English words: Te Deum to tear one's hair

300 English words, part 19 of 131 of the words starting with T, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.

English words Te Deum to tear one's hair

Te Deum noun /teɪ ˈdeɪəm/: An early Christian hymn of praise.
te-hee noun, verb: A titter, snicker
tea adjective, noun, verb /tiː/: The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
tea and medals noun: The rewards and relaxation that follow successful completion of an undertaking.
tea and toast syndrome noun: A form of malnutrition among those who live on a few simple foods rather than preparing proper meals.
tea and toaster noun: A person, usually elderly and frail, with a diet lacking in nutrition.
tea bag noun, verb: Alternative form of teabag.
tea ball noun: A perforated spherical metal container that holds tea leaves for steeping or brewing in hot water.
tea biscuit noun: A kind of scone-like quick bread sometimes consumed with a drink of tea.
tea board noun: A board or tray for holding a tea set; a tea tray.
tea boat noun: A stand for a teapot, used when making China tea, that collects overflowing water
tea bowl noun: A bowl used for preparing and drinking tea.
tea bread noun: Light spongy bread or bun accompanying tea; a tea loaf or teacake.
tea break noun: A short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk.
tea buffet noun: A buffet which serves food from an afternoon tea.
tea bush noun: Synonym of tea shrub.
tea caddy noun: A box, jar, pot, or tin used to store tea leaves.
tea-cake noun: Alternative form of teacake.
tea candle noun: Synonym of tealight.
tea card noun: A collectible card, like a cigarette card, but distributed in packs of tea.
tea cart noun: Synonym of tea trolley.
tea ceremony noun: A detailed ritual in Japan for preparing, serving and drinking green tea, seen as an expression of Zen Buddhism; also any similar ritual performed in other...
tea chest noun: A standardised box, made of plywood with riveted metal corners, used to transport tea to markets.
tea chest bass noun: A washtub bass that uses a tea chest as the resonator for an upright stringed bass guitar.
tea chest bassist noun: Someone who plays the tea chest bass.
tea-chest character noun: A Chinese character.
tea clam noun: A small quahog.
tea clipper noun: A clipper or fast-sailing vessel formerly employed in the tea trade.
tea cloth noun: A tea towel.
tea cosey noun: Alternative form of tea cosy.
tea cosy noun: An insulating cloth covering, shaped to fit over a teapot to maintain warmth.
tea cozy noun: Alternative form of tea cosy.
tea cup noun: Alternative form of teacup.
tea dance noun: A late afternoon or early evening dance, typically with a live orchestra (often referred to as a palm court orchestra) playing light classical music.
tea dress noun: Alternative form of tea dress.
tea egg noun: An Asian snack consisting of a boiled egg that is cracked and then boiled again in tea.
tea fight noun: Synonym of bun fight (“formal tea party”).
tea garden noun: A public garden where tea and other refreshments are served.
tea gown noun: Alternative form of tea-gown.
tea-gowned adjective: Wearing a tea-gown.
tea house noun: Alternative form of teahouse.
tea jenny noun: a person who drinks a lot of tea; a tea addict; someone fussy about tea.
tea kettle noun: Alternative form of teakettle.
tea kitchen noun: A tea-urn.
tea lady noun: A woman employed to provide beverages and snacks in an office or other work environment.
tea lead noun: Thin sheet lead, used in lining tea chests.
tea leaf noun: A dried fragment of a leaf of the tea plant used in making the drink tea.
tea-leafing noun: Theft; thieving.
tea-leaved adjective: Resembling the leaves of the tea plant, specifically the tea-leaved willow.
tea-leaved willow noun: A species of willow, Salix phylicifolia, native to Northern Europe, Russia, and Western Siberia.
tea leaves noun: plural of tea leaf
tea-length adjective: Having a hemline that is below the knees and above the ankle.
tea light noun: Alternative spelling of tealight.
tea loaf noun: A bread with a caky consistency flavoured with tea and, usually, raisins (especially currants and sultanas).
tea maker noun: Alternative form of teamaker.
tea mangrove noun: Pelliciera rhizophorae, a tree of the north Pacific coast of South America.
tea money noun: A bribe, especially for facilitating a business dealing.
tea oil noun: An oil contained in seeds of species of Camellia, including the tea plant, used in cooking especially in southern China.
tea oil camellia noun: A kind of camellia from which most tea oil is manufactured, Camellia oleifera.
tea oil plant noun: A kind of camellia from which most tea oil is manufactured, Camellia oleifera.
tea olive noun: Synonym of sweet osmanthus.
tea pad noun: A hash-bar; a place to buy or smoke marijuana.
