5-letter words starting with te
- tense — in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
- tenth — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- tenty — watchful; attentive.
- tenue — a way of carrying oneself
- tepal — one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- tepee — a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- tepic — a state in W Mexico. 10,442 sq. mi. (27,045 sq. km). Capital: Tepic.
- tepid — moderately warm; lukewarm: tepid water.
- tepoy — teapoy
- tera- — denoting 1012
- terah — the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- terai — a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- teras — a monstrosity
- terce — tierce (def 3).
- terek — a Russian sandpiper, Xenus cinerius
- teres — a shoulder muscle
- terga — the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
- terms — a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- terna — a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne — terne metal.
- terni — a city in central Italy.
- terr. — terrace
- terra — earth; land.
- terri — a female given name, form of Theresa.
- terry — the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- terse — neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terts — a card game using 32 cards
- tesla — Nikola [nik-oh-luh] /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/ (Show IPA), 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
- tesol — teaching English to speakers of other languages. Compare ESOL.
- tessa — a female given name, form of Theresa.
- testa — the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- teste — the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- testy — irritably impatient; touchy.
- teton — the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- tetra — any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetri — a currency unit of Georgia equivalent to one one-hundredth of a lari
- teugh — tough
- tevet — the fourth month of the Jewish calendar.
- tevez — Carlos (Alberto). born 1984, Argentinian footballer; played for Manchester United (2007–09, Manchester City (2009–2013), and Juventus from 2013
- tewel — a horse's rectum
- tewit — a lapwing
- texan — a state in the S United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Capital: Austin. Abbreviation: Tex., TX (for use with zip code).
- texas — a state in the S United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km). Capital: Austin. Abbreviation: Tex., TX (for use with zip code).
- texel — an island off the N coast of the Netherlands, in the North Sea: largest of the West Frisian Islands. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- teyde — Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), Teide, Pico de.
- tezel — Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.