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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024T, t /ti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. Ts or T's, ts or t's. - Linguisticsthe 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
Idioms- Idioms to a T or tee, exactly;
perfectly:That description of the thug fits him to a T. 't, - a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis.
T., an abbreviation of:- tablespoon.
- Tuesday.
t., an abbreviation of:- teaspoon;
teaspoonful. - Physicstemperature.
- time.
- Weights and Measureston.
- Grammartransitive.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tee2 /ti/USA pronunciation n., v., teed, tee•ing. n. [countable] - Sport
- Also called ˈtee•ing ˌground. the area from which the first stroke on each hole of a golf course is played.
- a small peg or a mound of earth from which a golf ball is driven at the beginning of each hole.
- Sporta stand on which a football is rested to position it for kicking before a kickoff.
v. - Sport[~ + object] to place (a ball) on a tee.
- tee off:
- Sport[no object] to strike a golf ball from a tee:They finally teed off at eleven o'clock.
- [Slang.]to make angry or irritated: [~ + object + off]Her cheating and lying tee me off.[~ + off + object]Her lies teed off everybody on that committee.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024T, t (tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. T's or Ts, t's or ts. - Linguisticsthe 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
- Linguisticsany spoken sound represented by the letter T or t, as in tub, but, or butter.
- something having the shape of aT.
- a written or printed representation of the letter T ort.
- a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter T ort.
- to a T, exactly;
perfectly:That job would suit you to a T. Also, to a tee. T (tē),USA pronunciation n. ( sometimes l.c.) - ClothingT-shirt.
T, - tera-.
- Electricitytesla;
teslas. - Physicstemperature.
T, Symbol. - the 20th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 19th.
- (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 160. Cf. Roman numerals.
- surface tension.
- [Biochem.]
- [Photog.]See T number.
- [Physics.]
- tau lepton.
- time reversal.
- the launching time of a rocket or missile:T minus two.
T1, - Chemistrytriiodothyronine.
T2, - Chemistrythyroxine.
t, [Statistics.]- Statisticsa random variable having Student's t distribution.
- Statisticsthe statistic employed in Student's t-test.
't, - a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis, do't, see't.
T-, - [U.S. Mil.](in designations of aircraft) trainer:T-11.
t-, - Chemistrytertiary.
-t, - var. of -ed 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., - tablespoon;
tablespoonful. - Territory.
- Township.
- Tuesday.
t., - Sport[Football.]tackle.
- taken from.
- Weights and Measurestare.
- teaspoon;
teaspoonful. - Physicstemperature.
- in the time of.
- tenor.
- Grammartense.
- territory.
- time.
- tome.
- Weights and Measureston.
- town.
- township.
- transit.
- Grammartransitive.
- Weights and Measurestroy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tee1 (tē),USA pronunciation n. - the letter T or t.
- Buildingsomething shaped like aT,as a three-way joint used in fitting pipes together.
- BuildingT-bar.
- ClothingT-shirt.
- Sportthe mark aimed at in various games, as curling.
- to a tee. See T, t (def. 6).
adj. - having a crosspiece at the top;
shaped like aT.
- spelling, spelled form of the letter name
tee2 (tē),USA pronunciation n., v., teed, tee•ing. n. - Sport[Golf.]
- Also called teeing ground. the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of play for each hole.
- a small wooden, plastic, metal, or rubber peg from which the ball is driven, as in teeing off.
- Sport[Football.]a device on which the ball may be placed to raise it off the ground preparatory to kicking.
v.t. - Sport[Golf.]to place (the ball) on a tee.
- tee off:
- Sport[Golf.]to strike the ball from a tee.
- Slang Termsto reprimand severely;
scold:He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. - Informal Termsto begin:They teed off the program with a medley of songs.
- Sport[Baseball, Softball.]to make many runs and hits, esp. extra-base hits:teeing off for six runs on eight hits, including three doubles and a home run.
- Sport[Baseball, Softball.]to hit (a pitched ball) hard and far:He teed off on a fastball and drove it into the bleachers.
- Sport[Boxing.]to strike with a powerful blow, esp. to the head:He teed off on his opponent with an overhand right.
- [Slang.]to make angry, irritated, or disgusted:She was teed off because her dinner guests were late.
- origin, originally uncertain 1665–75
TEE, - Trans-Europe Express. Also, T-E-E
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