it had to be the latest thing.//\n  34  (do/try) the...thing:   AmE  spoken used to talk about an activity and everything that is involved with it//  --Jody tried the college thing but finally dropped out.//\n  35  there is only one thing for it:   BrE  spoken used to say that there is only one action that you can take//  --There’s only one thing for it. We’ll have to call the police.//\n  36  one (damn/damned) thing after another:  used to say that a lot of unpleasant or unlucky things keep happening to you//\n  37  taking one thing with another:   BrE considering all the facts//\n  38  do things to sb:  to have a strong effect on someone//    amount/come to the same thing at same1 (4),  the best thing since sliced bread at slice2 (4),  first things first at first1 (7),  living things at living1 (1),  be hearing things at hear(10),  be seeing things at see1 (28)//


Words: thingamajig
Meaning:
[C]  spoken   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: thingum  ’thingamajig’ (17-19 centuries), from  thing]//\n  1 used when you cannot remember or do not know the name of the thing you want to mention:  --What do you call that thingamajig? You know - the circle with the line through it.//\n  2  BrE used when you cannot remember or do not know the name of the person you want to mention:  --Is thingy going?//


Words: Things Fall Apart
Meaning:
(1958) a novel by the Nigerian writer Chinua  Achebe about the problems experienced by traditional African societies as their way of life changes in the 20th century. It was one of the first African novels to become well known in Europe and the US.//


Words: think
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  thought /[hA35F][hA350][hA359]t $ [hA35F][hA361][hA359]t///  ----------//\n   1 opinion/belief:\n   2 use your mind:\n   3 have an idea:\n   4 remember:\n   5 consider somebody/something:\n   6 think of/about doing something:\n   7 think twice:\n   8 think again:\n   9 I think:\n  10 I think I’ll ...:\n  11 I thought (that):\n  12 I would think:\n  13 you would have thought (that):\n  14 do you think (that) ...?:\n  15 who/what etc do you think?:\n  16 I think not:\n  17 (just) think:\n  18 (now I) come to think of it:\n  19 I wasn’t thinking:\n  20 to think (that) ...!:\n  21 if you think...,you’ve got another think coming!:\n  22 that’s what you/they etc think!:\n  23 who would have thought?:\n  24 I thought as much:\n  25 I should have thought ...:\n  26 think better of it:\n  27 think nothing of doing something:\n  28 think nothing of something:\n  29 not think to do something:\n  30 think for yourself:\n  31 think aloud:\n  32 think straight:\n  33 not think much of somebody/something:\n  34 think highly of somebody/something:\n  35 think the world of somebody:\n  36 think badly of somebody:\n  37 think the best/worst of somebody:\n  38 think big:\n  39 think outside the box:\n  40 think positive/positively:\n  41 think on your feet:\n  42 think to do something:\n  43 anyone would think (that):  Phrasal verbs//   think back//   think of somebody/something//   think something → out//   think something → over//   think something → through//   think something → up//  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: thencan]//\n  1 OPINION/BELIEF:   [T] to have a particular opinion or to believe that something is true//  think (that)//  --I think that you’re being unfair.//  --I thought I heard something.//  --He didn’t think anyone would believe him.//  --Do you think I should call him?//  --For some reason, I keep thinking it’s Friday today.//  --The recession lasted longer than anyone thought it would.//  -- Am I right in thinking that you have a brother?//  -- I can’t help thinking that he’s made a mistake.//  --Do you honestly think I would do something so stupid?//  what do you think of/about sb/sth? (=used to ask someone for their opinion) //  --What do you think of your new school?//  think it necessary/possible/best etc (=believe it is necessary, possible etc) //  --I thought it best to call first.//  --I thought it appropriate to invite her to speak at the meeting.//  --We must start thinking in terms of reducing costs.//  be thought to be (doing) sth (=be believed to be (doing) something) //  --Fraud is thought to be costing software companies millions of dollars a year.//\n  2 USE YOUR MIND:   [I and T] to use your mind to solve something, decide something, imagine something etc//  --She thought very carefully before answering.//  --Wait a minute - I’m thinking.//  think about/of//  --She lay awake thinking about the money.//  think what/how/when etc//  --I can’t think what else we could have done.//  think (long and) hard (=think for a long time) //  --She thought very hard before deciding to leave her job.//  --Holmes sat thinking deeply  (=thinking in a serious and careful way) .//  I dread/shudder/hate to think (=I do not want to think about something because it will be unpleasant) //  --I dread to think how much this call is going to cost.//\n  3 HAVE AN IDEA:   [T] to have words or ideas in your mind without telling them to anyone//  --’How strange!’ he thought.//  --’I don’t care!’ she thought to herself .//  --It was impossible to know what he was thinking.//  think what/how/when etc//  --I was just thinking what a lovely time we had yesterday.//\n  4 REMEMBER:   [T] to remember something//  think where/what etc//  --He was trying to think where he’d seen her before.//  --I couldn’t think where I’d left my keys.//\n  5 CONSIDER SOMEBODY/SOMETHING:   [I and T] to consider that someone or something is a particular thing or has a particular quality//  think of sb/sth as sth//  --Peter had always thought of Kate as someone to be avoided.//  --I want you to think of this as your home.//  think of yourself as sth//  --I’ve always thought of myself as a sensible person.//  think sb (to be) sth//  --My parents never thought me capable of doing a degree.//  --We have good reason to think kindly of  (=consider in an approving way) a school that has provided all our children with an excellent education.//\n  6  think of/about doing sth:  to consider the possibility of doing something//  --I had never thought of becoming an actor.//  --We did think about moving to Tokyo.//  -- Don’t even think about  calling him (=used to tell someone strongly not to do something) .//\n  7  think twice:  to think very carefully before deciding to do something, because you know about the dangers or problems//  --A visible alarm makes burglars think twice.//  think twice about//  --A previous divorce can make you think twice about getting married again.//  think twice before doing sth/before you do sth//  --I’d think twice before taking out such a large loan.//\n  8  think again:  to think carefully about a plan, decision, idea etc, especially with the result that you change your mind or do something differently//  --If you think car crime can’t happen to you, think again.//  think again about//  --Universities may be forced to think again about the courses they provide.//\n  9  spoken  I think:  used when you are saying that you believe something is true, although you are not sure//  --Mary is in the garden, I think.//  --I don’t think Ray will mind.//  --’Do you understand what I mean?’ ’Yes, I think so .’//  --’Haven’t we met before?’ ’I don’t think so .’//  --I thought he was honest, but I was wrong.//\n  10  spoken  I think I’ll ...:  used to say what you will probably do//  --I think I’ll go to bed early tonight.//\n  11  spoken  I thought (that):  used when you are politely suggesting something to do//  --I thought we’d go swimming tomorrow.//  --I thought we could meet for lunch.//\n  12  spoken  I would think:   also I would have thought //   also I should think/I should have thought  BrE used when you are saying that you believe something is probably true//  --We’ll need about 10 bottles of wine, I should think.//  --I would have thought it would be better to wait a while.//\n  13  spoken  you would have thought (that):   also you would think (that) //  used to say that you expect something to be true, although it is not//  --You would have thought the school would do more to help a child like Craig.//\n  14  spoken  do you think (that) ...?:  a) used when you are asking someone politely to do something for you//  --Do you think you could help me move these boxes?//  b) used to ask someone’s opinion//  --Do you think I need to bring a jacket?//\n  15  spoken  who/what etc do you think?:  a) used to ask someone’s opinion//  --Who do you think will win?//  b) used when asking someone angrily about something//  --Where do you think you’re going?//\n  16  spoken  I think not:   formal used to say that you strongly believe something is not true or that you disagree with someone//  --This could be a coincidence, but I think not.//\n  17  spoken  (just) think:  used to ask someone to imagine or consider something//  --Just think - we could be millionaires!//  (just) think of//  --It would be lovely, but think of the expense!//  just think what/how etc//  --Just think what could have happened.//\n  18  spoken  (now I) come to think of it:  used to mention something you have just realized or remembered//  --’Were there any letters for me?’ ’Yes there were, come to think of it.’//\n  19  spoken  I wasn’t thinking:   also I didn’t think //  used as a way of saying you are sorry because you have upset someone//  --Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I wasn’t thinking.//\n  20  spoken  to think (that) ...!:  used to show that you are very surprised about something//  --To think we lived next door to him and never knew what he was doing!//\n  21  spoken  if you think...,you’ve got another think coming!:  used to tell someone that if they think someone is going to do something, they are wrong//  --If you think I’m going to wait for you, you’ve got another think coming!//\n  22  spoken  that’s what you/they etc think!:  used to say that you strongly disagree with someone//\n  23  spoken  who would have thought?:  used to say that something is very surprising//  --Who would have thought she’d end up dancing for a living?//\n  24  spoken  I thought as much:  used to say that you are not surprised by something someone tells you//  --’Andy failed his driving test.’ ’I thought as much when I saw his face.’//\n  25  spoken  I should have thought ...:   BrE used as a polite or joking way of showing that you disagree with what someone has said or think it is silly//  --’Why isn’t it working?’ ’I should have thought it was obvious.’//\n  26  think better of it:  to not do something that you had planned to do, because you realize that it is not a good idea//  --He started to say something, then thought better of it.//\n  27  think nothing of doing sth:  to think that a particular activity is normal or easy, even though other people think it is unusual or difficult//  --He thinks nothing of staying up all night in casinos.//\n  28  think nothing of sth:  to think that something is not important and then realize later that it is important//  --I had a pain in my back but thought nothing of it at the time.//\n  29  not think to do sth:  to not consider doing something, especially when you later wish you had done it//  --I didn’t think to question the treatment I was given.//  --I never thought to ask him for his address.//\n  30  think for yourself:  to have ideas and thoughts of your own rather than believing what other people say//  --Parents have to teach their children to think for themselves.//\n  31  think aloud:   also think out loud //  to say what you are thinking, without talking to anyone in particular//  --Oh, sorry. I was thinking aloud.//\n  32  think straight [usually in negatives] to think clearly:  --I’m so nervous I can’t think straight.//  --How can I think straight with you talking all the time?//\n  33  not think much of sb/sth:  to not like someone or something very much//  --I didn’t think much of his new girlfriend.//\n  34  think highly of sb/sth:   also think a lot of sb/sth //  to admire or respect someone or something//  --Your boss must think highly of you if she gives you so much responsibility.//\n  35  think the world of sb:   informal to like or love someone very much//  --The children think the world of her.//\n  36  think badly of sb:   also think less of sb //   formal to disapprove of someone or what they have done//  --Please don’t think badly of me.//  think badly of somebody for//  --Do you think less of me for agreeing to do it?//\n  37  think the best/worst of sb:  to consider someone’s behaviour in a way that makes them seem as good as possible or as bad as possible//  --He’s determined to think the worst of me.//\n  38  think big:   informal to plan to do things that are difficult, but will be very impressive, make a lot of profit etc//  --The company is thinking big.//\n  39  think outside the box:  to think of new, different, or unusual ways of doing something, especially in business//\n  40  think positive/positively:  to believe that you are going to be successful or that good things are going to happen//  --You have to think positive if you’re going to be successful in this game.//\n  41  think on your feet:  to think of ideas and make decisions very quickly//  --In this job you need to be able to think on your feet.//\n  42  think to do sth:   literary to try to do something//  --They had thought to deceive me.//\n  43  anyone would think (that):  used to say that someone behaves as if a particular thing were true, although it is not//  --Anyone would think he owns the place, the way he talks!//    can’t hear yourself think at hear(12)//  think back phr v//  to think about things that happened in the past//  --Thinking back, it amazes me how we survived on so little sleep.//  think back to/over/on//  --He thought back to the day he’d first met Sophie.//  think of / [think of sb/sth] phr v//\n  1 to produce an idea, name, suggestion etc by thinking:  --They’re still trying to think of a name for the baby.//  --Can you think of any other way to do it?//\n  2 to remember something:  --I can’t think of the name of the hotel we stayed in.//\n  3 to behave in a way that shows that you want to treat other people well:  --It was very good of you to think of me.//  --He’s always thinking of other people.//\n  4  think only of yourself:  to only do things that are good for you and not think about what other people want - used to show disapproval//  --She’s a spoiled child who thinks only of herself.//\n  5  be thinking of sb:  used to say that you care about and feel sympathy for someone who is in a difficult situation//  --Take care! I’ll be thinking of you.//  think out [think sth → out] phr v//  to think about all the parts of something carefully before deciding or planning exactly what to do//  --He went for a walk to think things out .//  --The proposal will need to be carefully thought out.//  think out what/how/whether etc//  --She had thought out what she was going to say.//  think over [think sth → over] phr v//  to consider something carefully before making a decision//  --I’ve been thinking over your suggestion.//  --Why don’t you think it over and give me a call in a couple of days?//  --I want some more time to think things over .//  think through [think sth → through] phr v//  to think carefully about the possible results of something//  --The policy has not been thought through properly.//  --It’s my fault. I didn’t think it through .//  --I need time to think things through .//  think through what/how//  --People need time to think through what the changes will mean for them.//  think up [think sth → up] phr v//  to produce a new idea, name etc by thinking//  --She was trying to think up an excuse.//  --Did you think that up yourself?//  --Who thinks up names for new products?//\nthink 2 n   have a think//   BrE to think about a problem or question//  --I’ll have a think and let you know.//


Words: think tank
Meaning:
n [C also + plural verb British English]   a group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice//  right-wing/liberal/economic etc think tank //  --a leading member of a Tory think tank//


Words: thinkable
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   able to be thought about or considered//   possible//  --At that time, it would not have been thinkable to openly criticize the government.//


Words: Thinker
Meaning:
The   a  sculpture by Auguste  Rodin of a man sitting and thinking, with his elbow on his knee and his chin on his hand//


Words: thinker
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 someone who thinks carefully about important subjects such as science or philosophy, especially someone who is famous for thinking of new ideas:  --great thinkers such as Kant and Schopenhauer//\n  2  an independent/a positive/a free etc thinker:  a person who thinks in a particular way//


Words: thinking
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 your opinion or ideas about something, or your attitude towards it:  --The Administration’s thinking changed as the war progressed.//  --Well, to my way of thinking  (=in my opinion) , they should have done that years ago.//  --He laughed and accused me of wishful thinking  (=falsely believing that something will happen just because I want it to) .//  --the rich countries’ current thinking on aid//  thinking behind//  --the thinking behind the company’s new public relations campaign//\n  2 when you think about something:  --If it weren’t for Jeff’s quick thinking , Tillie could have been badly hurt.//  --I really needed to do some thinking .//  clear/critical/analytical etc thinking (=a particular way of thinking about things) //\n  3  put on your thinking cap:   informal to try to think seriously about a problem in order to solve it//    lateral thinking//\nthinking 2 adj [only before noun] \n  1 a thinking person is intelligent and tries to think carefully about important subjects:\n  2  the thinking man’s/woman’s etc sth:  used to say that someone or something is liked by intelligent people//  --the thinking man’s pop band//


Words: thinly
Meaning:
adv \n  1 in a way that has a very small distance between two sides or two flat surfaces:  → thickly//  --thinly sliced bread//\n  2 scattered or spread over a large area, with a lot of space in between:  --Sow the radish seeds thinly.//  --The mountain regions are more thinly populated than the lowlands.//\n  3  thinly disguised/veiled:  if something is thinly disguised etc, someone is pretending it is something else, but you can easily see what it really is//  --He looked at Frank’s new car with thinly veiled envy.//


Words: third
Meaning:
adj   [Language: Old English; Origin: thridda,  thirdda]//\n  1 coming after two other things in a series:  --in the third century//  --her third birthday//\n  2  third time lucky:   BrE (the) third time’s the charm  AmE //   spoken used when you have failed to do something twice and hope to be successful the third time//  -- third pron //  --I’m planning to leave on the third  (=the third day of the month) .//  -- thirdly adv //\nthird 2 n [C] \n  1 one of three equal parts of something:  --Divide it into thirds.//  third of//  -- A third of these jobs are held by women.//  one-third/two-thirds //  --Two-thirds of the profits are given to charities.//\n  2 the lowest type of degree that is given by a British university:


Words: third class
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 a cheap class of mail in the US, usually used for sending advertisements:\n  2 the lowest type of degree that is given by a British university:\n  3  old-fashioned the cheapest and least comfortable part of a train or ship:  -- third-class adj  adv //  --We travelled third-class.//    first class,  second class//


Words: third degree
Meaning:
n   give sb the third degree//   informal to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them//  --I got home after midnight and Dad gave me the third degree.//


Words: Third Man
Meaning:
The   (1949) a film directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham  Greene, which is set in Vienna at the end of World War II. It tells the story of a writer who is trying to find his friend Harry Lime (played by Orson  Welles), who has become a criminal. The music from the film, which is played on a  zither, is very well-known.//


Words: third party
Meaning:
n [C]    law someone who is not one of the two main people involved in an agreement or legal case, but who is affected by it or involved in it in some way//\nthird party 2 adj   third party insurance/cover/policy//  insurance that pays money to someone who is hurt or whose property is damaged by something that you have done//  --Does third party insurance cover (=pay for) this type of damage?//    comprehensive//


Words: third person
Meaning:
n \n  1  the third person:  a form of a verb or pronoun that is used for showing the person, thing or group that is being mentioned. ’He’, ’she’, ’it’, and ’they’ are third person pronouns//\n  2  in the third person:  a story written in the third person is told as the experience of someone else, using the pronouns ’he’, ’she’, or ’they’//    first person,  second person//


Words: Third Reading
Meaning:
n   the third and final occasion when a  bill (=a suggested new law)  is read out loud in the British Parliament or the US Congress//


Words: Third Way
Meaning:
n   the idea of a system of government that does not have the state control and high taxes of socialism, but unlike capitalism tries to give people equal opportunities and a good quality of life//


Words: Third World
Meaning:
n   the Third World//  the poorer countries of the world that are not industrially developed. Some people now consider this expression offensive.//  -- Third World adj //  --Third World debt//


Words: third-degree
Meaning:
adj [always before noun] \n  1  third-degree burn [usually plural] the most serious kind of burn, that goes right through your skin:\n  2  third-degree murder/burglary/assault etc:   AmE murder etc that is considered by a court to be the least serious of three different kinds//


Words: thirst
Meaning:
n   [Language: Old English; Origin: thurst]//\n  1 [singular] the feeling of wanting or needing a drink:    thirsty, hunger//  --Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst  (=gets rid of it) .//  --We had worked up a thirst  (=done something that made us thirsty) , and so we decided to stop for a beer.//  --Maggie woke up with a raging thirst  (=an extremely strong thirst) .//\n  2 [U] the state of not having enough to drink:  --Many of the animals had died of thirst .//\n  3  a thirst for knowledge/education/information etc:   literary a strong desire for knowledge etc//  --the thirst for knowledge in Renaissance Italy//\nthirst 2 v [I]  old use   to be thirsty//  thirst for/after [thirst for/after sth] phr v//  to want something very much//  --young men thirsting for adventure//


Words: thirsty
Meaning:
adj   comparative  thirstier superlative  thirstiest //\n  1 feeling that you want or need a drink:    thirst, hungry//  --Can I have a glass of water? I’m really thirsty.//  --He’d been working in the garden and was very hot and thirsty.//  --All this digging is thirsty work  (=work that makes you want a drink) .//\n  2  literary having a strong desire for something:  thirsty for//  --a generation thirsty for change//\n  3 fields or plants that are thirsty need water:  -- thirstily adv //


Words: thirteen
Meaning:
number   [Language: Old English; Origin: threotiene, from  thrie,  threo%  ’three’ +  tien  ’ten’]//  the number 13//  --They’ve only sold thirteen tickets so far.//  --When it happened, I was thirteen (=13 years old) .//  -- thirteenth adj  pron //  --It’s Roberto’s thirteenth birthday.//  --the thirteenth century//  --I’m planning to leave on the thirteenth  (=the 13th day of the month) .//


Words: thirty
Meaning:
number   [Language: Old English; Origin: thritig, from  thrie  ’three’]//\n  1 the number 30:\n  2  the thirties [plural]  also  the ’30s, the 1930s:  the years from 1930 to 1939//  --In the thirties, air travel really began to take off.//  the early/mid/late thirties //  --The family sold the house in the early thirties.//\n  3  be in your thirties:  to be aged between 30 and 39//  early/mid/late thirties //  --She must be in her early thirties by now.//\n  4  in the thirties:  if the temperature is in the thirties, it is between 30 degrees and 39 degrees//  in the low/mid/high thirties //  --a hot day, with temperatures in the low thirties//  -- thirtieth adj  pron //  --her thirtieth birthday//  --I’m planning to leave on the thirtieth  (=the 30th day of the month) .//


Words: Thirty Years’ War
Meaning:
the   a European war fought mainly in Germany between 1618 and 1648. It led to the Habsburgs and the Holy Roman Empire losing power in Europe.//


Words: Thirty-nine Articles
Meaning:
the   a set of 39 statements which form the main beliefs of the Church of England. They were written in 1571 and people who become priests in the church must first formally accept these beliefs.//


Words: thirtysomething
Meaning:
n [C]    informal someone between the age of 30 and 39//  --a new magazine aimed at thirtysomethings//  -- thirtysomething adj //  --a thirtysomething lawyer//


Words: this
Meaning:
determiner, pron   plural  these /[hA171]i[hA359]z///  [Language: Old English; Origin: thes,  this]//\n  1 used to refer to a person, thing, idea etc that has just been mentioned or to something that has just happened:  --We must make sure this doesn’t happen again.//  --Is there any way of solving these problems?//  --If young Daly continues to improve at this rate, he’ll soon be in the A Team.//  --This will be discussed in the next chapter.//  --This boyfriend of yours - how old is he?//\n  2 used to talk about the present time or a time that is close to the present:  --There will be another meeting later this week.//  --This has been the worst year of my life.//  --I thought he would have been back before this.//  --We’ll be seeing Malcolm this Friday (=on Friday of the present week) .//  --I’m sorry I was late this morning (=today in the morning) .//  --Everyone seems to be in a hurry these days  (=at the present period) .//  --I want to see you in my office this minute  (=immediately) .//\n  3 used to talk about the present situation:  --I hate this cold damp weather.//  --Things have never been as bad as this before.//\n  4  spoken used to talk about a thing or person that is near you, the thing you are holding, or the place where you are:  --These are your gloves, aren’t they?//  --You have to park on this side of the road.//  --I can’t bear the atmosphere in this house much longer.//\n  5  spoken used to refer to something that you are going to say or that is just about to happen:  --Now, listen to this.//  --Wait till you hear this joke.//  --This is going to surprise you.//\n  6  spoken used in stories, jokes etc when you mention a person or thing for the first time:  --I met this really weird guy last night.//  --Suddenly, there was this tremendous bang.//\n  7  spoken :  a) used to introduce someone to someone else//  --Sam, this is my sister, Liz.//  b) used to give your name when you are speaking on the telephone//  --’Can I speak to Joan, please?’ ’This is Joan speaking.’//\n  8  spoken  this, that and the other:   also this and that //  various different things, subjects etc//  --’What have you two been gossiping about all evening?’ ’Oh this, that, and the other.’//\n  9  spoken  what’s (all) this?:  used to ask what is happening, what people are saying, what someone’s problem is etc//  --What’s this? Crying again?//  --What’s all this about a ghost?//\n  10  spoken  this is it:  used to say that something you expected to happen is actually going to happen//  --This is it, boys, the moment we’ve been waiting for.//\nthis 2 adv [+ adjective/adverb] \n  1  spoken used to say how big, how much etc, when you are showing the size, amount etc with your hands:  --The table’s about this high and this wide.//  --You need to cut about this much off the end of the pipe.//\n  2 [usually in questions and negatives]  spoken as good, bad, much etc as in the present situation:  --I hadn’t realised that things had got this bad.//  --I’ve never had this much money before.//


Words: This is Your Life
Meaning:
a British and US television programme in which a famous person’s life story is told. It begins when the  presenter surprises someone and says "This is Your Life", before taking him or her to a television studio. The famous person’s friends and relations have been secretly brought to the studio to meet them there and say something about them//


Words: thistle
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: thistel]//  a wild plant which has leaves with sharp points and purple or white furry flowers//


Words: Thomas
Meaning:
Dylan   (1914-53) a Welsh poet and writer famous especially for his radio play  Under Milk Wood.//\n R S   (1913-2000 ) a Welsh poet who wrote about Welsh people and their  culture in poems such as  Song at the Year’s Turning//


Words: Thomas Cook
Meaning:
trademark   a British company that sells holidays and also arranges flights, sells foreign money etc. It is one of the oldest companies providing services for travellers and was started in 1841 by Thomas Cook. //


Words: Thomas Hardy
Meaning:
(1840-1928) a British writer and poet. Many of his novels are set in the countryside of Dorset in the southwest of England, and they often describe the unhappy side of life. His characters are often shown to be struggling against their own feelings and against  fate. His best known books include  Far From the Madding Crowd,  The Mayor of Casterbridge,  Tess of the D’Urbervilles, and  Jude the Obscure.//


Words: Thomas the Tank Engine
Meaning:
a little blue steam railway engine with a smiling face, which is the main character in a series of books, television programmes, and films for young children, which first became popular with British children in the 1950s//


Words: thong
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: thwong]//\n  1 a long thin piece of leather used to fasten something or as part of a whip:\n  2 [usually plural]  AmE a type of shoe that covers the bottom of your foot, with a strap that goes between your toes to hold it on your foot as you walk:   flip-flops//\n  3 a piece of underwear or the bottom half of a bikini that has a single string instead of the back part:


Words: Thor
Meaning:
in Norse  mythology, the god of  thunder and the strongest of the gods. The word ’Thursday’ is based on his name.//


Words: thorax
Meaning:
n   plural  thoraxes  or  thoraces /-r[hA353]si[hA359]z/ [C] //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek]//\n  1  technical the part of your body between your neck and diaphragm (=area just above your stomach) :\n  2 the part of an insect’s body between its head and its abdomen:  -- thoracic/[hA35F][hA350][hA359]r[zB024]s[hA366]k/ adj //


Words: Thoreau
Meaning:
Henry David   (1817-62) a US writer and  philosopher whose best-known works are  Walden, or Life in the Woods, in which he describes his simple life in the countryside, and  Civil Disobedience, an  essay on refusing to obey unfair laws, which influenced  Gandhi and Martin Luther  King//


Words: thorn
Meaning:
n   [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 [C] a sharp point that grows on the stem of a plant such as a rose:\n  2 [U and C] a bush or tree that has thorns:  --a long, low hedge of thorns//\n  3  a thorn in sb’s side:  someone or something that annoys you or causes problems for a long period of time//  --He’s been a thorn in the side of the party leadership for years.//


Words: thorny
Meaning:
adj \n  1  a thorny question/problem/issue etc:  a question etc that is complicated and difficult//  --the thorny question of immigration policy//\n  2 a thorny bush, plant etc has thorns:  -- thorniness n  [U] //


Words: thorough
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: thorough  ’through’ (11-21 centuries), from  through]//\n  1 including every possible detail:    thoroughly//  --The doctor gave him a thorough check-up.//  --a thorough and detailed biography//  --The police investigation was very thorough.//  --thorough notes of the meeting//\n  2 [not usually before noun] careful to do things properly so that you avoid mistakes:  --The screening of applicants must be thorough.//\n  3  a thorough pest/nuisance/mess:   BrE used to emphasize the bad qualities of someone or something//  -- thoroughness n  [U] //


Words: thoroughbred
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a horse that has parents of the same very good breed:  --a thoroughbred stallion//\n  2  especially BrE someone who seems to do something naturally to a very high standard:  --football thoroughbred Mick Jones//  -- thoroughbred adj //


Words: thoroughfare
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: thorough  ’through, from end to end’ (  THOROUGH) +  fare  ’way, journey’ (  FARE1)]//\n  1 [C] the main road through a place such as a city or village:  --The motel was off the main thoroughfare .//\n  2  no thoroughfare:   BrE a written sign used to tell people that they cannot go on a particular road or path//


Words: thoroughgoing
Meaning:
adj  formal \n  1 very thorough and careful:  --a thoroughgoing analysis of the data//\n  2 [only before noun] a thoroughgoing action or quality is complete:  --The programme has been a thoroughgoing success.//


Words: thoroughly
Meaning:
adv \n  1 completely:  --She sat feeling thoroughly miserable.//  --thoroughly cooked meat//\n  2 carefully, so that nothing is forgotten:  --The room had been thoroughly cleaned.//


Words: thou
Meaning:
number  spoken   a thousand or a thousandth//  --They paid about sixty-nine thou for it.//\nthou 2   pron  old use   [Language: Old English; Origin: thu]//  a word meaning ’you’, used as the subject of a sentence//    holier-than-thou//


Words: though
Meaning:
conj \n  1 used to introduce a statement that makes the main statement coming after it seem surprising, unlikely, or unexpected:   although//  --Though she’s almost 40, she still plans to compete.//  --Pascal went ahead with the experiment even though he knew it was dangerous.//  though old/tired etc //  --The rooms, though small, were pleasant and airy.//  old though it is/tired though he was etc //  --Strange though it may seem, I like housework.//\n  2 used like ’but’ to add a fact or opinion that makes what you have just said seem less definite, less important etc:  --I thought he’d been drinking, though I wasn’t completely sure.//  --The offenders were dealt with firmly though fairly.//\n  3  as though:  a) in a way that makes you think something is true//   as if//  --It looks as though everyone else has gone home.//  b) in a way that might make you think something was true, although you know it is not true//   as if//  --She stared at me as though I were a complete stranger.//\nthough 2 S1 adv   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: tho]//   spoken used after adding a fact, opinion, or question which seems surprising after what you have just said, or which makes what you have just said seem less true//  --Two heart attacks in a year. It hasn’t stopped him smoking, though.//  --It sounds like a lot of fun. Isn’t it rather risky though?//


Words: thought
Meaning:
the past tense and past participle of think1//\nthought 2 n   ----------//\n   1 something you think about:\n   2 ideas/opinions:\n   3 careful consideration:\n   4 act of thinking:\n   5 caring about something:\n   6 intention:\n   7 way of thinking:\n   8 spare a thought for somebody:\n   9 it’s just a thought:\n  10 it’s/that’s a thought!:\n  11 don’t give it another thought:\n  12 it’s the thought that counts:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: thoht]//\n  1 SOMETHING YOU THINK ABOUT:   [C] something that you think of, remember, or realize//   idea//  --Erika had a sudden thought . ’Why don’t you come with me?’//  --The  thought occurred to me  that he might not be telling the truth.//  --A thought struck her and she asked, ’Luke, are you married?’//  --To be honest,  the thought had never crossed my mind .//  --Children sometimes need help  expressing their thoughts  and feelings.//  -- Her thoughts turned to  Edward, and she remembered what he had said to her.//  --Of course,  the thought that  I might not have a job next year is a bit troubling.//  --Just  the thought of  more food made her feel sick.//  --The very thought of going back there filled him with dread.//  --The fact that this country spends more on its military than on education and health care combined is a sobering thought .//  --Louis could not bear the thought of losing her.//\n  2 IDEAS/OPINIONS:   thoughts [plural] a person’s ideas or opinions about something//  --What are your thoughts, Michael?//  thoughts on//  --Any thoughts on how we should spend the money?//\n  3 CAREFUL CONSIDERATION:   [U] careful and serious consideration//  --With more thought and care this would have been a first-class essay.//  give sth thought/give thought to sth (=think carefully about something) //  --I’ve been giving your proposal a lot of thought.//  --Have you given any more thought to going back to school?//\n  4 ACT OF THINKING:   [U] the act or process of thinking//  lost/deep in thought (=thinking so much that you do not notice what is happening around you) //  --Derek was staring out of the window, lost in thought.//  --Piaget’s research focused on children’s thought processes  (=the way their minds work) .//\n  5 CARING ABOUT SOMETHING:   [U and C] a feeling of worrying or caring about something//  thought for//  --He went back into the burning building with no thought for his own safety.//  --Have you no thought for anyone but yourself?//  --You are always in my thoughts  (=used to tell someone that you think and care about them a lot) .//\n  6 INTENTION:   [U and C] intention or hope of doing something//  thought of doing sth//  --I had no thought of gaining any personal advantage.//  --Lucy gave up all thought of finishing the essay that day.//\n  7 WAY OF THINKING:   [U] a way of thinking that is typical of a particular group, period of history etc//  ancient Greek/feminist/18th-century etc thought //  --Kant’s ideas had a strong influence on political thought.//\n  8  spare a thought for sb:   BrE used to tell someone that they should think about someone who is in a worse situation than they are//  --Spare a thought for those who don’t have enough to eat.//\n  9  it’s just a thought:   spoken used to say that what you have just said is only a suggestion and you have not thought about it very much//  --It was just a thought, Duncan. I didn’t mean any offence.//\n  10  it’s/that’s a thought!:   spoken used to say that someone has made a good suggestion//  --’Why don’t you ask Walter?’ ’That’s a thought! I’ll phone him right away.’//\n  11  don’t give it another thought:   spoken used to tell someone not to worry after they have told you they are sorry//\n  12  it’s the thought that counts:   spoken used to say that you are grateful for a gift from someone even though it is small or unimportant//    perish the thought! at perish(3),  on second thoughts at second1 (8)//    school of thought at school1 (8)//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  have a thought //  a thought occurs to you/strikes you/comes to you (=you think of something) //  the thought never crossed my mind spoken (=used when saying that you never thought about something - often used humorously ) //  express your thoughts (=say what you are thinking about) //  your thoughts turn to somebody/something (=you start thinking about someone or something) //  the thought that //  the thought of something //  the very thought (=used to emphasize that the idea of something seems very surprising or worrying) //  a sobering thought (=a serious and worrying thought) //  I cannot bear the thought (of something) (=used to say that you would never want something to happen) //  now there’s a thought! spoken (=used when an idea seems very funny, interesting, or strange) //  ----------//


Words: Thought Police
Meaning:
the   the police organization in George Orwell’s story 1984, whose job is to control what people think and the way that they think. The expression ’thought police’ is sometimes used for describing any group that tries to tell other people what opinions they should have or what words they should use.//


Words: thought-out
Meaning:
adj   carefully/well/badly thought-out//  planned and organized carefully, well etc//  --a carefully thought-out speech//


Words: thoughtful
Meaning:
adj \n  1 always thinking of the things you can do to make people happy or comfortable:  → thoughtless//  --Paul is very thoughtful.//  it is thoughtful of sb to do sth//  --It was really thoughtful of you to remember my birthday.//\n  2 serious and quiet because you are thinking a lot:  --a thoughtful look //  --a thoughtful silence //\n  3 well planned and carefully thought about:  --a thoughtful analysis//  -- thoughtfully adv //  -- thoughtfulness n  [U] //


Words: thoughtless
Meaning:
adj   not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want//  → thoughtful//  --a selfish and thoughtless man//  it is thoughtless of sb to do sth//  --It was thoughtless of her not to tell you where she was going.//  -- thoughtlessly adv //  -- thoughtlessness n  [U] //


Words: thousand
Meaning:
number   plural  thousand  or  thousands //  [Language: Old English; Origin: thusend]//\n  1 the number 1000:  --a journey of almost a thousand miles//  two/three/four etc thousand //  --five thousand dollars//  --The company employs 30 thousand people.//\n  2 an extremely large number of things or people:  a thousand//  --I’ve been this route a thousand times before.//  thousands of//  --There are thousands of things I want to do.//  -- thousandth adj //  --the thousandth anniversary of the founding of the city//  -- thousandth n  [C] //


Words: thrall
Meaning:
n   [Date: 900-1000; Language: Old Norse; Origin: thr[zB024]ll]//  in sb’s/sth’s thrall//   also in thrall to sb/sth //   literary controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something//  --We have a congress that is in thrall to special interest groups.//


