English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 179 of 557

the full shillingnoun

In control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there.

the future is nowphrase

Advanced and cutting-edge technology is available nowadays.

The Gamename

A mind game where the objective is to avoid thinking about "The Game", and by thinking about it one loses, and subsequently has to announce one's loss to the world in order to make them lose.

the game is not worth the candleproverb

The process or result is not worth the effort.

the genie is out of the bottlephrase

Information has been released that will have ongoing consequences.

the ghost walksphrase

The manager comes to pay the company's salaries.

the girls are fightingphrase

Used to describe a dramatic conflict between two or more famous or powerful individuals or groups, especially one perceived as petty, ridiculous, or out of touch.

the gods smile on someonephrase

Someone experiences good fortune, success, or well-being.

the good die youngproverb

Well-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.

the good doctornoun

An honorific for a doctor, especially for a doctor of medicine (a physician) or for Dr. Samuel Johnson.

the good doctorsnoun

plural of the good doctor. An honorific for a group of doctors, especially for a group of doctors of medicine (physicians).

The Gorgename

A civil parish in Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire, England.

The Groynename

Synonym of A Coruña.

The Haguename

A city, the capital of South Holland, Netherlands; the administrative capital of the Netherlands.

the hairy helladv

Synonym of the hell (“expletive for emphasis”).

the half of itphrase

Only a part of something; not the full picture. Typically it is implied to be the most important part.

the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldproverb

Women, particularly mothers, have a decisive influence on the future direction of society because they raise and nurture the next generation.

the handbags come outphrase

A row intensifies; a dispute becomes heated.

the hard wayadv

In a way that is more difficult than necessary; by adverse experience.

the head frednoun

The person in charge; boss; leader.

the heckadv

Used for emphasis after an interrogative word.

the helladv

Used to indicate emphatic rejection of an assertion or request.

the hell out ofadv

Used as an intensifier.

the hell with itintj

Forget about it; a disgusted or frustrated dismissal of something.

the hell you sayphrase

I vehemently disagree with you; I will not obey you.

the highest branch is not the safest roostproverb

A coveted position of power does not guarantee safety to the holder.

the houseadv

Ellipsis of the house down.

the house always winsproverb

In a casino, all gambling is designed so that the house (i.e. the casino owners) will always net a profit, regardless of the successes of individual patrons.

the house downadv

Used as an intensifier: very, to a great degree; exceptionally.

The Iliadname

Alternative letter-case form of the Iliad.

the inner machinations of one's mind are an enigmaphrase

Used to say one has a lot of complex thoughts.

the jig is upphrase

Used to express that a deception, trick, or dishonest scheme has been discovered, signaling the end of the ruse.

the job is oxophrase

Everything is satisfactory; things are fine.

the joke is on someonephrase

Someone is the butt of a joke or is experiencing a negative outcome, especially if that person was trying to make someone else the butt of the joke or subject them to the negative outcome.

the joke's on someonephrase

Used to point out that someone tried to say something smart but it came out foolish.

the jokes write themselvesphrase

A situation where it is very easy to make jokes or the humor of a situation is self-evident.

the jug goes to the well until it breaksproverb

Even though something can be used well at the moment, it will eventually break down as everything does.

The Kingfishname

byname of Huey Pierce Long

the laborer is worthy of his hireproverb

People deserve to be rewarded for their efforts.

the lady doth protest too muchphrase

It is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what they're saying must be true.

the last favournoun

sexual intercourse (as permitted by a woman)

the law is an arseproverb

Misconstruction of the law is an ass.

the law is an assproverb

The law, as created by legislators or as administered by the justice system, cannot be relied upon to be sensible or fair.

the laws of thermodynamicsnoun

The dieting maxim that one needs a calorie deficit to lose body-fat and surplus calories to gain muscle.

the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doingphrase

Two parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities.

the length of the Flemington straightnoun

A long way, a great distance, a large gap, a lot.

The Lickname

A seven-note stock musical phrase in jazz, pop, and classical music.

the long and shortnoun

The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features.

the longest pole knocks the persimmonproverb

Whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success.

the Lord works in mysterious waysproverb

Alternative form of God works in mysterious ways.

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 179. 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.

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