5 Letter Words That Start With TE

tenet

Noun : An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.

teach

Verb : (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.

Verb : (intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.

Verb : (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).

terse

Adjective : (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.

Adjective : (by extension) Of manner or speech: abruptly or brusquely short; curt.

Adjective : (obsolete) Burnished, polished; fine, smooth; neat, spruce.

teeth

Noun : (informal) The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

Verb : Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”).

tenor

Noun : (music) A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

Noun : A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.

Noun : (archaic, music) A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.

tease

Verb : (transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).

Verb : (transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.

Verb : (transitive) To backcomb.

tense

Noun : (grammar, countable) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.

Noun : (linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

Noun : (linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.

tepid

Adjective : Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

Adjective : Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm.

tesla

Noun : In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity. Symbol: T

Noun : A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

Noun : Inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla

tetra

Noun : Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums.

tempo

Noun : A frequency or rate.

Noun : (chess) A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.

Noun : (bridge) The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.

terms

Noun : the amount of money needed to purchase somethin

Noun : status with respect to the relations between people or group

tenon

Noun : A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.

Verb : (transitive) To make into a tenon.

Verb : (transitive) To fit with tenons.

tempt

Verb : (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

Verb : (transitive) To attract; to allure.

Verb : (transitive) To provoke something; to court.

terra

Noun : A continent or large landmass, e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra.

Noun : A Lunar highland or mountainous region with a relatively high albedo, e.g. Terra Nivium.

Noun : (Roman mythology) The Roman earth goddess, equivalent in the interpretatio graeca to Gaea.

texas

Noun : A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.

Noun : Several places in the United States:

Noun : A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

tears

Noun : Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.

telos

Noun : The aim or goal.

testy

Adjective : Easily annoyed, irritable.

Adjective : Marked by impatience or ill humor.

teddy

Noun : (by extension) Any stuffed toy.

Noun : A type of all-in-one women's undergarment.

Noun : A diminutive of the male given names Edward or Theodore, or of their diminutives Ted and Tedd.

tepee

Noun : Alternative form of teepee [A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.]

terry

Noun : A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.

Noun : A male given name from the Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.

testa

Noun : (botany) A seed coat.

Noun : (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm; the test.

Noun : A surname from Italian.

tench

Noun : A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.

Noun : (UK, slang, obsolete) A penitentiary.

Noun : A surname.

telly

Noun : (colloquial) Television.

Noun : (colloquial) A television set.

Noun : (US, Canada, chiefly MTE, slang) A hotel or motel.

tempi

Noun : A frequency or rate.

Noun : (chess) A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.

Noun : (bridge) The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.

telex

Noun : A network of teletypes.

Noun : A teletype message sent through such a network.

Noun : A teletype device connected to such a network.

teste

Noun : (law) A witness.

Noun : The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; said of a writ, deed, etc.

teens

Noun : The numbers between thirteen and nineteen.

Noun : The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old; the teenage years.

Noun : The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The oneties, the tens.

teeny

Adjective : (informal) Very small; tiny.

terre

terce

Noun : (historical) The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).

Noun : (chiefly Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) The service appointed for this hour.

Noun : (Scotland, law) A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

tests

Noun : A challenge, trial.

Noun : A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.

Noun : (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.

terai

Noun : A belt of marshy land, which lies between the foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.

Noun : A terai hat.

tenth

Adjective : The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.

Adjective : Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

Noun : The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

techy

Adjective : (informal) Technical, of or related to technology.

Adjective : (obsolete) Alternative spelling of tetchy. [Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also (figurative) extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.]

telic

Adjective : Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.

Adjective : (grammar) That expresses an end or purpose.

Adjective : (linguistics) That expresses the perfective aspect.

teary

Adjective : Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.

Adjective : Of eyes, filled with tears.

terne

Adjective : Colourless, drab, dull.

Noun : (also attributively) An alloy coating made of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony, used to cover iron or steel.

Noun : Synonym of terneplate (“thin iron or steel sheeting coated with this alloy”)

tempe

Noun : A city in Arizona.

Noun : The Vale of Tempe; (by extension) a beautiful valley; any delightful rural spot.

Noun : Alternative form of tempeh [An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked soybeans fermented by a fungus (either Rhizopus oligosporus or Rhizopus oryzae).]

tenia

Noun : Alternative spelling of taenia [(historical) A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.]

telco

Noun : (informal) A telecommunications company, a telecom.

teton

Noun : A member of the largest group of Sioux peoples.

Noun : The language of this people.

Noun : A small city in Fremont County, Idaho.

tepal

Noun : (botany) Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.

tells

Verb : (transitive, archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.