Words: thrash
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: thresh]//\n  1 [I always + adverb/preposition, T] to move or make something move from side to side in a violent or uncontrolled way:  thrash about/around//  --The girl was thrashing about in the water.//  --Salmon thrash their tails and leap from the water.//\n  2 [T] to beat someone violently, especially in order to punish them:  --My poor brother used to get thrashed for all kinds of minor offences.//\n  3 [T]  informal to defeat someone very easily in a game:  --Brazil thrashed Italy 5-0.//  thrash out [thrash sth → out] phr v//  to discuss something thoroughly with someone until you find an answer, reach an agreement, or decide on something//  --We still have to get together and thrash out the details.//\nthrash 2 n \n  1 [singular] a violent movement from side to side:\n  2 [U]  informal a type of loud fast rock music:\n  3 [C]  BrE  old-fashioned a loud noisy party:


Words: thrashing
Meaning:
n [C]  especially BrE \n  1 an occasion when you beat someone or are beaten violently as a punishment:  --If you speak to your mother like that again, you’ll get a thrashing .//  --I’ll give you the thrashing you deserve.//\n  2  informal an occasion when you defeat someone or are defeated very easily in a game:  --The manager resigned after his team’s 14-0 thrashing.//


Words: thread
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 for sewing:\n   2 ideas:\n   3 pick up the thread(s):\n   4 internet:\n   5 line:\n   6 on a screw:\n   7 threads:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: thr[zB024]d]//\n  1 FOR SEWING:   [U and C] a long thin string of cotton, silk etc used to sew or weave cloth//  --I’m looking for a needle and thread.//  --hand-sewn with gold and silver thread//  --a spool of thread (=small object that thread is wound around) //\n  2 IDEAS:   [singular] an idea, feeling, or feature that connects the different parts of an explanation, story etc//  --a common thread running within his work//  --His mind wandered, and he lost the thread of what she was saying (=was no longer able to understand it) .//  --a thread running through the film//  thread of//  --a thread of spirituality in her work//\n  3  pick up the thread(s):  to begin something again after a long period, especially a relationship or way of life//  --They had known each other as children, and were picking up the threads of their friendship.//\n  4 INTERNET:   [C] a series of messages concerning the same subject, written by members of an Internet discussion group//  --I’d like to refer to something that was posted in an earlier thread.//\n  5 LINE:   [C]  literary a long thin line of something, such as light, smoke etc//  thread of//  --The Colorado River was just a thread of silver, 4000 feet below.//  filament, thread//\n  6 ON A SCREW:   [C] a continuous raised line of metal that winds around the curved surface of a screw//\n  7  threads [plural]  AmE  old-fashioned clothes:    hang by a thread at hang1 (9)//\nthread 2 v [T usually + adverb/preposition] \n  1 to put a thread, string, rope etc through a hole:  --Will you thread the needle for me?//  thread sth through sth//  --Tom threaded the rope through the safety harness.//\n  2 to put a film, tape etc correctly through parts of a camera, projector, or tape recorder:\n  3 to connect two or more objects by pushing something such as string through a hole in them:  --Sue threaded the glass beads onto a piece of heavy string.//\n  4  thread your way through/into sth etc:  to move through a place by carefully going around things that are blocking your way//  --She came towards me, threading her way through the crowd.//


Words: threadbare
Meaning:
adj \n  1 clothes, carpets etc that are threadbare are very thin and in bad condition because they have been used a lot:  --a threadbare old sofa//\n  2  threadbare excuse/argument/joke etc:  an excuse etc that is no longer effective because it has been used too much//


Words: threat
Meaning:
n   [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 [U and C] a statement in which you tell someone that you will cause them harm or trouble if they do not do what you want:  --Your threats don’t scare me.//  threat of//  --the threat of military invasion//  threat from//  --He says his family received phone threats from the group.//  -- threats made against his wife and children//  --Nichols never carried out his threat to resign.//  --The government will not  give in to  terrorist  threats .//  --She dismissed the statement as an empty threat .//  --They warned him with veiled threats not to mention anything he had witnessed.//  --The police are investigating death threats made against the two men.//  --Officials at the school say they received a bomb threat at approximately 11:30 a.m. today.//\n  2 [C usually singular] the possibility that something very bad will happen:  threat of//  --the threat of famine//  threat from//  --According to the Secretary of State, the Russians face no threat from an expanded NATO.//  under threat//  --The area remains under threat from commercial developers.//  be under threat of closure/attack etc (=be likely to be closed, attacked etc) //  --The program is under threat of closure due to lack of funding.//\n  3 [C usually singular] someone or something that is regarded as a possible danger:  threat to//  --The fighting is a major threat to stability in the region.//  present/pose a threat (to sb/sth) //  --Pollution poses a threat to fish.//  ----------//  COLLOCATES for sense 1 //  make/issue a threat (against somebody) //  carry out a threat (=do what you have threatened to do) //  give in to a threat (=do what someone wants you to do because they threaten you) //  empty/idle threat (=false threat) //  veiled threat (=one that is not made directly) //  death threat //  bomb threat //  ----------//


Words: threaten
Meaning:
v \n  1 [T] to say that you will cause someone harm or trouble if they do not do what you want:  --Postal workers are threatening a strike if they don’t receive a pay increase.//  threaten to do sth//  --He threatened to take them to court.//  threaten sb with sth//  --Doctors are sometimes threatened with violence if they don’t do what patients want.//  threaten (that)//  --Then he became angry and threatened that he would go to the police.//\n  2 [T] to be likely to harm or destroy something:  --Poaching threatens the survival of the rhino.//  threaten to do sth//  --The incident threatens to ruin his chances in the election.//  be threatened with sth//  --Large areas of the jungle are now threatened with destruction.//\n  3 [I and T] to be likely to happen or be in a bad situation:  --Britain’s fishing industry remains threatened.//  --Dark clouds threatened rain.//


Words: threatening
Meaning:
adj \n  1 if someone’s behaviour is threatening, you believe they intend to harm you:  --His voice sounded threatening.//  --a threatening gesture//\n  2 if the sky or clouds are threatening, bad weather is likely:  --a threatening thundercloud//  -- threateningly adv //


Words: three
Meaning:
S1   number   [Language: Old English; Origin: thrie,  threo]//\n  1 the number 3:  --They’ve won their last three games.//  --We’d better go. It’s almost three (=three o’clock) .//  --My little sister’s only three (=three years old) .//\n  2  in threes:  in groups of three people or things//  --Teachers taking part will be asked to work in threes.//    threesome,  third//


Words: Three Blind Mice
Meaning:
a  nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children) . The rhyme goes: Three blind mice, three blind mice,/ See how they run, see how they run!/They all ran after the farmer’s wife,/ who cut off their tails with a carving knife./Did you ever see such a thing in your life/As three blind mice?//


Words: Three Little Pigs
Meaning:
The   an old children’s story about three little pigs, each of whom builds a house of a different material, which the  Big Bad Wolf tries to blow down, saying "I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down"//


Words: Three Men in a Boat
Meaning:
(1889) a humorous book by Jerome K.  Jerome about three men and a dog who go on holiday and row a boat up the River Thames//


Words: Three Mile Island
Meaning:
a  nuclear power station in Pennsylvania in the US, where there was a serious accident in 1979. The people in charge managed to prevent a meltdown (=when the nuclear material melts and burns through its containers) , but the accident increased opposition to nuclear power in the US and prevented new power stations from being built. //    Chernobyl//


Words: Three Musketeers
Meaning:
The   (1844) a novel by Alexandre  Dumas, set in France in the 17th century, about three men called Porthos, Athos, and Aramis, who are members of a group of soldiers guarding Louis XIII, the king of France. They are very skilled at fighting with swords, and they have many exciting adventures with their friend  d’Artagnan, who comes to Paris from the country and joins the Musketeers when he shows them what a good fighter he is.//


Words: three R’s
Meaning:
n   the three R’s//  reading, writing, and arithmetic, considered as the basic things that children must learn in school//


Words: Three Tenors
Meaning:
the   three  opera singers, Jose Carreras, Placido  Domingo, and Luciano  Pavarotti, who are very popular  tenors (=men with high singing voices) , and who have often appeared in concerts together and made records together//


Words: Three Wise Men
Meaning:
the  also the Three Kings the Magi   in the New Testament of the Bible, three kings or wise men who came from the East, guided by a star, and brought gifts of gold,  frankincense, and  myrrh for the baby Jesus.//


Words: Three Wise Monkeys
Meaning:
the   three monkeys who are shown in pictures sitting in a row. The first has its hands covering its eyes, the second has its hands covering its ears, and the third has its hands covering its mouth. Together they represent the phrase "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".//


Words: three-cornered
Meaning:
adj [usually before noun] \n  1 having three corners:\n  2  three-cornered contest/fight:   especially BrE a competition which involves three people or groups//\nthree-D, 3-D   adj   a three-D film or picture is made so that it appears to be three-dimensional//  -- three-D n  [U] //  --a film in 3-D//


Words: three-dimensional
Meaning:
adj \n  1 having, or seeming to have, length, depth, and height:    two-dimensional//  --a three-dimensional structure//  --objects that are three-dimensional//\n  2 a three-dimensional character in a book, film etc seems like a real person:    one-dimensional//


Words: three-legged race
Meaning:
n [C]   a race in which two people run together, with one person’s right leg tied to the other person’s left leg//


Words: three-line whip
Meaning:
n [C]   an order from a leader of a British political party telling MPs in that party that they must vote in a particular way//


Words: three-point turn
Meaning:
n [C]   a way of turning your car so that it faces the opposite way, by driving forwards, backwards, and then forwards again while turning//


Words: three-quarter
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   three quarters of the full size, length etc of something//  --a three-quarter violin//  --a three-quarter length coat//


Words: three-quarters
Meaning:
n [plural]   an amount equal to three of the four equal parts that make up a whole//  three-quarters of//  --three-quarters of an hour//


Words: three-ring circus
Meaning:
n \n  1 [singular]  AmE  informal a place or situation that is confusing because there is too much activity:  --I don’t know how you can work in that office - it’s like a three-ring circus.//\n  2 [C usually singular] a circus that has three areas in which people or animals perform at the same time:


Words: three-star
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   a three-star hotel, restaurant etc has been judged to be of a high standard//


Words: three-wheeler
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1  BrE a car that has three wheels:\n  2  AmE a vehicle that has three wheels, especially a motorcycle, tricycle, or special wheelchair:


Words: Threepenny Opera
Meaning:
The   (1928) an  opera with music by Kurt  Weill and words by Bertolt  Brecht, based on  The Beggar’s Opera (1728) by John  Gay//


Words: threnody
Meaning:
n   plural  threnodies  [C] //  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: threnoidia, from  threnos  ’song for the dead’ +  aeidein  ’to sing’]//   literary a funeral song or poem for someone who has died//


Words: thresh
Meaning:
v [I and T]   [Language: Old English; Origin: threscan]//  to separate grains of corn, wheat etc from the rest of the plant by beating it with a special tool or machine//  -- thresher n  [C] //


Words: threshold
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: threscwald]//\n  1 the entrance to a room or building, or the area of floor or ground at the entrance:  --She opened the door and stepped across the threshold.//\n  2 the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect:  --Eighty percent of the vote was the threshold for approval of the plan.//  a high/low pain/boredom etc threshold (=the ability or inability to suffer a lot of pain or boredom before you react to it) //\n  3 at the beginning of a new and important event or development:  be on the threshold of sth//  --The creature is on the threshold of extinction.//


Words: thrice
Meaning:
adv  old use   [Date: 1100-1200; Origin: thrie  ’three times’ (11-15 centuries), from  Old English thriga]//  three times//


Words: thrift
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: ’wealth and success’, from  thrifask;   THRIVE]//   old-fashioned wise and careful use of money, so that none is wasted//    spendthrift//


Words: thrift shop
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a shop that sells used goods, especially clothes, often in order to get money for a charity//


Words: thrifty
Meaning:
adj   using money carefully and wisely//  --hardworking, thrifty people//  -- thriftily adv //  -- thriftiness n  [U] //


Words: thrill
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C] a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this:  --Winning first place must have been quite a thrill.//  the thrill of (doing) sth//   (=the excitement you get from something) //  --the thrill of travelling at high speeds//  --Even though I’ve been acting for years, I still get a thrill out of going on stage.//  --It gave Pat a thrill to finally see the group perform live.//  a thrill of excitement/anticipation/fear etc //  --She felt a thrill of pride as her son stepped forward.//  do sth for the thrill of it//   (=do something for excitement and not for any serious reason) //\n  2  thrills and spills:   also thrills and chills //   informal the excitement and danger involved in an activity, especially a sport//\n  3  the thrill of the chase/hunt:  the excitement you feel when you are trying to get something that is difficult to get, especially when you are trying to get a romantic relationship with someone//    cheap thrill at cheap1 (6)//\nthrill 2 v   [Language: Old English; Origin: thyrlian  ’to make a hole in’, from  thyrel  ’hole’, from  thurh;   THROUGH1]//  [T] to make someone feel excited and happy//    thrilling//  --His music continues to thrill audiences.//  thrill to [thrill to sth] phr v//  to feel excited and happy about something//  --In the 1960s, the public thrilled to the idea of space exploration.//


Words: thrill-seeker
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who does things that are dangerous because they like the feeling of excitement it gives them//  --a roller coaster that will please thrill-seekers//


Words: thrilled
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   very excited, happy, and pleased//  be thrilled to see/hear/learn etc sth//  --We were so thrilled to hear about the baby.//  thrilled (that)//  --I’m absolutely thrilled that you are coming.//  thrilled about//  --He was thrilled about being asked to play.//  thrilled to bits/pieces (=very thrilled) //


Words: thrive
Meaning:
v   past tense  thrived  or  throve /[hA35F]r[hA353][hA35E]v $ [hA35F]ro[hA35E]v/past participle  thrived  [I]  formal //  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: thrifask, probably from  thrifa  ’to seize’]//  to become very successful or very strong and healthy//  --plants that thrive in tropical rainforests//  --a business which managed to thrive during a recession//  thrive on [thrive on sth] phr v//  to enjoy or be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult or unpleasant//  --I wouldn’t want that much pressure, but she seems to thrive on it.//


Words: throat
Meaning:
W3S3   n [C]   artery, brain, fatty, tissue, heart, kidney, intestine, intestine2, small, large, liver, lung, muscles, stomach, vein, throat//  [Language: Old English; Origin: throte]//\n  1 the passage from the back of your mouth to the top of the tubes that go down to your lungs and stomach:  --The singer complained of a sore throat after Wednesday’s show.//\n  2 the front of your neck:  --She fingered the pearls at her throat.//\n  3  clear your throat:  to make a noise in your throat, especially before you speak, or in order to get someone’s attention//\n  4  force/ram/shove sth down sb’s throat:   informal to force someone to accept or listen to your ideas and opinions//\n  5  be at each other’s throats:  if two people are at each other’s throats, they are fighting or arguing//\n  6  cut your own throat:  to behave in a way that is certain to harm you, especially because you are proud or angry//    a lump in/to sb’s throat at lump1 (4)//    have a frog in your throat at frog(2)//    jump down sb’s throat at jump1 (13)//    stick in sb’s throat at stick1 (12)//


Words: throaty
Meaning:
adj   a throaty laugh, cough, voice etc sounds low and rough//  -- throatily adv //  -- throatiness n  [U and C] //


Words: throb
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  throbbed present participle  throbbing  [I] //  [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  Probably from the sound]//\n  1 if a part of your body throbs, you have a feeling of pain in it that regularly starts and stops:  --The back of my neck throbbed painfully.//  throb with//  --Her foot was throbbing with pain.//  --I woke up with a throbbing headache .//\n  2 if music or a machine throbs, it makes a low sound or vibration with a strong regular beat:  --a throbbing bass line//\n  3 if your heart throbs, it beats faster or more strongly than usual:\n  4 if a place throbs with life, energy etc, it has a lot of life etc:  --The river is throbbing with life.//\nthrob 2  also throbbing   n [C]   a low strong regular beat or sensation//  throb of//  --the throb of the engines//  --a steady throb of pain//    heartthrob//


Words: throes
Meaning:
n [plural]   [Language: Old English; Origin: thrag  ’time’]//  in the throes of sth//   formal in the middle of a very difficult situation//  --a country in the throes of a profound economic crisis//    death throes//


Words: thrombosis
Meaning:
n   plural  thromboses  [U and C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Greek, from  thrombos  ’clot’]//   technical a serious medical problem caused by a clot forming in your blood that prevents the blood from flowing normally//


Words: throne
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: trone, from  Latin thronus, from  Greek thronos]//\n  1 [C] a special chair used by a king or queen at important ceremonies:\n  2  the throne:  the position and power of being a king or queen//  --He is next in line to the throne  (=will become king when the present ruler dies) .//  --In 1913, George V was on the throne  (=was ruling) .//


Words: throng
Meaning:
n [C]  written   [Language: Old English; Origin: thrang,  gethrang]//  a large group of people in one place//   crowd//  --She got lost in the throng.//  throng of//  --a throng of excited spectators//\nthrong 2 v \n  1 [I always + adverb/preposition, T] if people throng a place, they go there in large numbers:  --Tourists thronged the bars and restaurants.//\n  2  be thronged with sb/sth:  if a place is thronged with people or things, there are a lot of them there//  --The streets were thronged with Christmas shoppers.//


Words: throttle
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: throat]//\n  1 to kill or injure someone by holding their throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe:   strangle//  --He grabbed her by the throat and began throttling her.//\n  2 to make it difficult or impossible for something to succeed:  --policies which are throttling many Asian economies//  throttle back phr v//  to reduce the amount of fuel flowing into an engine, in order to reduce its speed//\nthrottle 2 n [C] \n  1  technical a piece of equipment that controls the amount of fuel going into a vehicle’s engine:  at/on full throttle//  --the engines were at full throttle (=the throttle was open so the engines could go very fast) //\n  2  full throttle:  as fast or as much as possible//  --The team’s offense ran full throttle.//  at/on full throttle//  --a political campaign on full throttle//


Words: through
Meaning:
prep, adv   ----------//\n   1 door/passage etc:\n   2 cutting/breaking:\n   3 across an area:\n   4 see through something:\n   5 past a place:\n   6 time:\n   7 process/experience:\n   8 competitions:\n   9 because of something:\n  10 by means of something/somebody:\n  11 parliament/congress:\n  12 until:\n  13 halfway through (something):\n  14 telephone:\n  15 completely:\n  16 through and through:\n  17 all the way:\n  18 use quickly:  ----------//\n  1 DOOR/PASSAGE ETC:  into one side or end of an entrance, passage, hole etc and out of the other side or end//  --She smiled at him as he walked through the door.//  --Water will be pumped through a pipe.//  --I managed to squeeze through a gap in the hedge.//  --They were suddenly plunged into darkness as the train went through a tunnel.//  --There were people standing in the doorway and I couldn’t get through.//  through to//  --I went through to the kitchen to see who was there.//\n  2 CUTTING/BREAKING:  cutting or breaking something, or making a hole from one side of it to the other//  --A football came crashing through the window.//  straight/right/clean through //  --The bullet passed straight through his skull.//\n  3 ACROSS AN AREA:  from one side of an area to the other or between a group of things//  --We passed through France on our way to Italy.//  --We made our way through the village to the farm.//  --The wind howled through the trees.//  --He had to push his way through the crowd to get to her.//  --Let me through - I’m a doctor.//  get through/make it through (=reach a place after a difficult journey) //  --You’ll never get through - the snow’s two metres deep.//  --Rescue teams have finally made it through to the survivors.//  --We drove right through the town centre.//  --Carry on straight through the village.//\n  4 SEE THROUGH SOMETHING:  if you see something through glass, a window etc, you are on one side of the glass etc and it is on the other//  --I could see her through the window.//  --I could  see right through the thin curtains.//\n  5 PAST A PLACE:  past a place where you are supposed to stop//  --It took us ages to get through passport control.//  --He drove straight through a red light.//\n  6 TIME:  during and to the end of a period of time//  --The cold weather continued through the spring.//  --He slept right through the day.//  --The fighting went on all through the night.//\n  7 PROCESS/EXPERIENCE:  from the beginning to the end of a process or experience//  --The book guides you through the whole procedure of buying a house.//  --When you have been through a terrible experience like that, it takes a long time to recover.//  --It’s a miracle that these buildings came through the war undamaged.//\n  8 COMPETITIONS:  past one stage in a competition to the next stage//  through to//  --This is the first time they’ve ever made it through to the final.//  --They didn’t even get through the first round of the contest.//\n  9 BECAUSE OF SOMETHING:  because of something//  --How many working days were lost through sickness last year?//\n  10 BY MEANS OF SOMETHING/SOMEBODY:  by means of a particular method, service, person etc//  --She got her first job through an employment agency.//  --a success that was achieved through co-operative effort and wise leadership//  --I heard about it through a friend.//\n  11 PARLIAMENT/CONGRESS:  if a proposal passes through a parliament, it is agreed and accepted as a law//  --A special bill was rushed through Congress to deal with the emergency.//\n  12 UNTIL:   May through June/Wednesday through Friday etc//   AmE from May until June, from Wednesday until Friday etc//  --The store is open Monday through Saturday.//\n  13  halfway through (sth):  in the middle of an event or period of time//  --I left halfway through the film.//\n  14 TELEPHONE:   BrE connected to someone by telephone//  --I tried phoning you, but I couldn’t get through .//  --Please hold the line and I’ll put you through .//  through to//  --Did you manage to get through to her?//\n  15 COMPLETELY:   wet through/cooked through etc//   informal completely wet, cooked etc//  --You’re wet through. What on earth have you been doing?//  --It should only take a few minutes to heat this through.//\n  16  through and through:  if someone is a particular type of person through and through, they are completely that type of person//  --I’ll say one thing for Sandra - she’s a professional through and through.//\n  17 ALL THE WAY:   through to London/Paris etc//  as far as London, Paris etc//  --Does this train go through to Glasgow?//\n  18 USE QUICKLY:   get/go/run through sth//  to use a lot of something quickly//  --George Ward started smoking at the age of nine, and at one time he was getting through 80 a day.//  --By the end of the year he had run through all the money inherited from his father.//\nthrough 2 adj \n  1  be through (with sb/sth):   informal //  a) to have finished doing something or using something//  --I’m not through just yet - I should be finished in an hour.//  --Are you through with the computer yet?//  b) to no longer be having a relationship with someone//  --That’s it! Simon and I are through.//  --I’m through with you!//\n  2  through train:  a train by which you can reach a place, without having to use other trains//\n  3  through road:  a road that joins cities, towns, or villages together//


Words: Through the Looking-Glass
Meaning:
(1872) a book for children by Lewis  Carroll in which the main character, Alice, a little girl, visits a strange world by stepping through a mirror. Many of the people she meets are  chess pieces or characters from  nursery rhymes (=old songs or poems for young children)  such as  Humpty Dumpty.//    Alice in wonderland//


Words: throughout
Meaning:
prep, adv \n  1 in every part of a particular area, place etc:  --a large organization with offices throughout the world//  --The disease spread rapidly throughout Europe.//  --The house is in excellent condition, with fitted carpets throughout.//\n  2 during all of a particular period, from the beginning to the end:  --We are open every weekend throughout the year.//  --He was involved in politics throughout his life.//  --The debate continued, but Meredith remained silent throughout.//


Words: throughput
Meaning:
n [U]   the amount of work, goods, or people that are dealt with in a particular period of time//  throughput of//  --an airport with a weekly throughput of 100,000 passengers//  high/low throughput //  --a large store with a high throughput of goods//


Words: throw
Meaning:
v   past tense  threw /[hA35F]ru[hA359]///  past participle  thrown /[hA35F]r[hA353][hA35E]n $ [hA35F]ro[hA35E]n///  ----------//\n   1 throw a ball/stone etc:\n   2 put something carelessly:\n   3 push roughly/violently:\n   4 make somebody fall:\n   5 move hands/head etc:\n   6 confuse somebody:\n   7 throw yourself at/on/into/down etc:\n   8 throw somebody in/into prison/jail:\n   9 throw somebody out of work/office etc:\n  10 throw somebody/something into confusion/chaos/disarray etc:\n  11 throw doubt on something:\n  12 throw suspicion on somebody:\n  13 throw somebody a look/glance/smile etc:\n  14 throw a fit/tantrum:\n  15 throw a question/remark etc (at somebody):\n  16 throw something open:\n  17 throw a switch/handle/lever:\n  18 throw a party:\n  19 throw money at something:\n  20 be thrown back on something:\n  21 throw yourself into something:\n  22 throw your weight around:\n  23 throw your weight behind somebody/something:\n  24 throw light on something:\n  25 throw a light/shadow:\n  26 throw the book at somebody:\n  27 throw something (back) in somebody’s face:\n  28 throw up your hands (in horror/dismay etc):\n  29 throw in your hand:\n  30 throw yourself at somebody:\n  31 throw a punch:\n  32 throw a match/game/fight:\n  33 throw dice/a six/a four etc:\n  34 throw a pot:\n  35 throw your voice:\n  36 throw caution to the wind(s):\n  37 throw the baby out with the bath water:  Phrasal verbs//   throw something → away//   throw something → in//   throw somebody/something → off//   throw something → on//   throw somebody/something → out//   throw somebody → over//   throw somebody/something → together//   throw up//  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: thrawan  ’to cause to twist or turn’]//\n  1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC:   [I and T] to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by pushing your hand forward quickly and letting the object go//  throw sth to sb//  --He threw his shirt to someone in the crowd.//  throw sth at sb/sth//  --Someone threw a stone at the car.//  --a crowd of boys throwing snowballs at each other//  throw sb sth//  --Throw me that towel, would you.//\n  2 PUT SOMETHING CARELESSLY:   [T always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere quickly and carelessly//  --He threw a handful of money onto the table.//  --Don’t just throw your clothes on the floor - pick them up!//\n  3 PUSH ROUGHLY/VIOLENTLY:   [T always + adverb/preposition] to push someone or something roughly and violently//  --The bus stopped suddenly and we were all thrown forwards.//  --The guards threw Biko to the ground and started kicking him.//  --The bomb exploded, throwing bricks and debris into the air .//  --She drew the curtains and threw open the windows.//\n  4 MAKE SOMEBODY FALL:   [T] //  a) to make your opponent fall to the ground in a sport in which you fight//  b) if a horse throws its rider, it makes them fall onto the ground//\n  5 MOVE HANDS/HEAD ETC:   [T always + adverb/preposition] to suddenly and quickly move your hands, arms, head etc into a new position//  --I threw my arms around her and kissed her.//  --He threw his head back and laughed.//\n  6 CONFUSE SOMEBODY:   [T] to make someone feel very confused//  --It threw me completely when she said she was coming to stay with us.//\n  7  throw yourself at/on/into/down etc:  to move or jump somewhere suddenly and with a lot of force//  --He threw himself down onto the bed.//  --She committed suicide by throwing herself out of a tenth floor window.//\n  8  throw sb in/into prison/jail:  to put someone in prison//  --Anyone who opposes the regime is thrown in jail.//\n  9  throw sb out of work/office etc:  to suddenly take away someone’s job or position of authority//  --Hundreds of men were thrown out of work when the mine closed down.//  --Elections were held, and the government was thrown out of office.//\n  10  throw sb/sth into confusion/chaos/disarray etc:  to make people feel very confused and not certain about what they should do//  --Everyone was thrown into confusion by this news.//  --The transport industry has been thrown into chaos by the strike.//\n  11  throw doubt on sth:  to make people think that something is probably not true//  --Fresh evidence has thrown doubt on her story.//\n  12  throw suspicion on sb:  to make people think that someone is probably guilty//  --This latest document throws suspicion on the company chairman.//\n  13  throw sb a look/glance/smile etc:  to quickly look at someone with a particular expression that shows how you are feeling//  --He threw Anna a big smile.//  --He threw a glance at Connor.//\n  14  throw a fit/tantrum:  to react in a very angry way//  --I can’t tell my parents - they’d throw a fit!//\n  15  throw a question/remark etc (at sb):  to say something to someone or ask them something roughly//  --They threw a few awkward questions at me.//  --’You’re early!’ she threw at him accusingly.//\n  16  throw sth open:  a) to allow people to go into a place that is usually kept private//  throw something open to//  --Plans have been announced to throw the Palace open to the public.//  b) to allow anyone to take part in a competition or a discussion//  throw something open to//  --I would now like to throw the debate open to our audience.//\n  17  throw a switch/handle/lever:  to make something start or stop working by moving a control//  --He threw a switch and the lights all went out.//\n  18  throw a party:  to organize a party and invite people//\n  19  throw money at sth:   informal to try to solve a problem by spending a lot of money but without really thinking about the problem//  --The problem cannot be solved by throwing money at it.//\n  20  be thrown back on sth:  to be forced to have to depend on your own skills, knowledge etc//  --Once again, we were thrown back on our own resources.//\n  21  throw yourself into sth:  to start doing an activity with a lot of effort and energy//  --Since her husband died, she’s thrown herself into her work.//\n  22  throw your weight around:  to use your position of authority to tell people what to do in an unreasonable way//  --He’s the sort of insensitive bully who enjoys throwing his weight around.//\n  23  throw your weight behind sb/sth:  to support a plan, person etc and use your power to make sure they succeed//  --The party leadership is throwing its weight behind the campaign.//\n  24  throw light on sth:  to make something easier to understand by providing new information//  --Recent investigations have thrown new light on how the two men died.//\n  25  throw a light/shadow:  to make light or shadow fall on a particular place//  --The trees threw long, dark shadows across the cornfield.//\n  26  throw the book at sb:   informal to punish someone as severely as possible or charge them with as many offences as possible//  --If you get caught they’ll throw the book at you!//\n  27  throw sth (back) in sb’s face:  to be unkind to someone after they have been kind to you or helped you//  --I felt that everything I’d done for them was thrown back in my face.//\n  28  throw up your hands (in horror/dismay etc):  to do something that shows you think something is not good but feel you cannot do anything to change it//  --Ted threw up his hands in disgust. ’Can’t you make her change her mind?’ he asked.//\n  29  throw in your hand:  to stop trying to do something//   give up//\n  30  throw yourself at sb:   informal to try very hard to attract someone’s attention because you want to have a sexual relationship with them//\n  31  throw a punch:  to try to hit someone with your hand in a fight//  --We need to sort this out before people start throwing punches.//\n  32  throw a match/game/fight:  to deliberately lose a fight or sports game that you could have won//  --He was allegedly offered [hA124]20,000 to throw the match.//\n  33  throw dice/a six/a four etc:  to roll dice or to get a particular number by rolling dice//  --You have to throw a six to start.//\n  34  throw a pot:  to make a pot by shaping clay as it turns round on a special wheel//\n  35  throw your voice:  to use a special trick to make your voice seem to be coming from a different place from the place you are standing//\n  36  throw caution to the wind(s):  to ignore the risks and deliberately behave in a way that may cause trouble or problems//  --I threw caution to the winds and followed him.//\n  37  throw the baby out with the bath water:  to get rid of good useful parts of a system, organization etc when you are changing it in order to try and make it better//    throw in/cast your lot with sb at lot2 (8)//  throw away [throw sth → away] phr v//\n  1 to get rid of something that you do not want or need:  --I never throw clothes away.//  --I shouldn’t have thrown away the receipt.//\n  2 to spend money in a way that is not sensible:  --I can’t afford to throw money away.//\n  3 to waste something good that you have, for example a skill or an opportunity:  --This could be the best chance you’ll ever have. Don’t throw it away!//  throw in [throw sth → in] phr v//\n  1 to add something to what you are selling, without increasing the price:  --We paid $2000 for the boat, with the trailer and spares thrown in.//\n  2 if you throw in a remark, you say it suddenly without thinking carefully:  --She threw in a couple of odd remarks about men.//\n  3  throw in the sponge/towel:   informal to admit that you have been defeated//  throw off [throw sb/sth → off] phr v//\n  1 to take off a piece of clothing in a quick careless way:  --They threw off their clothes and dived in.//\n  2 to get free from something that has been limiting your freedom:  --In 1845, they finally threw off the yoke of foreign rule.//\n  3 if you throw off an illness, you get better from it:  --It’s taken me ages to throw off this cold.//\n  4 to escape from someone or something that is chasing you:  --We ran flat out for about half a mile before we could throw them off.//\n  5 to produce large amounts of heat or light:  --The engine was throwing off so much heat that the air above it shimmered with haze.//  throw on [throw sth → on] phr v//  to put on a piece of clothing quickly and carelessly//  --I threw on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt.//  throw out [throw sb/sth → out] phr v//\n  1 to get rid of something that you do not want or need:  --We usually throw out all our old magazines.//\n  2 to make someone leave a place, school, or organization, especially because they have done something that is against the rules:  --Nick got thrown out of college in the second year for taking drugs.//  --I knew he would never throw us out on the street  (=make us leave our home when we have nowhere else to live) .//\n  3 if people throw out a plan or suggestion, they refuse to accept it:  --The idea was thrown out by the committee.//  --The bill was thrown out by the Senate.//\n  4 if something throws out smoke, heat, dust etc, it produces a lot of it and fills the air with it:  --huge trucks throwing out noxious fumes from their exhausts//  throw over [throw sb → over] phr v//   old-fashioned to end a romantic relationship with someone//  throw together [throw sb/sth → together] phr v//\n  1 to make something such as a meal quickly and not very carefully:  --There’s lots of food in the fridge - I’m sure I can throw something together.//\n  2 if a situation throws people together, it makes them meet and know each other:  --It was the war that had thrown them together.//  throw up phr v//\n  1 to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth because you are ill:   vomit//  --Georgia was bent over the basin, throwing up. see usage note  sick1 //\n  2  throw sth → up:   BrE to produce problems, ideas, results etc//  --The arrangement may throw up problems in other areas.//\n  3  throw sth → up:  if a vehicle, runner etc throws up dust, water etc as they move along, they make it rise into the air//\n  4  throw sth → up:   BrE  informal to suddenly leave your job, your home etc//  --I can’t just throw everything up and come and live with you.//\n  5  throw sth → up:   BrE to build something quickly//  --new houses hastily thrown up by developers//\nthrow 2 n [C] \n  1 an action in which someone throws something:  --That was a great throw!//  --a throw of over 80 metres//\n  2 an action in which someone rolls a dice in a game:  --It’s your throw//\n  3 a large piece of cloth that you put loosely over a chair to cover it and make it look attractive:  --a brightly-coloured cotton throw//


Words: throw-in
Meaning:
n [C]   an action in which someone throws the ball back onto the field in a game of football//  --Beckham will take the throw-in .//


Words: throwaway
Meaning:
adj [only before noun] \n  1  throwaway remark/line/comment etc:  something that someone says or writes quickly, without thinking carefully about it//  --It was only a throwaway comment.//  --He claims people overreacted to a few throwaway lines in the article.//\n  2 throwaway products have been produced cheaply so that you can throw them away after you have used them:   disposable//  --a throwaway cigarette lighter//\n  3  throwaway society:  used to show disapproval when talking about modern societies in which products are not made to last a long time//


Words: throwback
Meaning:
n [C usually singular]   something that is similar to something that existed in the past, or belongs to the past//  throwback to//  --Her whole outfit was a throwback to the 1970s.//  --a social event which is a throwback to a different age//


Words: thrum
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  thrummed present participle  thrumming  [I] //  [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  From the sound]//  to make a low sound like the sound of an engine//  --The engine thrummed into life.//  -- thrum n  [singular] //  --the thrum of passing cars//


Words: thrush
Meaning:
n   [Language: Old English; Origin: thrysce]//\n  1 [C] a brown bird with spots on its front:\n  2 [U] an infectious disease that can affect a person’s vagina or mouth:


Words: thrust
Meaning:
v   past tense and past participle  thrust //  [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old Norse; Origin: thrysta]//\n  1 [T always + adverb/preposition] to push something somewhere roughly:  --She thrust a letter into my hand.//  --He thrust me roughly towards the door.//\n  2 [I] to make a sudden movement forward with a sword or knife:  thrust at//  --He skipped aside as his opponent thrust at him.//  thrust aside [thrust sth → aside] phr v//  to refuse to think about something//  --Our complaints were thrust aside and ignored.//  thrust upon/on [thrust sth upon/on sb] phr v//  if something is thrust upon you, you are forced to accept it even if you do not want it//  --She never enjoyed the fame that was thrust upon her.//  --He had marriage thrust upon him.//\nthrust 2 n \n  1 [C] a sudden strong movement in which you push something forward:  --He jumped back to avoid another thrust of the knife.//\n  2 [singular] the main meaning or aim of what someone is saying or doing:  thrust of//  --the main thrust of the government’s education policy//\n  3 [U]  technical the force of an engine that makes a car, train, or plane move forward:


