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team

a group organized for some purpose, often for sports

tear

to pull apart, often by force

tears

the fluid that comes out of the eyes while crying

technical

involving machines, processes and materials in industry, transportation and communications; of or about a very special kind of subject or thing ("You need technical knowledge to understand how this system works.")

technology

the use of scientific knowledge and methods to produce goods and services

telephone

a device or system for sending sounds, especially the voice, over distances

telescope

a device for making objects that are far away appear closer and larger

television

a device that receives electronic signals and makes them into pictures and sounds; the system of sending pictures and sounds by electronic signals over a distance so others can see and hear them on a receiver

tell

to give information; to make known by speaking; to order; to command

temperature

the measurement of heat and cold

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