Tea Partier noun: A supporter of the Tea Party political movement.
tea party noun: A semiformal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served.
tea pet noun: A small figurine made of unglazed zisha clay, over which tea is poured, and which gradually assumes the aroma of the tea that it absorbs.
tea plant noun: The bush Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are picked, dried and used to make the beverage tea.
tea pot noun: Alternative form of teapot.
tea-poy noun: Alternative form of teapoy.
tea room noun: Alternative form of tearoom: a cafe or (in gay parlance only) a public lavatory.
tea rose noun: A plant of a Chinese rose species with tea-scented flowers, Rosa odorata.
tea sandwich noun: A small, dainty sandwich of the kind eaten with afternoon tea.
tea service noun: A set of matching crockery for serving tea; normally a teapot, cups, saucers and small plates etc.; some of which may be silver.
tea set noun: A set of crockery for making and serving tea (the drink).
tea shades noun: Tinted eyeglasses (spectacles) with circular lenses.
tea shop noun: A shop that sells tea.
tea shrub noun: The common tea plant.
tea stick noun: A stick cut from the Australian tea tree.
tea strainer noun: A strainer used to filter loose tea leaves from brewed tea.
tea table noun: A small table upon which tea is set to be served.
TEA-TEB noun: A pyrophoric mixture used as an ignition fluid in rocket engines.
tea-things noun: The teapot, cups, saucers, etc. used when serving tea.
tea-time noun: Alternative form of teatime.
tea towel noun: A cloth, made from cotton or linen, for drying dishes and glassware.
tea tray noun: A tray for holding a tea service.
tea tree noun: The tea plant (Camellia sinensis), from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained.
tea tree oil noun: An essential oil derived from the leaves of the tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia.
tea trolley noun: A table on wheels used to take food or drinks from the kitchen to the dining-room, or throughout a workplace for tea break.
tea urn noun: An urn or pot, with a gravity-fed tap at the bottom, used to hold hot water, hot tea or hot coffee.
tea wagon noun: A table on wheels used to take food or drinks from the kitchen to the dining-room.
tea-water noun: Water that is used in the preparation of tea.
tea whisk noun: A kitchen utensil shaped and used like a shaving brush but typically made of bamboo rather than badger hair and manipulated above matcha to dissolve it and...
tea-wine noun: A type of fermented liquor that is prepared from tea.
tea-wrap noun: A type of shawl worn by women during teatime.
tea yellows noun: A tea plant disease caused by a deficiency in sulfur, leading to chlorosis of the leaves, stunted growth, and the eventual death of the bush if left unchecked.
teabacco noun: A tobacco substitute illicitly made in prisons from tea and nicotine.
teabag noun, verb /ˈtiː(ˌ)bæɡ/: A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.
teabag folding noun: A form of origami in which small squares of paper bearing symmetrical designs are folded so as to interlock and produce a three-dimensional version of the...
teabagger noun: A machine that packages tea into teabags.
teabaglike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a teabag.
teaball noun: Alternative form of tea ball.
teabell noun: A bell rung to summon people to tea.
teaberry noun: A berry which is the fruit of a small shrub native to northeastern North America, Gaultheria procumbens (eastern teaberry, American wintergreen, boxberry,...
teaboard noun: A tea tray.
teabowl noun: Alternative form of tea bowl.
teabox noun: A box for carrying or storing tea; a tea chest or tea caddy.
teaboy noun: A young man employed to prepare tea (the drink).
teacaddy noun: Alternative form of tea caddy.