Words: thruway
Meaning:
throughway/[hA35F]ru[hA359]we[hA366]/ n [C]    AmE a wide road for fast traffic that you pay to use//


Words: thud
Meaning:
n [C]   the low sound made by a heavy object hitting something else//  a dull/hard/heavy thud //  --There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.//  --His head hit the floor with a sickening thud .//\nthud 2   past tense and past participle  thudded present participle  thudding  v [I] //  [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Probably from  Old English thyddan  ’to push forcefully’]//\n  1 [always + adverb/preposition] to hit something with a low sound:  --The stone thudded to the ground.//  --waves thudding against the side of the ship//\n  2 [always + adverb/preposition] to walk or run with your feet making a heavy sound as they touch the ground:  --A horse thudded over the frozen grass.//\n  3 if your heart thuds, it beats strongly because you are excited or frightened:  --Peter was aware of his heart thudding in his chest.//


Words: thug
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Hindi; Origin: thag  ’thief’,  from  Sanskrit sthaga  ’bad man’]//  a violent man//  --He was beaten up by a gang of young thugs.//


Words: thuggery
Meaning:
n [U]   violent behaviour in which people fight and attack others//  --the problem of football thuggery//


Words: thumb
Meaning:
n [C]   finger, fingernail, thumb//  [Language: Old English; Origin: thuma]//\n  1 the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things:  --a baby sucking its thumb//  --She held the coin carefully between finger and thumb.//\n  2 the part of a glove that fits over your thumb:\n  3  be all fingers and thumbs:   BrE be all thumbs  AmE  informal to be unable to do something in which you have to make small careful movements with your fingers//  --Would you do up these buttons for me? I seem to be all thumbs today.//\n  4  the thumbs up/down:   informal when an idea or plan is officially accepted or not accepted//  --The project was finally given the thumbs up .//  --Her performance got the thumbs down from the critics.//\n  5  be under sb’s thumb:  to be so strongly influenced by someone that they control you completely//  --He was still under his father’s thumb.//    rule of thumb at rule1 (8),  stand/stick out like a sore thumb at sore1 (6)//\nthumb 2 v \n  1  thumb a lift:   BrE thumb a ride  AmE  informal to persuade a driver of a passing car to stop and take you somewhere, by putting your hand out with your thumb raised//  --I thumbed a lift into town.//\n  2  thumb your nose at sb/sth:  to show that you do not respect rules, laws etc or you do not care what someone thinks of you//  --a chance to thumb his nose at the college authorities//  thumb through [thumb through sth] phr v//  to look through a book, magazine etc quickly//  --I began thumbing through the pages of a gardening catalogue.//


Words: thumb index
Meaning:
n [C]   a line of round cuts in the edge of a large book which have the letters of the alphabet on them and help you find the part of the book you want//


Words: thumbnail
Meaning:
adj   thumbnail sketch/portrait//  a short description that gives only the main facts about a person, thing, or event//  --a thumbnail sketch of recent political events in America//\nthumbnail 2 n [C] \n  1 the nail on your thumb:\n  2 a small picture of a document on a computer screen, showing you what it will look like when you print it:  --Click on the thumbnails to view a larger version of each image.//


Words: thumbtack
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a short pin with a flat top that is used for fixing notices on walls//  British Equivalent:  drawing pin//


Words: thump
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  From the sound]//\n  1 [T]  informal to hit someone very hard with your hand closed:  --If you don’t shut up, I’m going to thump you!//  --She thumped the table with her fist.//\n  2 [I,T always + adverb/preposition] to hit against something loudly:  --His feet thumped loudly on the bare boards.//  --He thumped his cup down on the table.//\n  3 [I always + adverb/preposition] to walk or run with your feet making a loud heavy sound as they touch the ground:  --Stella came thumping down the stairs.//\n  4 [I] if your heart thumps, it beats very strongly and quickly because you are frightened or excited:  --My heart was thumping inside my chest.//\nthump 2 n [C] \n  1 the dull sound that is made when something hits a surface:  --The box fell to the floor with a thump.//\n  2 [usually singular]  especially BrE an action in which you hit someone or something:  --If he does that again, I’ll give him a good thump.//  --a thump on the jaw//


Words: thumping
Meaning:
adj [only before noun] \n  1  also thumping great :   BrE  informal very big or great//  --Mulroney swept to power with a thumping majority.//  --He told us some thumping great lies!//\n  2 thumping music has a strong loud beat:\n  3  thumping headache:  a very bad headache//


Words: thunder
Meaning:
n   [Language: Old English; Origin: thunor]//\n  1 [U] the loud noise that you hear during a storm, usually after a flash of lightning:  --a storm with thunder and lightning //  clap/crack/roll/crash of thunder //  --Suddenly there was a great crash of thunder.//  rumble/roar of thunder //  --We could hear the rumble of distant thunder.//  thunder rolls/rumbles/crashes/booms //  --The thunder crashed and boomed around us.//\n  2 [singular] a loud deep noise:  --She heard the thunder of hooves behind her.//\n  3  a face like thunder:  if someone has a face like thunder, they look very angry//    blood-and-thunder//    steal sb’s thunder at steal1 (9)//\nthunder 2 v \n  1 [I] if it thunders, there is a loud noise in the sky, usually after a flash of lightning:\n  2 [I always + adverb/preposition] to run or move along quickly, in a way that makes a very loud noise:  --The children came thundering downstairs.//  --Huge lorries thundered past us.//\n  3 [I] to make a very loud deep noise:  --Guns roared and thundered all around us.//\n  4 [T] to shout loudly and angrily:  --’You must be mad!’ he thundered.//


Words: Thunderbird
Meaning:
trademark \n  1  also T-bird  informal :  a type of car made by  Ford and sold in the US. Thunderbirds became very popular with young people in the late 1950s because they were fast and fashionable cars with  tail fins.//\n  2 a type of strong pale wine:


Words: thunderbolt
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a flash of lightning which hits a person or thing and kills or destroys them:\n  2 a sudden event or piece of news that shocks you:  --The idea hit her like a thunderbolt.//


Words: thunderous
Meaning:
adj \n  1 extremely loud:  --His speech was greeted with thunderous applause .//\n  2 looking or sounding very angry:  --a thunderous voice//  -- thunderously adv //


Words: thunderstruck
Meaning:
adj [not before noun]   extremely surprised or shocked//  --Jeff looked thunderstruck when he saw me.//


Words: Thurber
Meaning:
James   (1894-1961) a US humorous writer and  cartoonist (=someone who does humorous drawings) , whose work often appeared in the magazine  The New Yorker//


Words: Thursday
Meaning:
n [U and C]  written abbreviation Thurs.  or Thur.   [Language: Old English; Origin: Thunresd[zB024]g, from  Thunor god of the sky +  d[zB024]g  ’day’]//  the day between Wednesday and Friday//  on Thursday//  --I went to Edinburgh on Thursday.//  --She was working Thursday. AmE//  Thursday morning/afternoon etc //  --There’s a meeting on Thursday night.//  last Thursday //  --He was arrested last Thursday.//  this Thursday //  --Mark and I are driving south this Thursday.//  next Thursday (=Thursday of next week) //  --I’ll see you next Thursday.//  a Thursday//   (=one of the Thursdays in the year) //  --Christmas Day is on a Thursday this year.//


Words: thus
Meaning:
W1   adv  formal   [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 [sentence adverb] as a result of something that you have just mentioned:  --Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. Thus it would be almost impossible to prove him guilty.//\n  2 in this manner or way:  --They diluted the drug, thus reducing its effectiveness.//\n  3  thus far:  until now//  --Her political career thus far had remained unblemished.//  ----------//  HINT sense 1 //  In spoken English it is more usual to use so . //  ----------//


Words: thwack
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  From the sound]//  a short loud sound like something hitting a hard surface//  -- thwack v  [T] //


Words: thwart
Meaning:
v [T]  formal   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: thwart  ’across’ (13-19 centuries), from  Old Norse thvert]//  to prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do//  --Fierce opposition thwarted the government’s plans.//  --thwarted ambition//


Words: thy
Meaning:
determiner  old use   [Language: Old English; Origin: thin]//  your//  --We praise thy name, O Lord.//


Words: thyme
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: thym, from  Latin, from  Greek thymon, from  thyein  ’to burn something as an offering to a god’]//  a plant used for giving food a special taste//


Words: thyroid
Meaning:
n  also thyroid gland  [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: thyroides, from  Greek thyreoeides  ’shield-shaped’, from  thyreos  ’shield shaped like a door’, from  thyra  ’door’; from the shape of the cartilage at the front of the throat]//  an organ in your neck that produces substances that affect the way your body grows and the way you behave//


Words: ti
Meaning:
n [singular]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: si  ’ti’ (18-19 centuries)]//  the seventh note in a musical scale according to the sol-fa system//


Words: Tia Maria
Meaning:
trademark   a type of  liqueur (=strong alcoholic drink)  made in the Caribbean, which tastes of coffee and is usually drunk from a small glass after a meal//


Words: tiara
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: ’hat worn by Persian kings’, from  Greek]//  a piece of jewellery like a small crown, that a woman sometimes wears on very formal or important occasions//  --a diamond tiara//


Words: Tiber
Meaning:
the Tiber//  the third longest river in Italy, which flows from the Apennines south to Rome and the sea//


Words: Tibet
Meaning:
an Autonomous Region in southwest China.Population: 2,616,300 (2000). Capital: Lhasa. Most of Tibet consists of high plains surrounded by very high mountains.//  -- Tibetan n  adj //


Words: tibia
Meaning:
n   plural  tibiae /-bi-i[hA359]/ or  tibias  [C]  technical //  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin]//  a bone in the front of your leg//


Words: tic
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French]//  a sudden movement of a muscle in your face, that you cannot control//


Words: tic-tac-toe
Meaning:
tick-tack-toe/t[hA366]k t[zB024]k t[hA353][hA35E] $ -to[hA35E]/ n [U]  AmE   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tic-tac-toe  ’game played by hitting a pencil sharply against numbered squares’ (1800-1900); from the sound of play]//  a children’s game in which two players draw X’s or O’s in a pattern of nine squares, trying to get three in a row//  British Equivalent:  noughts and crosses//


Words: tick
Meaning:
n   [Sense: 1,3-5; Date: 1200-1300; Origin:  Origin unknown.]//  [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English ticia]//\n  1 [C]  BrE a mark written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with:  American Equivalent:  check//  -- Put a tick in the box if you agree with this statement.//    cross2 (2b)//\n  2 [C] a very small animal like an insect that lives under the skin of other animals and sucks their blood:\n  3 [singular] the short repeated sound that a clock or watch makes every second:\n  4 [C]  spoken especially  BrE a very short time:   moment//  --I’ll be with you in a tick  (=soon) .//  --It’ll only take two ticks.//\n  5  on tick:   BrE  informal old-fashioned if you buy something on tick, you arrange to take it now and pay later//   credit//\ntick 2 v \n  1 [I]  also tick away :  if a clock or watch ticks, it makes a short repeated sound//  --The old clock ticked noisily.//\n  2 [T]  BrE to mark a test, list of questions etc with a tick, in order to show that something is correct, to choose something etc:  American Equivalent:  check//  --Tick the description that best fits you.//  --Just tick the box on your order form.//\n  3  what makes sb tick:   informal the thoughts, feelings, opinions etc that give someone their character or make them behave in a particular way//  --I’ve never really understood what makes her tick.//  tick away/by/past phr v//  if time ticks away, by, or past, it passes, especially when you are waiting for something to happen//  --We need a decision - time’s ticking away.//  --The minutes ticked past and still she didn’t call.//  tick off [tick sb/sth → off] phr v//\n  1  BrE  informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of them:  --Mrs Watts will tick you off if you’re late again.//\n  2  BrE to mark the things on a list with a tick to show that they have been dealt with, chosen etc:  American Equivalent:  check off//  --As you finish each task, tick it off.//  --Have you ticked off Kate’s name on the list?//\n  3  AmE  informal to annoy someone:  --Her attitude is really ticking me off.//\n  4  AmE to tell someone a list of things, especially when you touch a different finger as you say each thing on the list:  --Carville began ticking off points on his fingers.//  tick over phr v//\n  1 if an engine ticks over, it works while the vehicle is not moving:  --Mark left the engine ticking over and went back inside.//\n  2 if a system, business etc ticks over, it continues working but without producing very much or without much happening:  --The business is just about ticking over.//  --Jane will keep things ticking over while I’m away.//


Words: tick-tock
Meaning:
n [singular]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  From the sound]//  the regular sound that a large clock makes every second//


Words: ticker
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1  informal your heart:\n  2  AmE a special machine that prints or shows the price of company stocks as they go up and down:


Words: ticker tape
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U] long narrow paper on which information, for example the price of company stocks, is printed by a special machine:\n  2  ticker tape parade:   AmE an occasion when someone important or famous walks or drives through an American city and pieces of paper are thrown from high buildings to welcome them//


Words: ticket
Meaning:
n [C]   ----------//\n   1 cinema/bus/train etc:\n   2 driving offence:\n   3 in shops:\n   4 election:\n   5 ticket to success/fame/stardom etc:\n   6 be (just) the ticket:  ----------//  [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Early  French etiquet  ’notice attached to something’, from  Old French estiquier  ’to attach’, from  Middle Dutch steken  ’to stick’]//\n  1 CINEMA/BUS/TRAIN ETC:  a printed piece of paper which shows that you have paid to enter a cinema, travel on a bus, plane etc//  ticket for//  --How much are tickets for the concert?//  ticket to//  --I’d like to book two tickets to Berlin.//  theatre/train/airline etc ticket //  --The plane ticket costs $170.//  --A return ticket  (=one going to a place and back again) to London, please.//  single/one-way ticket (=one going to a place but not back again) //  a ticket to do sth//  --a ticket to watch the US Open//  a ticket office/machine/agency etc //    season ticket//\n  2 DRIVING OFFENCE:  a printed note ordering you to pay money because you have done something illegal while driving or parking your car//  parking/speeding ticket //\n  3 IN SHOPS:  a piece of paper fastened to something in a shop that shows its price, size etc//  American Equivalent:  tag//  --How much does it say on the price ticket ?//\n  4 ELECTION:   [usually singular]  especially  AmE a list of the people supported by a particular political party in an election//  --He ran for governor on the Republican ticket.//\n  5  ticket to success/fame/stardom etc:   especially  AmE a way of becoming successful, famous etc//  --Michael thought an MBA would be a ticket to success.//\n  6  be (just) the ticket:   old-fashioned to be exactly what is needed//    dream ticket,  meal ticket//\nticket 2 v [T usually passive] \n  1 to produce and sell tickets for an event, journey etc:  --air travel sold and ticketed in the UK//  --ticketed events such as concerts//\n  2  especially AmE to give someone a ticket for parking their car in the wrong place, driving too fast etc:  --Drivers stopping here will be ticketed and have their cars towed.//\n  3  be ticketed for sth:   especially AmE to be intended for a particular use, purpose, job etc//  --Three of the army bases have been ticketed for closure.//


Words: ticket tout
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE someone who sells tickets outside a theatre or sports ground at a high price because there are not many available//  American Equivalent:  scalper//


Words: ticketing
Meaning:
n [U]   the process or system of selling or printing tickets for planes, trains, concerts etc//  --Most airlines are using electronic ticketing now.//


Words: ticking
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: tick  ’rough cloth’ (15-20 centuries), probably from  Middle Dutch tike]//  a thick strong cotton cloth used for making mattress and pillow covers//


Words: ticking off
Meaning:
n   give sb a ticking off//   BrE  informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of something they have done//   tick off//


Words: tickle
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  Perhaps from  tick  ’to touch lightly’ (16-19 centuries)]//\n  1 [T] to move your fingers gently over someone’s body in order to make them laugh:  --Stop tickling me!//\n  2 [I and T] if something touching your body tickles you, it makes you want to rub your body because it is slightly uncomfortable:  --Mommy, this blanket tickles.//  --Mazie’s fur collar was tickling her neck.//\n  3 [T] if a situation, remark etc tickles you, it amuses or pleases you:  be tickled pink (=be very pleased or amused) //  --The kids were tickled pink to see you on TV!//\n  4  tickle sb’s fancy:   informal if something tickles your fancy, you want to have it or to try doing it//  --If I see something that tickles my fancy, I’m going to buy it.//\ntickle 2 n [singular] \n  1 a feeling in your throat that makes you want to cough:  --I’ve got a tickle in my throat.//\n  2  give sb a tickle:  to move your fingers gently over someone’s body in order to make them laugh//


Words: ticklish
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone who is ticklish laughs a lot when you tickle them:\n  2 [usually before noun]  informal a ticklish situation or problem is difficult and must be dealt with carefully, especially because you may upset people:  --Handling awkward neighbours can be a ticklish business .//\n  3  also tickly /t[hA366]kli/:   [usually before noun] a ticklish cough is in your throat rather than in your chest//


Words: ticky-tacky
Meaning:
AmE  informal   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin:  TACKY2]//  ticky-tacky houses, buildings etc are made of material that is cheap and of low quality//  -- ticky-tacky n  [U] //


Words: tidal wave
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a very large ocean wave that flows over the land and destroys things:\n  2 a very large amount of a particular kind of feeling or activity happening at one time:  tidal wave of//  --a tidal wave of crime//  --Voters were swept away on a tidal wave of enthusiasm.//


Words: tidbit
Meaning:
n [C]  AmE   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: tid  ’soft, tender, nice’ (17-19 centuries) +  bit]//\n  1 a small piece of food that tastes good:  British Equivalent:  titbit//\n  2 a small but interesting piece of information, news etc:  British Equivalent:  titbit//  tidbit of//  --juicy tidbits of hot news //


Words: tiddly
Meaning:
adj  BrE  informal   [Sense: 1; Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  Origin unknown.]//  [Sense: 2; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tiddy  ’very small’ (18-20 centuries)]//\n  1 slightly drunk:\n  2 very small:  --a tiddly little insect//


Words: tiddlywinks
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  Probably from  tiddlywink  ’place for drinking alcohol’ (1800-1900), perhaps from  tiddly  ’drunk’ (19-21 centuries)]//  a children’s game in which you try to make small round pieces of plastic jump into a cup by pressing their edge with a larger piece//


Words: tide
Meaning:
n   [Language: Old English; Origin: tid  ’time’]//\n  1  the tide:  the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea//  the tide is in/out (=the sea is at a high or low level) //  --Is the tide going out or coming in ?//  --We went for a walk and got cut off by the tide .//    high tide(1),  low tide//\n  2 [C] a current of water caused by the tide:  --Strong tides make swimming dangerous.//\n  3 [>C,usually singular] the way in which events or people’s opinions are developing:  tide of//  --With the tide of public opinion against him, the president may lose.//  --It was their first major victory. The tide had turned  (=changed) .//  --The tide of battle turned against the Mexican army.//  swim with/against the tide (=support or oppose what most people think) //\n  4 [>C,usually singular] a large amount of something that is increasing and is difficult to control:  tide of violence/crime etc //  --The crisis prompted a rising tide of protest.//  --She swallowed back a tide of emotion.//  --efforts to stem the tide of hysteria caused by the shootings (=prevent it from getting worse) //\n  5 [singular] a large number of people or things moving along together:  tide of//  --the tide of refugees flowing over the border//\n  6  Christmastide/eveningtide/morningtide etc:   old use a particular time of the year or day//\ntide 2   tide over () [tide sb over (sth)] phr v//  to help someone through a difficult period, especially by lending them money//  --Could you lend me [hA124]10 to tide me over till next week?//


Words: tide pool
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a small area of water left among rocks by the sea when the tide goes out//  British Equivalent:  rock pool//


Words: tide-mark
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a mark left on the beach by the sea, that shows how high the sea reached:\n  2  BrE  informal a dirty mark left around the inside of a bath by the water:


Words: tidewater
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U] water that flows onto the land or into rivers when the tide rises:\n  2 [C]  AmE an area of land at or near the coast:


Words: tidings
Meaning:
n [plural]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tidung  ’event, piece of news’, from  tidan  ’to happen’]//   old use news//  good/glad tidings (=good news) //


Words: tidy
Meaning:
adj   comparative  tidier superlative  tidiest  especially  BrE //  [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: tidy  ’at an appropriate time’ (13-18 centuries), from  tide]//\n  1 a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place:   neat//  → untidy, messy//  --a tidy desk//  --I try to keep the garden tidy .//  --Ellen’s room is always neat and tidy .//\n  2 someone who is tidy keeps their house, clothes etc neat and clean:  --Chris is a naturally tidy person.//\n  3  a tidy sum/profit:   informal a large amount of money//  --We sold the house for a tidy sum and moved south.//\n  4  a tidy mind:   BrE if someone has a tidy mind, the way they think is very organized and clear//  -- tidily adv //  -- tidiness n  [U] //\ntidy 2  also tidy up   past tense and past participle  tidied present participle  tidying third person singular  tidies  v [I and T] //  to make a place look tidy//  --Tidy your room!//  --It’s time we tidied up the office.//  tidy up after sb//  --I’m tired of tidying up after you boys (=tidying somewhere that someone else has made untidy) .//  tidy away [tidy sth → away] phr v//   BrE to put something back in the place where it should be, especially in a cupboard, drawer etc//  --Let’s tidy these toys away.//\ntidy 3   plural  tidies  n [C]  BrE //  desk/car/sink tidy//  a container for putting small objects in, used to keep your desk, car etc tidy//


Words: tie
Meaning:
W3S2   v   past tense and past participle  tied present participle  tying //  ----------//\n   1 string/rope:\n   2 game/competition:\n   3 be tied to something:\n   4 be tied to/by something:\n   5 tie the knot:\n   6 tie yourself (up) in knots:\n   7 tie one on:  Phrasal verbs//   tie somebody down//   tie in with something//   tie up//  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: tigan]//\n  1 STRING/ROPE:  a)  [T] to fasten things together or hold them in a particular position using a piece of string, rope etc//  → untie//  tie sth to/behind/onto etc sth//  --Tie this label to your suitcase.//  tie sb to sth//  --They tied him to a tree and beat him up.//  tie sth together (with sth)//  --I kept all his letters tied together with a ribbon.//  tie sb’s hands/arms/legs/feet //  --One of them tied her hands behind her back.//  --I tie my hair back when I’m jogging.//  b)  [T] to fasten something around, over etc something else and tie the ends together//  → untie//  tie sth around/over/under etc sth//  --He had only a towel tied around his waist.//  --She tied a scarf over her head.//  c)  [T] to make a knot in a piece of string, rope etc, for example to fasten shoes or other clothes//  --Can you tie your shoelaces by yourself?//  tie a knot/bow //  --She pulled the ribbon tightly and tied a bow.//  d)  [I] if a piece of clothing ties in a particular place, you fasten it there using a belt, bow etc//  --This dress ties at the back.//\n  2 GAME/COMPETITION:   [I]  also be tied //  if two players, teams etc tie or are tied in a game or competition, they finish it with an equal number of points//  tie with//  --At the end of the season, we were tied with the Tigers.//  tie for first/second etc place //  --Woosnam and Lyle tied for fourth place on 264.//\n  3  be tied to sth:  to be related to something and dependent on it//  --The flat is tied to the job.//  --Interest rates are tied to the rate of inflation.//\n  4  be tied to/by sth:  to be restricted by a particular situation, job etc, so that you cannot do exactly what you want//  --Many women felt tied to the house.//  be tied to doing sth//  --I didn’t want to be tied to commuting to London.//  --With children, you’re tied by school holidays.//\n  5  tie the knot:   informal to get married//\n  6  tie yourself (up) in knots:   informal to become very upset because you are confused, nervous, or worried//\n  7  tie one on:   AmE  informal to get drunk//    sb’s hands are tied at hand1 (43)//  tie down [tie sb down] phr v//  to restrict someone’s freedom to do what they want to do//  --She didn’t want to be tied down by a full-time job.//  tie somebody down to//  --Are you ready to be tied down to a wife and children?//  tie in with [tie in with sth] phr v//\n  1 to be similar to another idea, statement etc, so that they seem to be true:  --Her description tied in with that of the other witness.//\n  2  also be tied in with sth :  to be related in some way to something else//  --How does all this tie in with their long-term aims?//\n  3 to happen at the same time as something else:  --The book was published to tie in with the TV series.//  tie up phr v//\n  1 PERSON:   tie sb → up//  to tie someone’s arms, legs etc so that they cannot move//  --The intruders tied Kurt up and left him.//\n  2 OBJECT:   tie sth → up//  to fasten something together, using string, rope etc//  --He tied up all the old newspapers.//\n  3 BUSY:   be tied up//  to be very busy, so that you cannot do anything else//  --I can’t see you tomorrow - I’ll be tied up all day.//\n  4 TRAFFIC/PHONE/COURT ETC:   tie sth → up//   especially AmE to block a system or use it so much that other people cannot use it or it does not work effectively//  --Don’t tie up the phone lines making personal calls.//  --Protesters tied up the traffic for three hours today.//\n  5 MONEY:   be tied up//  if your money is tied up in something, it is all being used for that thing and is not available for anything else//  be tied up in//  --My money’s all tied up in the house.//\n  6 ARRANGEMENTS:   tie sth → up//  to finish arranging all the details of something such as an agreement or a plan//  --We’d better tie up the details with a solicitor.//\n  7  be tied up with sth:  to be very closely related to something//  --The shortage of teachers is tied up with the issue of pay.//\n  8  tie up loose ends:  to do the things that are necessary in order to finish a piece of work//  --I need to tie up a few loose ends before I go on vacation.//\n  9 ANIMAL:   tie sth → up//  to tie an animal to something with a rope, chain etc//  tie something → up to//  --She left the dog tied up to a tree.//\n  10 BOAT:  to tie a boat to something with a rope, chain etc//  --We tied up alongside a barge.//  tie sth → up//  --There was a boat tied up at the jetty.//\ntie 2 W3S3 n [C]   ----------//\n   1 men’s clothes:\n   2 connection/relationship:\n   3 result:\n   4 for closing something:\n   5 game:\n   6 prevent you from doing something:\n   7 railway:  ----------//\n  1 MEN’S CLOTHES:  a long narrow piece of cloth tied in a knot around the neck, worn by men//  --I wear a shirt and tie at work.//    black-tie,  bow tie//\n  2 CONNECTION/RELATIONSHIP:   [usually plural] a strong relationship between people, groups, or countries//  close/strong ties //  --the importance of strong family ties //  tie between/with//  --close ties between the two countries//  economic/diplomatic/personal etc ties //  --Japan’s strong economic ties with Taiwan//  the ties of marriage/friendship/love etc //    old school tie//\n  3 RESULT:   [usually singular] the result of a game, competition, or election when two or more people or teams get the same number of points, votes etc//  British Equivalent:  draw//  --The match ended in a tie.//\n  4 FOR CLOSING SOMETHING:  a piece of string, wire etc used to fasten or close something such as a bag//\n  5 GAME:   BrE one game, especially of football, that is part of a larger competition//  tie against//  --England’s World Cup tie against Argentina//  first round/second round etc tie //  home/away tie //\n  6 PREVENT YOU FROM DOING SOMETHING:  something that means you must stay in one place, job etc or prevents you from being free to do what you want//  --If you enjoy travelling, young children can be a tie.//\n  7 RAILWAY:   AmE a heavy piece of wood or metal supporting a railway track//  British Equivalent:  sleeper//


Words: tie-dye
Meaning:
v [T]   to make a pattern on a piece of material by tying string around it and colouring it with dye (=coloured liquid) //


Words: tie-up
Meaning:
n [C]  informal \n  1 an agreement to become business partners:  tie-up with//  --IBM’s tie-up with Auspex System Inc//\n  2  BrE a strong connection between two or more things:  tie-up between//  --the tie-up between class interests and politics//\n  3  AmE a situation in which traffic is prevented from moving or there is a problem which prevents a system or plan from working:    tie up at tie1 //


Words: tiebreaker
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 an extra question in a game or quiz, used to decide who will win when two people have the same number of points:\n  2  also tiebreak /ta[hA366]bre[hA366]k/:  the final game of a set in tennis, played when each player has won six games//


Words: Tiepolo
Meaning:
Giovanni Battista   (1696-1770) an Italian artist in the  rococo period who is famous for his  frescoes//


Words: tier
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: tire  ’order, rank’;   ATTIRE]//\n  1 one of several levels or layers that rise up one above the other:  --The lower tier has 10,000 seats.//  in tiers//  --Terraces of olive trees rose in tiers.//  two-tiered/three-tiered etc (=having two, three etc levels or layers) //  --a three-tiered wedding cake//\n  2 one of several levels in an organization or system:  tier of//  --the most senior tier of management//  the first/second etc tier //  --The second tier of the programme is in-house training.//  --a two-tier system of government//


Words: tiff
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin:  Perhaps from the sound of air escaping under pressure]//  a slight argument between friends or people who are in love//  tiff with//  --Dave’s had a tiff with his girlfriend.//


Words: Tiffany glass
Meaning:
a type of coloured glass which was originally produced in the early 1900s, and used for making  lampshades, vases, and other decorations//


Words: tiger
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tigre, from  Latin tigris, from  Greek]//  a large wild animal that has yellow and black lines on its body and is a member of the cat family//


Words: tight
Meaning:
W3S2   adj   comparative  tighter superlative  tightest //  ----------//\n   1 clothes:\n   2 pulled/stretched firmly:\n   3 attached firmly:\n   4 holding something firmly:\n   5 strict:\n   6 little money:\n   7 little time:\n   8 little space:\n   9 not generous :\n  10 close together:\n  11 close relationship:\n  12 bend/turn:\n  13 chest/stomach/throat:\n  14 expression/smile/voice:\n  15 difficult situation:\n  16 play/performance:\n  17 game/competition:\n  18 drunk:  ----------//  [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: thight  ’closely packed, solid, thick’ (14-19 centuries), probably from a  Scandinavian language]//\n  1 CLOTHES:  tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable//  → loose//  --tight jeans//  --My shoes were so tight that I could hardly walk.//  --The jacket is rather a tight fit  (=it fits too tightly) .//\n  2 PULLED/STRETCHED FIRMLY:  string, wire, cloth etc that is tight has been pulled or stretched firmly so that it is straight or cannot move//  --The bandage must be tight enough to stop the bleeding.//  --She tied the rope around the post and  pulled it tight .//\n  3 ATTACHED FIRMLY:  a screw, lid etc that is tight is firmly attached and difficult to move//  --Check that the screws are tight.//\n  4 HOLDING SOMETHING FIRMLY:   a tight hold/grip//  if you keep or have a tight hold on something, you hold it firmly//  --His mother  kept a tight hold on  his hand.//\n  5 STRICT:  controlling something very strictly or firmly//  --The government is  keeping tight control on  immigration.//  keep a tight grip/hold/rein on sth (=control it very firmly) //  --The former dictator still keeps a tight grip on power.//  --Anna was determined to keep a tight hold on her feelings.//  -- Security is always  tight  for the opening day of parliament.//  run/keep a tight ship (=manage a company, organization etc strictly and effectively) //\n  6 LITTLE MONEY:  if money is tight, you do not have enough of it//  money is tight/things are tight //  --Money was tight and he needed a job badly.//  --As you know, I run the magazine on a pretty  tight budget .//\n  7 LITTLE TIME:  if time is tight, it is difficult for you to do everything you need to do in the time available//  -- Time is tight , and she has another meeting to go to this afternoon.//  --We should arrive on time, but it’ll be tight.//  --As usual, his  schedule on Saturday was  tight  (=he had arranged to do several things in a short time) .//  --I’’m working to a very  tight deadline  (=I have to finish a piece of work vey quickly) .//\n  8 LITTLE SPACE:  if space is tight, there is only just enough space to fit something into a place//  be a tight squeeze/fit //  --Six in the car will be a tight squeeze.//\n  9 NOT GENEROUS :   informal not generous, or trying hard to avoid spending money//  --Don’t be so tight!//\n  10 CLOSE TOGETHER:  placed or standing closely together//  --The animal’s body was curled up in a tight little ball.//  --She wore her hair in a tight bun.//\n  11 CLOSE RELATIONSHIP:  a tight group of people, countries etc have a close relationship with each other//   tight-knit//  --Together, the young film-makers formed a tight group.//  --the tight bonds that had grown between them//\n  12 BEND/TURN:  a tight bend or turn is very curved and turns quickly in another direction//  --Danny lost control on a tight bend, and the car ran off the road.//\n  13 CHEST/STOMACH/THROAT:  if your chest, stomach, or throat feels tight, it feels painful and uncomfortable, because you are ill or worried//  --Before she went on stage her chest felt tight and her throat hurt.//\n  14 EXPRESSION/SMILE/VOICE:  a tight expression, smile, or voice shows that you are annoyed or worried//   tight-lipped//  --’Look, I’m sorry ...,’ she said, forcing a tight smile.//\n  15 DIFFICULT SITUATION:   in a tight corner/spot//   informal in a difficult situation//  --He’s a good man to have around if ever you’re in a tight corner.//  --’Did something go wrong?’ ’Let’s just say I got into a bit of a tight spot.’//\n  16 PLAY/PERFORMANCE:  playing a piece of music or giving a performance very exactly and well, without any pauses or mistakes//  --The band gave a really tight performance.//  --a tight, well-rehearsed production//\n  17 GAME/COMPETITION:  a tight game, competition etc is one in which the teams, players etc play equally well, and it is not easy to win//  --The opening quarter of the game was very tight.//\n  18 DRUNK:   [not before noun]  old-fashioned informal drunk//    airtight,  watertight//  -- tightly adv //  --Marie held the baby tightly in her arms.//  -- tightness n  [U] //  ----------//  WORD FOCUS: tight //  clothes: skintight,  figure-hugging,  tight-fitting also close-fitting (BrE),  snug //  rope/wire/chain: taut //  screw/lid/handle: be on firmly/tightly,  be firmly fastened/closed //  ----------//\ntight 2 adv   very firmly or closely//   tightly//  -- Hold tight to the handrail!//  --I kept my eyes tight shut .//    sit tight at sit(8)//    sleep tight at sleep1 (4)//


Words: tight-knit
Meaning:
adj [usually before noun]   a tight-knit group of people are closely connected with each other//  --a tight-knit island community//


Words: tight-lipped
Meaning:
adj \n  1 unwilling to talk about something:  --Diplomats are remaining tight-lipped about the negotiations.//\n  2 with your lips tightly pressed together because you are angry:


Words: tighten
Meaning:
v  also tighten up \n  1 [T] to close or fasten something firmly by turning it:  → loosen//  --Tighten the screws firmly.//  --I’d put the new tyre on, but I hadn’t tightened up the wheel.//\n  2 [I and T] if you tighten a rope, wire etc, or if it tightens, it is stretched or pulled so that it becomes tight:  --When you tighten guitar strings, the note gets higher.//  --The rope tightened around his body.//\n  3 [I and T] to become stiff or make a part of your body become stiff:  → relax//  --His mouth tightened into a thin, angry line.//  --Tighten up the muscles of both arms.//\n  4  tighten your grip/hold on sth:  a) to control a place or situation more strictly//  --Rebel forces have tightened their hold on the capital.//  b) to hold someone or something more firmly//  --Sarah tightened her grip on my arm.//\n  5 [T] to make a rule, law, or system more strict:  → relax//  --Efforts to tighten the rules have failed.//  tighten up on sth//  --a range of measures to tighten up on illegal share dealing//\n  6  tighten your belt:   informal to try to spend less money than you used to//  --Businesses were tightening their belts and cutting jobs.//\n  7  tighten the screws (on sb):   informal to try to force someone to do something, by threatening them or making things difficult for them - used in news reports//  --Closing the border would tighten the screws on the terrorists.//\n  8 [I]  American English if a race or competition tightens, the distance between the competitors becomes smaller:  --He expects the presidential race to tighten.//  tighten up phr v//  if a team or group tightens up, they start working together more effectively//  tighten sth → up//  --We have tightened up the defence and are winning matches as a result.//


