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T
1[ tee ]
noun
- the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- any spoken sound represented by the letter T or t, as in tub, but, or butter.
- something having the shape of a T .
- a written or printed representation of the letter T or t.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter T or t.
t.
2abbreviation for
- in the time of.
T
3[ tee ]
noun
t.
4abbreviation for
- Football. tackle.
- taken from.
- tare.
- teaspoon; teaspoonful.
- temperature.
- tenor.
- Grammar. tense.
- territory.
- time.
- tome.
- ton.
- town.
- township.
- transit.
- transitive.
- troy.
T
5abbreviation for
T
6- the 20th in order or in a series.
- (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 160. Compare Roman numerals.
- surface tension.
- Chemistry. tritium ( def ). Also T
- Biochemistry.
- Photography. T number.
- Physics.
- the launching time of a rocket or missile:
T minus two.
t
7- a random variable having a t distribution.
- the statistic resulting from a t-test.
't
8- a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis, do't, see't.
t-
9- Chemistry. tertiary.
T-
10- U.S. Military. (in designations of aircraft) trainer:
T-11.
-t
11- variant of -ed 1 used in forming the past tense or past participle of certain verbs, usually occurring when the final consonant of the stem is voiceless, a lateral, or a nasal and there is internal vowel change in the root:
slept; felt; dreamt.
T.
12abbreviation for
- tablespoon; tablespoonful.
- Territory.
- Township.
- Tuesday.
t.
1abbreviation for
- commerce tare
- teaspoon(ful)
- temperature
- music tempo
- tenor
- grammar tense
- ton(s)
- transitive
T
2symbol for
- absolute temperature
- tera-
- chem tritium
- biochem thymine
- tesla
- surface tension
abbreviation for
- Thailand (international car registration)
't
3contraction of
- it
t
4symbol for
- tonne(s)
- troy (weight)
- statistics distribution
- See Student's tstatistics See Student's t
t
5/ tiː /
noun
- the 20th letter and 16th consonant of the modern English alphabet
- a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless alveolar stop, as in tame
- something shaped like a T
- ( in combination )
a T-junction
- to a Tto a T in every detail; perfectly
the work suited her to a T
T-
6abbreviation for
- trainer (aircraft)
T-37
T
- Abbreviation of temperature , tesla , thymine
- The symbol for the isotope tritium.
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Idioms and Phrases
- to a T, exactly; perfectly: Also to a tee.
That job would suit you to a T.
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Example Sentences
Marvin takes off his T-shirt and dives into his swimming pool.
There was a handy distraction in the Che t-shirt the tourist was wearing while celebrating the death.
Some of Dr. Stephen T. Colbert D.F.A.'s best moments behind the desk.
He was standing on the corner and wearing only a T-shirt and jeans, and this was 11:30 at night and it was really cold.
Following the pre-recession excess of T-Pain and Akon, hip-hop was in search of greater authenticity.
There'll be heaps uh fun in the Cypress Hills country when they get t' runnin' the whisky-jacks out.
An with that I laid down on the settee, an felt orful bad, an the more I tho't about it, the wus I felt.
I've tried to teach lots of folks; an' sum learns quick, an' some don't never learn; it's jest 's 't strikes 'em.
But ef Jos keeps on, airnin' ez much ez he hez so fur, he's goin' ter pay the Injun part on 't, when he cums.
It's easy for a prisoner t' slip a note to a friend that happens t' be mountin' guard.
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