Words starting with T

Something real you can touch or clearly notice, not just an idea or feeling.

1. Long and slow, so you get bored easily. / 2. Not interesting at all because it takes too much time or is very repetitive. / 3. (formal) tiresome due to length or repetition.

Not strong or firmly based; easily broken or lost.

General use

A serious, obvious problem or issue that everyone in a group is aware of but nobody wants to talk about or address. It is usually something uncomfortable, awkward, or controversial.

Concerned with ideas and principles rather than practical application; abstract.

A point or level at which something begins or changes; a doorway entrance.

To go past limits or rise above usual level; to exceed expectations.

Lasting for only a short time and then stopping or disappearing. It suggests something that passes through without leaving a permanent mark.

Of little importance or value; insignificant.