teacake noun: A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.
teacart noun: A mobile cart from which tea (the drink) is distributed or sold.
teach noun, verb /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/: To pass on knowledge to.
teach away verb: In patent law, to describe the solution to a problem in a way that excludes a particular alternative to solving that problem addressed by a later invention.
teach grandma how to suck eggs verb: To tell an expert how to do things.
teach grandma to suck eggs verb: Alternative form of teach grandma how to suck eggs.
teach-in noun: An extended session of lectures, debates or discussions on a matter of public interest, usually social or political, as a form of protest.
teach one's place verb: To make aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.
teach out noun, verb: To continue to teach a discontinued course to those pupils who were already enrolled.
teach school verb: To work as a teacher in a school; to be a schoolteacher.
teach someone a lesson verb: To punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not commit it again.
teach someone who's the boss verb: Synonym of show who's boss.
teach the controversy verb: To teach that life forms may have been created (almost) in their current form by a sentient being in a manner consistent with Christian dogmata, rather than...
teach to the test verb: To teach in preparation for a standardized test, focusing narrowly on the material that will appear in the test.
teach who's boss verb: Alternative form of show who's boss.
teach who's the boss verb: Alternative form of teach someone who's the boss.
teachability noun: The state or condition of being teachable.
teachable adjective, noun /ˈtiːt͡ʃəbəl/: Capable of being taught; apt to learn.
teachable agent noun: An artificial intelligence used at a university that simulates a pupil or learner, to help promote students' understanding of metacognitive skills.
teachable moment noun: The time at which learning a topic becomes easiest.
teachableness noun: The state or condition of being teachable.
teachably adverb: In a teachable manner.
teache noun: One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series.
teacher noun /ˈtiː.t͡ʃəː/: A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
teacher bird noun: ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus
teacher-centered adjective: Focusing on a teacher.
teacher planning day noun: A day set aside for teachers to go to work while students do not attend school.
teacher's aide noun: A teaching assistant.
teacher's assistant noun: A teaching assistant.
teacher's desk noun: A desk at the front of a school classroom used by a teacher. In grade schools these often resemble tables or desks with cabinets; at the university level...
teacher's pet noun: A student who is perceived to be favored by the teacher.
teacher work day noun: Alternative form of teacher workday.
teacher workday noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see teacher, workday.
teacherage noun: The role or office of a teacher.
teachercentric adjective: Focusing on a teacher.
teachercraft noun: The knowledge, training, or skilled work of a teacher.
teacherdom noun: The realm or sphere of teachers.
teachered adjective: Having a teacher or teachers.
teacherese noun: The sort of language spoken by teachers.
teacheress noun /ˌtiːt͡ʃəˈɹɛs/: A female teacher.
teacherhood noun: The state or condition of being a teacher.
teachering noun: The act or process of being a teacher.
teacherish adjective: Synonym of teacherly.
teacherless adjective: Without a teacher.
teacherlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a teacher.
teacherly adjective: Of or relating to teachers.
teacherness noun: The quality of being a teacher who is proficient at teaching
teachership noun: The position or role of a teacher.
teachery adjective: Synonym of teacherly.
teachin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of teaching.
teaching noun, verb /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/: Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
teaching assistant noun: A person who assists a teacher with instructional responsibilities, often by supporting students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities.
teaching hospital noun: A hospital in which trainee doctors obtain practical training and experience.
teachingless adjective: Deprived or devoid of teaching
teachingly adverb: So as to teach.
teachless adjective: Not teachable; incorrigible.
teachment noun: Teaching.
