T

//tiː// adj, character, name, noun, num, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of teen. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of taxable. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of twentieth, a book size range (12.5–15 cm in height). abbreviation, alt-of
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of transgender or transsexual. abbreviation, alt-of
Character
  1. 1
    The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. letter, lowercase
  2. 2
    The twentieth letter of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. letter, uppercase
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    AT&T.
  2. 2
    The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA; specifically, the subway or train. informal

    "I'm going to take the T."

  3. 3
    The roughly T-shaped rural part of Pennsylvania, located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. informal

    "The candidate needs to win the T to take the state."

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of time. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of T-shirt. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

    ""I'm telling you, every good thing that has happened to me is because of this lucky T." Carrie had an extensive list going of all the positive moments that occurred after she got the T-shirt. She wore the lucky T to varsity basketball tryouts […]"

  3. 3
    hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of T, ton. alt-of, uncountable
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of Tuesday. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer wordnet
  2. 7
    Alternative letter-case form of T, tonne. UK, alt-of, uncountable
  3. 8
    Abbreviation of Thursday. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet wordnet
  5. 10
    Abbreviation of tomin. abbreviation, alt-of, historical, uncountable
  6. 11
    Abbreviation of tenor. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms wordnet
  8. 13
    Ellipsis of Model T. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  9. 14
    nucleotide derived from thymine with a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group wordnet
  10. 15
    Abbreviation of trailer (“trailer car”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine wordnet
  12. 17
    Abbreviation of ties (statistic). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    Abbreviation of technical foul. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    Abbreviation of testosterone. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "But the ongoing dip they describe is far more modest than people fearmongering about a T crisis make it out to be, and likely due to lifestyle factors like sedentariness and environmental pollutants messing with our bodies."

  15. 20
    Ellipsis of T wave. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "The symmetry of the negative Ts in II, III, and avF (210) may have that significance, or it may mean coronary insufficiency in a patient with an old infarct, or may be a stable part of an old lesion."

  16. 21
    Ellipsis of T cell. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

    "Mind your Bs and Ts The other prong comes in the form of “T” lymphocytes (which mature in the thymus). These recognise and kill infected body cells."

  17. 22
    Ellipsis of T-beam. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  18. 23
    Abbreviation of temperance, marked in the ship's books when a sailor chose money instead of the daily rum ration. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, uncountable
Numeral
  1. 1
    The twentieth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. lowercase
  2. 2
    The twentieth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called tee and written in the Latin script. uppercase

Etymology

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Etymology 2

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