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tu|telage /tjuː t I l I dʒ, [AM ] tuː t-/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu under N ] If one person, group, or country does something under the tutelage of another, they do it while they are being taught or guided by them. [FORMAL ]

tu|tor /tjuː tə ^r , [AM ] tuː t-/ (tutors , tutoring , tutored )

1 N‑COUNT A tutor is a teacher at a British university or college. In some American universities or colleges, a tutor is a teacher of the lowest rank. □ [+ in ] He is course tutor in archaeology at the University of Southampton.

2 N‑COUNT A tutor is someone who gives private lessons to one pupil or a very small group of pupils.

3 VERB If someone tutors a person or a subject, they teach that person or subject. □ [V n + in ] The old man was tutoring her in the stringed instruments. □ [V n] …at the college where I tutored a two-day Introduction to Chairmaking course. □ [V + in ] I tutored in economics. [Also V ]

tu|to|rial /tjuːtɔː riəl, [AM ] tuː t-/ (tutorials )

1 N‑COUNT [oft N n] In a university or college, a tutorial is a regular meeting between a tutor and one or several students, for discussion of a subject that is being studied. □  …teaching in small tutorial groups.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Tutorial means relating to a tutor or tutors, especially one at a university or college. □  …the tutorial staff.

tu t-tu t (tut-tuts , tut-tutting , tut-tutted ) also tut tut

1 CONVENTION Tut-tut is used in writing to represent the sound that you make with your tongue touching the top of your mouth when you want to indicate disapproval, annoyance, or sympathy. [FEELINGS ]

2 VERB If you tut-tut about something, you express your disapproval of it, especially by making a sound with your tongue touching the top of your mouth. □ [V + about ] We all spent a lot of time tut-tutting about Angie and her lifestyle. □ [V ] The doctor tut-tutted, dismissing my words as excuses.

tutu /tuː tuː/ (tutus ) N‑COUNT A tutu is a costume worn by female ballet dancers. It has a very short stiff skirt made of many layers of material that sticks out from the waist.

tux /tʌ ks/ (tuxes ) N‑COUNT A tux is the same as a tuxedo . [INFORMAL ]

tux|edo /tʌksiː doʊ/ (tuxedos ) N‑COUNT A tuxedo is a black or white jacket worn by men for formal social events. [mainly AM ] in BRIT, usually use dinner jacket

TV ◆◆◇ /tiː viː / (TVs ) N‑VAR TV means the same as television . □  The TV was on. □  I prefer going to the cinema to watching TV. □  …a TV commercial.

T V di n|ner (TV dinners ) N‑COUNT A TV dinner is a complete meal that is sold in a single container. It can be heated up quickly and eaten from the container it is cooked in.

twad|dle /twɒ d ^ə l/ N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to something that someone says as twaddle , you mean that it is silly or untrue. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

twang /twæ ŋ/ (twangs , twanging , twanged )

1 VERB If you twang something such as a tight string or elastic band, or if it twangs , it makes a fairly loud, ringing sound because it has been pulled and then released. □ [V n] …people who sat at the back of class and twanged an elastic band. □ [V -ing] The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming. □ [V ] The fiddle began to twang. ● N‑COUNT Twang is also a noun. □  Something gave a loud discordant twang.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A twang is a quality in someone's way of speaking in which sound seems to be coming through the nose. □  …her broad Australian twang.

twat /twɒ t/ (twats ) N‑COUNT If someone calls another person a twat , they are insulting them and showing that they do not like or respect them. [INFORMAL , OFFENSIVE , DISAPPROVAL ]

tweak /twiː k/ (tweaks , tweaking , tweaked )

1 VERB If you tweak something, especially part of someone's body, you hold it between your finger and thumb and twist it or pull it. □ [V n] He tweaked Guy's ear roughly.