teeth /tiː θ/ Teeth is the plural of tooth .
teeth|ing /tiː ð I ŋ/ VERB [only cont] When babies are teething , their teeth are starting to appear through their gums, often causing them pain. □ [V ] Emma broke off a bit of rusk and gave it to Jacinta, who was teething. ● N‑UNCOUNT Teething is also a noun. □ Teething can be painful and make your baby irritable.
tee th|ing prob|lems N‑PLURAL If a project or new product has teething problems , it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available. [BRIT ] □ There are bound to be teething problems with something so new.
tee th|ing trou|bles N‑PLURAL Teething troubles are the same as teething problems . [BRIT ] □ As the director of the project explains, there are still a few teething troubles to overcome.
tee|to|tal /tiːtoʊ t ə l, [AM ] tiː toʊt ə l/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is teetotal does not drink alcohol.
tee|to|tal|ler /tiːtoʊ tələ r / (teetotallers ) N‑COUNT A teetotaller is someone who does not drink alcohol.
TEFL /te f ə l/ N‑UNCOUNT TEFL is the teaching of English to people whose first language is not English, especially people from a country where English is not spoken. TEFL is an abbreviation for 'teaching English as a foreign language'.
Tef|lon /te flɒn/ N‑UNCOUNT Teflon is a type of plastic which is often used to coat pans. Teflon provides a very smooth surface which food does not stick to, so the pan can be cleaned easily. [TRADEMARK ]
tel. Tel. is a written abbreviation for telephone number .
tele|cast /te l I kɑːst, -kæst/ (telecasts ) N‑COUNT A telecast is a programme that is broadcast on television, especially a programme that is broadcast live. [AM ]
tele|com|mu|ni|ca|tions /te l I kəmjuːn I ke I ʃ ə nz/ The form telecommunication is used as a modifier. N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Telecommunications is the technology of sending signals and messages over long distances using electronic equipment, for example by radio and telephone. □ …a Japanese telecommunication company.
tele|com|mut|er /te l I kəmjuː tə r / (telecommuters ) N‑COUNT Telecommuters are the same as teleworkers . [BUSINESS ]
tele|com|mut|ing /te l I kəmjuː t I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Telecommuting is the same as teleworking . [BUSINESS ]
tele|con|fer|ence /te l I kɒnfrəns/ (teleconferences ) N‑COUNT A teleconference is a meeting involving people in various places around the world who use telephones or video links to communicate with each other. [BUSINESS ] ● tele|con|fer|enc|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ …teleconferencing facilities.
tele|gen|ic /te l I dʒe n I k/ ADJ Someone who is telegenic behaves confidently and looks attractive when they are on the television. □ The bright and telegenic Miss Foster is being paid around £90,000 a year for her exclusive deal.
tele|gram /te l I græm/ (telegrams ) N‑COUNT [oft by N ] A telegram is a message that is sent electronically and then printed and delivered to someone's home or office. In the past, telegrams were sent by telegraph. □ She received a briefing by telegram.
tele|graph /te l I grɑːf, -græf/ (telegraphs , telegraphing , telegraphed )
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or by radio signals. Telegraph was used more often before the invention of telephones and computers.
2 VERB In the past, to telegraph someone meant to send them a message by telegraph. □ [V n + to ] Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell. [Also V n, V ]
3 VERB If someone telegraphs something that they are planning or intending to do, they make it obvious, either deliberately or accidentally, that they are going to do it. □ [V n] He explicitly telegraphed his voting intentions at the next meeting.
te le|graph pole (telegraph poles ) N‑COUNT A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system. [BRIT ] in AM, use telephone pole
tele|mar|ket|ing /te l I mɑː r k I t I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Telemarketing is a method of selling in which someone employed by a company telephones people to try and persuade them to buy the company's products or services. [BUSINESS ]
te|lem|etry /təle m I tri/ N‑UNCOUNT Telemetry is the science of using automatic equipment to make scientific measurements and transmit them by radio to a receiving station. [TECHNICAL ]
tele|path|ic /te l I pæ θ I k/ ADJ If you believe that someone is telepathic , you believe that they have mental powers which cannot be explained by science, such as being able to communicate with other people's minds, and know what other people are thinking. □ I could not know that. I'm not telepathic. ● tele|pathi|cal|ly /te l I pæ θ I kli/ ADV [ADV with v] □ I used to communicate with her telepathically.
te|lepa|thy /t I le pəθi/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft by N ] If you refer to telepathy , you mean the direct communication of thoughts and feelings between people's minds, without the need to use speech, writing, or any other normal signals. □ We sometimes expect people to know by telepathy what we are feeling.
tele|phone ◆◆◇ /te l I foʊn/ (telephones , telephoning , telephoned )
1 N‑UNCOUNT The telephone is the electrical system of communication that you use to talk directly to someone else in a different place. You use the telephone by dialling a number on a piece of equipment and speaking into it. □ They usually exchanged messages by telephone. □ I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be. □ She was wanted on the telephone.
2 N‑COUNT A telephone is the piece of equipment that you use when you talk to someone by telephone. □ He got up and answered the telephone.