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tape re • cord • er / ' teip riikordar / noun

[ count ]

a machine that you use for recording and playing sound or music on tape

tap • es • try / ' trepastri / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( plural tap - es . tries )

tape measure

( ART ) a piece of cloth with pictures on it made from thread in different colors

tar / tar / noun [ noncount ]

a black substance that is thick and sticky when it is hot, and hard when it is cold. Tar is used for making roads.

ta • ran • tu • la / ta 'rrentfala / noun [ count ]

a large spider covered with hair. Tarantulas live in hot countries and sometimes have a poisonous bite.

tar • getAWL / ' targat / noun [ count ]

a person, place, or thing that you try to hit when you are shooting or attacking

The bomb hit its target.

a result that you are trying to achieve Our target is to finish the job by Friday.

a round object with circles on it, which you try to hit in shooting practice

tart 1 / tart / adjective

with a sharp taste like a lemon This apple is really tart!

—SYNONYM sour

tart2 / tart / noun [ count ]

an open pie (= a type of baked food ) filled with sweet food such as fruit

Would you like a piece of apple tart?

task Ф / taesk/ noun [count ]

a piece of work that you must do; a job I had the task of cleaning the floors.

taste 1 © / teist / noun

1 [ singular ] the feeling that a certain food or drink gives in your mouth

Sugar has a sweet taste, and lemons have a sour taste.

don't like the taste of this cheese.

[ noncount ] the power to know about food and drink with your mouth

When you have a cold, you often lose your sense of taste .

[ count , usually singular ] a small amount of food or drink

Have a taste of this fish to see if you like it.

[ noncount ] being able to choose nice things She has good taste in clothes.

taSte 2О / teist / verb ( tastes , tast - ing , tast - ed )

to have a particular flavor This tastes like oranges. Honey tastes sweet.

to feel or know a particular food or drink in your mouth Can you taste onions in this soup?

to eat or drink a small amount of something, to test its flavor

Taste some of this cheese to see if you like it.

taste • ful / teistfl / adjective

attractive and of good quality, and showing that you can choose nice things tasteful furniture

—ANTONYM tasteless ► taste • ful • ly / ' teistfali / adverb The room was tastefully decorated.

taste • less / teistlas / adjective

likely to make someone feel angry or upset That was a really tasteless joke.

having little or no flavor a bowl of tasteless soup

—ANTONYM tasty

3 of bad quality and not attractive, showing that you cannot choose nice things tasteless jewelry

—ANTONYM tasteful

tast • y / ' teisti / adjective ( tast i . er, tast . i . est )

good to eat

The soup was very tasty.

tat • too / tre ' tu / noun [ count ] (plural tat . toos ) a picture on someone's skin, made with a needle and liquid She has a tattoo of a tiger on her shoulder. ►tat • too verb ( tat . toos, tat . too . ing , tat . tooed )

He had a snake tattooed on his arm.

taught

form of teach

taut / tot / adjective

stretched very tight; not loose

The rope should be taut before you attach it.

tax1 Ф / taeks / noun [ count ] ( plural tax es ) money that you have to pay to the government. You pay tax from the money you earn or when you buy things There is a tax on cigarettes in this country. The president announced plans to cut taxes .

tax 2 / treks / verb ( tax . es , tax ing , taxed )

to make someone pay tax

tax • a • tion / trek ' seijn / noun [ noncount ]

the government system that takes money from people to pay for public services, or the money that people have to pay as taxes