Discover a wide range of words that start with “ta” to enhance your vocabulary and improve your linguistic skills.
- Table- A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs.
- Tackle- Equipment used for a specific activity, especially fishing or in reference to handling a problem.
- Tact- Sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.
- Tactile- Related to the sense of touch.
- Tadpole- The larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly of a frog or toad.
- Tag- A label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information.
- Tail- The rear part of an animal’s body, extending beyond the rest of its torso.
- Tailor- A person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, pants, and jackets.
- Taint- Contaminate or pollute (something).
- Take- Lay hold of something with one’s hands; reach for and hold.
- Tale- A narrative, especially one that is imaginative and not strictly true.
- Talent- Natural aptitude or skill.
- Talk- Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings.
- Tall- Of great or more than average height.
- Talon- A claw, especially one belonging to a bird of prey.
- Tamarind- A tropical African tree that produces pod-like fruit, which contains an edible pulp and fibrous seeds.
- Tame- (Of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.
- Tamper- Interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.
- Tan- (Of a person or their skin) become brown or browner after exposure to the sun.
- Tangent- A straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point.
- Tangible- Perceptible by touch.
- Tangle- Twist together into a confused mass.
- Tank- A large container for storing liquid or gas.
- Tantalize- Torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable.
- Tap- A device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled; also to strike lightly.
- Tape- A narrow strip of material, typically used to hold or fasten something.
- Tapioca- A starchy substance in the form of hard white grains, obtained from cassava and used in cooking for puddings and other dishes.
- Tar- A dark, thick, oily liquid obtained by distilling coal or wood, used for road surfacing and roofing.
- Target- An object of a person’s ambition or effort; aimed at.
- Tarnish- Lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture.
- Tart- An open pastry case containing a filling.
- Task- A piece of work to be done or undertaken.
- Tassel- A tuft or bunch of threads or cords, used as a decorative hanging on hats, drapes, keys, etc.
- Taste- The sensation of flavor perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.
- Tasty- (Of food) having a pleasant, distinct flavor.
- Tatter- A piece of old, worn cloth.
- Tattle- Report another’s wrongdoing, typically trivial.
- Tattoo- A design made on the skin with ink and needles or a signal sounded by drum or bugle.
- Taut- Stretched or pulled tight; not slack.
- Tavern- An establishment for the sale of beer and other drinks, and sometimes also food, to be consumed on the premises.
- Tax- A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers’ income and business profits.
- Taxi- A car licensed to transport passengers in return for payment of a fare.
- Teach- Show or explain to (someone) how to do something.
- Team- A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport.
- Tease- Make fun of or attempt to provoke in a playful way.
- Tear- Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.
- Tease- Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.
- Technical- Relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques.
- Technique- A way of carrying out a particular task.
- Technology- The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
- Tedious- Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
- Teen- Relating to or in the years from 13 to 19.
- Teeter- Move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.
- Teeth- Hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing.
- Telegraph- A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.
- Telephone- A system that converts acoustic vibrations to electrical signals in order to transmit sound, typically voices, over a distance using wire or radio.
- Telescope- An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses or curved mirrors and lenses.
- Television- A system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens, chiefly used to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education.
- Tell- Communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
- Temper- Improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it.
- Temperature- The degree of internal heat of a person’s body or of the atmosphere or a substance.
- Temple- A building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence.
- Temporary- Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.
- Tempt- Entice or attempt to entice (someone) to do or acquire something that they find attractive but know to be unwise.
- Tenant- A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.
- Tend- Regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic.
- Tender- Showing gentleness and concern or sympathy.
- Tendon- A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.
- Tense- Become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness.
- Tent- A portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground.
- Tenth- Constituting number ten in a sequence; 10th.
- Tenuous- Very weak or slight.
- Tenure- The conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.
- Term- A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.
- Terminal- A device at which a user enters data or commands for a computer system and which displays the received output.
- Terminate- Bring to an end.
- Terrible- Extremely and shockingly or distressingly bad or serious.
- Terrific- Of great size, amount, or intensity.
- Territory- An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.
- Terror- Extreme fear.
- Test- A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something.
- Testament- A person’s will, especially the part relating to personal property; something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality.
- Testify- Give evidence as a witness in a law court.
- Testosterone- A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes.
- Tetanus- A bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles.
- Text- Written or printed words, especially the main body of matter in a book or other publication, not including diagrams, illustrations, etc.
- Textile- A type of cloth or woven fabric.
- Texture- The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.
- Than- Used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast.
- Thank- Express gratitude to (someone), especially by saying “Thank you”.
- That- Used to identify a specific person or thing observed by the speaker.
- Thatch- A roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material.
- Thaw- (Of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming.
- Theater- A building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given.
- Theft- The action or crime of stealing.
- Theme- The subject of a talk, piece of writing, exhibition, etc.; a topic.
- Theory- A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something.
- Therapy- Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
- There- In, at, or to that place or position.
- Thermal- Relating to heat.