English Words: T

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talk outverb

To resolve (a problem) by talking about it.

talk out ofverb

To talk to someone in order to dissuade them from doing something.

talk out of one's assverb

To exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense, often in a way that involves shooting from the hip.

talk out of schoolverb

Alternative form of tell tales out of school.

talk out of turnverb

To make a remark or provide information when it is inappropriate or indiscreet to do so, or when one does not have permission or the authority to do so.

talk oververb

To discuss; to converse about a matter or issue.

talk over someone's headverb

To communicate something beyond the level of comprehension of the target.

talk pagenoun

A place on wiki websites where discussion of an entry or article takes place.

talk senseverb

To say something true or meaningful to the listener, especially in contrast to nonsense.

talk shitverb

To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.

talk smackverb

To talk trash; to make insulting comments about someone, especially in an aggressive or confrontational manner.

talk someone under the tableverb

To bore (someone) with excessive talk.

talk someone's ear offverb

To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.

talk storynoun

a chat at which the participants exchange stories

talk the legs off a potverb

To talk a lot.

talk the talkverb

To make statements that profess commitment, knowledgeability, or intended action (especially when the speaker's actual commitment, knowledge, or further action are in doubt).

talk throughverb

To tell (someone) step by step how to do something.

talk through one's hatverb

To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.

talk toverb

To show the beginnings of a romantic interest in; to flirt with over a period of time in hopes of developing a romantic relationship.

talk to a brick wallverb

To be completely ignored or disregarded by someone, as if speaking to an inanimate object.

talk to God on the big white telephoneverb

To vomit into a toilet.

talk to oneselfverb

To say one's thoughts aloud, particularly while also not conversing with anyone else.

talk to Ralph on the big white telephoneverb

To vomit into a toilet.

talk to the handphrase

Used to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that one is not prepared to hear or read anything further from that person. It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.

talk trashverb

To untruthfully speak of another in a belittling, deprecative, slighting manner, either in person or in absentia.

talk truth to powerverb

Alternative form of speak truth to power.

talk turkeyverb

To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously.

talk upverb

To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it.

talk-about-ableadj

That can be talked about; discussable.

talkableadj

Capable of being talked (to or about) (construed with a preposition).

talkaholicadj

Of, pertaining to, or characterized by incessant talking.

talkaholismnoun

The habit of talking incessantly.

talkalikenoun

One who talks in a similar way to another, either in terms of voice or speech mannerisms.

talkathonnoun

A lengthy speech, discussion or debate.

talkationnoun

A long-winded speech or discussion.

talkativeadj

Tending to talk a lot.

talkativelyadv

In a talkative manner.

talkativenessnoun

The state of being talkative.

talkativitynoun

The quality of being talkative.

Talkatoraname

A neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

talkbacknoun

A system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others (host, presenter, anchor) during performance.

talkbacksnoun

plural of talkback

talkboardnoun

A chatroom or bulletin board.

talkdownnoun

Verbal assistance given by ground control to a person attempting to land an aircraft.

talkedverb

simple past and past participle of talk

talked aboutadj

Discussed by many people.

talkeenoun

A person who is talked to (or at)

talkee-talkeenoun

A creole, especially the Anglo-Dutch language spoken in Demerara and elsewhere in what is now Guyana and Suriname.

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 34. 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.