Teachout proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
teachress noun: Alternative form of teacheress.
teachworthy adjective: Worth being taught.
teachy adjective /tiːt͡ʃi/: Preachy, didactic, tending toward excessive moraling or personal instruction.
teacloth noun: A tea towel.
teacosy noun: Alternative form of tea cosy.
teacup adjective, noun /ˈtiː.kʌp/: A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
teacup and saucer noun: A type of 19th-century English comedy pioneered by T. W. Robertson, characterised by natural dialogue and down-to-earth, domestic settings.
teacup dog noun: Synonym of teacup puppy.
teacup puppy noun: A particularly small toy dog.
teacupful noun: A unit of measure, the capacity or volume of a teacup.
teacuplike adjective: Resembling a teacup.
teacups noun: A type of amusement ride characterized by teacup-shaped spinning vehicles atop a turntable-like floor, which may also spin.
teadress noun: Alternative form of tea dress.
teaer noun: A person who drinks tea.
teaette noun: A perforated lidded spoon for the rapid preparation of a single cup of tea.
Teagan proper noun: A male given name from Irish.
teaghrelin noun: Any of a class of acylated flavonoid tetraglycosides found in some oolong tea varieties
teagle noun, verb: A hoisting apparatus such as an elevator, crane, or lift.
teagown noun: Alternative form of tea-gown.
teagowned adjective: Alternative form of tea-gowned.
teahead noun: A habitual marijuana smoker.
teahouse noun /ˈtiˌhaʊs/: A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
teaish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of tea.
Teaism noun: The worldview associated with the Japanese tea ceremony.
teak adjective, noun /tiːk/: An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
teak moth noun: Any moth of the family Hyblaeidae.
teak oil noun: A type of wood finishing oil used to protect and nourish wood.
teakettle noun, verb /ˈtiˌkɛtəl/: A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
teakettle groom noun: A man employed in a small household, in charge of the coach, garden, and general work.
teakettler noun: A creature in North American folklore, said to resemble a small stubby-legged dog with the ears of a cat, whose cry resembles a boiling teakettle.
teakwood noun: Wood of a teak tree.
teaky adjective /ˈtiːki/: Resembling or characteristic of teak.
teal adjective, noun /tiːl/: Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
teal deer adjective: Overly verbose; longwinded.
teal independent noun: An independent politician who espouses environmentally and socially progressive but economically conservative ideas, especially in the context of a group of...
teal-seed noun: Alternative spelling of teelseed.
Teale proper noun: A surname.
tealeaf noun: Alternative form of tea leaf.
tealery noun: An enclosure for housing teal before they are killed and eaten.
tealess adjective: Without tea.
tealessness noun: Absence of tea (the drink).
tealight noun /ˈtiˌlaɪt/: A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax.
tealike adjective: Resembling tea (the drink or plant) or some aspect of it.
tealish adjective: Somewhat teal in colour.
Teall proper noun: A surname.
teallite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing lead, sulfur, and tin.
tealness noun: The condition of being teal.
team interjection, noun, verb /ˈtiːm/: A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
team building noun: Alternative form of teambuilding.
team deathmatch noun /ˈti(ː)m ˈdɛθ.mætʃ/: A competitive mode found in multiplayer shooter games in which teams of (usually two) competitors attempt to assassinate each other. If there are more than...
team game noun: A game played in a team, as opposed to individually
team handball noun: Synonym of fieldball
team-mate noun: Alternative spelling of teammate.
team ministry noun: A ministry which administers multiple parishes.
team player noun: A person who can function effectively with others in a group, sharing information and striving towards a common goal.
team pursuit noun: A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams of up to four cyclists start on opposite sides of the velodrome track and try to catch their...
team sheet noun: Alternative form of teamsheet.
team spirit noun: Camaraderie; willingness to co-operate with others.
team sport noun: A sport played by two competing teams.
team teacher noun: A teaching assistant.
team time trial noun: A road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock.
team track noun: a railroad siding where customers can load and unload freight cars themselves.
team up noun, verb: To join into a team, or into teams.
team up with verb: To associate with another in a joint enterprise.
teamaker noun: A person who makes tea (the drink).
teamaking noun: The preparation of tea (the drink).
teaman noun: A man who sells tea (the crop).
teambuilder noun: A teambuilding activity.
teambuilding noun: Activities designed to improve the cohesion and performance of a team.
teamcest noun /ˈtiːm.sest/: A sexual or romantic relationship between teammates.
teamed adjective, verb: Associated with others in a team
teameo noun: A teamster (one who drives animals).