Words: tightrope
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along in a circus:\n  2  walk a tightrope:  to be in a difficult situation in which something bad could happen if you make a mistake//  --I feel as though I’m walking a tightrope between success and failure.//


Words: tights
Meaning:
S3   n [plural] \n  1  BrE a piece of women’s clothing made of very thin material that fits tightly over the feet and legs and goes up to the waist:  American Equivalent:  pantyhose//\n  2 a piece of clothing similar to women’s tights but too thick to see through, worn especially by dancers:


Words: Tigris
Meaning:
the Tigris//  a river in southwest Asia, flowing through Turkey and Iraq. The area between the Tigris and another river, the Euphrates, is called Mesopotamia, and several of the world’s most ancient cities were built in this area.//


Words: tikka
Meaning:
n [U]   a type of Indian food that consists of small pieces of meat covered in spices, and cooked//  --chicken tikka//


Words: tilde
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Spanish; Origin: Medieval Latin titulus  ’title’]//  a mark (&ntilde) placed over the letter ’n’ in Spanish to show that it is pronounced /nj///


Words: tile
Meaning:
S3   n   [Language: Old English; Origin: tigele]//\n  1 [C] a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc:  --bathroom tiles//\n  2 [C] a thin curved piece of baked clay used for covering roofs:\n  3  on the tiles:   BrE  informal out drinking, dancing etc for enjoyment until late at night//\ntile 2 v [T]   to cover a roof, floor etc with tiles//  -- tiled adj //  --a tiled floor//  -- tiler n  [C] //


Words: till
Meaning:
S1   prep, conj  spoken   until//  --I didn’t have a boyfriend till I was 17.//  --The shop’s open till nine o’clock on Fridays.//\ntill 2   n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: tylle]//\n  1  BrE a machine used in shops, restaurants etc for calculating the amount you have to pay, and for storing the money:  American Equivalent:  cash register//\n  2  in the till:   AmE money in the till is money that a company or organization has//  --You keep as much money as you need in the till to run your operations.//\n  3  have your hands/fingers in the till:  to steal money from the place where you work//  be caught with your hands/fingers in the till (=to be caught stealing from your employer) //\ntill 3 v [T]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tilian]//  to prepare land for growing crops//   cultivate//  till the soil/land/fields etc //


Words: tiller
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: telier  ’handle for a weaving machine’]//  a long handle fastened to the rudder (=part that controls the direction)  of a boat//


Words: tilt
Meaning:
v [I and T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  Perhaps from a  Scandinavian language]//\n  1 to move a part of your body, especially your head or chin, upwards or to the side:   tip//  --My mother tilted her head and smiled.//  --Ned’s mouth tilted upwards slightly at the corners.//\n  2 to move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other:   tip//  --As it came into land, the plane tilted sideways.//  --The man was tilting his chair back.//\n  3 if an opinion or situation tilts, or if something tilts it, it changes so that people start to prefer one person, belief, or action to others:  --Crisis situations tend to tilt the balance of power in favour of the president.//  tilt toward/towards//  --Government tax policy has tilted toward industrial development.//  tilt at / [tilt at  sb/sth] phr v//\n  1 to attack someone in what you say or write:\n  2  tilt at windmills:  to waste time and energy attacking an enemy that is not real//\ntilt 2 n \n  1  (at) full tilt:  as fast as possible//  --He charged full tilt down the slope.//\n  2 [U and C] a movement or position in which one side of something is higher than the other:  --a slight tilt of the head //\n  3 [C] a preference for one person, belief, or action over others:  tilt toward/towards//  --the recent tilt toward the Democrats//\n  4 [C]  BrE an attempt to win something:  tilt at//  --The team is preparing for another tilt at the European Cup.//\n  5 [C] a spoken or written attack on someone or something:


Words: timber
Meaning:
W3   n   [Language: Old English; Origin: ’building, wood’]//\n  1 [U]  BrE wood used for building or making things:  American Equivalent:  lumber//  --a bench made of timber//\n  2 [U] trees that produce wood used for building or making things:  --the timber trade//\n  3 [C] a wooden beam, especially one that forms part of the main structure of a house:\n  4  timber!:   spoken used to warn people that a tree being cut down is about to fall//


Words: timbered
Meaning:
adj   timbered buildings have a frame made of wooden beams, or have wooden beams showing on the outside//  timbered houses/cottages //    half-timbered//


Words: timberland
Meaning:
n [U and C]  AmE   an area of land that is covered by trees, especially ones that will be used for wood//


Words: timberline
Meaning:
n [singular]  technical \n  1 the height above the level of the sea beyond which trees will not grow:\n  2 the northern or southern limit in the world beyond which trees will not grow:


Words: timbre
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: Old French,  ’drum, bell’, from  Greek tympanon;   TIMPANI]//   formal the quality of the sound made by a particular instrument or voice//


Words: timbrel
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: timbre  ’tambourine’ (14-16 centuries), from  Old French;   TIMBRE]//   old use a tambourine//


Words: Timbuktu
Meaning:
a city on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Mali, West Africa, whose correct name is Tombouctou. People sometimes mention Timbuktu as an example of a place that is very far away//  --enough cars to stretch from here to Timbuktu//


Words: time
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 minutes/hours etc:\n   2 on a clock:\n   3 occasion:\n   4 point when something happens:\n   5 period of time:\n   6 available time:\n   7 all the time:\n   8 most of the time:\n   9 half the time:\n  10 at times:\n  11 from time to time:\n  12 time after time/time and time again:\n  13 at all times:\n  14 nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc:\n  15 at the time:\n  16 at one time:\n  17 at this time:\n  18 at no time:\n  19 for the time being:\n  20 in 10 days’/five years’/a few minutes’ etc time:\n  21 in time:\n  22 with time to spare:\n  23 over time:\n  24 with time/given time:\n  25 take your time:\n  26 five/ten/many etc times ...:\n  27 ... at a time:\n  28 on time:\n  29 ahead of/behind time:\n  30 it’s about time:\n  31 not before time/and about time (too):\n  32 the best/biggest etc ... of all time:\n  33 in no time (at all)/in next to no time:\n  34 any time (now):\n  35 it’s (only/just) a matter/question of time:\n  36 (only) time will tell:\n  37 period in history:\n  38 behind the times:\n  39 move/change/keep up with the times:\n  40 ahead of your/its time:\n  41 pleasant/unpleasant:\n  42 somebody’s time in/at/as something:\n  43 before your time:\n  44 in part of the world:\n  45 in a race:\n  46 sports:\n  47 music:\n  48 in time to/with something:\n  49 keep/beat time:\n  50 keep perfect/good etc time:\n  51 prison:\n  52 pass the time of day (with somebody):\n  53 time was (when):\n  54 there’s no time to lose:\n  55 make good time:\n  56 race/work/battle against time:\n  57 time is money:\n  58 time is on your side:\n  59 time is a great healer/heals all wounds:\n  60 time flies:\n  61 in your own time:\n  62 in your own (good) time:\n  63 all in good time:\n  64 have a lot of/no time for somebody/something:\n  65 time of life:\n  66 your time:\n  67 time of the month:\n  68 time out of mind:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: tima]//\n  1 MINUTES/HOURS ETC:   [U] the thing that is measured in minutes, hours, days, years etc using clocks//  --Einstein changed the way we think about space and time.//  --close relationships established over a long period of time //  --Customers have only a limited amount of time to examine the goods.//  time passes/goes by //  --Their marriage got better as time went by.//\n  2 ON A CLOCK:   [singular] a particular point in time shown on a clock in hours and minutes//  --’What time is it?’ ’It’s about two thirty.’//  --What time are you going out tonight?//  what time do you make it?  BrE //  /what time do you have?  AmE  (=used to ask someone with a watch what time it is) //  have you got the time?  BrE //  /do you have the time?  AmE  (=used to ask someone if they know what time it is) //  tell the time  BrE //  /tell time  AmE  (=be able to understand a clock) //  --Robin’s just learning to tell the time.//  look at the time (=used when you realize that it is later than you thought it was) //  --Oh no. Look at the time. I’ll be late.//  is that the time? (=used when you suddenly realize what the time is) //  --Is that the time? I must go.//  this time tomorrow/last week etc //  --By this time tomorrow I’ll know whether I’ve got the job.//\n  3 OCCASION:   [C] an occasion when something happens or someone does something//  --That was the only time we disagreed.//  --Do you remember the time I hit Tom Benson?//  --Mary had seen the film many times.//  (for) the first/second/last etc time //  --It was the first time that he had lost a game.//  --Gerry had just had back surgery for the third time in two years.//  (the) next time/(the) last time/this time //  --Why don’t you drop in for a drink next time you’re over this way?//  --The last time (=the most recent time) I saw Jonathan was Thursday evening.//  --The freezing weather did not return until February but this time we were prepared.//  the first/second/next/last etc time round (=the first, second etc time something happens) //  --I missed their concert the first time round so I’m going next week.//  every/each time //  --I meet up with Julie every time I go to Washington.//  how many times ...? //  --How many times did you take your driving test?//  --How many times have I told you not to wander off like that? (=I have told you many times) //  -- One time  (=once) I went to a garage sale and bought fifteen books.//\n  4 POINT WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS:   [U and C] the particular minute, hour, day etc when something happens or should happen//  at the time of sth//  --She was three months pregnant at the time of Stephen’s death.//  at some/any/that time//  --He is performing as well as at any time in his career.//  --The UK has 500,000 stray dogs on its streets at any one time  (=at any particular time) .//  at a/the time when ...//  --At the time when this scheme was introduced, it was recognised that there might be problems.//  by the time ...//  --The phone was ringing but by the time she got indoors, it had stopped.//  it’s time to do sth//  --Rosie - it’s time to get up.//  it’s time for sth//  --Come on, it’s time for bed.//  --He glanced at his watch. ’It’s time for me to go.’//  it’s time sb did sth//  --It’s time I fed the dog.//  --Now is the right time for us to move to London.//  a good/bad time //  --This might be a good time to start planning the new garden.//  not the time/hardly the time //  --Now is not the time to annoy Peter.//  there’s no time like the present (=used to say that now is a good time to do something) //  --’When do you want to meet?’ ’Well, there’s no time like the present.’//  dinner/lunch/tea etc time //  --It’s nearly dinner time.//  opening/closing time (=the time when a shop, bar etc opens or closes) //  --We empty the till each night at closing time.//  arrival/departure time (=the time when a train, plane etc arrives or leaves) //  --Our estimated arrival time is 2:30 pm.//  time of day/year //  --England is so lovely at this time of year.//  --We’ll sort that out when the time comes  (=when it becomes necessary) .//\n  5 PERIOD OF TIME:   [singular, U] a period of time during which something happens or someone does something//  --Dustin wanted to spend as much time as possible with his family.//  a long/short/limited time //  --I first met Jennifer a long time ago.//  --They stopped for a short time to rest the horses.//  --Andy and Tom talked for some time  (=for a fairly long period) .//  --Alison was married, for a time  (=for a fairly short period) , to a comedian.//  --Martin disliked being away from his family for any length of time  (=for more than just a short period) .//  --It took her a long time to make a decision.//  --Learning a language isn’t easy - it takes time  (=takes a long period of time) .//  take time to do sth (=deliberately spend time doing something) //  --While in New York he took time to visit some friends.//  journey/travel time //  --The journey time to London is approximately four hours.//\n  6 AVAILABLE TIME:   [U] an amount of time that is available for you to do something//  --I’ll visit him if I have time .//  --Molly would like to do some diving if there is time .//  have/get time to do sth//  --How do you get time to study?//  have time for sth//  --She realized she would have time for a coffee before her train left.//  --We don’t have to rush. We have all the time in the world  (=have plenty of time) .//  --June had little time to spare  (=available time) for making her own clothes.//  free/spare time (=time when you are not working) //  --He writes poetry in his spare time.//  --Being prepared for meetings will save time .//  --I don’t want to waste time arguing.//  --She spent precious time  (=valuable and important time) looking for a telephone.//  --I seem to spend most of my time on the phone.//  --McDuff passed the time writing letters (=wrote letters because he had nothing else to do) .//  have time on your hands/time to kill (=not have enough to do) //  --Now the children have left home, she has too much time on her hands.//  make/find time (for sth/to do sth) (=plan so that you have time available for something) //  --Make time to talk to your children.//  --Book your ticket soon, as time is running out .//  time’s up (=used to say that it is the end of the time allowed for something such as a competition or examination) //  we’re out of time (=used on radio and television programmes to say that there is no more time available on the programme) //\n  7  all the time:   also  the whole time//  continuously or very often//  --I keep practising and I’m improving all the time.//  --He worries about her the whole time.//\n  8  most of the time:  very often or almost always//  --I can speak German but we speak English most of the time.//\n  9  half the time:  if something happens half the time, especially something annoying, it happens quite often//  --Half the time you don’t even notice what I’m wearing.//\n  10  at times:  sometimes//  --Life is hard at times.//\n  11  from time to time:  sometimes, but not regularly or very often//  --These food safety scares happen from time to time.//\n  12  time after time/time and time again:  often, over a long period//  --The police were catching the same kids stealing time after time.//\n  13  at all times:  always - used especially in official rules and statements//  --Children must be supervised at all times while in the park.//  --Parents are welcome at all times.//\n  14  nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc:  used to say that something is almost always true or almost always happens//  --Nine times out of ten she’s right.//\n  15  at the time:  at a particular moment or period in the past when something happened, especially when the situation is very different now//  --I was about ten or eleven at the time.//\n  16  at one time:  at a time in the past but not now//  --At one time she wanted to be a nurse, but the thought of working at night put her off.//\n  17  at this time:   AmE at this particular moment//  --The President said his actions were ’the right ones at this time’.//\n  18  at no time:  used to say strongly that something never happened or should never happen//  at no time did/was etc//  --At no time did anyone involved speak to the press.//  --At no time was the company informed.//\n  19  for the time being:  for a short period of time from now, but not permanently//  --Now, for the time being, she is living with her father in Tijuana.//\n  20  in 10 days’/five years’/a few minutes’ etc time:  ten days, five years etc from now//  --He has an appointment with the doctor in two days’ time.//\n  21  in time:  a) before the time by which it is necessary for something to be done//  --Will you be able to finish it in time?//  in time to do sth//  --They ran all the way to the corner just in time to see the bus disappearing up the street.//  in time for//  --The painting was successfully repaired in time for the opening of the exhibition.//  in good time/in plenty of time (=a long time before the necessary time) //  --We arrived at the concert hall in good time.//  b) after a certain period of time, especially after a gradual process of change and development//  --He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, in time.//\n  22  with time to spare:  sooner than expected or necessary//  --We should arrive in New York with time to spare.//\n  23  over time:  if something happens over time, it happens gradually during a long period//  --The research project will be assessed over time.//  --Students are encouraged to consider the way language changes over time .//\n  24  with time/given time:  after a period of time//  --These symptoms will start to get better with time.//  --I would have thought of the answer, given time.//\n  25  take your time:  a) to do something slowly or carefully without hurrying//  take your time doing sth//  --Marie took her time cutting my hair and did it really well.//  take your time over//  --He had planned to take his time over the journey.//  b) to do something more slowly than seems reasonable//  --You’re taking your time with the lab tests. We need the results now.//\n  26  five/ten/many etc times ...:  used to say how much greater, more etc one thing is than another//  --Sound travels four times faster in water than in air.//  --There were three times as many girls as boys.//\n  27  ... at a time:  a) if someone deals with things one, three, ten etc at a time, they deal with them separately or in groups of three, ten etc//  --If you raise your hands, I’ll answer questions one at a time.//  --Frank took the stairs two at a time.//  b) if something happens for hours, days, months etc at a time, it continues for several hours, months etc//  --Because of his work, he’s often away for weeks at a time.//\n  28  on time:  at the correct time or the time that was arranged//  --Jack was worried about whether he’d be able to get there on time.//  right/bang/dead on time (=at exactly the right time) //  --The plane arrived right on time.//\n  29  ahead of/behind time:  earlier or later than the time when something happens, should be done etc//  --Prepare what you plan to say in the meeting ahead of time (=before the meeting) .//  --The train left twenty minutes behind time (=after it should have left) .//\n  30  it’s about time:   also  it’s high time//   spoken used to say strongly that you think something should happen soon or should already have happened//  --It’s about time our team won.//  --It’s high time we had a party.//\n  31  not before time/and about time (too):   spoken used to say that something should have happened sooner//  --Philip is going to be punished and not before time.//\n  32  the best/biggest etc ... of all time:  the best, biggest etc of a particular kind of person or thing that has ever existed//  --He is the greatest athlete of all time, in my opinion.//\n  33  in no time (at all)/in next to no time:  very quickly or soon//  --We’ll be there in no time.//\n  34  any time (now):  very soon//  --’When is she due back?’ ’Any time now.’//\n  35  it’s (only/just) a matter/question of time:  used to say that something will definitely happen at some time in the future, but you do not know when//  --I’ll find the key eventually. It’s just a question of time.//  --It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who killed her.//\n  36  (only) time will tell:  used to say that at some time in the future it will become clear whether or not something is true, right etc//  --Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.//\n  37 PERIOD IN HISTORY:   [C]  also times //   [plural] a particular period in history//  --Mankind has used the horse since ancient times .//  --In earlier times, servants would use the bare wooden stairs at the back of the house.//  at/in/during etc the time of sth//  --He lived at the time of the Napoleonic wars.//  our time(s) (=the present period in history) //  --Air pollution has become one of the most significant health problems of our time.//\n  38  behind the times:  old-fashioned//  --Our equipment is a bit behind the times.//\n  39  move/change/keep up with the times:  to change when other things in society, business etc change//  --We’ve got to move with the times.//\n  40  ahead of your/its time:  having or using the most advanced ideas, methods, designs, technology etc//  --Coleridge was far ahead of his time in his understanding of the unconscious.//\n  41 PLEASANT/UNPLEASANT:   [C] a good time, bad time, difficult time etc is a period or occasion when you have good, bad, difficult etc experiences//  --This was the happiest time of her life.//  good/bad/hard etc times //  --They had their happy times, but they had their hard times too.//  have a good/great/lovely etc time (=enjoy yourself) //  --Did you have a good time at the party?//  --Julie went to a wedding at the weekend and had the time of her life  (=enjoyed herself very much) .//\n  42  sb’s time in/at/as sth:  the period of time when you were living in a particular place, working for a particular company etc//  --In her time at the United Nations she was considered a tough negotiator.//\n  43  before your time:  a) before you were born or before you started working or living somewhere//  --They say he was a great actor but that was before my time.//  b) if you do something, especially get old, before your time, you do it before the time when most people usually do it in their lives//  --He seemed to grow into an old man before his time.//\n  44 IN PART OF THE WORLD:   [U] the way of referring to points in time in one particular part of the world//  --Eastern Standard Time//  --British Summer Time//  --The flight to Boston arrives at 1.15 pm local time .//\n  45 IN A RACE:   [C] the amount of time taken by a competitor in a race//  --The Olympic medallist’s time in the 200 metres final was 2 minutes 11.56 seconds.//\n  46 SPORTS:   [U]  BrE the end of the normal period of playing time in a sports game, especially football//   full time//  --Mason’s goal 13 minutes from time earned his team a place in the finals.//\n  47 MUSIC:   [U] the number of beats in each bar in a piece of music//  --Waltzes are usually in three-four time.//\n  48  in time to/with sth:  if you do something in time to a piece of music, you do it using the same rhythm and speed as the music//  --Gloria was tapping her feet in time to the music.//\n  49  keep/beat time:  to show the rhythm and speed that a piece of music should be played at to a group of musicians, using your hands//\n  50  keep perfect/good etc time:  if a clock keeps good time, it always shows the correct time//\n  51 PRISON:   do time//  to spend a period of time in prison//  --Paul was doing time for burglary.//\n  52  pass the time of day (with sb):  to say hello to someone and have a short talk with them//  --People like to pass the time of day with neighbours.//\n  53  time was (when):  used to say that there was a time when you used to be able to do something, when something used to happen etc//  --Time was when no one had television.//\n  54  there’s no time to lose:  used to say that you must do something quickly because there is very little time//\n  55  make good time:  if you make good time on a journey, you travel quickly, especially more quickly than you expected//  --We made good time and were at the hotel by lunchtime.//\n  56  race/work/battle against time:  to try to finish or achieve something even though you have very little time//  --Mark was racing against time to complete the work by Friday.//\n  57  time is money:  used to say that wasting time or delaying something costs money//\n  58  time is on your side:  used to say that someone is young enough to be able to wait before doing something or until something happens//\n  59  time is a great healer/heals all wounds:  used to say that someone will become less upset as time passes//\n  60  time flies:  used to say that time seems to pass very quickly//  --Time flies when you’re having fun.//\n  61  in your own time:  if you study or do work in your own time, you do it outside normal school or work hours//  --Nurses in training study in their own time.//\n  62  in your own (good) time:   informal when you are ready//  --Bobby will tell them about it in his own good time.//\n  63  all in good time:  used to tell someone to be patient because something they are waiting for will certainly happen after a period of time, and probably quite soon//  --’I’d love to see it.’ ’All in good time.’//\n  64  have a lot of/no time for sb/sth:   informal if you have a lot of time for someone or something, you like or admire them//  --He has no time for (=does not like) people who talk too much.//\n  65  time of life:  used to refer to someone’s age//  --At my time of life, you can’t take too many shocks like that.//\n  66  your time:  used in certain expressions to refer to the period when you are alive//  in your time//  --I’ve met some rude women in my time but she’s the worst.//  --He was many things in his time - musician, pilot, cattle-rancher, industrialist, journalist.//  --If I had my time over again  (=lived my life again) , I’d probably do exactly the same things.//\n  67  time of the month:  the time when a woman has her period//  --It’s that time of the month.//\n  68  time out of mind:   literary a very long time, or a very long time ago//    big time1 ,  full-time,  half-time,  part-time,  real-time//    at the best of times at best3 (11)//    time is of the essence at essence(4)//    bide your time at bide(1)//    in the fullness of time at fullness(1)//    give sb/sth time at give1 (21)//    kill time at kill1 (8)//    lose time at lose(8)//    mark time at mark2 (11)//    move with the times at move1 (17)//    in the nick of time at nick1 (1)//    for old times’ sake at old(19)//    once upon a time at once1 (14)//    play for time at play1 (18)//    the time is ripe at ripe(3)//    at the same time at same1 (3)//    sign of the times at sign1 (9)//    a stitch in time (saves nine) at stitch1 (8)//    have a whale of a time at whale1 (2)//\ntime 2 v [T]   ----------//\n   1 arrange a time:\n   2 measure time:\n   3 sport:  ----------//\n  1 ARRANGE A TIME:   [usually passive] to arrange that something should happen at a particular time//  --I saw from the station clock that I had timed my arrival perfectly.//  be timed to do sth//  --The tour has been timed to allow visitors to attend the opening night of the Verona opera season.//  --Her book was timed to coincide with  (=arranged to be at the same time as) an exhibition of Goya’s paintings at the National Gallery.//  be timed for sth//  --The meeting has been timed for three o’clock.//\n  2 MEASURE TIME:  to measure how fast someone or something is going, how long it takes to do something etc//  --We had to run up the stairs while the Sergeant timed us.//  time sb/sth at sth//  --They timed the winner at 2 minutes and 14.05 seconds.//\n  3 SPORT:  to hit a ball or make a shot at a particular moment//    mistime//  time sth well/badly etc //  --Keith timed the pass well.//  --a beautifully timed shot//    ill-timed,  well-timed//


Words: time and a half
Meaning:
n [U]   one and a half times the normal rate of pay//  --We get time and a half for working on Sunday.//


Words: time bomb
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a bomb that is set to explode at a particular time:\n  2 a situation that is likely to become a very serious problem:  --Cutting down the rainforest is an environmental time bomb.//


Words: time capsule
Meaning:
n [C]   a container that is filled with objects from a particular time, so that people in the future will know what life was like then//


Words: time frame
Meaning:
n [C]   the period of time during which you expect or agree that something will happen or be done//  --There is a ten year time frame for the implementation of the new policies.//


Words: time lag
Meaning:
also time lapse  n [C]   the period of time between two connected events//  --There is generally a two-year time lag in the information being made available.//


Words: time limit
Meaning:
n [C]   the longest time that you are allowed in which to do something//  time limit for/on something//  --The time limit for applications is three weeks.//


Words: time off
Meaning:
n [U]   time when you are officially allowed not to be at work or studying//  take/have/get etc time off//  --Have you ever had to take time off for health reasons?//


Words: Time Out
Meaning:
trademark   a weekly London magazine which gives details of all the films, plays, sports games, and other events and activities taking place in the city//


Words: time out
Meaning:
n \n  1  take time out (to do sth):   informal to rest or do something different from your usual job or activities//  --In between jobs, Liz always took time out to return to her first love -- travelling.//\n  2 [U and C] a short break during a sports match when the teams can rest, get instructions from their manager etc:  --With 15.7 seconds left, Washington State called time out .//\n  3 [C] an occasion when a computer stops using a particular program because the user has not done any work for a period of time:


Words: time signature
Meaning:
n [C]   two numbers at the beginning of a line of music that tell you how many beats there are in a bar//


Words: Time Time magazine
Meaning:
a US weekly news magazine which is sold in the US and is also available in many countries around the world//


Words: time warp
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1  be (caught/locked/stuck) in a time warp:  to have not changed even though everyone or everything else has//  --The house seemed to be stuck in a 19th-century time warp.//\n  2 an imaginary situation in which the past or future becomes the present:


Words: time-honoured
Meaning:
adj   [only before noun] a time-honoured method or custom is one that has existed for a long time//  --Sharon became involved with music in the time-honoured fashion -- through her family.//


Words: time-lapse
Meaning:
adj   [only before noun] time-lapse photography involves taking many pictures of something over a period of time and then showing them together, so that a very slow process seems to happen much faster//


Words: time-poor
Meaning:
adj  BrE   someone who is time-poor does not have very much free time because they work all day and often work in the evenings too//


Words: time-saving
Meaning:
adj   designed to reduce the time usually needed to do something//  --a time-saving device//  -- time-saver n  [C] //


Words: time-sharing
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1  technical a situation in which one computer is used by many different people at different terminals at the same time:\n  2 the practice of owning a timeshare:


Words: time-worn
Meaning:
adj \n  1 time-worn objects are old and have been used a lot:  --time-worn steps//\n  2 time-worn ideas and beliefs are no longer sensible or useful:  --time-worn prejudices//


Words: timekeeper
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 someone who officially records the times taken to do something, especially at a sports event:\n  2  good/bad timekeeper:   BrE //  a) someone who is good or bad at arriving at work at the right time//  b) a watch or clock that is good or bad at showing the right time//  -- timekeeping n  [U] //


Words: timeless
Meaning:
adj \n  1 remaining attractive and not becoming old-fashioned:  --the timeless beauty of Venice//\n  2  literary continuing for ever:  --the timeless universe//  -- timelessly adv //  -- timelessness n  [U] //


Words: timeline
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a plan for when things will happen or how long you think something will take:  --The timeline for the project is optimistic.//\n  2 a line showing the order in which events happened:


Words: timely
Meaning:
adj   done or happening at exactly the right time//  --The fight ended only with the timely arrival of the police.//  in a timely manner/fashion (=as quickly as is reasonable in a particular situation) //  --We aim to settle all valid claims in a timely manner.//  a timely reminder (of sth)  BrE  (=one that makes you remember something important) //  --The crash served as a timely reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving.//


Words: timer
Meaning:
n [C]   burner, oven, hotplate, timer//\n  1 an instrument that you use to measure time, when you are doing something such as cooking:  --Set the timer on the cooker for three minutes.//\n  2  part-timer/full-timer:  someone who works part or all of a normal working week//


Words: Times
Meaning:
The \n  1 an old and famous British daily newspaper.  The Times is a serious paper, and generally supports fairly  right-wing political ideas. At one time, especially before television and radio,  The Times had great influence on British political life, and many important people used to give their opinions by writing letters to  The Times. In the US it is sometimes called  The London Times so that it is not confused with US newspapers such as  The Los Angeles Times or  The New York Times.:\n  2 the  New York Times:\n  3 the  Los Angeles Times:


Words: times
Meaning:
prep   multiplied by//  --two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4)//\ntimes 2 v [T not in progressive]  spoken   to multiply a number//  --Then you times that by 1000.//


Words: Times Education Supplement
Meaning:
the   the TES a weekly British newspaper with articles on education in schools and advertisements for teaching jobs, produced by  The Times//


Words: Times Higher Education Supplement
Meaning:
the   the THES a weekly British newspaper with articles on education in universities and other institutions of higher education, as well as advertisements for jobs in these places, produced by  The Times//


Words: Times Literary Supplement
Meaning:
the   the TLS a British weekly newspaper which contains articles and information about literature, especially about new books, produced by  The Times//


Words: Times Square
Meaning:
a large  square (=a broad, open area with buildings on all sides)  in New York City, close to many theatres. A New Year’s Eve celebration is held there every year.//


Words: times table
Meaning:
n [C]   a list, used especially by children in school, that shows the results when each number between one and twelve is multiplied by each number between one and twelve //  --Do you know the eleven times table?//


Words: timescale
Meaning:
time scale/ta[hA366]mske[hA366]l/ n [C]  especially BrE   the period of time it takes for something to happen or be completed//  --The timescale for completing the work would be fairly tight.//


Words: timeserver
Meaning:
n [C]    informal someone who does the least amount of work possible in their job//  -- timeserving adj  n  [U] //


Words: timeshare
Meaning:
n [U and C]   a holiday home that you buy with other people so that you can each spend a period of time there every year, or when you arrange to do this//  -- timeshare adj //  --timeshare flats//


Words: timetable
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1  BrE a list of the times at which buses, trains, planes etc arrive and leave:  American Equivalent:  schedule//  a railway/train/bus timetable //\n  2 a list of the times of classes in a school, college etc:  American Equivalent:  schedule//\n  3 a plan of events and activities, with their dates and times:   schedule//  timetable for//  --The Council has set out a timetable for returning to civilian rule.//\ntimetable 2 v  BrE \n  1 [T usually passive] to plan that something will happen at a particular time in the future:   schedule//  --The carnival parade is timetabled for 12.00 on both days.//\n  2 [I and T] to arrange the times at which classes will take place in a school or college:  American Equivalent:  schedule//  --The course is timetabled for one period each week.//  --Art students have very few timetabled hours.//  -- timetabling n  [U] //


Words: timid
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: timidus, from  timere;   TIMOROUS]//  not having courage or confidence//   shy//  → confident//  --I was a timid child.//  --a policy that is both timid and inadequate//  -- timidly adv //  -- timidity/t[hA369]m[hA366]d[hA369]ti/ n  [U] //


Words: timing
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U] the skill of doing something at exactly the right time:  perfect/good/bad etc timing //  --He was just walking into the restaurant when we got there. Perfect timing.//  --He told jokes with an exquisite sense of timing .//\n  2 [U and C] the time when someone does something or when something happens, especially when you are considering how suitable this is:  timing of//  --The President and I did not discuss the timing of my departure.//  --Ferry schedules and precise timings are subject to weather conditions on the day of departure.//\n  3 [U] the way in which electricity is sent to the spark plugs in a car engine:


Words: Timor
Meaning:
an island between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. Population: 1,382,207 (1980). Capital: Kupang//


Words: timorous
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: timoureux, from  Medieval Latin timorosus, from  Latin timor  ’fear’, from  timere  ’to be afraid’]//  lacking confidence and easily frightened//   fearful//  --She was no helpless, timorous female.//  -- timorously adv //  -- timorousness n  [U] //


Words: timpani
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Italian; Origin: , plural of  timpano  ’kettledrum’, from  Latin tympanum  ’drum’, from  Greek tympanon]//  a set of large drums that are played in an orchestra//


Words: tin
Meaning:
S3   n   [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 [U] a soft silver-white metal that is often used to cover and protect iron and steel. It is a chemical element: symbol Sn:  --an old tin bath//  2 [C]  BrE  also  tin can//  a small metal container in which food or drink is sold//  American Equivalent:  can//  --a sardine tin//  tin of//  --a tin of baked beans//\n  3 [C] a metal container with a lid in which food can be stored:  --a biscuit tin//\n  4 [C]  BrE a metal container in which food is cooked:  American Equivalent:  pan//  --a 7-inch cake tin//  --a roasting tin//\n  5 [C]  BrE a metal container with a lid, in which paint, glue etc is sold:  tin of//  --a tin of brown paint//\ntin 2 adj   made of tin//  --a tin roof//  --a tin mug//


Words: Tin Man
Meaning:
the   a character from the book and film The The Wizard of Oz. He is made of metal and does not have a heart, but in the story goes to see the Wizard of Oz to ask him to give him a heart.//


Words: Tin Pan Alley
Meaning:
informal  old-fashioned the people who produce popular music and their way of life, especially in the US//


Words: tin-pot
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   a tin-pot person, organization etc is not very important, although they think that they are - used to show disapproval//  --a tin-pot dictator//


Words: tincture
Meaning:
n [>C, U + of]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: tinctura, from  tingere;   TINGE2]//   technical a medical substance mixed with alcohol//


Words: tinder
Meaning:
n [U]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tynder]//  dry material that burns easily and can be used for lighting fires//


Words: tinderbox
Meaning:
n \n  1 [C usually singular] a place or situation that is dangerous and where there could suddenly be a lot of fighting or problems:  --The area is a tinderbox that could again plunge the country into civil war.//\n  2 [C] a box containing things needed to make a flame, used in the past:


Words: tine
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tind]//  a pointed part of something that has several points, for example a fork//


Words: ting
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin:  From the sound]//  a high clear ringing sound//  -- ting v  [I and T] //


Words: ting-a-ling
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  From the sound]//   informal the high clear ringing sound that is made by a small bell//


Words: tinge
Meaning:
n [C]   a very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality//  tinge of//  --There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.//  --This glass has a greenish tinge.//\ntinge 2   present participle  tinging  or  tingeing  v [T] //  [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tingere  ’to dip, make wet, tinge with color’]//   literary to give something a small amount of a particular colour, emotion, or quality//  tinge sth with sth//  --The light of the setting sun tinges the buildings with delicate colours.//  --Pink tinged her cheeks.//


Words: tinged
Meaning:
adj   showing a small amount of a colour, emotion or quality//  tinged with//  --His voice was tinged with sadness and regret.//  --white blossom tinged with pink//  pink-tinged/jazz-tinged/romantically-tinged etc//


Words: tingle
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: tinkle]//\n  1 if a part of your body tingles, you feel a slight stinging feeling, especially on your skin:  --My body tingled all over and I had a terrible headache.//  tingling feeling/sensation //  --Graham felt a tingling sensation in his hand.//\n  2  tingle with excitement/fear/anticipation etc:  to feel excitement, fear etc very strongly//  --She tingled with excitement. Soon she would be able to tell Martha everything.//  -- tingle n  [C] //


Words: tinker
Meaning:
v [I]   to make small changes to something in order to repair it or make it work better//  tinker with//  --Congress has been tinkering with the legislation.//  tinker around with sth//  --Dad was always tinkering around with engines.//\ntinker 2 n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Origin:  Perhaps from  tink (  TINKLE2); from the sounds made by someone mending a metal pot]//\n  1 in the past, a tinker was someone who travelled from place to place selling things or repairing metal pots, pans etc:\n  2  BrE  old-fashioned a disobedient or annoying young child:


Words: Tinkerbell
Meaning:
a  fairy (=an imaginary creature who looks like a small person but has wings and can do magic)  who helps  Peter Pan in the play and book  Peter Pan by J. M.  Barrie. She talks to Peter Pan by making bell-like sounds.//


Words: Tinkertoys
Meaning:
trademark   a type of US toy consisting of different-sized coloured sticks and pieces shaped like wheels, which can be joined together to make models of buildings, cars etc//


