Words ending
in T.

In or near a place or time, as in at home or at noon.

Origin: Old English æt

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That thing or animal.

Origin: Old English hit

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A small insect that lives in large, organized groups.

Origin: Old English ǣmette

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Painting, drawing, music, writing and other ways of creating beauty or expressing ideas; also, a skill.

Origin: Latin ars, art- (skill)

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A club for hitting the ball in games; also, a flying mammal that is active at night.

Origin: Middle English bat (club) and bakke (the animal)

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A small furry animal often kept as a pet; also, a wild relative, such as a lion.

Origin: Old English catt

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To chew and swallow food.

Origin: Old English etan

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A covering for the head.

Origin: Old English hætt

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An aircraft driven by jet engines; also, a strong stream of liquid or gas.

Origin: French jeter (to throw)

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A set of tools, clothes or parts for a job or activity.

Origin: Middle English kyt, probably from Middle Dutch kitte (tankard)

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A material made of string or wire knotted with open spaces, used to catch fish or in games.

Origin: Old English net

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A fruit with a hard shell and a seed inside; also, a small metal piece that screws onto a bolt.

Origin: Old English hnutu

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A cereal grass whose grain is eaten, as in porridge.

Origin: Old English āte

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An animal kept at home for company.

Origin: Perhaps from Middle English pety (small)

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A deep, round container used for cooking or for holding plants.

Origin: Old English pott

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A strip of leather or cloth worn around the waist.

Origin: Latin balteus

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A small vessel for traveling on water.

Origin: Old English bāt

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A shoe that covers the foot and part of the leg.

Origin: Old French bote

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A piece of clothing with sleeves worn over other clothes to keep warm; also, an animal's fur.

Origin: Old French cote

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The direction where the sun rises.

Origin: Old English ēast

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The part of the leg that you stand on; also, a measure of length equal to 12 inches.

Origin: Old English fōt

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A present; also, a natural ability.

Origin: Old Norse gipt

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A horned farm animal with a short tail, kept for its milk.

Origin: Old English gāt

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A tie made by looping and pulling string or rope.

Origin: Old English cnotta

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A herb with a cool, fresh taste; also, a place where coins are made.

Origin: Latin mentha (the herb) and moneta (the coin factory)

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A home built by a bird for its eggs and young.

Origin: Old English nest

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A person who writes poems.

Origin: Greek poiētēs (maker)

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A white substance used to flavour and preserve food.

Origin: Old English sealt

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A shelter of cloth held up by poles and ropes.

Origin: Latin tenta (stretched)

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A set of questions or tasks to check what someone knows or can do.

Origin: Latin testum (clay pot)

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The direction where the sun sets.

Origin: Old English west

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A grown-up person or animal.

Origin: Latin adultus (grown up)

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An animal, especially a large or wild one.

Origin: Latin bestia

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The front of the body between the neck and stomach; also, a large, strong box.

Origin: Greek kistē (box)

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To say numbers in order; also, to find the total.

Origin: Latin computare

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A skill, especially in making things by hand; also, a boat or aircraft.

Origin: Old English cræft (strength, skill)

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To feel unsure about something.

Origin: Latin dubitare

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The number 8.

Origin: Old English eahta

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Something that happens, especially something important; also, a contest in a sports program.

Origin: Latin eventus (outcome)

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Completely correct.

Origin: Latin exactus

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A large, special meal.

Origin: Latin festa (festivals)

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Coming before all others.

Origin: Old English fyrst

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A thin layer of ice crystals on cold surfaces.

Origin: Old English forst

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The part of a plant that holds seeds, often sweet and good to eat.

Origin: Latin fructus

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The spirit of a dead person, believed to appear to the living.

Origin: Old English gāst

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A person, animal or thing of very great size; also, a huge being in stories.

Origin: Greek gigas

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A person who is invited to visit or stay.

Origin: Old Norse gestr

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The organ that pumps blood around the body.

Origin: Old English heorte

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What lets us see, such as from the sun or a lamp; also, not heavy.

Origin: Old English lēoht

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The time of darkness between evening and morning.

Origin: Old English niht

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A colored liquid put on a surface; also, to put it on.

Origin: Old French peint, from Latin pingere

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A living thing such as a tree, flower or grass that makes its own food from sunlight.

Origin: Latin planta

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The sharp end of something; also, a mark scored in a game.

Origin: Latin punctum

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Making little or no noise.

Origin: Latin quietus (at rest)

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A machine that can do work by itself, often controlled by a computer.

Origin: Czech robota (forced labor)

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A piece of clothing for the upper body, often with a collar and buttons.

Origin: Old English scyrte

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A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist.

Origin: Old Norse skyrta (shirt)

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Sliced bread browned by heat.

Origin: Latin tostus (roasted)

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To go to see a person or place.

Origin: Latin visitare

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A cereal grass whose grain is ground into flour.

Origin: Old English hwǣte

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The joint between the hand and the arm.

Origin: Old English wrist

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A style of dance that tells a story with music and graceful steps; the t is silent.

Origin: French ballet

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A container made of woven strips of material, such as cane.

Origin: Middle English basket

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A meal laid out on a table for people to serve themselves; the t is silent in this sense.

Origin: French buffet

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A long orange root vegetable.

Origin: Greek karōton

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A dry area of land with very little rain.

Origin: Late Latin desertum

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A large area covered with trees.

Origin: Medieval Latin forestis

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A small animal with six legs and a body in three parts, such as an ant or bee.

Origin: Latin insectum (cut into)

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A short coat.

Origin: Middle French jaquet

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A piece of metal that pulls iron or steel toward it.

Origin: Greek magnēs (stone from Magnesia)

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A place where people buy and sell goods.

Origin: Middle English, ultimately from Latin mercatus (trade)

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A brightly colored tropical bird with a hooked beak that can copy sounds.

Origin: Probably from Middle French perroquet

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A small bag sewn into clothing.

Origin: Anglo-French pokete (little bag)

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A small animal with long ears and soft fur that lives in burrows.

Origin: Middle English rabet

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A vehicle or firework pushed upward by burning gases.

Origin: Italian rocchetta

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Something kept hidden from others.

Origin: Latin secretus (set apart)

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A piece of paper or card that shows you have paid for something.

Origin: Middle French etiquet (label)

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The letters of a language arranged in order.

Origin: Greek alpha + beta, the first two Greek letters

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A small, soft orange fruit with a stone.

Origin: Arabic al-barqūq

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A person trained to travel in space.

Origin: Astro- (star) + -naut (sailor), from Greek

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A small, flat baked treat (in the UK); in the US, a small, soft bread roll.

Origin: Middle French bescuit (twice cooked)

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A large, warm cloth used to cover a bed.

Origin: Old French blankete (white wool cloth)

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The first meal of the day.

Origin: Break + fast (ending a night without eating)

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A sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal (two s's, unlike desert).

Origin: French desservir (to clear the table)

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A very large gray animal with a long trunk and tusks.

Origin: Greek elephas

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Having great value or meaning.

Origin: Medieval Latin importans, from Latin importare (to bring in)

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A gift; also, now, at this time.

Origin: Anglo-French present, from Latin praesens (being in front, present)

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The head of a country without a king or queen, or the leader of a company or club.

Origin: Latin praesidens (presiding)

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A brass musical instrument with a flared end.

Origin: Old French trompette

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