Verb : (transitive, ditransitive) To narrate, to recount.

Verb : (transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.

tenno

Noun : The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.

Noun : Alternative form of tenno [The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.]

tenge

Noun : The basic monetary unit of Kazakhstan; subdivided into tiyin.

texan

Adjective : Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

Adjective : (less common) Of or pertaining to the U.S. state of Texas in general.

Noun : A native or resident of the state of Texas in the United States of America.

tewes

Noun : A surname from German.

tewel

Noun : (now rare) A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows.

Noun : (obsolete) The anus, rectum or posterior.

Noun : A hamlet west of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO8285).

tecta

Adjective : Of or pertaining to the tectum

Noun : (phonetics) A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth

teint

Noun : (obsolete) Colour, tinge; tint.

teres

Noun : (anatomy) A terete muscle.

tessa

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.

Noun : (Britain, finance, historical) Acronym of Tax-exempt special savings account.

tebet

Noun : Alternative form of Tevet [(Judaism) The fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Kislev and before Shevat.]

tee up

Verb : (golf) To place a golf ball on a tee

Verb : (soccer) To pass the ball to someone, facilitating a shot.

Verb : (American football) To place the ball on a tee, ready for kickoff.

teams

Noun : A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.

Noun : Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.

Noun : (obsolete) A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.

teiid

Adjective : Of or belonging to the Teiidae family of tropical American lizards.

Noun : Any lizard in the family Teiidae.

tendo

tevet

Noun : (Judaism) The fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Kislev and before Shevat.

tecum

Noun : Alternative form of tucum [A fine, strong fibre obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.]

tegua

Noun : a type of moccasi

telia

Adjective : pertaining to a teliu

texts

Noun : A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

Noun : A book, tome or other set of writings.

Noun : (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

tenue

Noun : bearing, carriage, deportment

Noun : mode of dress

tewed

Adjective : (obsolete, dialect) fatigued; worn from labour or hardship

temps

Noun : A temporary employee, usually in an office.

Noun : (programming, informal) A temporary storage location.

Verb : To work as a temporary employee.

telus

Noun : Telus Communications Inc. is the wholly owned principal subsidiary of Telus Corporation, a Canadian national telecommunications company that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, healthcare, video, and IPTV television.

tedge

Noun : The gate of a mold, through which the melted metal is poured.

tendu

Noun : (ballet) A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor

tends

Verb : (law, Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

Verb : (followed by a to-infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.

Verb : (intransitive) To contribute to or toward some outcome.

tents

Noun : A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

Noun : (archaic) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.

Noun : (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.

tepic

Noun : The state capital of Nayarit.

teems

Verb : To be stocked to overflowing.

Verb : To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.

Verb : (obsolete) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.

terga

Adjective : Of or pertaining to the tergum; dorsal

terri

Noun : A female given name; a spelling variant of Terry, diminutive of Teresa.

tener

Noun : A surname.

tenax

tepor

Noun : (archaic) Lukewarmness, tepidness, moderate warmth.

terah

Noun : the father of Abraham

Noun : (very rare) A male given name from Hebrew

teige

terin

Noun : (archaic) Alternative form of tarin (the bird) [(archaic) A bird, the siskin.]

tesol

Noun : Acronym of teaching English to speakers of other languages.

tenne

Noun : a monetary unit of Turkmenistan [n TENNESI] / an orange-brown colo

teras

Noun : (medicine) a grossly malformed fetus

terek

Noun : A river that flows in Georgia and Russia.

Noun : A Terek sandpiper.

teats

Noun : (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.

Noun : Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.

Noun : An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.

terni

Noun : A province of Umbria, Italy.

Noun : The capital city of the province of Terni, Umbria, Italy.

terma

Noun : Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.

Noun : (anatomy) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.

tetri

Noun : A unit of currency in Georgia, one hundredth of a lari.

telar

Adjective : Relating to a tela, a web or membrane.

tesco

Noun : Tesco PLC is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England.

Noun : Tesco PLC is an international retailer with headquarters in the United Kingdom.

tello

Noun : A surname.

texel

Noun : (computer graphics) An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.

Noun : An island in the Netherlands, the most westerly of the Frisian Islands.

Noun : A domestic sheep of a heavily-muscled breed originally from the island of Texel.

teind

Noun : (Scotland) A tithe.

Verb : (Scotland, transitive) To tithe.

tetel

Noun : A large African antelope (Alcelaphus buselaphus tora) with widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.

texte

teale

Noun : A surname.

tehee

teyne

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