Meaning: A segment of speech or sound that conveys meaning.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Each tone unit in the sentence was clear.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• intonation unit
• speech segment

Meaning: Said or done in a joking or sarcastic way.

Part of speech: idiom

Example: His comment was meant to be tongue-in-cheek.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• sarcastic
• ironic

Meaning: A phrase that is difficult to say quickly.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She tried to say the tongue-twister three times fast.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• difficult phrase
• verbal challenge

Meaning: Also; as well.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: I want to go too.

Synonyms:

• also
• excessively

Antonyms:

• not
• barely

Meaning: Past tense of take; to have received or captured.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She took the book from the shelf.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• grabbed
• seized

Antonyms:

• gave
• returned

Meaning: Having many teeth or large teeth.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The toothy grin made everyone laugh.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• grinning
• smiling

Meaning: A term of endearment or nickname.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She called her daughter tootie.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• sweetheart
• darling

Meaning: A place name.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The toponym 'London' refers to the capital of England.

Category: Language › Geography

Synonyms:

• place name
• geographical name

Meaning: In a state of confusion or disorder.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The room was topsy turvy after the party.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• chaotic
• disordered

Meaning: Past tense of tear; to have ripped something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She tore the paper in half.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• ripped
• shredded

Antonyms:

• joined
• mended

Meaning: Ripped or damaged by pulling apart.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The torn fabric needed to be repaired.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• ripped
• shredded

Antonyms:

• whole
• intact

Meaning: to express the meaning of words or text in another language

Part of speech: verb

Example: Can you translate this document into Spanish?

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• interpret
• render

Antonyms:

• misinterpret
• confuse

Meaning: the process of translating words or text from one language to another

Part of speech: noun

Example: The translation of the book took several months.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• interpretation
• version

Meaning: a person who translates from one language to another

Part of speech: noun

Example: The translator worked on the novel for a year.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• interpreter
• transcriber

Meaning: to write or print a word in the characters of another alphabet

Part of speech: verb

Example: We need to transliterate the name into Latin script.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• convert
• transcribe

Meaning: Sharp or cutting in expression or style.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His trenchant remarks made everyone think.

Category: Language › Writing

Synonyms:

• incisive
• sharp

Antonyms:

• blunt
• dull

Meaning: A prefix meaning three.

Part of speech: prefix

Example: The word 'triangle' has the prefix tri-.

Category: Language › Grammar

Meaning: A very short period of time.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He finished the task in a trice.

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms:

• instant
• moment

Meaning: Clever in a deceptive way.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The tricksy fox outsmarted the hunters.

Category: Language › Descriptive Terms

Synonyms:

• cunning
• sly

Antonyms: honest

Meaning: Difficult to deal with or handle.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The tricky problem required careful thought.

Category: Language › Descriptive Terms

Synonyms:

• difficult
• challenging

Antonyms: easy

Meaning: To have made an effort to do something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: She tried her best to finish the project.

Category: Language › Verbs

Synonyms:

• attempted
• endeavored

Antonyms: failed

Meaning: Something of little value or importance.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He dismissed the issue as a mere trifle.

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms:

• triviality
• nothing

Meaning: Of little value or importance.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: She considered the matter trifling.

Category: Language › Descriptive Terms

Synonyms:

• insignificant
• petty

Meaning: A group of three letters representing one sound.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The 'igh' in 'high' is a trigraph.

Category: Language › Phonetics

Synonyms: letter group

Meaning: A word consisting of three syllables.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'beautiful' is a trisyllable.

Category: Language › Phonetics

Synonyms: three-syllable word

Meaning: Overused and lacking originality.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The phrase sounded trite and uninteresting.

Category: Language › Descriptive Terms

Synonyms:

• stale
• banal

Antonyms: original

Meaning: Of little value or importance.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The argument was trivial and not worth discussing.

Category: Language › Descriptive Terms

Synonyms:

• insignificant
• minor

Meaning: The quality of being trivial; something unimportant.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He dismissed the issue as a triviality.

Category: Language › Expressions

Synonyms:

• insignificance
• trifling matter

Meaning: To make something seem less important than it is.

Part of speech: verb

Example: Don't trivialize the issue; it's serious.

Category: Language › Verbs

Synonyms:

• downplay
• minimize

Meaning: A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'happy' is a trochee.

Category: Language › Poetics

Synonyms: metrical foot

Meaning: To walk or step on something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He trod carefully on the icy path.

Category: Language › Verbs

Synonyms:

• walked
• stepped

Meaning: Past participle of 'trod', meaning to have walked on something.

Part of speech: verb

Example: The path was well-trodden by hikers.

Category: Language › Verbs

Synonyms: walked on

Meaning: A slang term for a person who is considered unsophisticated or uncultured.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He called him a trog for his lack of knowledge.

Category: Language › Slang

Synonyms: unsophisticated person

Meaning: A statement that is obviously true and says nothing new.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Saying that time flies is a common truism.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• platitude
• cliché

Meaning: In a truthful way; genuinely.

Part of speech: adverb

Example: She truly believes in the cause.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• genuinely
• sincerely

Meaning: Deceptive or worthless nonsense.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The promises turned out to be mere trumpery.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• nonsense
• foolishness

Meaning: To shorten something by cutting off a part.

Part of speech: verb

Example: They had to truncate the meeting to fit the schedule.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• shorten
• cut

Meaning: A form of South African slang used by tsotsis.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He spoke Tsotitaal fluently.

Category: Language › Slang

Synonyms: slang

Meaning: Silly or nonsensical talk.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He dismissed her comments as twaddle.

Category: Language

Synonyms:

• nonsense
• rubbish

Meaning: Two; a pair.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The twain of them went to the store together.

Category: Language

Synonyms: pair