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take the stageverbMWEattract attention onto oneselfUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take the standverbMWEgive testimony in a court of lawRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take the veilverbMWEbecome a nunUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take time by the forelockverbMWEact quickly and decisivelyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take time offverbMWEtake time off from workUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take toverbMWEhave a fancy or particular liking or desire forUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take to beverbMWElook on as or considerUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take to heartverbMWEget down toUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take to taskverbMWEcensure severely or angrilyEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take to the woodsverbMWEfleeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take turnsverbMWEApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take upverbMWEApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take up armsverbMWEcommence hostilitiesApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

take waterverbMWEenter the waterUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talcverbapply talcum powder to (one's body)UnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talkverbdivulge confidential information or secretsUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk aboutverbMWEto consider or examine in speech or writingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk downverbMWEdirect and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radioUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk intoverbMWEpersuade somebody to do somethingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk ofverbMWEdiscuss or mentionUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk out ofverbMWEpersuade someone not to do somethingEvaluateUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk oververbMWEspeak with others about somethingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk shopverbMWEdiscuss matters that are related to workUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk termsverbMWEdiscuss the terms of an arrangementApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk through one's hatverbMWEspeak insincerely or without regard for facts or truthsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

talk turkeyverbMWEdiscuss frankly, often in a business contextAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tallyverbbe compatible, similar or consistentApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tameverbmake fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humansApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tampverbpress down tightlyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tamp downverbMWEpress down tightlyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tamperverbTo deliberately alter a system's logic, data, or control information to cause the system to perform unauthorized functions or services.ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tamponverbplug with a tamponUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tanverbtreat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leatherUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tangleverbforce into some kind of situation, condition, or course of actionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tangle withverbMWEget involved in or withAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tangoverbdance a tangoApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tankverbstore in a tank by causing (something) to flow into itUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tantaliseverbharass with persistent criticism or carpingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tantalizeverbharass with persistent criticism or carpingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tapverbdance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tap danceverbMWEperform a tap danceApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tap outverbMWEbeat out a rhythmApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tapeverbfasten or attach with tapeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tape recordverbMWErecord with a tape recorderApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

taperverbdiminish graduallyApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

taper offverbMWEUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tarverbcoat with tarApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tar-and-featherverbsmear the body of (someone) with tar and feathersApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

targetverbintend (something) to move towards a certain goalApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tariffverbto charge a tariffUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tarmacverbsurface with macadamApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tarnishverbmake dirty or spotty, as by exposure to airUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tarryverbleave slowly and hesitantlyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tart upverbMWEdress up in a cheap and provocative wayApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

taskverbuse to the limitApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tasteverbhave a distinctive or characteristic tasteUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tatverbmake lacework by knotting or loopingApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tattleverbspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlyRememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tattooverbstain (skin) with indelible colorApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tauntverbharass with persistent criticism or carpingUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tautenverbApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

taxverbset or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)ApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

taxiverbride in a taxicabApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teachverbinstruct others by explaining concepts and demonstrating skillsUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teamverbto form a cooperative unitUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

team upverbMWEform a teamApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tearverbseparate or cause to separate abruptlyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tear apartverbMWEexpress a totally negative opinion ofAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tear awayverbMWEApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tear downverbMWEto tear down so as to make flat with the groundAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tear intoverbMWEhit violently, as in an attackAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tear offverbMWEApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tear upverbMWEto rip into shredsUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teargasverbattack with teargasApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teaseverbruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effectAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tease apartverbMWEdisentangle and raise the fibers ofAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teeverbconnect with a teeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tee offverbMWEstrike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a holeApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tee upverbMWEmake detailed arrangements or preparationsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teemverbmove in large numbersUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teem inverbMWEexist in large quantityUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teeterverbmove unsteadily, with a rocking motionUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teeter-totterverbride on a plankUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teetheverbUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teetotalverbpractice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beveragesUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telecastverbbroadcast via televisionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telecommunicateverbcommunicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mailApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telefaxverbsend something via a facsimile machineApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telegraphverbsend cables, wires, or telegramsApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telepathiseverbcommunicate nonverbally by telepathyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telepathizeverbcommunicate nonverbally by telepathyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telephoneverbget or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephoneApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

teleportverbtransport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at anotherUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telescopeverbcrush together or collapseApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

televiseverbbroadcast via televisionApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

telexverbcommunicate by telexApplyUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tellverbcommunicate information verbally or in writingUnderstandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tell apartverbMWEdetect with the sensesAnalyzeUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tell offverbMWEreprimandUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026

tell onverbMWERememberUnclassifiedJun 3, 2026