English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 82 of 557

tear one's hair outverb

To react with extreme agitation.

To remove by tearing.

A page torn from a periodical.

tear someone a new oneverb

To express great anger toward (a person) for some perceived offence or shortcoming; to castigate.

tear to shredsverb

Synonym of tear to pieces.

To tear into pieces.

tear up the pea patchverb

To put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.

To move extremely quickly; to rush.

tear-brimmedadj

With tears that brim but are not yet falling.

An overactor.

Alternative spelling of teardown.

tear-jerkernoun

Alternative spelling of tearjerker.

A blustering, boisterous person.

tear-throatnoun

A blustering, boisterous person.

Able to be torn.

Such that it can be torn.

Synonym of tearaway.

The act of tearing or ripping.

An impetuous and reckless person who is difficult to control; a hothead.

Alternative form of tear-brimmed.

A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure.

a single tear (clear, salty liquid secreted by the eye).

Obsolete spelling of tear.

simple past and past participle of tear (“produce liquid from the eyes”)

One who tears or rends anything.

second-person singular simple present indicative of tear

Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

In a tearful manner.

tearfulnessnoun

The quality of being tearful.

Alternative spelling of tear gas.

In a teary manner.

The state or condition of being teary.

present participle and gerund of tear

With a tearing or ripping motion.

An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending.

Emotionally charged so as to induce sorrow.

tearjerkinglyadv

In a tearjerking manner.

Without tears.

In a tearless way; without tears.

tearlessnessnoun

Absence of tears; lack of weeping.

A little tear (droplet from the eye).

Resembling or characteristic of a tear (drop of liquid from the eye).

Obsolete spelling of term.

A café which serves tea, usually with light food.

Synonym of blowout.

A preorbital gland (of many species of deer, antelopes or similar animals)

resistant to being torn

plural of tear (“liquid from the eyes”)

A single page of some publication containing a specific advertisement, table, or article in print.

Marked by tears or weeping

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 82. 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.

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