t
/ti:/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The 20th letter of the English alphabet: "T" is the twentieth letter in the modern English alphabet.
- A written or printed representation of the letter T or t: The shape or character used in writing.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The word "tea" starts with the letter T.
- She wrote a capital T at the beginning of her name.
Advanced Usage
- To a T: perfectly, exactly, or with great precision.
- The suit fits him to a T.
- She followed the recipe to a T, and the cake was perfect.
Variants and Related Words
- T-shirt (n): a casual short-sleeved shirt with a round neckline and no collar.
- He wore a plain white T-shirt.
- T-bone (n): a cut of beef containing a T-shaped bone.
- They ordered a large T-bone steak.
Synonyms
- Character: a written or printed letter or symbol.
- Letter: a character representing one or more sounds used in speech.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Not commonly applicable for the single letter "T")
Related Idioms
- Dot the i's and cross the t's: to be meticulous and precise, paying attention to every small detail.
- Before submitting the report, make sure to dot the i's and cross the t's.
Noun
- hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
- thyroxine is 65% iodine
- 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
- the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
- a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
- one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
- a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine