English Words: T
27,828 words · Page 178 of 557
Short for the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.
There will always be issues or problems in a romantic relationship.
Synonym of you never miss the water till the well runs dry.
The medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via adverse effects.
The harm has occurred, and nothing can be done to prevent it now; it might have been preventable, but cannot be prevented retroactively.
A general expression of distrust, particularly implying that another person is attempting to deceive the speaker, or that a situation is not, or can not be, as it appears.
The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.
A conclusive action has been taken, so events will proceed in an irreversible manner; the point of no return has been passed; the future is determined; there are no more options.
A stereotypical unconvincing excuse for not completing school homework or (by extension) not meeting one's obligations.
History (or progress) moves ahead, no matter the criticism it may attract.
A dress, a photograph of which became an online viral phenomenon in 2015 as debate raged over whether it was blue and black or white and gold.
Whoever arrives first has the best chance of success; some opportunities are available only to the first competitors.
Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can be considered morally right or wrong only by virtue of the morality of the outcome.
The limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer cope.
A supposed motto describing the dynamics of incest.
Shared religious observance strengthens family stability.
A supposed motto describing the dynamics of incest.
One's problems on shore may be forgotten at the first turn of one's ship's propeller.
Those who are inclined to engage in mischievous or criminal behavior prefer to commit such activity during the evening.
Used with an interrogative pronoun as an intensifier to express anger, frustration, incredulity, or other strong emotion.
The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 27,828 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 557 pages, and you are currently viewing page 178. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "T" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.