Words: tinkle
Meaning:
n [C usually singular] \n  1 a light ringing sound:  tinkle of//  --the distant tinkle of a cow-bell//\n  2  give sb a tinkle:   BrE  old-fashioned  informal to call someone on the telephone//  --I’ll give you a tinkle tomorrow.//\n  3  have a tinkle:   BrE  spoken to urinate (=pass water from your body)  - used especially by children or when talking to children//\ntinkle 2 v   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin: tink  ’to tinkle’ (14-17 centuries); from the sound]//\n  1 [I and T] to make light ringing sounds, or to make something do this:  --a tinkling bell//\n  2 [I]  spoken to urinate (=pass water from your body) - used especially by children or when talking to children:  --Do you have to go tinkle ?//


Words: tinned
Meaning:
adj [usually before noun]  BrE   tinned food is food that is sold in small metal containers which can be kept for a long time before they are opened//  American Equivalent:  canned//  --tinned tomatoes//


Words: tinnitus
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: tinnire  ’to ring’]//   medical an illness in which you hear noises, especially ringing, in your ears//


Words: tinny
Meaning:
adj   a tinny sound is high, weak, and unpleasant, and sounds like it is coming out of something made of metal//  --tinny music//


Words: tinsel
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: estincelle,  estancele,  etincelle  ’spark’;   STENCIL2]//\n  1 thin strings of shiny paper used as decorations, especially at Christmas:\n  2 something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important:  --the tinsel and glamour of Hollywood//


Words: Tinseltown
Meaning:
a humorous informal name for  Hollywood, which is used to give the idea that people in Hollywood care only about  glamour and the way things look, and not about anything serious//


Words: tint
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: tinct  ’tint’ (17-19 centuries), from  Latin tinctus, from  tingere;   TINGE2]//\n  1 a small amount of a particular colour:   shade, hue//  --paper with a yellowish tint//\n  2 an artificial colour that is used to slightly change the colour of your hair:  -- red tints in her hair//\ntint 2 v [T]   to slightly change the colour of something, especially hair//


Words: Tintagel
Meaning:
an ancient castle on the north coast of Cornwall, where, according to old stories, King  Arthur lived//


Words: Tintin
Meaning:
the main character in the  cartoon books by the Belgian writer  Herge, which were later made into  cartoon films. Tintin is a young man whose hair has a long  tuft that sticks up at the front. He has many exciting adventures with his dog Snowy, trying to solve crimes and catch criminals.//


Words: Tintoretto
Meaning:
(1518-94) an Italian artist born in Venice, famous especially for his religious paintings and his  portraits (=pictures of people) //


Words: tiny
Meaning:
adj   comparative  tinier superlative  tiniest //  huge, tiny//  [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: tine  ’very small’ (15-17 centuries)]//  extremely small//  --a tiny community in the Midwest//  --The earrings were tiny.//  --a tiny little baby//  --She always felt a tiny bit sad.//  --Bad teachers are a tiny minority .//  -- tiny pieces of paper//


Words: Tiny Tim
Meaning:
a character in the story  A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles  Dickens. He is the young son of Bob  Cratchit, who works for  Scrooge, and is very ill and cannot walk. At the end of the book, he says "God bless us, every one!"//


Words: tip
Meaning:
W3S2   n   ----------//\n   1 end:\n   2 money:\n   3 advice:\n   4 the tip of the iceberg:\n   5 on the tip of your tongue:\n   6 waste:\n   7 untidy:\n   8 horse race:\n   9 warning:  ----------//  [Sense: 1,4-5; Date: 1400-1500; Origin:  Probably from  Old Norse typpi]//  [Sense: 2-3, 8-9; Date: 1600-1700; Origin:  Perhaps from  tip  ’light blow’ (15-21 centuries), perhaps from  Low German tippen  ’to hit lightly’]//  [Sense: 6-7; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tip]//\n  1 END:   [C] the end of something, especially something pointed//  tip of//  --He kissed the tip of her nose.//  --the southern tip of South America//  --lights on the wing tips of aeroplanes//    fingertip(1)//\n  2 MONEY:   [C] a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a waiter or a taxi driver//  --Did you leave a tip ?//  large/generous/big tip //  --I gave the guy a big tip .//  --a $5 tip//\n  3 ADVICE:   [C] a helpful piece of advice//  --Jill knows Spain really well. Perhaps she could give us a few tips .//  tip on/for//  --useful tips on healthy eating//  --last-minute tips for Christmas entertaining//  handy tip (=useful tip)  BrE //  --handy tips for decorating a small flat//  --gardening tips//\n  4  the tip of the iceberg:  a small sign of a problem that is much larger//  --The reported cases of food poisoning are only the tip of the iceberg.//\n  5  on the tip of your tongue:  a) if something is on the tip of your tongue, you really want to say it, but then you decide not to//  --It was on the tip of my tongue to say, ’I’d rather have dinner with a snake.’//  b) if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it//  --What is her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That’s it!//\n  6 WASTE:   [C]  BrE an area where unwanted waste is taken and left//   dump//  --a rubbish tip //  --I’ll take this lot to the tip.//\n  7 UNTIDY:   [singular]  BrE  informal an extremely dirty or untidy place//  --The house was an absolute tip.//\n  8 HORSE RACE:   [C]  informal special information about which horse will win a race//\n  9 WARNING:   [C] a secret warning or piece of information, especially to police about illegal activities//  --Acting on a tip, the police were able to find and arrest Upton.//\ntip 2 v   past tense and past participle  tipped present participle  tipping //  ----------//\n   1 lean:\n   2 pour:\n   3 give money:\n   4 be likely to succeed:\n   5 gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc:\n   6 tip the balance/scales:\n   7 tip the scales at something:\n   8 it’s tipping (it) down:\n   9 be tipped with something:\n  10 tip your hat/cap (to somebody):\n  11 tip somebody the wink:  Phrasal verbs//   tip somebody → off//   tip over//   tip up//  ----------//\n  1 LEAN:   [I and T] to move into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other, or to make something do this//   tilt//  tip forward/back/to etc//  --His helmet had tipped forward and the boy pushed it back.//  --Eric fell asleep, his head gently tipping to one side.//  tip sth forward/back etc//  --’So what?’ asked Brian, tipping his chair back on its rear legs.//\n  2 POUR:   [T always + adverb/preposition] to pour something from one place or container into another//  tip sth onto/into sth//  --Tip the onions and oil into a large ovenproof dish.//  --Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table.//  tip sth out//  --Shall I tip the water out?//\n  3 GIVE MONEY:   [I and T] to give an additional amount of money to someone such as a waiter or taxi driver//  --Did you tip the waiter?//  tip sb sth//  --I tipped him $5.//\n  4 BE LIKELY TO SUCCEED:   [T usually passive] if someone or something is tipped to do something, people think that they are most likely to succeed in doing it//  tip sb/sth to do sth//  --the man tipped to become the next President//  tip sb for/as sth//  --He’s tipped as a future world champion.//  widely/strongly/hotly tipped //  --He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director.//\n  5  gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc:  having a tip that is made of or covered with gold, steel etc//  --a silver-tipped walking stick//\n  6  tip the balance/scales:  to give a slight advantage to someone or something//  --Three factors helped to tip the balance in favour of the Labour leadership.//\n  7  tip the scales at sth:  to weigh a particular amount, used especially of someone who will be taking part in a sports competition//  --At today’s weigh-in he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.//\n  8  it’s tipping (it) down:   BrE  spoken said when it is raining very heavily//  --It was absolutely tipping it down.//\n  9  be tipped with sth:  to have one end covered in something//  --arrows tipped with poison//  --red petals tipped with white//\n  10  tip your hat/cap (to sb):  a) to touch or raise your hat as a greeting to someone//  b)  AmE to say or do something that shows you admire what someone has done//\n  11  tip sb the wink:   BrE  informal to give someone secret information//  tip off [tip sb → off] phr v//  to give someone such as the police a secret warning or piece of information, especially about illegal activities//  --The police must have been tipped off.//  tip sb off that//  --His contact had tipped him off that drugs were on the premises.//  tip somebody → off about//  --Did you tip him off about Bernard?//  tip over phr v//  if you tip something over, or if it tips over, it falls or turns over//  --The candle tipped over and the hay caught fire.//  tip sth → over//  --The current was starting to tip the canoe over and I began to panic.//  tip up phr v//  if you tip something up, or if it tips up, it moves into a sloping position, so that one end or side is higher than the other//  tip sth → up//  --He tipped the bottle up so that the last of the liquid flowed into his glass.//  --Ken tipped up the wheelbarrow, then stood back to rest.//


Words: tip sheet
Meaning:
n [C]  informal   a newspaper that gives advice and information about which shares should be bought and sold//  --a tip sheet for private investors//


Words: tip-off
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1  informal a secret warning or piece of information, especially one given to the police about illegal activities:  --The arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public.//\n  2  AmE  informal something that shows you that something is true, even though you did not expect it to be true:  --The fact that he hasn’t called should be a tip-off that he’s not interested.//\n  3 the beginning of a basketball game, when the ball is thrown into the air and two players jump up to try to gain control of it:


Words: Tippecanoe
Meaning:
a river in Indiana in the US, where US soldiers led by William Henry Harrison won a battle against the Shawnee, a Native American people, in 1811. Harrison himself, who later became President of the US, was given the nickname ’Tippecanoe’ after the battle.//


Words: Tipperary
Meaning:
a town and  county in the south of the Republic of Ireland. There is a well-known song from World War I called ’It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’.//


Words: Tippett
Meaning:
Sir Michael   (1905-98) an English  composer who wrote classical music for both voices and instruments. He also wrote several operas and his works include A Child of Our Time.//


Words: tippler
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: tippler  ’seller of alcoholic drink’ (14-17 centuries)]//   informal  especially BrE someone who drinks alcohol//


Words: tippytoes
Meaning:
n [plural]  AmE   on (my) tippytoes//  on tiptoe - used especially by children or when talking to children//


Words: tipsy
Meaning:
adj  informal   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  TIP22]//  slightly drunk//  -- tipsily adv //  -- tipsiness n  [U] //


Words: tiptoe
Meaning:
n   on tiptoe/on (your) tiptoes//  if you stand or walk on tiptoe, you stand or walk on your toes, in order to make yourself taller or in order to walk very quietly//  --She stood on tiptoe to kiss him.//\ntiptoe 2   past tense and past participle  tiptoed present participle  tiptoeing  v [I always + adverb/preposition] //  to walk quietly and carefully on your toes, so that nobody hears you//  --His mother tiptoed into the room.//  --I tiptoed along the corridor.//  tiptoe around () [tiptoe around (sth)] phr v//  to try to avoid dealing with a difficult or embarrassing subject or problem//  --They were tiptoeing around the delicate subject of money.//


Words: tirade
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: ’shot, tirade’, from  Old Italian tirata, from  tirare  ’to shoot’]//  a long angry speech criticizing someone or something//  tirade against//  --He launched into a tirade against the church.//  tirade of//  --a tirade of abuse //


Words: tire
Meaning:
v   [Language: Old English; Origin: teorian,  tyrian]//  [I and T] to start to feel tired, or make someone feel tired//  --As we neared the summit, we were tiring fast.//  tire of / [tire of sb/sth] phr v//\n  1 to become bored with someone or something:  --Sooner or later he’ll tire of politics.//\n  2  never tire of doing sth:  to enjoy doing something again and again, especially in a way that annoys other people//  --He never tires of talking about the good old days.//  tire out [tire sb → out] phr v//  to make someone very tired//  --All that walking tired me out.//\ntire 2 n [C]   tire, lock, spoke, reflector, tyre, pedal, handlebars//  the American spelling of tyre//


Words: tired
Meaning:
adj \n  1 feeling that you want to sleep or rest:  so tired (that) //  --I’m so tired I could sleep for a week.//  too tired to do sth //  --He was too tired to argue.//  --He looks tired out  (=very tired) .//  --’No,’ Frank said in a tired voice.//\n  2  tired of (doing) sth:  bored with something, because it is no longer interesting, or has become annoying//  --I’m tired of watching television; let’s go for a walk.//  --I was getting tired of all her negative remarks.//\n  3 familiar and boring:  -- tired old speeches//  -- tiredness n  [U] //  -- tiredly adv //    dog-tired//    be sick (and tired) of sth at sick1 (6)//


Words: tireless
Meaning:
adj   working very hard in a determined way without stopping//  --the tireless efforts of the rescue workers//  -- tirelessly adv //


Words: Tiresias
Meaning:
in ancient Greek stories, a blind man who had the ability to know what was going to happen in the future, and who told people about the crimes of  Oedipus//


Words: tiresome
Meaning:
adj   making you feel annoyed or impatient//  --the whole tiresome business of filling out the forms//  ----------//  HINT sense 1 //  Do not confuse tiresome with tiring . Use tiring to say that something makes you feel tired: It was a long, tiring day. //  ----------//


Words: tiring
Meaning:
adj   making you feel that you want to sleep or rest//  --We’ve all had a very tiring day - let’s go to bed.//


Words: tissue
Meaning:
W3   n   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tissu  ’fine cloth’, from  tistre  ’to weave’, from  Latin texere;   TEXT]//\n  1 [C] a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose on:  --a box of tissues//\n  2 [U]  also tissue paper :  light thin paper used for wrapping, packing etc//\n  3 [U] the material forming animal or plant cells:  lung/brain etc tissue //\n  4  a tissue of lies:   BrE a story or account that is completely untrue//


Words: tit
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1  informal  not polite a woman’s breast:\n  2  get on sb’s tits:   BrE  spoken  not polite to annoy someone a lot//\n  3 a type of small European bird:


Words: tit for tat
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Probably from  tip for tap  ’tit for tat’ (1500-1600), from  tip  ’light blow’ (  TIP1) and  tap  ’light blow’]//   informal something bad that you do to someone because they have done something bad to you//


Words: titan
Meaning:
Titan/ta[hA366]tn/ n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  From the  Titans]//  a very strong or important person//   giant//


Words: Titania
Meaning:
the queen of the  fairies and the wife of  Oberon in the play  A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William  Shakespeare//


Words: Titanic
Meaning:
the   a large British passenger ship which was people considered impossible to sink, but which hit an  iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on its first journey in 1912, and as a result sank, killing more than 1500 of its passengers. There have been many books and films about this event. People sometimes use the phrase "like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic" to describe the actions of a person or organization which makes small and useless changes to a situation, when the situation is already hopeless and certain to fail.//


Words: titanium
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Greek Titan]//  a strong light silver-white metal that is used to make aircraft and spacecraft, and is often combined with other metals. It is a chemical element: symbol Ti//


Words: Titans
Meaning:
the   in Greek  mythology, the first gods who ruled the universe, before  Zeus became the most powerful god. They were thought of as  giants (=like humans, but extremely large and tall) .//


Words: titbit
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: tidbit]//\n  1 a small piece of food:  American Equivalent:  tidbit//\n  2  titbit of information/gossip/news etc:  a small but interesting piece of information etc//


Words: titchy
Meaning:
adj  BrE  informal   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin:  From ’Little  Tich’, the stage name of the English comedian Harry Relph (1868- 1928), who was very small]//  extremely small//


Words: tithe
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: teogotha  ’tenth’]//\n  1 a particular amount that some Christians give to their church:\n  2 a tax paid to the church in the past:  -- tithe v  [I and T] //


Words: Titian
Meaning:
(1490-1576) an Italian painter from Venice, whose work includes religious paintings and scenes from ancient Greek and Roman stories. Many people admire his use of colours, and his name is sometimes used to describe a brownish-orange colour that is typical of his paintings.//


Words: Titicaca
Meaning:
Lake   the largest lake in South America, and the highest in the world, in the  Andes mountains between Bolivia and Peru//


Words: titillate
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  titillare  ’to tickle’]//  if a picture or a story titillates someone, it makes them feel sexually interested//  -- titillating adj //  -- titillation/t[hA366]t[hA369]le[hA366][hA35D][hA368]n/ n  [U] //


Words: title
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin titulus]//\n  1 [C] the name given to a particular book, painting, play etc:  title of//  --The title of this play is ’Othello’.//\n  2 [C] a book:  --His novel was one of last year’s best-selling titles.//\n  3 [C] :  a) a name such as ’Sir’ or ’Professor’, or abbreviations such as ’Mrs’ or ’Dr’, that are used before someone’s name to show their rank or profession, whether they are married etc//  b) a name that describes someone’s job or position//  --Her official title is editorial manager.//\n  4 [C] the position of being the winner of an important sports competition:  --Tyson won the WBA title in 1987.//\n  5 [singular, U]  law the legal right to have or own something:  title to//  --He has title to the land.//


Words: title bar
Meaning:
n [C]   the coloured bar at the top of a computer window that shows the name of the program and whether it is being used at that time//


Words: title holder
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 the person or team that is the winner of an important sports competition:\n  2 someone who owns a title deed:


Words: Tito
Meaning:
Marshal Josip Broz   (1892-1980) a Yugoslav Communist politician, who was president of  Yugoslavia from 1953 until his death. Although Yugoslavia was a  Communist state at this time, it was not influenced or controlled by the Soviet Union. Some people now say that Tito’s strong leadership kept Yugoslavia together as one country, and since his death it has separated into smaller parts.//


Words: titter
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin:  From the sound]//  to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially because you are nervous//  --At the word ’breast’, some of the class tittered.//  -- titter n  [C] //


Words: tittle-tattle
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: tattle]//  unimportant conversation about other people and what they are doing//   gossip//


Words: titty
Meaning:
n   plural  titties  [C] //  [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: tit]//   informal  not polite a woman’s breast//


Words: titular
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: titulus;   TITLE]//  titular head/leader/monarch etc//  someone who is the official leader or ruler of a country but who does not have real power or authority//


Words: Titus Andronicus
Meaning:
a play by William  Shakespeare, which people think is his first  tragedy. It is set in ancient Rome and is full of shocking violence and murder.//


Words: Titus Groan
Meaning:
(1946) a novel by the British writer Mervyn  Peake. It tells the story of Titus, the 77th  Earl of Groan, in his castle called Gormenghast, and it is full of strange and frightening characters //


Words: TLA
Meaning:
n [C]   three-letter acronym the first letters of the words in a three-word phrase, for example BTW (’by the way’) or IMO (’in my opinion’), used as a short form, especially on the Internet and in emails//


Words: TLC
Meaning:
n [U]    informal  tender loving care kindness and love that you show someone to make them feel better and happier//


Words: to
Meaning:
[used before the basic form of a verb to show that it is in the infinitive ] \n  1 :  a) used after a verb, noun, or adjective when an infinitive completes its meaning//  --We tried to explain.//  --It was starting to rain.//  --The manager asked them to leave.//  --an attempt to escape//  --Have you got permission to stay here?//  --Our team’s certain to win.//  --Are you ready to start?//  --This delicious dessert is easy to make (=you can make it easily) .//  b) used by itself instead of an infinitive in order to avoid repeating the same verb//  --You can drive today if you want to (=if you want to drive) .//  --I could have helped, but nobody asked me to.//\n  2 used after a word such as ’how’, ’where’, ’who’, ’what’, or ’whether’ to refer to an action about which someone is not certain:  --I know where to go but I don’t know how to get there.//  --She wondered whether or not to trust him.//\n  3 used to show a purpose or intention:  --They left early to catch the 7.30 train.//  --To find out more about university courses, write to this address.//  --We need more money to improve transport in London.//\n  4 used to refer to an action or state, when describing it:  --It’s nice to be wanted.//  --He’s finding it hard to cope.//  --To say I am disappointed is an understatement.//  --The simplest solution would be to increase the price.//\n  5 used to say what can or cannot be done, or what should be done:  --You’ll soon be old enough to vote in elections.//  --He did not have the energy to resist.//  --I’m too tired to go out tonight.//\n  6 used after the verb ’be’ to give an order or to state arrangements for the future:  --You are to wait here until I return.//  --They are to be married on May 25th.//\n  7 used to say what someone discovers or experiences when they do something:  --He arrived there to find that the last train had already left.//  --The princess stepped ashore to be greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of admirers.//  --She woke to see Ben standing by the window.//\n  8 used to say what your attitude or purpose is in saying something:  --I’ve never heard of him, to be quite honest.//  --To begin with, let’s look at Chapter 3.//\nto 2 prep   [Language: Old English; Origin:]//\n  1 used to say where someone or something goes:  --She stood up and walked to the window.//  --the road to London//  --our weekly trip to the supermarket//  --sending a spaceship to Mars//  --These people go from house to house selling goods (=visit many different houses) .//\n  2 used to say who receives something or is told or shown something:  --He sent presents to the children.//  --She whispered something to the girl beside her.//  --Give my best wishes to your parents when you see them.//  --Don’t show these letters to anyone else.//  --a message from the Emperor to his people//\n  3 used to show in which direction something is in relation to something else:  --Knutsford is about 16 miles to the south of Manchester.//  --There was a table to the left of the doorway.//\n  4 used to show the purpose, event, or activity for which you go somewhere:  --Sophie goes to gymnastics every Friday.//  --Did you get an invitation to their wedding?//  --Don’t forget, we’re going to a party tomorrow night.//  --If he needed help, Mother came rushing to the rescue.//\n  5 used to say what state someone or something is in as a result of an action or change:  --She sang the baby to sleep.//  --Wait until the lights change to green.//  --a return to a traditional way of life//\n  6 used to say that one thing is touching another:  --He held a knife to her throat.//  --They danced cheek to cheek.//\n  7 used to say where something is fastened or connected:  --He tied the rope to a tree.//  --Attach a recent photograph to your application form.//  --Cash machines are linked up to a central computer.//\n  8 facing something or in front of it:  --I sat with my back to the window.//  --We were standing face to face.//\n  9 used to show a relationship with someone or something:  --George’s sister was married to an Italian.//  --He was first cousin to King Philip VI.//  --The robbery may be linked to other crimes of violence.//\n  10 :  a) as far as a particular point or limit//  --She can already count from one to twenty.//  --The water came right up to our knees.//  --Temperatures dropped to 25 degrees below zero.//  --It’s ten kilometres from here to the coast.//  --She read the novel from beginning to end.//  --Does your interest in nuclear physics extend to nuclear weaponry?//  b) until and including a particular time or date//  --They stayed from Friday night to Sunday morning.//  --I’ll be on duty from 8 am to 10 pm.//\n  11 used to say what or who an action, attitude, situation etc affects or is related to:  --The factory clearly represents a danger to health.//  --She’s always been kind to animals.//  --his attitude to life//  --What have you done to the radio? It’s not working.//\n  12 used to say who someone works for:  --Jane is secretary to the managing director.//\n  13 used to say what something is needed for:  --I’m still waiting for an answer to my question.//  --Have you seen the key to the back door?//\n  14 used when comparing two things, numbers etc:  --England beat Scotland by two goals to one.//  --Yes, she was punished, but it was nothing to what she deserved.//\n  15 used to say who has a particular attitude or opinion about something:  --The whole thing sounds very suspicious to me.//  --Tickets cost [hA124]10 each and to some people that’s a lot of money.//  --To my mind, age does not matter; love is what matters.//\n  16 used to say what someone’s reaction is when something happens:  --Much to everyone’s surprise she passed the exam with distinction.//  --I discovered to my horror that my passport was missing.//\n  17 used when saying how much time there is before a particular event or time:  --It’s only two weeks to Christmas.//  --How long is it to dinner?//  ten to five/twenty to one etc (=ten minutes, twenty minutes etc before a particular hour) //\n  18 :  a) used when talking about a rate or quantity to say how many smaller units equal a larger unit//  --We’re only getting 130 yen to the dollar at the moment.//  --There are just over four and a half litres to a gallon.//  b) used to show the relationship between two different measurements or quantities//  --The car will do over 40 miles to the gallon.//  --The scale of your map is one inch to the mile.//\n  19 used to say that a particular sound is heard at the same time as something happens:  --I woke to the sound of torrential rain.//  --The royal couple arrived to a fanfare of trumpets.//  --I like to exercise to music.//\n  20 used between two numbers when you do not know exactly what the real number or amount is:  --There must have been eighteen to twenty thousand people at the concert.//  --He drowned in 10 to 12 feet of water.//\n  21  (all) to yourself:  if you have something or someone to yourself, you do not have to share them with other people//  --It was the first time I’d had a room to myself.//\n  22 used to say what the chances of something happening are:  --I’ll bet you ten to one he’ll forget all about it.//\nto 3   adv  BrE   if a door is pushed to, it closes or almost closes//  --The wind blew the door to.//    come to(6)//


Words: To Kill a Mockingbird
Meaning:
(1960) a novel by the US writer Harper Lee, which was later made into a film. The story is set in the southern US state of Alabama and is about a white lawyer, Atticus Finch, who defends a black man who has been charged with the  rape of a white woman. The story deals with racial  prejudice, and especially with the effect it has on children.//


Words: to-die-for
Meaning:
adj  informal   extremely good or desirable - used humorously//  --Betty’s strawberry cheesecake is simply to-die-for.//


Words: to-do
Meaning:
n [singular]    informal a lot of unnecessary excitement or angry feelings about something//   fuss//  --There was such a to-do when I said I didn’t want to be married in a church!//


Words: Toad
Meaning:
one of the main characters in the children’s story  The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Graham. Toad is a rich, proud character who lives in a big house called Toad Hall and thinks he is very important.//


Words: toad
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tade,  tadige]//  a small animal that looks like a large frog and lives mostly on land//


Words: toadstool
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Origin:  Because it looks like a small seat on which a toad could sit]//  a wild plant like a mushroom, that can be poisonous//


Words: toady
Meaning:
n   plural  toadies  [C] //  [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: toadeater  ’helper of a seller of medicines who pretended to eat toads (thought to be poisonous) to prove the value of the medicine’ (17-19 centuries)]//   informal someone who pretends to like an important person and does things for them, so that that person will help them - used to show disapproval//\ntoady 2   past tense and past participle  toadied present participle  toadying third person singular  toadies  v [I] //  to pretend to like an important person and do things for them, so that they will help you - used to show disapproval//  toady to//  --toadying to the boss//


Words: toast
Meaning:
S3   n   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin:  TOAST2;]//  [Sense: 2; Origin:  from the use of pieces of toast to add to the taste of drink]//\n  1 [U] bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft:  --I had a piece of toast for breakfast.//\n  2 [C] if you drink a toast to someone, you drink something in order to thank them, wish them luck etc:  --I’d like to propose a toast  (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom.//\n  3  be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc:  to be very popular and praised by many people for something you have done in a particular field of work//\n  4  warm as toast:   BrE very warm and comfortable//  --They sat near the fire, warm as toast.//\n  5  be toast:   informal to be in trouble because of something you have done//  --If you challenge her, you’re toast.//    French toast//\ntoast 2 v [T]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: toster, from  Late Latin tostare  ’to roast’, from  Latin tostus, past participle of  torrere;   TORRID]//\n  1 to drink a glass of wine etc to thank someone, wish someone luck, or celebrate something:  toast sb/sth with sth//  --They toasted the birth of their new baby with champagne.//\n  2 to make bread or other food brown by placing it close to heat:  --Toasted the cheese sandwiches.//\n  3 to sit near a fire to make yourself warm:  --Tom was toasting his feet by the fire.//


Words: toastmaster
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who introduces the speakers at a formal occasion such as a banquet (=large formal meal) //


Words: tobacco
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish; Origin: tabaco, probably from  Taino,  ’tobacco leaves rolled up and smoked’]//\n  1 the dried brown leaves that are smoked in cigarettes, pipes etc:\n  2 the plant that produces these leaves:


Words: tobacconist
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 someone who has a shop that sells tobacco, cigarettes etc:\n  2  tobacconist’s:   BrE a shop that sells tobacco, cigarettes etc//


Words: toboggan
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Canadian French; Origin: tobogan, from  Micmac tobagun  ’sledge made of skin’]//  a light wooden board with a curved front, used for sliding down hills covered in snow//    sledge//\ntoboggan 2 v [I]   to slide down a hill on a toboggan//  -- tobogganing n  [U] //


Words: toccata
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Italian; Origin: toccare  ’to touch’]//  a piece of music, usually for piano or organ, that is played very quickly//


Words: Tocqueville
Meaning:
Alexis de   (1805-59) a French writer and politician who travelled in the US and then wrote a book called  Democracy in America which examined the strengths and weaknesses of the American system of government//


Words: tocsin
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: toquassen, from  Old Proven[hA168]al tocasenh, from  tocar  ’to touch, ring a bell’ +  senh  ’bell’ (from  Latin signum;   SIGN1)]//  a loud warning bell, used in the past//


Words: tod
Meaning:
n  BrE  spoken  informal   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: on your Tod Sloan (from  Tod Sloan, the name of an American jockey), rhyming slang for  on your own]//  on your tod//  by yourself//


Words: Today
Meaning:
also the Today Programme   a morning news programme on BBC Radio, which many people consider to be the most important British radio news programme. It includes  interviews with politicians and other people in the news. //


Words: today
Meaning:
adv   [Language: Old English; Origin: tod[zB024]ge,  tod[zB024]g, from  to  ’to, at’ +  d[zB024]g  ’day’]//\n  1 on the day that is happening now:    yesterday, tomorrow//  --I couldn’t go shopping yesterday so I’ll have to go today.//  --Ed has his music lesson today.//  a week from today  also //  today week/a week today  BrE //  --We’re going on holiday today week.//\n  2 at the present time:  --Students today seem to know very little about geography.//\ntoday 2 n [U] \n  1 the day that is happening now:    yesterday, tomorrow//  --Today is my birthday!//  --Have you seen today’s paper?//\n  2 the present period of time:  --Today’s computers are becoming much smaller and lighter.//  --young people of today//


Words: Todd
Meaning:
Sweeney   a character in a 19th-century British play whose job is to cut men’s hair, but who murders his customers and has them made into meat  pies. He is known as "the demon barber of Fleet Street".//


Words: toddle
Meaning:
v [I] \n  1 if a small child toddles, it walks with short, unsteady steps:\n  2 [always + adverb/preposition]  especially BrE to walk somewhere, especially in a slow and relaxed way:  --Every afternoon, Marge would toddle down to the library.//


Words: toddy
Meaning:
n   plural  toddies  [C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Hindi; Origin: tari  ’juice of a type of palm tree’, from  tar type of palm]//  a hot drink made with whisky, sugar, and hot water//


Words: toe
Meaning:
S3   n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: ta]//\n  1 one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot:    finger//  --He stubbed his toe  (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock.//  big toe (=the largest of your toes) //  heel, upper, toe, lace, lining, sole//\n  2 the part of a shoe or sock that covers the front part of your foot:\n  3  tread on sb’s toes:   BrE  step on somebody’s toes AmE to offend someone, especially by becoming involved in something that they are responsible for//\n  4  keep sb on their toes:  to make sure that someone is ready for anything that might happen//  --They do random checks to keep workers on their toes.//\n  5  make sb’s toes curl:  to make someone feel very embarrassed or uncomfortable//\n  6  touch your toes:  to bend downwards so that your hands touch your toes, without bending your knees//\n  7  put/dip a toe in the water:  to try a little of something or try an activity for a short time to see if you like it//    from head to toe at head1 (1)//    from top to toe at top1 (22)//\ntoe 2 v   past tense and past participle  toed present participle  toeing //  toe the line//  to do what other people in a job or organization say you should do, whether you agree with them or not//  --You toe the line or you don’t stay on the team!//


Words: TOEFL
Meaning:
Test of English as a Foreign Language a test that students can take if their first language is not English, that shows how good their English is//


Words: toehold
Meaning:
n \n  1 [singular] your first involvement in a particular activity, from which you can develop and become stronger:  toehold in//  --The company has gained a toehold in the competitive computer market.//\n  2 [C] a place on a rock where you can put your foot when you are climbing:


Words: toff
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE  old-fashioned someone who is rich or has a high social position - used to show disapproval//


Words: toffee
Meaning:
n [U and C] \n  1 a sticky sweet brown substance that you can eat, made by boiling sugar, water, and butter together, or a piece of this substance:\n  2  can’t do sth for toffee:   BrE  informal to be very bad at doing something//  --He can’t sing for toffee!//


Words: toffee-nosed
Meaning:
adj  BrE  informal   a toffee-nosed person thinks that they are better than other people because of their social position - used to show disapproval//


Words: tofu
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Japanese]//  a soft white food made from soya beans, used in cooking instead of meat//


Words: tog
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: tog  ’coat’ (18-20 centuries), from  togman  (16-18 centuries), probably from  Latin toga;   TOGA]//\n  1  togs [plural]  informal clothes:\n  2 a unit for measuring the warmth of duvets, sleeping bags, jackets etc:\ntog 2 v  BrE    informal  be/get togged up/out//  to be or get dressed for a particular occasion or activity//


Words: toga
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin]//  a long loose piece of clothing worn by people in ancient Rome//


Words: together
Meaning:
adv   ----------//\n   1 with each other:\n   2 make one thing:\n   3 be a couple:\n   4 in one place:\n   5 close/packed/crowded etc together:\n   6 against each other:\n   7 in agreement:\n   8 at the same time:\n   9 combine amounts:\n  10 together with something/somebody:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: tog[zB024]dere, from  to  ’to’ +  g[zB024]dere  ’together’]//\n  1 WITH EACH OTHER:  if two or more people do something together, they do it with each other//  → alone, separately//  --We’ve very much enjoyed working together .//  --They’ve decided to spend more time together.//  --He and my father were at school together.//  --Together they went back inside the villa.//\n  2 MAKE ONE THING:  if you put two or more things together, you join them so that they touch or form one whole thing or group//  → apart//  --He’d tried to glue the broken pieces together.//  --Mix the butter and sugar together.//  --She clasped her hands together.//  --He took the engine apart and then put it back together again.//  --The model was held together with string.//\n  3 BE A COUPLE:  if two people are together, they are married, or are having a romantic or sexual relationship//  --Mark and I have been together eight years now.//  --Are those two together?//  --A lot of people live together before getting married.//  --Sometimes I don’t know what keeps us together .//\n  4 IN ONE PLACE:  if you keep, collect etc things together, you keep or collect them all in one place//  --She keeps all the important documents together in one file.//  --Embarrassed, she gathered her things together and left.//  --Goods of a similar kind should be stored together.//\n  5  close/packed/crowded etc together:  if people or objects are close together, packed together etc, they are placed very near to each other//  --The trees had been planted a little too close together.//  --The climbers were sitting huddled together for warmth.//\n  6 AGAINST EACH OTHER:  if you rub or hit things together, you rub or hit them against each other//  --Max was rubbing his hands together with glee.//  --Knock the brushes together to clean them.//\n  7 IN AGREEMENT:  if people are together, come together etc, they are or become united, especially in order to try and achieve something//  --Together we can win.//  --The Conference called on all good men to come together to resist socialism.//  --He said that the main purpose of the Baha’i Faith was to bring people together .//\n  8 AT THE SAME TIME:  at the same time//  --Both letters should have arrived. I mailed them together.//  --’Oh!’ they said together.//  all together (now) (=used to tell a group of people to all say or do something at the same time) //  --Right men. All together now...Push!//\n  9 COMBINE AMOUNTS:  when two amounts or quantities are added together, they are combined//  --Add these numbers together and then divide the total by 7.//  --Together they won only 21% of the votes.//  --The table and chairs are together worth about [hA124]200.//\n  10  together with sth/sb:  a) in addition to something else//  --Just bring it back to the store, together with your receipt.//  --Becoming self-employed meant giving up a secure salary, together with sick leave and long vacation time.//  b) used to mention someone else who is also involved in an activity or situation//  --He, together with Bill Dunn, decided to climb out of the canyon.//    bring together at bring//    get together at get//    get your act together at act1 (4)//    hold together at hold1 //    piece sth together at piece2 //    pull together at pull1 //\ntogether 2 adj  spoken   someone who is together is confident, thinks clearly, and does things in a sensible organized way - used to show approval//  --Jane is such a together person.//


Words: togetherness
Meaning:
n [U]   the pleasant feeling you have when you are part of a group of people who have a close relationship with each other//  --the togetherness we felt at college//


