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teething noun : growth of the first set of teeth through the gums with its accompanying phenomena

tee·to·tal·er or tee·to·tal·ler noun : a person who practices complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks

— tee·to·tal adjective

— tee·to·tal·ism noun

TEFL abbreviation teaching English as a foreign language

Te·ja·no noun, plural -nos [ORIGIN: MexSp, fr. Tejas Texas]

: a Texan of Hispanic descent

tek·tite noun : a glassy body of probably meteoric origin

tel abbreviation 1 telegram

2 telegraph

3 telephone

tele·cast verb -cast also -cast·ed; -cast·ing : to broadcast by television

— telecast noun

— tele·cast·er noun

tel·e·com noun : TELECOMMUNICATION; also : the telecommunications industry

tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion noun : communication at a distance (as by telephone or radio)

tele·com·mute verb : to work at home by the use of an electronic linkup with a central office

tele·con·fer·ence noun : a conference among people remote from one another held using telecommunications

— tele·con·fer·enc·ing noun

teleg abbreviation telegraphy

tele·ge·nic adjective : markedly attractive to television viewers

tele·gram noun : a message sent by telegraph

1telegraph noun : an electric apparatus or system for sending messages by a code over wires

— tele·graph·ic adjective

2telegraph verb : to send or communicate by or as if by telegraph

— te·leg·ra·pher noun

te·leg·ra·phy noun : the use or operation of a telegraph apparatus or system

tele·mar·ket·ing noun : the marketing of goods or services by telephone

— tele·mar·ket·er noun

te·lem·e·try noun : the transmission esp. by radio of measurements made by automatic instruments to a distant station

— tele·me·ter noun

te·lep·a·thy noun : apparent communication from one mind to another by extrasensory means

— tele·path·ic adjective

— tele·path·i·cal·ly adverb

1telephone noun : an instrument for sending and receiving sounds over long distances by electricity

2telephone verb -phoned; -phon·ing 1 : to send or communicate by telephone

2 : to speak to or attempt to reach by telephone

— tele·phon·er noun

Synonyms

call, dial—more at CALL

te·le·pho·ny noun : use or operation of an apparatus for transmission of sounds as electrical signals between distant points

— tel·e·phon·ic adjective

tele·pho·to adjective : being a camera lens giving a large image of a distant object

— tele·pho·tog·ra·phy noun

tele·play noun : a story prepared for television production

tele·print·er noun : TELETYPEWRITER

tele·prompt·er noun : a device for displaying prepared text to a speaker or performer

1telescope noun 1 : a cylindrical instrument equipped with lenses or mirrors for viewing distant objects

2 : RADIO TELESCOPE

2telescope verb -scoped; -scop·ing 1 : to slide or pass or cause to slide or pass one within another like the sections of a collapsible hand telescope

2 : COMPRESS, CONDENSE

tele·scop·ic adjective 1 : of or relating to a telescope

2 : seen only by a telescope

3 : able to discern objects at a distance

4 : having parts that telescope

— tele·scop·i·cal·ly adverb

tele·text noun : a system for broadcasting text over a television signal and displaying it on a decoder-equipped television

tele·thon noun : a long television program usu. to solicit funds for a charity

tele·type·writ·er noun : a printing device resembling a typewriter used to send and receive signals over telephone lines

tele·vise verb -vised; -vis·ing : to broadcast by television

tele·vi·sion noun [ORIGIN: F télévision, fr. Gk tēle far, at a distance + F vision vision]

: a system for transmitting images and sound by converting them into electrical or radio waves which are converted back into images and sound by a receiver; also : a television receiving set

tell verb told ; tell·ing 1 : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved