Note that, in the passages below, the emboldened and same-coloured parts of words listed immediately after the phrase ‘Pronunciation tip’, are pronounced in the same way. For example, ‘Pronunciation tip: tempest, kid’ means the ‘e‘ (i.e. the second ‘e’) in the word ‘tempest’ sounds just like the ‘i’ in the word ‘kid’.
tab
Let’s say you have a menu bar on your website that looks like a bunch of tabs. If you want to tell someone to click the rightmost menu item, you can say ‘click the rightmost tab’.
tardy
The word ‘tardy’ has two meanings.
Its first meaning is ‘occurring, done, or arriving after the expected or scheduled time‘, as in ‘tardy kids‘, ‘tardy in showing up‘, etc.
Its second meaning is ‘sluggish‘, as in ‘tardy pace‘.
technically
‘Technically’ and ‘strictly speaking’ mean almost the same thing.
tempest
A ‘tempest’ is a ‘violent disturbance or commotion ‘.
Pronunciation tip: tempest, kid.
terse
‘Terse’ means ‘brief and to the point‘.
through
Besides the many other usages, this word is also used chiefly in the US to mean ‘up to and including‘, as in ‘a set that covers A through Z‘, ‘an exhibition that runs through December‘, etc.
times
Some dictionaries say that ‘times’ can be used informally as a verb to mean ‘multiply‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘Times the decimal fraction by 100 to get a percentage.‘.
Personally I think it sounds awful. What do you think?
toasty
‘Toasty’ means ‘pleasantly or cozily warm‘.
tour
Here is an example sentence that illustrates the usage of the word ‘tour’ as a verb: ‘I tour the places of interest.‘
tumult
‘Tumult’ means ‘state of commotion, noise and confusion‘.
Pronunciation tip: tumult, cute, cup.
tumultuous
Pronunciation tip: tumultuous, cute, cup, chat, mood.
turn
The word ‘turn’ may be used in phrases such as ‘my turn comes up‘.
twitchy
‘Twitchy’ means ‘nervous and unable to relax‘.