Words: toggle
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a small piece of wood or plastic that is used as a button on coats, bags etc:\n  2 something on a computer that lets you change from one operation to another:  -- toggle v  [I and T] //


Words: toggle switch
Meaning:
n [C]    technical a small part on a machine that is used to turn electricity on and off by moving it up or down//


Words: Togo
Meaning:
a country in West Africa between Benin and Ghana. Population: 5,153,000 (2001). Capital: Lome.//  -- Togolese n  adj //


Words: toil
Meaning:
preposition]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: toiller, from  Old French toeillier   ’to disturb, argue’, from  Latin tudiculare  ’to crush’, from  tudicula  ’machine for crushing olives’, from  tudes  ’hammer’]//\n  1  also toil away :  to work very hard for a long period of time//  toil at//  --I’ve been toiling away at this essay all weekend.//\n  2  literary to move slowly and with great effort:  toil up/through/along etc//  --They toiled slowly up the hill.//\ntoil 2 n [U]  formal   [Sense: 1; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: toyl, from  Old French toeil  ’battle, confusion’, from  toeillier;   TOIL1]//  [Sense: 2; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: toil  ’net’ (16-19 centuries), from  French toile;   TOILET]//\n  1 hard unpleasant work done over a long period:  --a life of toil//\n  2  the toils of sth:   literary if you are caught in the toils of an unpleasant feeling or situation, you are trapped by it//


Words: toilet
Meaning:
S2   n   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: toilette  ’cloth put around the shoulders while arranging the hair or shaving, toilette, toilet’, from  toile  ’net, cloth’, from  Latin tela  ’something woven’]//\n  1 [C] a large bowl that you sit on to get rid of waste liquid or waste matter from your body:  --He flushed the toilet  (=made water go through the toilet to clean it) .//\n  2 [C]  BrE a room or building containing a toilet:  American Equivalent:  bathroom, restroom//  --public toilets//\n  3  go to the toilet:   especially BrE to pass waste liquid or waste matter from your body//  --Mummy, I need to go to the toilet!//\n  4 [U]  old-fashioned the act of washing and dressing yourself:


Words: toilet bag
Meaning:
n [C]   a bag in which you keep things such as soap, toothpaste etc when travelling//  British Equivalent:  sponge bag//


Words: toilet-training
Meaning:
n [U]   when you teach a child to use a toilet//  -- toilet-train v  [T] //  -- toilet-trained adj //


Words: toing and froing
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 movement backwards and forwards many times between two or more places:\n  2 a lot of activity that does not help you to do something:  --After much toing and froing, they finally reached a decision.//


Words: toke
Meaning:
v [I and T]  informal   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin:  Perhaps from  Spanish toque  ’hit, blow’, from  tocar  ’to touch’]//  to breathe in the smoke from a  marijuana cigarette//  -- toke n  [C] //


Words: token
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tacen,  tacn  ’sign, token’]//\n  1 a round piece of metal that you use instead of money in some machines:\n  2  formal something that represents a feeling, fact, event etc:  a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc //  --Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.//    by the same token at same1 (7)//\n  3  book/record/gift token:   BrE a special piece of paper that you can exchange for a book, record etc in a shop//  American Equivalent:  gift certificate//  --a [hA124]10 book token//\ntoken 2 adj [only before noun] \n  1 a token action, change etc is small and not very important, and is usually only done so that someone can pretend that they are dealing with a problem:  --The government thinks it can get away with token gestures on environmental issues.//\n  2  token woman/black etc:  someone who is included in a group to make everyone think that the group has all types of people in it, when this is not really true//\n  3 done as a first sign that an agreement, promise etc will be kept and that more will be done later:  --A small token payment will keep the bank happy.//


Words: tokenism
Meaning:
n [U]   actions that are intended to make people think that an organization deals fairly with people or problems, when in fact it does not//


Words: Tokyo
Meaning:
the capital and largest city of Japan, and its main financial and business centre. Population: 11,549,100 (1995).//


Words: Toledo
Meaning:
1 a city in central Spain famous for the manufacture of swords. Its churches contain some of the greatest works of art in Spain.:\n  2 a city in northwest Ohio whose natural harbour is an important port on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway.:


Words: tolerable
Meaning:
adj \n  1 a situation that is tolerable is not very good, but you are able to accept it:  → intolerable//    tolerate//  --The apartment is really too small, but it’s tolerable for the time being.//\n  2 unpleasant or painful and only just able to be accepted:  → intolerable//    tolerate//  --The heat in this room is barely tolerable.//


Words: tolerance
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U] willingness to allow people to do, say, or believe what they want without criticizing or punishing them:  → intolerance//    tolerate//  tolerance of/towards/for//  --tolerance towards religious minorities//\n  2 [U and C] the degree to which someone can suffer pain, difficulty etc without being harmed or damaged:    tolerate//  tolerance to//  --Many old people have a very limited tolerance to cold.//


Words: tolerant
Meaning:
adj \n  1 allowing people to do, say, or believe what they want without criticizing or punishing them:  → intolerant//    tolerate//  tolerant of/towards//  --Luckily, my parents were tolerant of my choice of music.//  --a tolerant society//\n  2 plants that are tolerant of particular weather or soil conditions can exist in those conditions:  tolerant of//  --trees that are tolerant of salt sea winds//


Words: tolerate
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of  tolerare]//\n  1 to allow people to do, say, or believe something without criticizing or punishing them:    tolerant, tolerance//  --We simply will not tolerate vigilante groups on our streets.//\n  2 to be able to accept something unpleasant or difficult, even though you do not like it:    tolerant, tolerance//   stand, bear//  --I couldn’t tolerate the long hours.//\n  3 if a plant tolerates particular weather or soil conditions, it can exist in them:  --plants that tolerate drought//\n  4 if a person or their body can tolerate a food or other substance, it can use it without becoming ill:  --Women’s bodies can tolerate less alcohol than men’s.//


Words: toleration
Meaning:
n [U]   willingness to allow people to believe what they want without being criticized or punished//  --religious toleration//


Words: Tolkien
Meaning:
J.R.R.   (1892-1973) a British writer and university teacher, known for his  novels about imaginary characters who live in a strange, magical world, especially The Hobbit, and  The Lord of the Rings//


Words: toll
Meaning:
n [C]   [Sense: 1-3; Origin: Old English]//  [Sense: 4; Date: 1400-1500; Origin:  TOLL2]//\n  1 [usually singular] the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc:  --The death toll has risen to 83.//  --The bombings took a heavy toll , killing hundreds of Londoners.//\n  2 a very bad effect that something has on something or someone over a long period of time:  toll on//  --Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health.//  --a heavy toll on the environment//\n  3 the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc:\n  4 the sound of a large bell ringing slowly:\ntoll 2 v [I and T]   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin:  Probably from  Old English -tyllan  ’to pull’]//  if a large bell tolls, or if you toll it, it keeps ringing slowly, especially to show that someone has died//


Words: toll-free
Meaning:
adv  AmE   if you telephone a particular number toll-free, you do not have to pay for the call//  -- toll-free adj //  --a toll-free number//


Words: Tolpuddle Martyrs
Meaning:
a group of six English farm workers who were put in jail for organizing a  trade union (=organization that represents workers)  in Tolpuddle, Dorset, in 1833-4. The were sent to Australia as criminals, but many people protested and in 1836 the men were brought home and set free.//


Words: Tolstoy
Meaning:
Count Leo   (1828-1910) a Russian writer famous for his long novels  War and Peace and  Anna Karenina//


Words: Tom and Jerry
Meaning:
trademark   two characters in humorous  cartoon films by  Hanna and Barbera. Tom, who is a cat, is always chasing Jerry, who is a mouse, but Jerry is more clever than Tom and always finds ways of escaping.//


Words: Tom Brown’s Schooldays
Meaning:
(1857) a novel by Thomas Hughes which describes life in a 19th century British  public school for  upper class boys (=a private school). The main character, Tom Brown, is shown as having high moral values. Another character,  Flashman, who is a cruel  bully, treats Tom Brown and his friends, who are younger than Flashman, very badly.//


Words: Tom Jones
Meaning:
(1749) a humorous novel by Henry  Fielding about the travels, adventures, and sexual relationships of a young man, Tom Jones, whose behaviour is not always moral, but who is still likeable. It is one of the first modern English novels, and it influenced many later writers.//


Words: Tom Thumb
Meaning:
a character in a  fairy tale (=a story for children in which magical things happen)  who was only as big as a person’s thumb//


Words: tom-tom
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Hindi; Origin: tamtam, from the sound it makes]//  a tall narrow drum that you play with your hands//


Words: tomahawk
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Virginia Algonquian; Origin: tomahack]//  a light axe used by Native Americans//


Words: tomato
Meaning:
S3   n   plural  tomatoes  [C] //  [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Spanish; Origin: tomate, from  Nahuatl tomatl]//  a round soft red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable//


Words: tomb
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: tumbe, from  Late Latin tumba  ’pile of earth under which a body is buried’, from  Greek tymbos]//  a stone structure above or below the ground where a dead person is buried//  --the family tomb//


Words: Tomb of the Unknowns
Meaning:
the Tomb of the Unknowns//  a national  monument in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, US, where soldiers whose names were not known are buried from World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. It represents all the US people who died in those wars.//


Words: tombola
Meaning:
n [U]    BrE a game in which you buy a ticket with a number on it in order to try and win a prize that has the same number on it//    raffle//


Words: tomboy
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Tom (  TOM) +  boy]//  a girl who likes playing the same games as boys//


Words: tombstone
Meaning:
n [C]   a stone that is put on a  grave and shows the dead person’s name, dates of birth and death etc//   gravestone//


Words: tome
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin tomus, from  Greek tomos  ’section, roll of paper, book’, from  temnein  ’to cut’]//   literary a large heavy book//


Words: tommy gun
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Thompson submachine gun  (20-21 centuries), from John T.  Thompson (1860-1940), U.S. general who invented the gun]//   old-fashioned  informal a gun that can fire many bullets very quickly//


Words: tomorrow
Meaning:
adv   [Language: Old English; Origin: to morgen, from  to  ’to’ +  morgen  ’morning’]//  on or during the day after today//    yesterday, today//  --Our class is going to London tomorrow.//  a week from tomorrow  also //  a week tomorrow/tomorrow week  BrE //  --Terry’s new job starts a week tomorrow.//  tomorrow morning/night etc //  --We’re meeting tomorrow evening.//\ntomorrow 2 n [U] \n  1 the day after today:    yesterday, today//  --I’ll see you at tomorrow’s meeting.//\n  2 the future, especially the near future:  --The computers of tomorrow will be smaller and more powerful.//\n  3  do sth like there’s no tomorrow:  do something very quickly and carelessly, without worrying about the future//  --Rita’s spending money like there’s no tomorrow.//


Words: ton
Meaning:
S3   n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Origin: tun  ’container, unit of weight’ (11-21 centuries), from  Old English tunne]//\n  1 :  plural  tons  or  ton  written abbreviation t //  a unit for measuring weight, equal to 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms in Britain, and 2000 pounds or 907.2 kilograms in the US//    tonne//\n  2  tons of sth:   informal a lot of something//  --I’ve got tons of work to do.//\n  3  weigh a ton:   informal to be very heavy//  --Your bag weighs a ton!//\n  4  come down on sb like a ton of bricks:   informal to get very angry with someone about something they have done//\n  5  hit sb like a ton of bricks:   AmE  informal to have a strong emotional effect on someone//


Words: tonal
Meaning:
adj \n  1 relating to tones of colour or sound:  --The tonal range she uses is wide and varied.//\n  2  technical a piece of music that is tonal is based on a particular key:  → atonal//


Words: tonality
Meaning:
n   plural  tonalities  [U and C] //   technical the character of a piece of music that depends on the key of the music and the way in which the tunes and  harmonies are combined//


Words: tone
Meaning:
W2   n   ----------//\n   1 voice:\n   2 sound:\n   3 general feeling/attitude:\n   4 colour:\n   5 electronic sound:\n   6 raise/lower the tone (of something):\n   7 body:\n   8 music:\n   9 voice level:  ----------//  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: tonus  ’tension, tone’, from  Greek tonos]//\n  1 VOICE:   [C] the way your voice sounds, which shows how you are feeling or what you mean//  in a ... tone//  --’You must be Annie,’ he said in a friendly tone.//  in sb’s tone//  --There was urgency in his tone.//  --Her tone was sharp with anger.//  --It was obvious from her tone of voice that she didn’t like me.//  don’t take that tone with me (=do not speak to me in that rude or unpleasant way) //\n  2 SOUND:   [U and C] the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or someone’s voice//    pitch, timbre//  --the guitar’s clean tone//  in ... tones//  --They talked in hushed tones.//  --’No I didn’t,’ he said in a low tone  (=quietly) .//  deep-toned/even-toned/shrill-toned etc (=having a low, calm etc tone) //  --an even-toned voice//\n  3 GENERAL FEELING/ATTITUDE:   [singular, U] the general feeling or attitude expressed in a piece of writing, a speech, an activity etc//  tone of//  --The tone of the report was radical.//  --The meetings were noted for their deeply religious tone.//  in tone//  --The article was moderate in tone.//  set the tone (for/of sth) (=establish the general attitude or feeling of an event, activity etc) //  --Opening remarks are important since they set the tone for the rest of the interview.//\n  4 COLOUR:   [U and C] one of the many types of a particular colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next//   shade//  tone of//  --different tones of green//  --Perhaps a darker tone would be better.//  --your skin tone  (=the colour of your skin) //  in tone//  --The dried colour is slightly deeper in tone than it appears when first applied.//    two-tone//\n  5 ELECTRONIC SOUND:   [C] a sound made by electronic equipment, such as a telephone//  --Please leave a message after the tone.//  dial tone  AmE //  /dialling tone  BrE  (=the sound you hear when you pick up the telephone that lets you know that you can make a call) //  busy tone  AmE //  /engaged tone  BrE  (=the sound you hear when you telephone someone but they are already talking to someone else) //\n  6  raise/lower the tone (of sth):  to make a place or event more or less socially acceptable, attractive etc//  --That horrible building lowers the whole tone of the neighborhood.//  --Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (=by making rude remarks etc) .//\n  7 BODY:   [U]  technical how firm and strong your muscles or skin are//  --A regular brisk walk will improve muscle tone .//\n  8 MUSIC:   [C]  technical the difference in pitch between two musical notes that are separated by one key on the piano//  American Equivalent:  step//\n  9 VOICE LEVEL:   [C]  technical how high or low your voice is when you produce different sounds//  --There is a falling tone on the first syllable and a rising tone on the other.//\ntone 2 v [T]    also  tone up//  to improve the strength and firmness of your muscles, skin etc//  --Exercise can strengthen and tone muscles.//  --He began to use weights in order to tone up his body.//  --a well-toned body//  tone down [tone sth → down] phr v//\n  1 to reduce the effect of something such as a speech or piece of writing, so that people will not be offended:  --His advisers told him to tone down his speech.//\n  2 to make a colour less bright:  --Blue can be used to tone down very sunny rooms.//  tone in phr v//  if one colour or pattern tones in with another, they are similar and look good together//  tone in with//  --Choose candles that will tone in with your tablecloth and china.//


Words: tone language
Meaning:
n [C]   a language such as Chinese in which the way a sound goes up or down affects the meaning of the word//


Words: toneless
Meaning:
adj   a toneless voice does not express any feelings//  --’I’m sorry,’ he said, in a flat toneless voice.//


Words: toner
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1 a type of ink that is used in machines that print or copy documents:\n  2 a liquid that you put on your face to make your skin feel soft and smooth:


Words: Tonga
Meaning:
a country consisting of about 170 small islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Population: 104,227 (2001). Capital: Nuku’alofa. It is ruled by a king and is a member of the British  Commonwealth.//  -- Tongan n  adj //


Words: tongs
Meaning:
n [plural]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tang (singular)]//  a tool that you use to lift up small objects. It has two bars joined at one end, that you press together to lift objects//


Words: tongue
Meaning:
W3S3   n   ----------//\n   1 mouth:\n   2 click your tongue:\n   3 sharp tongue:\n   4 silver tongue:\n   5 sharp-tongued/silver-tongued etc:\n   6 with (your) tongue in (your) cheek:\n   7 slip of the tongue:\n   8 bite your tongue:\n   9 Cat got your tongue?:\n  10 get your tongue around something:\n  11 trip/roll off the tongue:\n  12 loosen somebody’s tongue:\n  13 find your tongue:\n  14 set tongues wagging:\n  15 keep a civil tongue in your head:\n  16 speak with forked tongue:\n  17 speak in tongues:\n  18 language:\n  19 food:\n  20 shape:\n  21 shoe:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: tunge]//\n  1 MOUTH:   [C] the soft part inside your mouth that you can move about and use for eating and speaking//  --Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips.//  --The taste of the chocolate was still on her tongue.//  --The girl scowled at me, then stuck out her tongue .//\n  2  click your tongue:  to make a sharp noise with your tongue to show that you are annoyed or disappointed//  --She clicked her tongue and shook her head.//\n  3  sharp tongue:  if you have a sharp tongue, you often talk in a way that shows you are angry//  --Gina’s sharp tongue will get her into trouble one day.//\n  4  silver tongue:   literary if you have a silver tongue, you can talk in a way that makes people like you or persuades them that you are right//\n  5  sharp-tongued/silver-tongued etc:  able to talk in a very angry or pleasant way//  --a sharp-tongued young teacher//\n  6  with (your) tongue in (your) cheek:  if you say something with your tongue in your cheek, you say it as a joke, not seriously//    tongue-in-cheek//\n  7  slip of the tongue:  a small mistake in something you say//  --Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue.//\n  8  bite your tongue:  to stop yourself saying something because you know it would not be sensible to say it//  --I wanted to argue, but I had to bite my tongue.//\n  9  Cat got your tongue?:   also Lost your tongue? //   spoken used to ask someone why they are not talking//\n  10  get your tongue around sth:   informal to be able to say a difficult word or phrase//  --I couldn’t get my tongue around the names of the villages we’d visited.//\n  11  trip/roll off the tongue:   informal if a name or phrase trips or rolls off your tongue, it is easy or pleasant to say//  --Their names trip off the tongue very easily.//\n  12  loosen sb’s tongue:   informal if something such as alcohol loosens your tongue, it makes you talk a lot//  --The wine had certainly loosened her tongue.//\n  13  find your tongue:   informal to say something after you have been silent for a time because you were afraid or shy//  --Polly found her tongue at last and told them about the attack.//\n  14  set tongues wagging:  to do something that people will talk about in an unkind way//  --Angela’s divorce will certainly set tongues wagging.//\n  15  keep a civil tongue in your head:   old-fashioned  spoken used to tell someone that they should talk politely to people//\n  16  speak with forked tongue:  to say things that are not true - used humorously//\n  17  speak in tongues:  to talk using strange words as part of a religious experience//\n  18 LANGUAGE:   literary a language//  --Anton lapsed into his own tongue when he was excited.//  mother/native tongue (=the language you learn as a child) //  --She felt more comfortable talking in her native tongue.//\n  19 FOOD:   [U] the tongue of a cow or sheep, cooked and eaten cold//\n  20 SHAPE:   [C] something that has a long thin shape//  tongue of//  --Huge tongues of fire were licking the side of the building.//\n  21 SHOE:   [C] the part of a shoe that lies on top of your foot, under the part where you tie it//    on the tip of your tongue at tip1 (5),  hold your tongue at hold1 (29)//\ntongue 2 v \n  1 [I and T] to use your tongue to make separate sounds when playing a musical instrument:\n  2 [T] to touch something with your tongue:


Words: tongue and groove
Meaning:
adj   tongue and groove boards fit together by pushing a piece that sticks out along the edge of one board into a hollow area along the edge of another board//  --tongue and groove floorboards//


Words: tongue depressor
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a small flat piece of wood that a doctor uses to hold down your tongue while examining your throat//  British Equivalent:  spatula//


Words: tongue-in-cheek
Meaning:
adj   a tongue-in-cheek remark is said as a joke, not seriously//  --I love that kind of tongue-in-cheek wit.//  -- tongue-in-cheek adv //  --I think he was talking tongue-in-cheek.//


Words: tongue-tied
Meaning:
adj   unable to talk in a relaxed way because you feel nervous or embarrassed//  --When adults spoke to her, she became tongue-tied and shy.//


Words: tonic
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Greek; Origin: tonikos, from  tonos;   TONE1]//\n  1 [U and C]  also tonic water :  a clear bitter-tastingdrink that you can mix with alcoholic drinks such as gin or vodka//  --She sat and sipped a gin and tonic.//\n  2 [C] a drink that you have as a medicine to give you more energy or strength when you feel tired:  --A lot of people need a tonic at the end of the winter.//\n  3 [C usually singular]  BrE something that makes you feel happy and full of energy:  --A weekend by the sea was the perfect tonic.//\n  4 [C] a liquid that you put on your hair or skin to improve it and make it more healthy:  --a herbal skin tonic//\n  5 [C usually singular]  technical the first note in a musical scale of eight notes:


Words: tonight
Meaning:
adv   [Language: Old English; Origin: to niht, from  to  ’to, at’ +  niht  ’night’]//  during the night of this day//  --I think I’ll go to bed early tonight.//  --We’re meeting him at 9 o’clock tonight.//\ntonight 2 n [U]   the night of this day//  --I’m really looking forward to tonight.//  --Tonight should be fun.//  --Here is tonight’s news bulletin.//


Words: toning tables
Meaning:
n [plural]   a piece of equipment that you lie on and that moves your arms and legs up and down, which is supposed to make your muscles firmer//


Words: tonnage
Meaning:
n [U and C] \n  1 the size of a ship or the amount of goods it can carry, shown in tonnes:\n  2 the total number of tonnes that something weighs:  --A huge tonnage of bombs has already been dropped on the area.//


Words: tonne
Meaning:
n   plural  tonnes  or  tonne  [C]  written abbreviation t //  a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1000 kilograms//    ton(1)//


Words: tonsil
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: tonsillae  ’tonsils’]//  your tonsils are the two small round pieces of flesh at the sides of your throat//  --If you keep getting throat infections you might have to have your tonsils out  (=have them removed) .//


Words: tonsure
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: tonsura, from  tondere;   TONSORIAL]//  [C] a small round area on the top of someone’s head where their hair has been removed because they are a priest or a monk//  -- tonsured adj //  --his tonsured head//


Words: tony
Meaning:
adj  AmE  informal   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: tone]//  fashionable and expensive//  --We met in a tony restaurant uptown.//


Words: Tony Award
Meaning:
also  Tony  n [C]   a prize given to the best theatre actor, best actress, best play etc, shown in New York in a particular year//


Words: too
Meaning:
adv   [Language: Old English; Origin: to  ’to, too’]//\n  1 [+ adjective/adverb] more than is acceptable or possible:  --Do you think the music’s too loud?//  --You’ve put too much salt in the soup.//  --There are too many cars on the road.//  much/far too //  --Amanda is far too young to get married.//  too ... for sth/sb//  --I was getting too old for romantic relationships.//  --My boots were three sizes too big for me.//  too ... to do sth//  --He was too ill to travel.//  too ... for sb to do sth//  --The box was too heavy for me to lift.//\n  2 used at the end of a sentence or  clause to mean ’also’:  --There were people from all over Europe, and America too.//  --Can I come too?//  --’I’m feeling hungry.’ ’Me too.’//  --It’s a more efficient system and it’s cheaper too. see usage note  also//\n  3 [+ adjective/adverb]  spoken used with a negative to mean ’not very’:  --She doesn’t seem too upset about it.//  --’What was the weather like?’ ’Oh, not too bad.’//  --She was none too pleased (=not at all pleased) when I told her.//\n  4  all too/only too:  used to emphasize that a particular situation exists when you wish it did not exist//  --Beggars are becoming an all too familiar sight in our cities.//  --I regret to say that these rumours are only too true.//\n  5 used to emphasize a remark that you are adding:  --’He’s been banned from driving.’ ’A good thing too!’//  --’A woman farmer?’ asked Gabriel. ’Yes, and a rich one too.’//\n  6  I am/he is/you are etc too!:   informal  especially AmE used to emphasize that you disagree with what someone has said about someone or something//  --’You’re not smart enough to use a computer.’ ’I am too!’//\n  7  be too much for sb:  used to say that something is so difficult, tiring, upsetting etc that someone cannot do it or bear it//  --Working full-time was too much for her.//  --The shock was too much for him.//\n  8 [+ adjective/adverb]  spoken  formal very:  --Thank you. You are too kind.//\n  9  be only too glad/pleased to do sth:  to be very willing to do something//  --I’d be only too pleased to assist you.//\n  10  too little, too late:  used to complain that not enough is being done to solve a problem and that the action did not start early enough//  --Doctors have criticized the government’s response to the crisis as too little, too late.//


Words: tool
Meaning:
n [C]   [Language: Old English; Origin: tol]//\n  1 something that you hold in your hand and use to do a particular job:  --I don’t have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.//  --a shop selling garden tools//\n  2 a piece of equipment or a skill that is useful for doing your job:  --Television is an important tool for the modern teacher.//  --These books are the tools of my trade  (=the things I need to do my job) .//\n  3 someone who is used unfairly by another person and who has to do things they do not really want to do - used to show disapproval:  tool of//  --The king was merely a tool of the military government.//\n  4  informal  not polite a man’s penis (=sex organ) :    down tools at down2 (3)//\ntool 2 v [I always + adverb/preposition]    AmE  informal to drive along a street, especially for fun//  --He spent the afternoon tooling around town.//  tool up phr v//  to prepare a factory for producing goods by providing the necessary tools and machinery//  tool sth → up//  --The factory was tooled up to produce light weapons.//


Words: toolbar
Meaning:
n [C]   a row of small pictures at the top of a computer screen that allow you to do particular things in a document//


Words: toolbox
Meaning:
tool box/tu[hA359]lb[hA361]ks $ -b[hA35A][hA359]ks/ n [C] \n  1 a box for keeping tools in:\n  2 a set of  commands or  functions which do various things in a computer program:  --The default toolbox contains tools for drawing lots of different shapes.//


Words: toot
Meaning:
v [I and T]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  From the sound]//  if you toot your car horn, or if it toots, it makes a short high sound//  --The taxi driver was angrily tooting his horn.//  --A car tooted at us.//\ntoot 2 n [C]   a short high sound made by a car horn//


Words: tooth
Meaning:
n   plural  teeth /ti[hA359][hA35F]/ [C] //  ear, nose, tooth, eye//  ----------//\n   1 in mouth:\n   2 on a tool etc:\n   3 power:\n   4 fight tooth and nail:\n   5 get your teeth into something:\n   6 in the teeth of something:\n   7 set somebody’s teeth on edge:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: toth]//\n  1 IN MOUTH:  one of the hard white objects in your mouth that you use to bite and eat food//  --Her smile revealed a row of white, even teeth.//  --Last time I went to the dentist I had to have two teeth out .//  --I think the baby must be cutting a tooth  (=growing one) .//  --The children ran out of the water, teeth chattering .//  --Carly spoke through clenched teeth  (=with her teeth pushed together in anger) .//  --He gritted his teeth  (=pushed his teeth together with determination) and pulled on the rope again.//  --The dog sank its teeth into my leg.//    baby tooth,  canine tooth at canine2 (1),  eye tooth(2),  milk tooth,  wisdom tooth,  buck teeth,  false teeth,  gap-toothed//\n  2 ON A TOOL ETC:  one of the sharp or pointed parts that sticks out from the edge of a comb or saw//\n  3 POWER:   have teeth//  if a law or an organization has teeth, it has the power to force people to obey it//  --We need an Environment Agency that really has teeth.//\n  4  fight tooth and nail:  to try with a lot of effort or determination to do something//  --We fought tooth and nail to get these plans accepted.//\n  5  get your teeth into sth:   informal to start to do something with a lot of energy and determination//  --I can’t wait to get my teeth into the new course.//\n  6  in the teeth of sth:  in spite of opposition or danger from something//  --Permission for the development was granted in the teeth of opposition from local shopkeepers.//\n  7  set sb’s teeth on edge:  if a sound or taste sets your teeth on edge, it gives you an uncomfortable feeling in your mouth//  --a horrible scraping sound that set my teeth on edge//    armed to the teeth at armed(1)//    cut your teeth on sth at cut1 (23)//    by the skin of your teeth at skin1 (9)//    be a kick in the teeth at kick2 (5)//    lie through your teeth at lie2 (1)//    have a sweet tooth at sweet1 (7)//    take the bit between your teeth at bit2 (9)//


Words: tooth fairy
Meaning:
n   the tooth fairy//  an imaginary person who children believe comes into their bedroom and leaves them money for teeth which have fallen out//


Words: toothache
Meaning:
n [U and C]   a pain in a tooth//  --I’ve got toothache .//  --I had terrible toothache all last night.//


Words: toothless
Meaning:
adj \n  1 someone who is toothless has no teeth:  --a toothless old woman//  a toothless smile/grin //  --He gave us a toothless grin.//\n  2 an organization that is toothless has no power to make people obey its rules:  --Does the agency have the power to prosecute companies, or is it a toothless organization?//


Words: toothpick
Meaning:
n [C]   a very small pointed stick that you can use for removing bits of food that are stuck between your teeth//


Words: toothy
Meaning:
adj   toothy smile/grin//  a smile in which you show a lot of teeth//  --He grinned a wide, toothy grin.//


Words: tootle
Meaning:
v [I]  BrE  informal   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: toot]//\n  1 [always + adverb/preposition]  old-fashioned to move slowly in a car:  --We spent the afternoon tootling along the coast.//\n  2 to play an instrument that you blow:  --tootling away on a flute//


Words: toots
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE  old-fashioned a way of talking to a woman, sometimes considered offensive//  --Hey, toots! How’re you doing?//


Words: tootsies
Meaning:
n [plural]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: foot]//   informal toes - used especially by children or when you are talking to a child//


Words: top
Meaning:
n [C]   ----------//\n   1 highest part:\n   2 upper surface:\n   3 best position:\n   4 cover:\n   5 clothes:\n   6 be (at the) top of the list/agenda:\n   7 on top:\n   8 on top of something:\n   9 one on top of the other:\n  10 on top of somebody:\n  11 get on top of somebody:\n  12 come out on top:\n  13 on top of the world:\n  14 plant:\n  15 street/field etc:\n  16 the top of the milk:\n  17 the top of the table:\n  18 off the top of your head:\n  19 sing/shout at the top of your voice:\n  20 from the top:\n  21 from top to bottom:\n  22 from top to toe:\n  23 the top and bottom of it:\n  24 not have much up top:\n  25 tops:\n  26 toy:\n  27 spin like a top:  ----------//  [Sense: 1-25; Origin: Old English topp]//  [Sense: 26-27; Date: 1000-1100; Origin:  Origin unknown]//\n  1 HIGHEST PART:  the highest part of something//  → bottom//  top of//  --The tops of the mountains were still covered with snow.//  --She could only just see over the tops of their heads.//  at the top (of) sth//  --He was standing at the top of the stairs.//  --We’ll sit down once we’re at the top.//  --Write your name at the top of the page.//  to the top (of) sth//  --Stop and wait for us when you get to the top of the slope.//  --I filled the glass right to the top .//  --The book I wanted was at the very top of the pile.//  clifftop/mountaintop/hilltop/treetop //  --We could just see the white clifftops in the distance.//\n  2 UPPER SURFACE:  the flat upper surface of an object//  --a low wooden table with a glass top//  top of//  --We walked along the top of the ancient city walls.//  on (the) top of sth//  --She put the papers down on the top of the piano.//  --Her fingers drummed on the table top .//\n  3 BEST POSITION:   the top//  the best, most successful, or most important position in an organization, company, or profession//  → bottom//  the top of//  --He has reached the top of his profession.//  at the top (of sth)//  --It’s the people at the top who make the decisions.//  to the top (of sth)//  --All young footballers dream of making it to the top.//  --the groups that are currently at the top of the tree  (=the highest position in a profession) in the pop world//\n  4 COVER:  something that you put on or over an object to cover it, protect it, or prevent liquid coming out of it//  --I can’t get the top off the jar.//  --You’ve left the top off the toothpaste again!//  --Can you put the top back on the bottle when you’ve finished with it?//  bottle top/pen top etc //  --Has anyone seen my pen top?//\n  5 CLOTHES:  a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper part of your body//  --She was wearing a stripy knitted top.//  --a skirt with a matching top//  --a bikini top//  --I can’t find my pyjama top.//\n  6  be (at the) top of the list/agenda:  something that is at the top of a list will be dealt with or discussed first//  --Europe is once again at the top of the political agenda.//\n  7  on top:  a) on the highest part or surface of something//  --The cake was a bit burnt on top.//  --a high roof with a chimney on top//  b) on the highest part of your head//  --Can you cut it quite short on top, please.//  c) winning in a game or competition//  --After the first set, the Australian was comfortably on top.//\n  8  on top of sth:  a) on the highest surface of something//  --There should be an envelope on top of the fridge.//  b) in complete control of a situation//  --Don’t worry; I’m back on top of things now.//  --I should be more on top of my work next week.//  c) if something bad happens to you on top of something else, it happens when you have other problems//  --On top of everything else, I now have to go to work next Saturday!//\n  9  one on top of the other:   also on top of one another //  in a pile//  --We stacked the crates one on top of the other.//\n  10  on top of sb:  if something dangerous or threatening is on top of you, it is very near you//  --The truck was almost on top of us.//\n  11  get on top of sb:  if your work or a problem gets on top of you, it begins to make you feel unhappy and upset//  --Things are starting to get on top of him.//\n  12  come out on top:  to win a difficult struggle or argument, especially one that has continued for a long time//  --It’s difficult to predict who will come out on top.//\n  13  on top of the world:   informal extremely happy//  --When I heard she’d been released I felt on top of the world!//\n  14 PLANT:  the part of a fruit or vegetable where it was attached to the plant, or the leaves of a plant whose root you can eat//  --Cut the tops off the tomatoes.//  --I’ve found a recipe for beetroot tops.//\n  15 STREET/FIELD ETC:  the part of the street or of a piece of land that is the furthest away from you//  --I waited at the top of East Street.//\n  16  the top of the milk:   BrE the cream that rises to the top of a bottle of milk//\n  17  the top of the table:  the part of a long dinner table where the most important people sit//\n  18  off the top of your head:   informal if you say something off the top of your head, you say it immediately, without thinking carefully about it or checking the facts//  --Just off the top of my head, I’d say there were about 50.//\n  19  sing/shout at the top of your voice:  to sing or shout as loudly as you can//  --Angela ran out of the house, shouting at the top of her voice.//\n  20  from the top:   spoken an expression meaning from the beginning, used especially in the theatre//  --Right, let’s take it from the top once more.//\n  21  from top to bottom:  if you clean or search somewhere from top to bottom, you do it very thoroughly//  --The whole house needs cleaning from top to bottom.//\n  22  from top to toe:  if a person is dressed or covered in something from top to toe, they are completely dressed or covered in it//  --They were covered in mud from top to toe.//\n  23  the top and bottom of it:   BrE  spoken the general result or meaning of a situation, expressed in a few words//  --He’s trying to embarrass you, that’s the top and bottom of it.//\n  24  not have much up top:   BrE  spoken to be not very intelligent//  --Poor Nigel, he doesn’t have very much up top.//\n  25  tops:   spoken used after a number to say that it is the highest possible amount of money you will get//  --It’ll cost you [hA124]200, [hA124]250 tops.//\n  26 TOY:  a child’s toy that spins around on its point when you twist it//\n  27  spin like a top:  to spin or turn round very quickly//  --The impact of the blow sent me spinning like a top.//\ntop 2 adj   ----------//\n   1 highest:\n   2 best:\n   3 winning:\n   4 top left/right/centre:\n   5 top speed:\n   6 top priority:\n   7 good:\n   8 top copy:  ----------//\n  1 HIGHEST:   [only before noun] nearest to the top of something//  → bottom//  --We have a flat on the top floor of the building.//  --the top button of his shirt//  --I managed to scrape off the top layer of paint.//  --I found the letter in the top drawer of his desk.//\n  2 BEST:   [usually before noun] best or most successful//  --our top tennis players//  --a top New York salon//  --one of the world’s top engineering companies//  --people in top jobs//  --She got top marks.//  --The top score was 72.//\n  3 WINNING:  winning in a game or competition//  top of//  --Barcelona remain top of the league after beating Real Madrid.//  --Despite losing last night, Manchester United are still top (=the highest in a list of clubs in a competition) .//\n  4  top left/right/centre:  expressions meaning the picture at the top of a page on the left or right or in the centre, used in magazines and newspapers//  --Top right: silk blouse [hA124]195 from Harrods.//\n  5  top speed:  the fastest speed a vehicle can move at//  --We tore down the motorway at top speed.//  --a sports car with a top speed of 140 miles per hour//\n  6  top priority:  the thing that you think is most important//  --Education is this government’s top priority.//\n  7 GOOD:   BrE  spoken  informal very good//  --Clive’s a top bloke.//\n  8  top copy:   BrE a letter or document from which copies can be made//\ntop 3   past tense and past participle  topped present participle  topping  v [T] //  ----------//\n   1 be higher:\n   2 be most successful:\n   3 do better:\n   4 top an offer/a bid etc:\n   5 be topped by something:\n   6 be topped (off) with something:\n   7 to top it all:\n   8 top that:\n   9 top and tail:\n  10 top yourself:\n  11 reach the top:  Phrasal verbs//   top something → off//   top out//   top something/somebody → up//  ----------//\n  1 BE HIGHER:  to be higher than a particular amount//  --Their profits have reportedly topped [hA124]1,000,000 this year.//\n  2 BE MOST SUCCESSFUL:  to be in the highest position in a list because you are the most successful//  --The Tower of London tops the list of London’s most popular tourist attractions.//  --the team that has topped the Premiership for the last three seasons//  --In 1998 the group topped the charts with the song ’Don’t Stop Loving Me’.//\n  3 DO BETTER:  if you top something, you do something that is better than it//  --He topped his previous best performance, coming second in the 100 metres.//\n  4  top an offer/a bid etc:  to offer more money than someone else//  --A rival company topped our offer by $5 million.//\n  5  be topped by sth:  to have something on top//  --The roof was topped by a chimney.//  --a hill topped by pine trees//\n  6  be topped (off) with sth:  if food is topped with something, it has that thing on it or over the top of it//  --a strawberry tart topped with whipped cream//  --The cake can be topped off with fresh fruit.//\n  7  to top it all:   spoken in addition to other bad things that have happened to you//  --To top it all I lost my job.//\n  8  top that:   spoken used when you are asking someone if they have done something more exciting or successful than you//  --Well, I’ve been asked to appear on a TV show later this year, so top that!//\n  9  top and tail:   BrE to cut the top and bottom off a piece of fruit or a vegetable//\n  10  top yourself:   BrE  informal to kill yourself deliberately//\n  11 REACH THE TOP:   literary if you top a hill, you reach the top of it//  --We topped the hill and looked down towards the valley below us.//  top off [top sth → off] phr v//  to complete something successfully by doing one last thing//  --Let’s top off the evening with a drink.//  top out phr v//  if something such as a price that is increasing tops out, it reaches its highest point and stops rising//  --Do you think interest rates have topped out now?//  top up [top sth/sb → up] phr v//\n  1 to add more liquid to a container that is partly full:  --I’ll just top up the coffee pot.//\n  2 to put more drink in someone’s glass or cup after they have drunk some:  --Can I top you up?//\n  3 to increase the level of something slightly so as to bring it back to the level you want:  --He had to do extra jobs at the weekend to top up his income.//    top-up//


