10-letter words starting with t

the attack — the players in a team whose main role is to attack the opponents' goal or territory
the azores — three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)
the better — something that is the more excellent, useful, etc, of two such things
the beyond — the unknown; the world outside the range of human perception, esp life after death in certain religious beliefs
the boards — the acting profession; the stage
the bottle — drinking of alcohol, esp to excess
the bounce — the start of play at the beginning of each quarter or after a goal
the bowery — a street in New York City noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by vagrants and drunks
the breaks — to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
the buddha — ?563–483 bc, a title applied to Gautama Siddhartha, a nobleman and religious teacher working in N India, regarded by his followers as the most recent rediscoverer of the path to enlightenment: the founder of Buddhism
the budget — an estimate of British government expenditures and revenues and the financial plans for the ensuing fiscal year presented annually to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
the burren — a limestone area on the North Clare coast in the Irish Republic, famous for its wild flowers, caves, and dolmens
the bushes — rural or small-town districts
the buskin — tragic drama
the canvas — the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
the cellar — the lowest position, as in the relative standing of competing teams
the centre — the sparsely inhabited central region of Australia
the change — menopause
the charts — the lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos
the chores — housework
the cinema — the art or business of making films
the comics — the comic strips in newspapers, etc
the corner — an area in central Australia, at the junction of the borders of Queensland and South Australia
the cratur — whisky or whiskey
the creeps — to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.
the crunch — the critical moment or situation
the d.t.'s — the, delirium tremens.
the damned — souls doomed to eternal punishment
the deluge — the great flood in Noah's time: Gen. 7
the depths — deep sea
the dergue — the socialist ruling body of Ethiopia, established in 1974
the devil! — used in such phrases as what the devil, where the devil, etc
the discus — the event or sport of throwing the discus
the dozens — a form of verbal play in which the participants exchange witty, ribald taunts and insults, often specif. about each other's mother
the dragon — the constellation Draco
the eocene — the Eocene epoch or rock series
the exodus — the departure of the Israelites from Egypt led by Moses
the fishes — the constellation Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac
the flicks — the cinema
the forces — the armed services of a nation
the former — the first or first mentioned of two: distinguished from latter
the french — the natives, citizens, or inhabitants of France collectively
the galaxy — the spiral galaxy, approximately 100 000 light years in diameter, that contains the solar system about three fifths of the distance from its centre
the grades — elementary school
the grange — an association of farmers that strongly influenced state legislatures in the late 19th century
the guides — an organization for girls equivalent to the Scouts
the gutter — a poverty-stricken, degraded, or criminal environment
the hadean — the Hadean time period
the heaves — an attack of vomiting or retching
the horses — gambling linked to horse racing

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