teamer noun: Someone in a team.
teamful noun: The amount that constitutes a team.
teamie noun: teammate
teaming noun, verb: An instance of teamwork.
teamkill noun, verb: To kill another player on one's own team.
teamkiller noun: One who teamkills.
teamland noun: A unit of land used in the Doomsday Book.
teamleader noun: Alternative form of team leader
teamless adjective: without a team
teamlessness noun: Absence of a team.
teamlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a team.
teamman noun: Synonym of teamsman.
teammate noun /ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/: One who is on the same team.
teamplay noun: A competitive gameplay mode in which players are grouped into teams.
teamsheet noun: A document that lists the current or proposed members of a team.
teamship noun: The condition, faculty, or practice of working as a team; collaboration; teamwork
teamsman noun: A male teamster (one who drives a team of animals).
teamsport noun: Alternative form of team sport.
teamster noun /ˈtim.stɚ/: A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).
teamster tea noun: A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
teamup noun: A joining of forces, especially between allies in a work of fiction
teamwide adjective: Occurring or extending throughout a team.
teamwise adverb: With regard to a team.
teamwork noun: The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.
teamwork makes the dream work proverb: It is easier to achieve major goals when working as a team.
teamworker noun: One who works as part of a team.
teamworking noun: Work carried out as a team.
Tean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Teian.
Teaneck proper noun /ˈtiːnɛk/: A settlement of local Amerindians and the ridge it was situated on.
teaness noun: The quality of resembling or having the essence of tea.
teapot noun /ˈtiː.pɒt/: A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.
teapot effect noun: The phenomenon whereby a liquid being poured from a container runs down the spout or the body of the container instead of flowing out in an arc.
teapotful noun: As much as a teapot will hold.
teapotism noun: Belief in the existence of Russell's teapot (an undetectable teapot orbiting between Earth and Mars).
teapotlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a teapot.
teapoy noun /ˈtiːpɔɪ/: Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
tear noun, verb /tɛə/: To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
tear a cat verb: To overact; to violently rant and rave on stage.
tear a strip off someone verb: To scold vigorously.
tear along verb: To run quickly along somewhere.
tear and ages interjection: An expression of surprise, shock, or dismay.
tear and wear noun /ˌtɛəɹ‿ən ˈwɛə/: Synonym of wear and tear.
tear apart verb /ˈtɛɚ əˈpɑɹt/: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, apart.
tear at verb: To pull at violently.
tear away verb: To remove (oneself or another person), overcoming that person's reluctance to be so removed.
tear blower noun: A glass tube filled with menthol crystals which are propelled into an actor's eyes to induce tears.
tear-brimmed adjective: With tears that brim but are not yet falling.
tear-cat noun: An overactor.
tear catcher noun: A kind of ornamental glass vase with a fixture shaped for a person's eye, supposed to be used to collect tears of sorrow.
tear down noun, verb /tɛə(ɹ)ˈdaʊn/: Alternative spelling of teardown.
tear dress noun: A type of long calico dress worn by Cherokee women.
tear duct noun /ˈtɪədʌkt/: A duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
tear fluid noun: lacrimal fluid
tear gas noun, verb /ˈtɪə ɡæs/: Any lachrymatory, non-lethal chemical compound that causes the eyes to sting and water and/or irritates the respiratory system, mostly used for controlling...
tear gland noun: Synonym of lacrimal gland.
tear into verb /tɛə(ɹ)ˈɪntu/: To subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
tear it up verb /ˈtɛəɹ ɪt ˈʌp/: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, it, up.
tear jerker noun: Alternative spelling of tearjerker.
tear-jerking adjective: Alternative spelling of tearjerking.
tear line noun: In a classified intelligence report, the point at which the confidential version of a report ends (often marked by a series of dashes), and a sanitized...
tear-mouth adjective, noun: A blustering, boisterous person.
tear off adjective, noun, verb /tɛəɹ ɒf/: To rip away from; to pull a piece from forcibly.
tear one's hair verb: To pull at one's own hair in a frenzy of grief or rage.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under T: 39,191 words, in 131 parts.