Words: top brass
Meaning:
n [singular]    informal people in positions of high rank in a company, or in the army, navy etc//  --The top brass are coming in from Washington to see how we do things here.//  --The meeting was attended by top diplomats and military top brass.//


Words: top dog
Meaning:
n [C]   the person who has the most power in a group, especially after a struggle//  --He always wanted to be the one in control, the top dog.//


Words: top gear
Meaning:
n [U]  BrE \n  1 the highest gear of a car, bus etc:  in top gear//  --The car will cruise at 80 mph in top gear.//\n  2  move/get into top gear:  to begin to work with as much effort as possible//  --The party’s election campaign is now moving into top gear.//


Words: Top of the Pops
Meaning:
a British television programme on which singers and bands appear and music  videos are shown, especially when the singers or bands have records in the current  charts. The programme always ends with the record that has sold the most copies in that week.//


Words: top table
Meaning:
n [C]    BrE the table at a formal meal, for example at a wedding, where the most important people sit//  American Equivalent:  head table//


Words: top-class
Meaning:
adj   of very good quality or a very high standard//  --a top-class athlete//  --a top-class restaurant//


Words: top-down
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]  BrE \n  1 a top-down way of organizing a business is one in which the most important people make decisions and tell the people below them what they should do:  --The company has a top-down management system.//  --a top-down approach to decision-making//\n  2 a top-down way of understanding or explaining something starts with a general idea and adds details later:


Words: top-drawer
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]  informal   of the highest quality//  --England need to produce a top-drawer performance if they want to win this match.//


Words: top-flight
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   very successful or skilful//  --They’ve hired a really top-flight sales team.//


Words: top-grossing
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   a top-grossing film earns more money than any other film at a particular time//


Words: top-heavy
Meaning:
adj \n  1 too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall over:\n  2 an organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers:  --The company was burdened by a top-heavy bureaucracy.//


Words: top-level
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   involving the most powerful people in a country, organization etc//  --top-level meetings between EU leaders//


Words: top-notch
Meaning:
adj  informal   something that is top-notch is of the highest quality or standard//  --I was lucky and got myself a job with a top-notch company.//


Words: top-of-the-range
Meaning:
adj  BrE top-of-the-line  AmE   a product that is top-of-the-range is the best of its kind//  --a top-of-the-range electric guitar//


Words: top-ranking
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   most powerful and important within an organization//  --top-ranking diplomats//


Words: top-up
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE \n  1 an amount of liquid that you add to a glass, cup etc in order to make it full again:  --Would you like a top-up?//\n  2 an extra payment that brings an amount to the desired level:  --top-up loans for students//


Words: topaz
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: topace, from  Latin, from  Greek topazos]//  a transparent yellow stone that is used as a jewel//


Words: topcoat
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U and C] the last layer of paint that you put on a surface:\n  2 [C]  old-fashioned a warm long coat:


Words: topdressing
Meaning:
n [U and C]  technical   a layer of fertilizer that is spread over land so that it will produce better crops//


Words: topee
Meaning:
topi/t[hA353][hA35E]pi[hA359] $ to[hA35E]pi[hA359]/ n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Hindi; Origin: topi  ’hat’]//  a light hard hat that you wear to protect your head from the sun in hot countries//


Words: topiary
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: topiarius  ’of decorative gardening’, from  topia  ’decorative gardening’, from  Greek topos  ’place’]//  trees and bushes cut into the shapes of birds, animals etc, or the art of cutting them in this way//


Words: topic
Meaning:
W2   n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: Topica  ’Topics’, book by the ancient Greek thinker Aristotle, from  Greek Topika, from  topikos  ’of a place, of a useful quotation’, from  topos  ’place, useful quotation’]//  a subject that people talk or write about//  --The environment is a popular topic these days.//  topic of//  --We shall return to the topic of education in Chapter 7.//  topic of conversation/debate etc //  --The wedding has been the only topic of conversation for weeks.//  --The main topic for discussion will be the proposed new supermarket.//  --a wide range of topics //


Words: topical
Meaning:
adj   a subject that is topical is interesting because it is important at the present time//  topical subject/issue/theme etc //  --a new TV comedy dealing with topical issues//  --topical jokes (=jokes about topical subjects) //  -- topically/-kli/ adv //  -- topicality/t[hA361]p[hA366]k[zB024]l[hA369]ti $ t[hA35A][hA359]-/ n  [U] //


Words: topless
Meaning:
adj   if a woman is topless, she is not wearing any clothes on the upper part of her body, so that her breasts are not covered//  --topless sunbathing//  topless bar/show (=one in which the women serving or performing are topless) //


Words: topmost
Meaning:
adj [only before noun]   the topmost part of something is its highest part//  --The topmost branches were still bathed in sunlight.//


Words: topography
Meaning:
n [U]  technical   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: topographia  ’description of a place’, from  Greek, from  topographein  ’to describe a place’]//\n  1 the science of describing an area of land, or making maps of it:\n  2 [+ of] the shape of an area of land, including its hills, valleys etc:  -- topographer n  [C] //  -- topographical/t[hA361]p[hA353]gr[zB024]f[hA366]k[hA368]l[hA36B] $ t[hA35A][hA359]-,to[hA35E]-/ adj //


Words: topping
Meaning:
n [U and C]   something you put on top of food to make it look nicer or taste better//  --a pizza with extra toppings//


Words: topple
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: top]//\n  1 [I and T] to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this:  topple over//  --A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over.//\n  2 [T] to take power away from a leader or government, especially by force:   overthrow//  --This scandal could topple the government.//


Words: tops
Meaning:
adv  spoken  informal \n  1 at the most:  --It should take two hours tops.//\n  2 the best or most popular:  --The store was voted tops for its outstanding facilities for children.//


Words: topside
Meaning:
n [U]    BrE high quality beef cut from the upper leg of the cow//  American Equivalent:  top round//\ntopside 2  also topsides   adv   towards or onto the deck (=upper surface)  of a boat or ship//


Words: topspin
Meaning:
n [U]   the turning movement of a ball that has been hit or thrown in such a way that it spins forward//


Words: Topsy
Meaning:
a small black girl character in the novel  Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1851-52) by Harriet Beecher  Stowe. When somebody asks her whether she knows who made her (that is, whether she has heard of God), she replies "I expect I grow’d" (=grew) . People say something "just grew, like Topsy" when they are talking about something whose real origin is not known or about something that has gradually become very large.//


Words: topsy-turvy
Meaning:
adj  informal   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Probably from  top +  terve  ’to turn upside down’ (14-16 centuries)]//  in a state of complete disorder or confusion//  --He left his room all topsy-turvy.//


Words: Torah
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Hebrew; Origin: torah  ’law, teaching’]//  the Torah//  the traditional writings and principles of Judaism, especially the first five books of the Jewish Bible//


Words: torch
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: torche  ’bunch of twisted straws, torch’, from  Vulgar Latin torca]//\n  1  BrE a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand:  American Equivalent:  flashlight//  --We shone our torches around the cavern.//\n  2 a long stick with burning material at one end that produces light:  --the Olympic torch//\n  3  carry a torch for sb:   old-fashioned to secretly love and admire someone//\ntorch 2 v [T]    informal to deliberately make a building, vehicle etc start to burn//  --Rioters torched several abandoned cars.//


Words: torchlight
Meaning:
n [U] \n  1  BrE the light produced by an electric torch:\n  2 the light produced by burning torches:  --a torchlight procession//


Words: torment
Meaning:
n   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin tormentum  ’torture’, from  torquere  ’to twist’]//\n  1 [U] severe mental or physical suffering:  in torment//  --She lay awake all night in torment.//\n  2 [C] someone or something that makes you suffer a lot:  --The journey must have been a torment for them.//\ntorment 2   v [T] \n  1 to make someone suffer a lot, especially mentally:  --Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt.//\n  2 to deliberately treat someone cruelly by annoying them or hurting them:   torture//  --The older boys would torment him whenever they had the chance.//  -- tormentor n  [C] //


Words: tornado
Meaning:
n   plural  tornadoes  or  tornados  [C] //  [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish; Origin: tronada  ’thunderstorm’, from  tronar  ’to thunder’, from  Latin tonare; influenced by  Spanish tornado, past participle of  tornar  ’to turn’]//  an extremely violent storm consisting of air that spins very quickly and causes a lot of damage//    hurricane, cyclone//


Words: Toronto
Meaning:
a city and port on Lake Ontario, Canada. Toronto is the capital of the  province of Ontario and the second largest city in Canada.//


Words: torpedo
Meaning:
n   plural  torpedoes  [C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: torpedo type of fish that can produce electricity to protect itself  (16-21 centuries), from  Latin,  ’stiffness, numbness, torpedo fish’, from  torpere;   TORPID]//  a long narrow weapon that is fired under the surface of the sea and explodes when it hits something//\ntorpedo 2 v [T] \n  1 to attack or destroy a ship with a torpedo:\n  2 to stop something such as a plan from succeeding:  --New threats of violence have effectively torpedoed the peace talks.//


Words: torpid
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: torpidus, from  torpere  ’to be stiff or without feeling’]//  not active because you are lazy or sleepy//  --a torpid mind//


Words: torpor
Meaning:
n [singular, U]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: torpere;   TORPID]//   formal a state of being not active because you are lazy or sleepy//  --She tried to rouse him from the torpor into which he had sunk.//


Words: torque
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: torquere  ’to twist’]//   technical the force or power that makes something turn around a central point, especially in an engine//


Words: Torquemada
Meaning:
Tomas de   (1420-98) a Spanish Christian leader who started the Spanish  Inquisition, the Roman Catholic organization that  persecuted and punished  heretics (=people whose religious beliefs are considered unacceptable) . He was responsible for hurting and killing thousands of people in very cruel ways.//


Words: torrent
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin torrens  ’burning, going very fast’, from  torrere;   TORRID]//\n  1 a large amount of water moving very quickly and strongly in a particular direction:    flood//  --After five days of heavy rain the Telle river was a raging torrent  (=a very violent torrent) .//  in torrents//  --The rain came down in torrents.//\n  2  a torrent of sth:  a lot of words spoken quickly, especially in order to insult or criticize someone//  --When I asked him to move, he unleashed a torrent of abuse .//  a torrent of Greek/Italian etc //  --The woman poured out a torrent of Italian.//


Words: torrid
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: torridus, from  torrere  ’to dry with heat, burn’]//\n  1 involving strong emotions, especially of sexual love:  --a torrid love affair//\n  2  literary torrid weather is very hot:  --the torrid desert sun//\n  3  BrE a torrid time is a very difficult one:  --He had a torrid time out there on the racetrack.//


Words: torsion
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Late Latin; Origin: torsus, past participle of  Latin torquere;   TORQUE]//   technical the twisting of a piece of metal//


Words: torso
Meaning:
n   plural  torsos  [C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Italian; Origin: Latin thyrsus  ’stalk’]//\n  1 your body, not including your head, arms, or legs:  --the torso of a woman//\n  2 a statue of a torso:


Words: tort
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin tortum, from  Latin torquere;   TORQUE]//   law an action that is wrong but not criminal and can be dealt with in a civil court of law//


Words: tortilla
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: American Spanish; Origin: Spanish torta  ’cake’, from  Late Latin;   TORTE]//  a type of thin flat Mexican bread made from corn or wheat flour//


Words: tortoise
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: tortue, from  Vulgar Latin tartaruca, from  Late Latin tartaruchus  ’of Tartarus’, from  Greek tartarouchos, from  Tartaros  ’Tartarus, the land of the dead in ancient stories’; because it used to be thought that tortoises and turtles came from hell]//  a slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body//    turtle//


Words: Tortoise and the Hare
Meaning:
the   a  fable (=a traditional story that teaches a moral lesson)  by  Aesop in which a  tortoise and a  hare have a race. The tortoise unexpectedly wins by moving slowly but steadily, while the hare, because he knows he can run much faster than the tortoise, stops halfway and falls asleep. The lesson of the story is "Slow and steady wins the race."//


Words: tortoiseshell
Meaning:
n \n  1 [U] a hard shiny brown and white material made from the shell of a tortoise:\n  2 [C] a cat that has yellow, brown, and black marks on its fur:\n  3 [C] a butterfly that has brown and orange wings:


Words: tortuous
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tortueux, from  Latin tortuosus,  from  tortus;   TORTURE1]//\n  1 a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along:  --a tortuous path over the mountains to Kandahar//\n  2 complicated and long and therefore confusing:  --The book begins with a long, tortuous introduction.//  -- tortuously adv //


Words: torture
Meaning:
n [U and C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin tortura, from  Latin tortus  ’twisted’, from  torquere;   TORQUE]//\n  1 an act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel:  --He died after five days of excruciating torture.//\n  2 severe physical or mental suffering:  --The waiting must be torture for you.//\ntorture 2 v [T] \n  1 to deliberately hurt someone in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel:  --Political opponents of the regime may be tortured.//\n  2 if a feeling or knowledge tortures you, it makes you suffer a lot mentally:  --Rachel sat alone for hours at home, tortured by jealousy.//  -- torturer n  [C] //


Words: Tory
Meaning:
n   plural  Tories  [C] //  [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Tory  ’Irish Catholic supporter of King James II’ (17-18 centuries), from  Irish Gaelic toraidhe  ’robber’, from  Middle Irish toir  ’chasing’]//  a member of the British Conservative Party//  --a lifelong Tory//  -- Tory adj  [only before noun] //  --Tory principles//


Words: Toscanini
Meaning:
Arturo   (1867-1957) an Italian  conductor (=someone who directs a group of musicians) who worked at  La Scala in Milan, Italy, at the  Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City, and with the  NBC Symphony Orchestra in New York City//


Words: toss
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin:  Probably from a  Scandinavian language]//\n  1 [T] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand:  toss sth into/onto etc sth//  --She crumpled the letter and tossed it into the fire.//  toss sth aside/over etc//  --Toss that book over, will you?//  toss sth to sb//  --’Catch!’ said Sandra, tossing her bag to him.//  toss sb sth//  --Frank tossed her the newspaper.//\n  2 [I and T] to move about continuously in a violent or uncontrolled way, or to make something do this:  toss sth around/about//  --The small boat was tossed about like a cork.//\n  3  toss and turn:  to keep changing your position in bed because you cannot sleep//  --I’ve been tossing and turning all night.//\n  4  also toss up :   [I and T]  especially BrE to throw a coin in the air, so that a decision will be made according to the side that faces upwards when it comes down//  American Equivalent:  flip//  --They tossed a coin to decide who would go first.//  toss (sb) for it//  --We couldn’t make up our minds, so we decided to toss for it.//\n  5 [T] to throw something up into the air and let it fall to the ground:  --The crowd cheered, banging pots and tossing confetti into the air.//\n  6  toss a pancake:   BrE to throw a pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and lands on the side that you want to cook//  American Equivalent:  flip//\n  7 [T] to move pieces of food about in a small amount of liquid so that they become covered with the liquid:  --Toss the carrots in some butter before serving.//\n  8  toss your head/hair:   written to move your head or hair back suddenly, often with a shaking movement showing anger//  --He tossed his head angrily and left the room.//  toss off phr v//\n  1  toss sth → off:  to produce something quickly and without much effort//  --one of those painters who can toss off a couple of pictures before breakfast//\n  2  toss sth → off:   written to drink something quickly//  --He tossed off a few whiskies.//\n  3  toss (sb) off:   BrE  informal  not polite to masturbate//  toss out [toss sth/sb → out] phr v//\n  1 to get rid of something that you do not want:  --I tossed most of that stuff out when we moved.//\n  2 to make someone leave a place, especially because of bad behaviour:  toss something/somebody → out of//  --Kurt was tossed out of the club for trying to start a fight.//\ntoss 2 n [C] \n  1 the act of throwing a coin in the air to decide something, especially who will do something first in a game:  -- The toss of a coin decided who would go first.//  win/lose the toss //  --Malory won the toss and will serve.//\n  2 a sudden backwards movement of your head, so that your hair moves, often showing anger:  --’I’ll see,’ the nurse said, with an officious toss of her head .//\n  3 a gentle throw:\n  4  not give a toss:   BrE  spoken to not care about something at all//  --I really couldn’t give a toss what Sam thinks.//    argue the toss at argue(5)//


Words: toss-up
Meaning:
n \n  1  it’s a toss-up:   spoken used when you do not know which of two things will happen, or which of two things to choose//  --I don’t know who’ll get the job - it’s a toss-up between Carl and Steve.//\n  2 [C usually singular]  BrE an act of tossing a coin in order to decide something:


Words: tosser
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE  spoken  not polite   an offensive word for someone who you think is stupid or unpleasant//


Words: tot
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin:  Origin unknown]//\n  1  informal a very small child:\n  2  especially BrE a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink:  tot of//  --a tot of rum//\ntot 2 v   past tense and past participle  totted present participle  totting  BrE //  tot up [tot sth → up] phr v//  [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: total]//   informal to add together numbers or amounts of money in order to find the total//  --The waiter quickly totted up the bill.//


Words: total
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin totalis, from  Latin totus  ’whole’]//\n  1 [usually before noun] complete, or as great as is possible:  total failure/disaster //  --The sales campaign was a total disaster.//  --a total ban on cigarette advertising//  --He looked at her with a total lack of comprehension.//  --a sport that demands total commitment //\n  2  total number/amount/cost etc:  the number, amount etc that is the total//  --total sales of 200,000 per year//  --Her total income was [hA124]10,000 a year.//\ntotal 2 n [C] \n  1 the final number or amount of things, people etc when everything has been counted:  --That’s [hA124]7 and [hA124]3.50, so the total is [hA124]10.50.//  a total of 20/100 etc //  --A total of thirteen meetings were held to discuss the issue.//  in total//  --There were probably about 40 people there in total.//  the sum total (=the whole of an amount when everything is considered together) //\n  2  grand total:  a) the final total, including all the totals added together//    subtotal//  b) used humorously when you think the final total is small//  --I earned a grand total of $4.15.//\ntotal 3 v   past tense and past participle  totalled present participle  totalling  BrE //  past tense and past participle  totaled present participle  totaling  AmE //\n  1 [linking verb, T] to reach a particular total:  --The group had losses totalling $3 million this year.//\n  2 [T]  informal  especially AmE to damage a car so badly that it cannot be repaired:  --Chuck totaled his dad’s new Toyota.//  total up [total sth → up] phr v//  to find the total number or total amount of something by adding//  --At the end of the game, total up everyone’s score to see who has won.//


Words: totalitarian
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: total +  -itarian (as in  authoritarian)]//  based on a political system in which ordinary people have no power and are completely controlled by the government//  a totalitarian state/regime //  -- totalitarianism n  [U] //


Words: totality
Meaning:
n [U]  formal \n  1 the whole of something:  in sth’s totality//  --It’s essential that we look at the problem in its totality.//\n  2 a total amount:


Words: totally
Meaning:
adverb]   completely//  --That’s a totally different matter.//  --It’s like learning a totally new language.//  totally unacceptable/unnecessary/unsuitable etc //  --Terrorism is totally unacceptable in a civilised world.//  --I totally agree.//


Words: Tote
Meaning:
n   the Tote//  a system in Britain in which a machine adds together the amounts of money bet on a horse race and divides the total among the people who bet on the winner//


Words: tote
Meaning:
also tote around  v [T]   [Date: 1600-1700; Origin:  Perhaps from  Gullah tot  ’to carry’, probably from a  West African language]//   informal  especially AmE to carry something, especially regularly//  --Kids have to tote heavy textbooks around.//


Words: totem
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Ojibwa; Origin: ototeman  ’his totem’]//  an animal, plant etc that is thought to have a special spiritual connection with a particular tribe, especially in North America, or a figure made to look like the animal etc//  -- totemic/t[hA353][hA35E]tem[hA366]k $ to[hA35E]-/ adj //


Words: totem pole
Meaning:
n [C]   1 a tall wooden pole with one or more totems cut or painted on it, made by the Native Americans of northwest North America//\n  2  low man on the totem pole:   AmE someone of low rank in an organization or business//


Words: Tottenham Court Road
Meaning:
a street in central London with many shops selling electronic goods such as  stereo systems, televisions, and computer equipment//


Words: totter
Meaning:
v [I]   [Date: 1200-1300; Origin:  Perhaps from a  Scandinavian language]//\n  1 to walk or move unsteadily from side to side as if you are going to fall over:  --Lorrimer swayed a little, tottered, and fell.//\n  2 if a political system or organization totters, it becomes less strong and is likely to stop working:


Words: totty
Meaning:
n [U]  BrE  informal  not polite   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin:  TOT1]//  an offensive word used by men to refer to women who they think are sexually attractive//


Words: toucan
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Portuguese tucano, from  Tupi]//  a tropical American bird with bright feathers and a very large beak//


Words: touch
Meaning:
v   ----------//\n   1 feel:\n   2 no space between:\n   3 touch something to something:\n   4 affect somebody’s feelings:\n   5 have an effect:\n   6 use:\n   7 not touch something:\n   8 not touch somebody/something:\n   9 deal with somebody/something:\n  10 reach an amount:\n  11 hit/kick:\n  12 not touch something/somebody (with a bargepole):\n  13 be touched with something:\n  14 expression:\n  15 relate to something:\n  16 light:\n  17 nothing/no one can touch somebody/something:\n  18 touch base (with somebody):\n  19 touch bottom:  Phrasal verbs//   touch down//   touch somebody for something//   touch something → off//   touch on/upon something//   touch somebody/something → up//  ----------//  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tuchier, from  Vulgar Latin toccare  ’to knock, hit a bell, touch’; from the sound]//\n  1 FEEL:   [T] to put your hand, finger etc on someone or something//  --She reached out to touch his arm.//  --If your house has been burgled, you shouldn’t touch anything until the police arrive.//  --’Don’t touch me!’ she yelled.//  touch sb on the arm/leg etc //  --A hand touched her on the shoulder.//\n  2 NO SPACE BETWEEN:   [I and T] if two things touch, or one thing touches another thing, they reach each other so that there is no space between them//  --As our glasses touched, he said ’Cheers!’//  --Her dress was so long that it was touching the ground.//\n  3  touch sth to sth:   literary to move something so that it reaches something else with no space between the two things//  --She touched the handkerchief to her nose.//  --He touched his lips to her hair.//\n  4 AFFECT SOMEBODY’S FEELINGS:   [T] to affect someone’s emotions, especially by making them feel sympathy or sadness//  --Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world.//  --She could sense his concern and it touched her.//    touched,  touching1 //\n  5 HAVE AN EFFECT:   [T] to have an effect on someone or something, especially by changing or influencing them//  --He has touched the lives of many people.//  --Unemployment remains an evil that touches the whole community.//  --He was often  touched by doubt (=doubt affected him) .//\n  6 USE:   [T usually in negatives] to use or handle something//  --The law doesn’t allow him to touch any of the money.//  --It’s a long time since I’ve touched a piano.//\n  7  not touch sth:  a) to not eat or drink something//  --What’s wrong? You’ve hardly touched your food.//  --My grandfather was an alcoholic but I never touch the stuff  (=never drink alcohol) .//  b) to not deal with something that you should deal with//  --I brought home loads of work, but I haven’t touched any of it yet.//\n  8  not touch sb/sth:  to not hurt someone or not damage something//  --The older boys swore they hadn’t touched the child.//  --Parma had not been touched.//\n  9 DEAL WITH SOMEBODY/SOMETHING:   [T] to become involved with or deal with a particular problem, situation, or person//  --He was the only lawyer who would touch the case.//  --Everything he touches turns to disaster.//  --No school would touch a teacher who had been convicted of assault.//\n  10 REACH AN AMOUNT:   [T]  especially BrE to reach a particular amount or level//  --At the time, the unemployment rate was touching 10 percent and rising.//\n  11 HIT/KICK:   [T]  BrE to gently hit or kick a ball - used especially in reports of sports games//  --Evans was just able to touch the ball away from Wilkinson.//\n  12  not touch sth/sb (with a bargepole):   BrE not touch sth/sb with a ten-foot pole  AmE used to say that you think someone or something is bad and people should not be involved with them//  --I wouldn’t touch him with a bargepole.//  --Financial analysts have warned investors not to touch these offers with a ten-foot pole.//\n  13  be touched with sth:   literary to have a small amount of a particular quality//  --His voice was touched with the faintest of Italian accents.//  --Her nails had been manicured and lightly touched with colour.//\n  14 EXPRESSION:   [T] if an expression such as a smile touches your face, your face has that expression for a short time//  --A smile touched her lips.//\n  15 RELATE TO SOMETHING:   [T] to be about or to deal with a particular subject, situation, or problem//  --Though the question touched a new vein, Nelson answered promptly.//  --The discourse touches many of the issues which are currently popular.//\n  16 LIGHT:   [T]  literary if light touches something, it shines on it//  --The sun was just touching the tops of the mountains.//\n  17  nothing/no one can touch sb/sth:  used for saying that nothing or no one is as good as a particular person or thing//  --He describes the events with a passion that no other writer can touch.//\n  18  touch base (with sb):  to talk to someone in order to find out how they are or what is happening//  --I just wanted to touch base and make sure you hadn’t changed your mind about seeing me.//\n  19  touch bottom:  a) to reach the ground at the bottom of a sea, river etc//  --He swam down but could not touch bottom.//  b) to reach the lowest level or worst condition//  --The housing market has touched bottom.//    touch a (raw) nerve at nerve1 (6),  touch wood at wood(3)//  touch down phr v//\n  1 when an aircraft touches down, it lands on the ground:  --The plane finally touched down at Heathrow airport around midday.//\n  2 in the sport of rugby, to score by putting the ball on the ground behind the other team’s  goal line:  touch for [touch sb for sth] phr v//  to persuade someone to give or lend you something, especially money//  --He tried to touch me for the taxi fare home.//  touch off [touch sth → off] phr v//  to cause a difficult situation or violent events to begin//  --It was these national rivalries that eventually touched off the First World War.//  touch on/upon [touch on/upon sth] phr v//  to mention a particular subject when talking or writing//  --The report touches on the relationship between poverty and poor health.//  --These issues were touched on in Chapter 2.//  touch up [touch sb/sth → up] phr v//\n  1 to improve something by changing it slightly or adding a little more to it:  --She quickly touched up her lipstick.//  --The photograph had obviously been touched up.//  --The speech he finally gave had been touched up by his staff.//\n  2  BrE  informal to touch someone in a sexual way when they do not want you to:  --He was accused of touching up one of his students.//\ntouch 2 n   ----------//\n   1 touching somebody/something:\n   2 ability to feel things:\n   3 in touch (with somebody):\n   4 be/keep/stay etc in touch (with something):\n   5 be out of touch:\n   6 get in touch with something:\n   7 detail/addition:\n   8 way of doing something:\n   9 a touch of something:\n  10 a touch disappointed/faster/impatient etc:\n  11 with/at the touch of a button/key:\n  12 a soft/easy touch:\n  13 way something feels:\n  14 soccer/rugby:  ----------//\n  1 TOUCHING SOMEBODY/SOMETHING:   [C usually singular] the action of putting your hand, finger, or another part of your body on something or someone//  --She felt a gentle touch on her shoulder.//  touch of//  --He remembered the touch of her fingers on his face.//\n  2 ABILITY TO FEEL THINGS:   [U] the sense that you use to discover what something feels like, by putting your hand or fingers on it//  --the sense of touch //  by touch//  --Visually impaired people orient themselves by touch.//  --Bake the cake for 30 minutes until risen and firm to the touch .//\n  3  in touch (with sb):  talking or writing to someone//  --We’ll get in touch  (=start talking or writing to you) as soon as we know the results of the test.//  --Can I have your phone number in case I need to get in touch with you?//  --Bye. I’ll be in touch .//  -- Are you still in touch with John (=are you talking to him regularly) ?//  --I’m in close touch with Anna.//  stay/keep in touch (=keep writing or talking, even though you do not see each other often) //  --Anyway, we must stay in touch.//  --I met him when I worked in Madrid, and I’ve kept in touch with him ever since.//  --I lost touch with  (=stopped writing or talking to) Julie after we moved.//  --I can put you in touch with a local photography club (=give you their address or phone number so you can talk to them) .//\n  4  be/keep/stay etc in touch (with sth):  to have the latest information or knowledge about something//  --A regular newsletter keeps people in touch with local events.//  --The speech was good and you felt he was in touch with people’s needs.//  --Rescuers were kept in touch through radio links.//  --A head-teacher needs to remain in close touch with teachers’ everyday concerns.//\n  5  be out of touch:  a)  also lose touch (with sth) //  to not have the latest knowledge about a subject, situation, or the way people feel//  be out of touch with//  --I’m out of touch with modern medicine.//  --The party cannot afford to lose touch with political reality.//  b) to not know much about modern life//  --Judges are often accused of being out of touch.//\n  6  get in touch with sth:   especially AmE to realize and understand something such as your feelings and attitudes//  --The first stage is to get in touch with your perceptions and accept responsibility for your relationships.//\n  7 DETAIL/ADDITION:   [C] a small detail that improves or completes something//  put the final/finishing touches to sth //  --Emma was putting the finishing touches to the cake.//  --There was a vase of flowers in the room, which was a nice touch .//  --Brass pans added a decorative touch to the plain brick wall.//\n  8 WAY OF DOING SOMETHING:   [C] a particular way of doing something, or the ability to do it in a particular way//  --The room was decorated with a very artistic touch.//  --Our staff combine efficient service with a personal touch  (=they do things in a friendly way) .//  --The feminine touch was evident throughout the house.//  --His sure touch  (=confident way of doing things) and attention to detail are just as evident now.//  --Barbara has a magic touch in the garden (=she grows things very well) .//  --King obviously hasn’t lost his touch  (=lost his ability) - his latest book sold in the millions.//\n  9  a touch of sth:  a small amount of something//  --Our furniture is guaranteed to add a touch of class to your bedroom.//  --Add a lace top for a touch of glamour.//  --’What?’ asked Hazel, with a touch of irritation.//\n  10  a touch disappointed/faster/impatient etc:  slightly disappointed, faster etc//  --He sounded a touch upset when I spoke to him on the phone.//\n  11  with/at the touch of a button/key:  used to emphasize that something can be done very easily by pressing a button//  --This card allows you to access your money at the touch of a button.//  --You can get all the latest information with the touch of a button.//\n  12  a soft/easy touch:   informal if someone is a soft or an easy touch, you can easily persuade them to do what you want, especially give you money//\n  13 WAY SOMETHING FEELS:   [C usually singular] the way that something feels and the effect it has on your skin//  --the warm touch of his lips//\n  14 SOCCER/RUGBY:   [U] the area outside the lines that mark the playing area//  into touch//  --The ball rolled into touch.//    common touch at common1 (13),  a/the human touch at human1 (5),  kick sth into touch at kick1 (11),  lose your touch at lose(1),  magic touch at magic2 (5),  Midas touch,  a soft touch at soft(17)//


Words: touch football
Meaning:
n [U]    AmE a type of American football in which you touch the person with the ball instead of tackling them//


Words: touch screen
Meaning:
n [C]   a type of computer screen that you touch in order to tell the computer what to do or to get information//


Words: touch-and-go
Meaning:
adj  informal   it’s touch-and-go//  used about a situation in which there is a serious risk that something bad could happen//  --It was touch-and-go whether the doctor would get there on time.//


Words: touch-type
Meaning:
v [I]   to use a typewriter or a computer keyboard without having to look at the letters while you are using it//


Words: touchdown
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 the moment at which a plane or spacecraft lands:\n  2 an act of putting the ball down on the ground behind the opposing team’s  goal line in rugby:\n  3 an act of moving the ball across the opposing team’s goal line in American football:


Words: touche
Meaning:
interjection   [Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: , past participle of  toucher  ’to touch’, from  Old French tuchier;   TOUCH1]//  used to emphasize in a humorous way that someone has made a very good point during an argument//


Words: touched
Meaning:
adj [not before noun] \n  1 feeling happy and grateful because of what someone has done:  touched by//  --We were deeply touched by their present.//  touched that//  --Cathryn was touched that Sarah had come to see her off.//    touch1 (4)//\n  2  informal slightly crazy:


Words: touching
Meaning:
adj   making you feel pity, sympathy, sadness etc//  --a touching reunion of father and son//  -- touchingly adv //    touch1 (4)//\ntouching 2 prep  formal   concerning//  --matters touching the conduct of diplomacy//


Words: touchline
Meaning:
n [C]   one of the two lines that mark the longer sides of a sports playing area, especially in football//


