Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, etc.(lists of "T" sections that are organized into what for some people are confusing groups of words)If you have any problems understanding the pronunciation symbols, go to this Pronunciation Chart for clarifications.tartar, Tartar
tartar (TAHR tuhr)
1. A hard yellowish deposit on the teeth, consisting of organic secretions and food particles deposited in various salts, such as calcium carbonate: "Sentence."
2. A reddish acid compound, chiefly potassium bitartrate, found in the juice of grapes and deposited on the sides of casks during winemaking: "Sentence." Tartar (TAHR tuhr)
A member of any of the Turkic and Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded western Asia and eastern Europe in the Middle Ages: "Sentence."
taser, teaser
taser (TAY zuhr)
1. A trademark name used for a high-voltage stun gun: "Whenever a stun gun is used by anyone, it is referred to as a taser which will taser a person; so, the term functions as a noun and a verb."
2. An electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles: "The stun gun manufacturer, Taser International, calls the effects of a taser a neuromuscular incapacitation." teaser (TEE zuhr)
1. An advertisement that attracts customers by offering something extra or free: "We saw the teaser that offered to make people a special deal if they signed up for a new credit card."
2. An attention-getting vignette or highlight presented before the start of a television show or at the end of a movie: "A teaser for the sequel appeared at the end of the movie." 3. Someone who harasses another person playfully or maliciously; especially by ridicule and by provoking with persistent annoyances: "The husband was a teaser of his wife about her preference of classical music." A taser certainly is a far from being any kind of teaser. tasteful, tasty
tasteful (TAYST fuhl)
Definition: "Sentence."
tasty (TAY stee)
Definition: "Sentence."
tattoo, tattoo
tattoo (ta TOO)
1. A signal sounded on a drum or bugle to summon soldiers or sailors to their quarters at night: "Sentence."
2. A display of military exercises offered as evening entertainment: "Sentence." tattoo (ta TOO)
. A permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of pricking and ingraining an indelible pigment or by raising scars: "Sentence."
2. A design made on the skin with a temporary dye such as henna or ink: "Sentence." taught, taut, taunt, tot
taught (TAWT)
Definition: "Sentence."
taut (TAWT)
Definition: "Sentence."
taunt (TAWNT)
Definition: "Sentence."
tot (TAHT)
Definition: "Sentence."
tea, tee, tee
tea (TEE)
1. An eastern Asian evergreen shrub or small tree (Camellia sinensis) having fragrant, nodding, cup-shaped white flowers and glossy leaves and the young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a hot beverage: "Sentence."
2. Chiefly British, an afternoon refreshment consisting usually of sandwiches and cakes served with tea or an afternoon reception or social gathering at which tea is served: "Sentence." tee (TEE)
1. The letter "t" or something shaped like a T: "Sentence."
2. A mark aimed at in certain games; such as, curling or quoits: "Sentence." tee (TEE)
1. A small peg with a concave top for holding a golf ball for an initial drive: "Sentence."
2. The designated area of each golf hole from which a player makes his or her first stroke: "Sentence." 3. A device used to stand a football on end for a kickoff: "Sentence." team, teem
team (TEEM)
Definition: "Sentence."
teem (TEEM)
Definition: "Sentence."
tear, tear
tear (TAIR)
1. To pull apart or into pieces by force; to rend: "Sentence."
2. To make (an opening) by ripping: "I tried to tear a piece of cloth to use as a cleaning rag." 3. To lacerate (the skin, for example): "Sentence." 4. To separate forcefully; to wrench: "Sentence." tear (TIR, TEER)
Definition: "Sentence."
When the artist saw the tear in his painting, it was certain that he shed more than one tear over it. tease, teas, tees
tease (TEEZ)
Definition: "Sentence."
teas (TEEZ)
Definition: "Sentence."
tees (TEEZ)
Definition: "Sentence."
It seems silly, but the child was apparently trying to taunt the golf pegs, or as someone said, she seemed to tease the golf tees with a variety of "hot" teas. temerity, timidity, timorous
temerity (tuh MER i tee)
Definition: "Sentence."
timidity (tuh MI duh tee)
Definition: "Sentence."
timorous (TIM uhr uhs)
Definition: "Sentence."
tenant, tenet
tenant (TEN uhnt)
Definition: "Sentence."
tenet (TEN it)
Definition: "Sentence."
tenor, tenure
tenor (TEN uhr)
Definition: "Sentence."
tenure (TEN yuhr, TEN yoor")
Definition: "Sentence."
tense, tents, tens
tense (TENS)
1. A condition or state of mental or nervous tension: "We were very tense because it seemed that we would never get this project completed."
2. Any one of the inflected forms in the conjugation of a verb that indicates the time; such as, present, past, or future; as well as, the continuance or completion of the action or situation: "Now we are in the present tense; but if we talk about yesterday, we are referring to the past tense." tents (TENS)
Portable shelters often made of canvas water-proof material, stretched over a supporting framework of poles with ropes and pegs: "We had to set up our tents before it got dark."
tens (TENZ)
In groups of ten or ten to a section or unit: "Do you have any money in fives and tens to exchange for this fifty dollar bill?"
When this group of boy scouts go camping, they usually stay in what could be interpreted as nervous little outdoor cloth shelters which they call tense tents set up in groups of tens. tepid, torpid
tepid (TEP id)
Definition: "Sentence."
torpid (TOR pid)
Definition: "Sentence."
tern, turn
tern (TURN)
Definition: "Sentence."
turn (TURN)
Definition: "Sentence."
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