Words: touchpaper
Meaning:
n [C]  BrE   a piece of special paper that burns slowly, used in order to light a firework burning//  --Light the blue touchpaper, then move to a safe distance.//


Words: touchstone
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: touchstone  ’stone used for testing the quality of gold and silver’ (16-21 centuries)]//  something used as a test or standard//  touchstone of//  --Pupil behaviour was seen as ’the touchstone of quality’ of the school system.//


Words: touchy
Meaning:
adj \n  1 easily becoming offended or annoyed:  touchy about//  --She is very touchy about her past.//\n  2  touchy subject/question etc:  a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully, especially because it may offend people//  --Asking about a reporter’s sources can be a touchy business.//  -- touchiness n  [U] //


Words: touchy-feely
Meaning:
adj   too concerned with feelings and emotions, rather than with facts or actions//  --a touchy-feely drama//


Words: tough
Meaning:
W3S2   adj   comparative  tougher superlative  toughest //  ----------//\n   1 difficult:\n   2 strong person:\n   3 strong material:\n   4 strict/firm:\n   5 violent area:\n   6 tough!/that’s tough!:\n   7 tough luck!:\n   8 tough shit!:\n   9 violent person:\n  10 food:\n  11 tough love:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: toh]//\n  1 DIFFICULT:  difficult to do or deal with//  --It was a tough race.//  --She’ s had a tough life.//  --The company admitted that it had been a tough year.//  --Tough decisions will have to be made.//  --The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions .//  have a tough time (of it) (=face a lot of difficult problems) //  --The family has had a tough time of it these last few months.//  it’s tough doing sth//  --It’s tough being married to a cop.//  be tough on sb//   (=cause problems for someone or make their life difficult) //  --Having to stay indoors all day is tough on a kid.//  -- It was a tough call  (=a difficult decision) , but we had to cancel the game because of the weather.//  --I find his books pretty tough going  (=difficult to read) .//  --Gage predicted the president’s proposal would be a tough sell  (=something that is difficult to persuade someone about) before Congress. AmE//  when the going gets tough (the tough get going)  informal  (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it) //\n  2 STRONG PERSON:  physically or emotionally strong and able to deal with difficult situations//  --The men who work on the oil rigs are a tough bunch.//  tough cookie/customer  informal  (=someone who is very determined to do what they want and not what other people want) //  as tough as nails/as tough as old boots (=very tough) //  --He’s as tough as nails - a good man to have on the team.//\n  3 STRONG MATERIAL:  not easily broken or made weaker//  --tough, durable plastic//  --a very tough, hard-wearing cloth//\n  4 STRICT/FIRM:  very strict or firm//  tough on/with//  --My mother was very tough on my sister.//  --It’s time to get tough with drunk drivers.//  --The EU is taking a tough line with the UK over this issue.//\n  5 VIOLENT AREA:  a tough part of a town has a lot of crime or violence//  tough neighborhood/area/part of town etc //  --a tough area of Chicago//\n  6  tough!/that’s tough!:   spoken used when you do not have any sympathy with someone//  --’I’m getting wet.’ ’Tough! You should’ve brought your umbrella.’//  --She didn’t tell us she was coming, so if this screws up her plans that’s just tough.//\n  7  tough luck!:   spoken //  a) used when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems//  --Well, that’s just their tough luck! It was their mistake.//  b)  BrE used when you feel sympathy about something bad that has happened to someone//  --You didn’t get the job? Oh, tough luck!//\n  8  tough shit!:   spoken  not polite used when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems//\n  9 VIOLENT PERSON:  likely to behave violently and having no gentle qualities//  --one of football’s most notorious tough guys //  --tough young thugs looking for trouble//\n  10 FOOD:  difficult to cut or eat//  → tender//  --The meat was tough and hard to chew.//  --the tough outer leaves of the cabbage//\n  11  tough love:  a way of helping someone to change their behaviour by treating them in a kind but strict way//  -- toughly adv //  -- toughness n  [U] //\ntough 2 v   tough out [tough sth → out] phr v//  to deal with a difficult situation by being determined, rather than leaving or changing your decision//  --She told herself to be brave and tough it out .//\ntough 3 n [C]    old-fashioned someone who often behaves in a violent way//\ntough 4 adv   in a way that shows you are very determined//  --Washington played tough in the second half of the game.//  --You’re talking tough now but you wait until you get into the interview.//


Words: toughen
Meaning:
v  also toughen up  [I and T]   to become tougher, or to make someone or something tougher//  --toughened glass//  --Three years in the army toughened him up.//


Words: Toulouse-Lautrec
Meaning:
Henri de   (1864-1901) a French artist who lived in Montmartre in Paris and painted many pictures of  prostitutes, dancers, actors etc. He also painted  posters advertising performances by famous entertainers of his time, in theatres such as the  Moulin Rouge. //


Words: toupee
Meaning:
n [C]   a small artificial piece of hair that some men wear over a place on their heads where the hair no longer grows//


Words: tour
Meaning:
W2   n [C]   [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: tour,  tourn  ’circular course, turn’;   TURN1]//\n  1 a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc:  tour of/around/round//  --a 10-day tour of China//  a walking/cycling/sightseeing etc tour //  --a cycling tour of Cornwall//  --We met on a coach tour in Italy.//    package tour//\n  2 a short trip through a place to see it:  tour of/around/round//  --a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center//  --Kim worked as a tour guide in Cambridge last summer.//\n  3 a planned journey made by musicians, a sports team etc in order to perform or play in several places:  tour of//  --the England cricket team’s tour of India//  on tour//  --The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is here on tour.//  --the first leg of the band’s European tour  (=the first part of it) //\n  4 a period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work:  --his third tour in Northern Ireland//\n  5  tour of inspection:  an official visit to a place, institution, group etc in order to check its quality or performance//\ntour 2 v \n  1 [I and T] to visit several parts of a country or area:  --We’re touring the Greek islands this summer.//\n  2 [T] to go round or be shown round a place:  --The minister had been invited to tour the new factory.//


Words: tour de force
Meaning:
n [singular]  written   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: ’impressive act of strength’]//  something that is done very skilfully and successfully, and is very impressive//  --His speech to the Democratic Convention was a tour de force.//


Words: Tour de France
Meaning:
the   a famous bicycle race that takes place in France each year. The race goes all over France and continues for about three weeks. On each day the rider who is leading the race wears a special yellow shirt.//


Words: tour of duty plural
Meaning:
tours of duty  n [C]   a period of time when you are working in a particular place or job, especially abroad while you are in the army etc//


Words: tourism
Meaning:
n [U]   the business of providing things for people to do, places for them to stay etc while they are on holiday//  --The country depends on tourism for much of its income.//


Words: tourist
Meaning:
W3   n [C]   someone who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure//    traveller//  --Cambridge is always full of tourists in the summer.//  --The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction .//  --What effect will this have on the local tourist industry ?//  tourist centre/destination/resort etc //  --Durham, with its cathedral and castle, is a popular tourist centre.//


Words: tourist class
Meaning:
n [U]   the cheapest standard of travelling conditions on a plane, ship etc//  -- tourist class adv //


Words: tourist trap
Meaning:
n [C]   a place that many tourists visit, but where drinks, hotels etc are more expensive - used to show disapproval//


Words: touristy
Meaning:
adj  informal \n  1 a place that is touristy is full of tourists and the things that attract tourists - used to show disapproval:  --Benidorm is too touristy for me.//\n  2 a touristy activity is typical of the things that tourists do - used to show disapproval:  --We did all the usual touristy things.//


Words: tournament
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: torneiement, from  torneier;   TOURNEY]//\n  1 a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is one winner:  --I feel I can win this tournament.//  tennis/chess/badminton etc tournament //\n  2 a competition to show courage and fighting skill between soldiers in the Middle Ages:


Words: tourney
Meaning:
n [C]  AmE  informal   [Date: 1200-1300; Origin: tourney  ’to take part in a tournament’ (13-20 centuries), from  Old French torneier, from  tourn;   TOUR1]//  a tournament//


Words: tourniquet
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: ’turnstile, tourniquet’, from  tourner;   TURN1]//  a band of cloth that is twisted tightly around an injured arm or leg to stop it bleeding//


Words: tousle
Meaning:
v [T]   [Date: 1400-1500; Origin: touse  ’to pull roughly’ (14-19 centuries)]//  to make someone’s hair look untidy//


Words: tousled
Meaning:
adj   tousled hair or a tousled appearance looks untidy//  --She had just awakened, her eyes sleepy and her hair tousled. //  --A small tousled head appeared in the doorway.//


Words: Toussaint l’Ouverture
Meaning:
(1746-1803) a former  slave who became a leader of the people in Haiti, in opposition to French rule there. He died in a French prison.//


Words: tout
Meaning:
v   [Date: 1700-1800; Origin: tout  ’to look secretly, watch’ (14-19 centuries), perhaps from an unrecorded  Old English tutian]//\n  1 [T] to praise something or someone in order to persuade people that they are important or worth a lot:  --his much touted musical//  be touted as sth//  --Nell is being touted as the next big thing in Hollywood.//\n  2 [I and T]  especially  BrE to try to persuade people to buy goods or services you are offering:  tout for business/custom  BrE  (=look for customers) //  --Minicab drivers are not allowed to tout for business.//\n  3 [I and T]  AmE to give someone information about a horse in a race:\ntout 2  also ticket tout  n [C]  BrE   someone who buys tickets for a concert, sports match etc and sells them at a higher price, usually on the street near a sports ground, theatre etc//  American Equivalent:  scalper//


Words: tow
Meaning:
v [T]   [Language: Old English; Origin: togian]//  to pull a vehicle or ship along behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain//  --The ship had to be towed into the harbor.//  tow sth away//  --Our car had been towed away//\ntow 2 n \n  1 [C] an act of pulling a vehicle behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain:  --Can you give us a tow to the garage?//\n  2  in tow:   informal following closely behind someone or something//  --Hannah arrived with her four kids in tow.//  --He turned up at my office with two lawyers in tow.//\n  3  take sth in tow:  to connect a rope or a chain to a vehicle or ship so that it can be towed//\n  4  under/on tow:   BrE if a ship is under tow or a car is on tow, it is being pulled along by another vehicle//


Words: towards
Meaning:
especially AmE   ----------//\n   1 direction:\n   2 producing a result:\n   3 feeling/attitude:\n   4 help pay for:\n   5 before:\n   6 near:  ----------//\n  1 DIRECTION:  used to say that someone or something moves, looks, faces etc in the direction of someone or something//  --He noticed two policemen coming towards him.//  --All the windows face toward the river.//  --He was standing with his back towards me.//\n  2 PRODUCING A RESULT:  in a process that will produce a particular result//  --These negotiations are the first step toward reaching an agreement.//  --The crisis continued as Britain drifted towards war.//\n  3 FEELING/ATTITUDE:  your feeling, attitude, or behaviour towards someone or something is how you feel or think about them or how you treat them//  --Brian’s attitude towards his work has always been very positive.//  --Her parents had been more sympathetic towards her.//\n  4 HELP PAY FOR:  money put, saved, or given towards something is used to pay for it//  --The money collected will be put towards repairing the church roof.//\n  5 BEFORE:  just before a particular time//  --Toward the end of the afternoon it began to rain.//\n  6 NEAR:  near a particular place//  --Uncle Dick and Aunt Mavis live at High Burnton out towards the coast.//


Words: towaway zone
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE an area where cars are not allowed to park, and from which they can be taken away by the police//


Words: towel
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: toaille]//  a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes//  --Have you got a clean towel I could use?//  bath/beach/kitchen towel //  --She dried her hands on the kitchen towel.//    paper towel,  sanitary pad,  tea towel//    throw in the towel at throw in(3)//\ntowel 2  also towel down/off   past tense and past participle  towelled present participle  towelling  BrE //  past tense and past participle  toweled present participle  toweling  AmE  v [T] //  to dry yourself using a towel//  --He stood in the doorway, towelling his hair dry.//    towelling//


Words: towel rail
Meaning:
also towel rack  AmE  n [C]   a bar or frame on which towels can be hung, especially in a bathroom//


Words: towelling
Meaning:
BrE   n [U]   thick soft cloth, used especially for making towels or bathrobes//  American Equivalent:  terrycloth//  --a towelling robe//


Words: tower
Meaning:
W3S3   n [C]   [Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: tor,  tur, from  Latin turris, from  Greek tyrsis]//\n  1 a tall narrow building either built on its own or forming part of a castle, church etc:  --the Eiffel Tower//  --a castle with tall towers//  bell/clock tower //  --The bell tower was added to the church in 1848.//  tower of//  --the leaning tower of Pisa//\n  2 a tall structure, often made of metal, used for signalling, broadcasting etc:  --an air traffic control tower//\n  3  tower of strength:  someone who gives you a lot of help, sympathy, and support when you are in trouble//  --Her father was a tower of strength to her when her marriage broke up.//\n  4 a tall piece of furniture that you use to store things:  --a CD tower//    cooling tower,  ivory tower,  water tower//\ntower 2 v [I] \n  1 to be much taller than the people or things around you:  tower above/over//  --He towered over his mother.//\n  2 to be much better than any other person or organization that does the same thing as you:  tower above/over//  --Mozart towers over all other composers.//


Words: Tower Bridge
Meaning:
a bridge which crosses the River Thames in London, just to the east of the Tower of London. The part of the bridge which carries the road divides in the middle into two separate parts, which can be pulled up so that tall ships can pass under it. Tower Bridge is one of London’s best-known buildings, and is often used as a  symbol representing London.//


Words: Tower of Babel
Meaning:
the   a tower in a story in the Old Testament of the Bible. According to the story, everyone originally spoke the same language, but when the people of Babel tried to build a tower that would reach to Heaven, God prevented them by making them all speak different languages. The people could not understand each other, and were unable to finish building the tower. People sometimes use the word "babel" to talk about a situation in which many people are talking at the same time and it is impossible to understand anyone.//


Words: Tower of London
Meaning:
the Tower of London//   also the Tower //  a  fortress (=protected group of buildings including a castle)  in London next to the River Thames, built in the 11th century but originally built in Roman times. The kings and queens of England lived there in the past, and many important people were kept as prisoners there. It is now a  museum.//


Words: towering
Meaning:
adj [only before noun] \n  1 very tall:  --great towering cliffs//\n  2 much better than other people of the same kind:   outstanding//  --a towering genius of his time//\n  3  in a towering rage:  very angry//


Words: town
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 place:\n   2 main centre:\n   3 people:\n   4 where you live:\n   5 village:\n   6 not country:\n   7 go to town (on something):\n   8 (out) on the town:\n   9 town and gown:  ----------//  [Language: Old English; Origin: tun  ’yard, buildings inside a wall, village, town’]//\n  1 PLACE:   [C] a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village//  --an industrial town in the Midlands//  town of//  --the town of Norwalk, Connecticut//  --I walked to the nearest town.//  --He was buried in his home town  (=the town where he was born) .//\n  2 MAIN CENTRE:   [U] the business or shopping centre of a town//  --We’re going into town tonight to see a film.//  --They have a small apartment in town.//\n  3 PEOPLE:   [singular] all the people who live in a particular town//  --The whole town turned out to watch the procession.//\n  4 WHERE YOU LIVE:   [U] the town or city where you live//  --Cam left town about an hour ago, so he should be out at the farm by now.//  --I’ll be out of town for about a week.//  --Guess who’s in town ? Jodie’s sister!//  --Do you know of a good place to eat? I’m from out of town  (=from a different town) .//  --We’re moving to another part of town.//\n  5 VILLAGE:   [C]  AmE several houses forming a small group around a church, shops etc//  British Equivalent:  village//  --Rowayton is a small town of around 4000 people.//\n  6 NOT COUNTRY:   the town//  life in towns and cities in general//  --Which do you prefer, the town or the country?//\n  7  go to town (on sth):   informal to do something in a very eager or thorough way//  --Angela really went to town on buying things for her new house.//\n  8  (out) on the town:   informal going to restaurants, bars, theatres etc for entertainment in the evening//  --Frank is taking me out for a night on the town .//\n  9  town and gown:  used to describe the situation in which the people living in a town and the students in a town seem to be separate and opposing groups//    ghost town,  home town//    paint the town (red) at paint2 (5)//


Words: town council
Meaning:
n [C]  especially BrE   an elected group of people who are responsible for public areas and services, such as roads, parks etc, in a particular town//  -- town councillor n  [C] //


Words: town crier
Meaning:
n [C]   someone employed in the past to walk around the streets of a town, shouting news, warnings etc//


Words: town meeting
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a meeting at which the people who live in a town discuss subjects or problems that affect their town//


Words: Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Meaning:
the   an old story about a mouse who lives in a town and who invites a poor mouse who lives in the country to come and stay with him. The country mouse does not like the town, and when he invites the town mouse to come and stay with him in the country, the town mouse does not like the country. The lesson of the story is that a way of life that is suitable for one person may not be suitable for another.//


Words: town planning
Meaning:
n [U]   the study of the way towns work, so that roads, houses, services etc can be provided as effectively as possible//  -- town planner n  [C] //


Words: townhouse
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a house in a town or city, especially a fashionable one in a central area:\n  2  BrE a house in a town that belongs to someone who also owns a house in the countryside:  --the Duke’s townhouse in Mayfair//\n  3  AmE a house in a group of houses that share one or more walls:


Words: townie
Meaning:
n [C]  informal   someone who lives in a town or city and does not know anything about life in the countryside//


Words: townscape
Meaning:
n [C]   the way a town or large parts of a town look//  --industrial townscapes//  --Edinburgh’s historic townscape//


Words: towpath
Meaning:
n [C]   a path along the side of a canal or river, used especially in the past by horses pulling boats//


Words: towtruck
Meaning:
n [C]    AmE a strong vehicle that can pull cars behind it//  British Equivalent:  breakdown truck//


Words: toxaemia
Meaning:
BrE  toxemia AmE   n [U]  technical   [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Latin toxicum (  TOXIC) +  Greek -aimia (from  haima  ’blood’)]//  a medical condition in which your blood contains poisons//


Words: toxic
Meaning:
adj   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: toxicus, from  Latin toxicum  ’poison’, from  Greek toxikon  ’arrow poison’, from  toxon  ’bow, arrow’]//  containing poison, or caused by poisonous substances//  --fumes from a toxic waste dump//  toxic chemicals/substances/fumes/gases //  --Toxic chemicals were spilled into the river.//  --a highly toxic pesticide//  -- toxicity/t[hA361]ks[hA366]s[hA369]ti $ t[hA35A][hA359]k-/ n  [U and C] //  --The metal has a relatively low toxicity to humans.//


Words: toxic shock syndrome
Meaning:
n [U]   a serious illness that causes a high temperature and is thought to be connected with the use of tampons//


Words: toxic waste
Meaning:
n [U and C]   waste products from industry that are harmful to people, animals, or the environment//  --a toxic waste dump//  --international agreements about the disposal of toxic waste//


Words: toxicology
Meaning:
n [U]   the science and medical study of poisons and their effects//  -- toxicologist n  [C] //  -- toxicological/t[hA361]ks[hA366]k[hA353]l[hA361]d[hA360][hA366]k[hA368]l $ t[hA35A][hA359]ks[hA366]k[hA353]l[hA35A][hA359]-/ adj //


Words: toxin
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1800-1900; Origin: toxic +  -in  ’chemical compound’]//  a poisonous substance, especially one that is produced by bacteria and causes a particular disease//


Words: toy
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1500-1600; Origin: toy  ’amusing story or action’ (15-18 centuries)]//\n  1 an object for children to play with:  --some toys for the baby//  toy car/soldier/gun etc //  soft/cuddly toy  BrE  (=a toy that looks like an animal and is covered in fur) //  --Annie was playing happily with her toys .//\n  2 an object that you buy because it gives you pleasure and enjoyment, especially one that you don’t really need:  --The food mixer is her latest toy.//\n  3  sex toy:  an object that adults use to obtain sexual pleasure//\ntoy 2 v   toy with / [toy with sb/sth] phr v//\n  1 to think about an idea or possibility, usually for a short time and not very seriously:  toy with the idea of doing sth //  --I’ve been toying with the idea of going to Japan to visit them.//\n  2 to keep moving and touching an object or food:  --He spoke casually and toyed with his pen.//  --Laura was toying with her food and looking increasingly bored.//\n  3 to lie to someone or trick them, for example saying that you love them when you do not:\ntoy 3 adj [only before noun]   a toy animal or dog is a type of dog that is specially bred to be very small//  --a toy poodle//


Words: toy boy
Meaning:
n [C]    informal a young man who is having a sexual relationship with an older woman - used humorously//


Words: trace
Meaning:
v [T]   ----------//\n   1 find somebody/something:\n   2 origins:\n   3 history/development:\n   4 copy:\n   5 with your finger:\n   6 trace a call:  ----------//  [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tracier, from  Vulgar Latin tractiare  ’to pull’, from  Latin trahere]//\n  1 FIND SOMEBODY/SOMETHING:  to find someone or something that has disappeared by searching for them carefully//  --She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter.//  --Police are trying to trace a young woman who was seen near the accident.//\n  2 ORIGINS:  to find the origins of when something began or where it came from//  trace sth (back) to sth//  --They’ve traced their ancestry to Scotland.//  --The style of these paintings can be traced back to early medieval influences.//\n  3 HISTORY/DEVELOPMENT:  to study or describe the history, development, or progress of something//  --Sondheim’s book traces the changing nature of the relationship between men and women.//\n  4 COPY:  to copy a drawing, map etc by putting a piece of transparent paper over it and then drawing the lines you can see through the paper//\n  5 WITH YOUR FINGER:  to draw real or imaginary lines on the surface of something, usually with your finger or toe//  trace sth on/in/across//  --Rosie’s fingers traced a delicate pattern in the sand.//\n  6  trace a call:  to find out where a telephone call is coming from by using special electronic equipment//  --His call was traced and half an hour later police arrested him.//  -- traceable adj //\ntrace 2 n   ----------//\n   1 sign of something:\n   2 small amount:\n   3 telephone:\n   4 information recorded:\n   5 cart/carriage:  ----------//  [Sense: 1-4; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tracier;   TRACE1]//  [Sense: 5; Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: trais  ’traces’, plural of  trait  ’pull, trace’;   TRAIT]//\n  1 SIGN OF SOMETHING:   [U and C] a small sign that shows that someone or something was present or existed//  --There was no trace of anyone having entered the room since then.//  --Petra’s lost all trace of her German accent.//  --Officers were unable to find any trace of drugs.//  disappear/vanish/sink without (a) trace (=disappear completely, without leaving any sign of what happened) //  --The plane vanished without a trace.//\n  2 SMALL AMOUNT:   [C] a very small amount of a quality, emotion, substance etc that is difficult to see or notice//  trace of//  --I saw the faintest trace of a smile cross Sandra’s face.//  --traces of poison//\n  3 TELEPHONE:   [C]  technical a search to find out where a telephone call came from, using special electronic equipment//  --The police put a trace on the call.//\n  4 INFORMATION RECORDED:   [C]  technical the mark or pattern made on a screen or on paper by a machine that is recording an electrical signal//  --This trace shows the heartbeat.//\n  5 CART/CARRIAGE:   [C] one of the two pieces of leather, rope etc by which a  cart or carriage is fastened to an animal pulling it//    kick over the traces at kick1 (19)//


Words: trace element
Meaning:
n [C]  technical \n  1 a chemical element that your body needs a very small amount of to live:\n  2 a chemical element that only exists in small amounts on Earth:


Words: tracery
Meaning:
n   plural  traceries  [U and C] //\n  1  technical the curving and crossing lines of stone in the upper parts of some church windows:\n  2  literary an attractive pattern of lines that cross each other:  --the delicate tracery of the bare branches against the sky//


Words: trachea
Meaning:
n   plural  tracheas  or  tracheae /-ki[hA359]-i $ -ki-i[hA359]/ [C] //  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: Greek tracheia (arteria)  ’rough (artery)’, from  trachys  ’rough’]//   technical the tube that takes air from your throat to your lungs//


Words: tracheotomy
Meaning:
n   plural  tracheotomies  [C] //   technical an operation to cut a hole in someone’s throat so that they can breathe//


Words: track
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 path/road:\n   2 marks on ground:\n   3 for racing:\n   4 train:\n   5 be on the right/wrong track:\n   6 keep/lose track of somebody/something:\n   7 music/song:\n   8 stop/halt (dead) in your tracks:\n   9 cover your tracks:\n  10 sport:\n  11 be on track:\n  12 get off the track:\n  13 be on the track of somebody/something:\n  14 make tracks:\n  15 direction:\n  16 on a vehicle:  ----------//  [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: trac]//\n  1 PATH/ROAD:   [C] a narrow path or road with a rough uneven surface, especially one made by people or animals frequently moving through the same place//  --The road leading to the farm was little more than a dirt track .//  --The track led through dense forest.//  --a steep mountain track//\n  2 MARKS ON GROUND:   tracks [plural] a line of marks left on the ground by a moving person, animal, or vehicle//  --We followed the tyre tracks across a muddy field.//  --The tracks, which looked like a fox’s, led into the woods.//\n  3 FOR RACING:   [C] a circular course around which runners, cars etc race, which often has a specially prepared surface//  --To run a mile, you have to run four circuits of the track.//    dirt track(2)//  sleeper//\n  4 TRAIN:   [C] //  a) the two metal lines along which trains travel//   railway line//  --The track was damaged in several places.//  b)  American English the particular track that a train leaves from or arrives at//  --The train for Boston is leaving from track 2.//\n  5  be on the right/wrong track:  to think in a way that is likely to lead to a correct or incorrect result//  --We’ve had the initial test results and it looks as though we’re on the right track.//\n  6  keep/lose track of sb/sth:  to pay attention to someone or something, so that you know where they are or what is happening to them, or to fail to do this//  --It’s difficult to keep track of all the new discoveries in genetics.//  --I just lost all track of time .//\n  7 MUSIC/SONG:   [C] one of the songs or pieces of music on a record, cassette, or CD//  --There’s a great Miles Davis track on side two.//\n  8  stop/halt (dead) in your tracks:  to suddenly stop, especially because something has frightened or surprised you//\n  9  cover your tracks:  to be careful not to leave any signs that could let people know where you have been or what you have done because you want to keep it a secret, usually because it is illegal//  --He tried to cover his tracks by burning all the documents.//\n  10 SPORT:   [U]  AmE //  a) sport that involves running on a track//  --The next year he didn’t run track or play football.//  b) all the sports in an athletics competition such as running, jumping, or throwing the javelin//  --a famous track star//  --She went out for track in the spring (=she joined the school’s track team) .//\n  11  be on track:   spoken to be likely to achieve the result you want//  --We’re still on track for 10% growth.//\n  12  get off the track:   spoken to begin to deal with a new subject rather than the main one which was being discussed//  --Don’t get off the track, we’re looking at this year’s figures not last year’s.//\n  13  be on the track of sb/sth:  to hunt or search for someone or something//  --Police are on the track of the bank robbers.//\n  14  make tracks:   spoken used to say you must leave a place//  --It’s time we started making tracks.//\n  15 DIRECTION:   [C] the direction or line taken by something as it moves//  track of//  --islands that lie in the track of North Atlantic storms//\n  16 ON A VEHICLE:   [C] a continuous metal band that goes over the wheels of a vehicle such as a bulldozer, allowing it to move over uneven ground//    off the beaten track at beaten(1),  one-track mind//    be from the wrong side of the tracks at wrong1 (17)//\ntrack 2 v   ----------//\n   1 search:\n   2 development:\n   3 aircraft/ship:\n   4 camera:\n   5 school:\n   6 mark:  Phrasal verbs//   track somebody/something → down//  ----------//\n  1 SEARCH:   [T] to search for a person or animal by following the marks they leave behind them on the ground, their smell etc//  --Police have been tracking the four criminals all over Central America.//  track sb to sth //  --The dogs tracked the wolf to its lair.//\n  2 DEVELOPMENT:   [T] to record or study the behaviour or development of someone or something over time//  --The progress of each student is tracked by computer.//\n  3 AIRCRAFT/SHIP:   [T] to follow the movements of an aircraft or ship by using radar//  --a tracking station//\n  4 CAMERA:   [I + in/out] to move a film or television camera away from or towards a scene in order to follow the action that you are recording//\n  5 SCHOOL:   [T]  AmE to put schoolchildren in groups according to their ability//  British Equivalent:  stream//\n  6 MARK:   [T]  AmE to leave behind a track of something such as mud or dirt when you walk//  --Which of you boys tracked mud all over the kitchen floor?//  track down [track sb/sth → down] phr v//  to find someone or something that is difficult to find by searching or looking for information in several different places//  --I finally managed to track down the book you wanted in a shop near the station.//  --Detectives had tracked her down in California.//


Words: track record
Meaning:
n [singular]   all of a person’s or organization’s past achievements, successes, or failures, which show how well they have done something in the past and how well they are likely to do in the future//  track record in//  --We’re looking for someone with a proven track record in selling advertising.//  track record of//  --The fund has a good track record of investing in the equity market.//


Words: tracker
Meaning:
n [C]   someone who follows and finds other people, especially by following the marks that they have left on the ground//


Words: tracking
Meaning:
n [U]   the system on a video recorder that keeps the picture from a videotape clear on the screen//


Words: tracking station
Meaning:
n [C]   a place from which objects moving in space, such as satellites and rockets, can be recognized and followed//


Words: tract
Meaning:
n [C]   [Sense: 1-2; Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tractus  ’pulling, extension’, from  trahere  ’to pull’]//  [Sense: 3; Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tractatus  ’tract’, from  tractare;   TRACTABLE]//\n  1  the digestive/reproductive/urinary etc tract:  a system of connected organs that have one main purpose in a part of your body//\n  2 a large area of land:  --vast tracts of woodland//\n  3  formal a short piece of writing, especially about a moral or religious subject:  --a tract on the dangers of drink//


Words: tractable
Meaning:
adj  formal   [Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: tractabilis, from  tractare  ’to draw out, handle, treat’, from  trahere  ’to pull’]//  easy to control or deal with//  → intractable//  --The issues have proved to be less tractable than expected.//  -- tractability/tr[zB024]kt[hA353]b[hA366]l[hA369]ti/ n  [U] //


Words: traction
Meaning:
n [U]   [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: tractio, from  Latin trahere  ’to pull’]//\n  1 the process of treating a broken bone with special medical equipment that pulls it:  in traction//  --He was in traction (=receiving this kind of treatment) for weeks after the accident.//\n  2 the force that prevents something such as a wheel sliding on a surface:  --The tires were bald (=completely worn) and lost traction on the wet road.//\n  3 the type of power needed to make a vehicle move, or to pull a heavy load:


Words: tractor
Meaning:
n [C]   [Date: 1700-1800; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Latin trahere  ’to pull’]//  a strong vehicle with large wheels, used for pulling farm machinery//


Words: tractor-trailer
Meaning:
n [C]  AmE   a large truck that has two parts, one small part in the front where the driver sits and a large part at the back where goods are carried//


Words: Tracy
Meaning:
Spencer   (1900-67) a US film actor known especially for appearing as characters who were honest and had high moral principles. He often worked with Katharine  Hepburn, with whom he had a romantic relationship with for many years. His films include  Captains Courageous (1937),  Adam’s Rib (1949), and  Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967).//


Words: trad
Meaning:
n  also trad jazz  [U]   a style of jazz that was popular in the 1920s. One instrument plays complicated  rhythms and notes, and the rest of the instruments play regular rhythms.//


Words: trade
Meaning:
n   ----------//\n   1 buying/selling:\n   2 the hotel/tourist etc trade:\n   3 amount of business:\n   4 an exchange of things:\n   5 the trade:\n   6 job/work:  ----------//  [Date: 1300-1400; Language: Middle Low German; Origin: ’course, way, track’]//\n  1 BUYING/SELLING:   [U] the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries//   commerce//  trade between//  --There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West.//  -- international trade agreements//  --unfair trade practices //  trade in//  --Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990.//  the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) //    balance of trade,  free trade//    trade war at war(3)//\n  2  the hotel/tourist etc trade:  the business done by companies, hotels etc//    industry//  --Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade.//\n  3 AMOUNT OF BUSINESS:   [U]  BrE business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold//   business//  --A lot of pubs nowadays do most of their trade at lunchtimes.//  passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers) //  --Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade.//    do a roaring trade at roaring(3)//\n  4 AN EXCHANGE OF THINGS:   [singular]  AmE //  a) when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has//  --Let’s make a trade - my frisbee for your baseball.//  b) when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team//  --The Celtics star demanded a trade after talks with management broke down.//\n  5  the trade:  a particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it//  --I could get Ron to look at your car for you; he works in the trade.//\n  6 JOB/WORK:   [U and C] a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands//  --Brian insisted that his sons learn a trade .//  --My grandfather was a plumber by trade  (=that was his job) .//  tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job) //    stock-in-trade,  jack-of-all-trades//    ply your trade at ply1 (1)//    tricks of the trade at trick1 (7)//\ntrade 2 W3S3 v \n  1 [I and T] to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or business:  trade with//  --India began trading with Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.//  trade in//  --The company trades in silk, tea, and other items.//  --They had to travel into town to trade the produce from their farm.//\n  2 [I]  BrE to exist and operate as a business:  --The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber.//  cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt) //\n  3 [T usually passive] to buy or sell something on the stock exchange:  --Over a million shares were traded today.//\n  4  trade insults/blows etc:  to insult or hit each other during an argument or fight//\n  5 [I and T]  especially  AmE to exchange something you have for something someone else has:  British Equivalent:  swap//  --We traded necklaces.//  trade sth with sb//  --I wouldn’t mind trading jobs with her.//  trade (sb) sth for sth//  --I’ll trade you my camera for your drill.//  trade at [trade at sth] phr v//  if shares etc trade at a particular price, they cost that amount to buy//  trade down phr v//  to replace something you own with something cheaper, or buy a cheaper type of thing than before//  trade down to//  --Many of their customers are trading down to cheaper cigarettes.//  trade in [trade sth → in] phr v//  to give something such as a car to the person you are buying a new one from, as part of the payment//  trade something → in for//  --He traded his old car in for a new model.//    trade-in//  trade off [trade sth → off] phr v//  to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable result//  trade something → off for/against//  --Companies are under pressure to trade off price stability for short-term gains.//    trade-off//  trade on/upon [trade on/upon sth] phr v//  to use a situation or someone’s kindness in order to get an advantage for yourself//  --If you ask me, they’re just trading on Sam’s good nature.//  trade up phr v//  to replace something you own with something better, or buy a better type of thing than before//  trade up to/from//  --It also encourages existing home owners to trade up to larger accommodation.//


Words: trade deficit
Meaning:
also trade gap  n [C]   the amount by which the value of what a country buys from abroad is more than the value of what it sells//


Words: Trade Descriptions Act
Meaning:
a British law that is intended to prevent companies from lying about the quality or effectiveness of their goods and services in their advertisements and labels//


Words: trade discount
Meaning:
n [C]   a special reduction in the price of goods sold to people who are going to sell the goods in their own shop or business//


Words: trade fair
Meaning:
n [C]   a large event when several companies show their goods or services in one place, to try to sell them//   trade show//


Words: trade name
Meaning:
n [C]   a name given to a particular product, that helps you recognize it from other similar products//   brand name//


Words: trade route
Meaning:
n [C]   a way across land or sea used by traders in the past//  --ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia//


Words: trade secret
Meaning:
n [C] \n  1 a piece of secret information about a particular business, that is only known by the people who work there:  --The Coca-Cola formula is a well-kept trade secret.//\n  2  informal a piece of information about how to do or make something, that you do not want other people to know:  --Could you give me the recipe for that ’coq au vin’ or is it a trade secret?//


Words: trade surplus
Meaning:
n [C]    technical the amount by which the value of the goods that a country sells to other countries is more than the value of the goods it buys from them//


Words: trade union
Meaning:
also trades union  n [C]  BrE   an organization, usually in a particular trade or profession, that represents workers, especially in meetings with employers//  American Equivalent:  labor union//  -- trade unionist n  [C] //  -- trade unionism n  [U] //


