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1 N‑UNCOUNT Teaching is the work that a teacher does in helping students to learn. □  The Government funds university teaching. □ [+ of ] …the teaching of English in schools.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl, with poss] The teachings of a particular person, group of people, or religion are all the ideas and principles that they teach. □ [+ on ] I assumed that the traditional teaching on marriage was outdated.

tea ch|ing hos|pi|tal (teaching hospitals ) N‑COUNT A teaching hospital is a hospital that is linked with a medical school, where medical students and newly qualified doctors receive practical training.

tea ch|ing prac|tice N‑UNCOUNT Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, usually use practice teaching

tea cloth (tea cloths ) also tea-cloth N‑COUNT A tea cloth is the same as a tea towel . [BRIT ]

tea cosy (tea cosies ) also tea-cosy N‑COUNT A tea cosy is a soft knitted or fabric cover which you put over a teapot in order to keep the tea hot. [BRIT ] in AM, use tea cozy

tea|cup /tiː kʌp/ (teacups ) also tea-cup

1 N‑COUNT A teacup is a cup that you use for drinking tea.

2 PHRASE If you describe a situation as a storm in a teacup , you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important. [BRIT ] □  Both are trying to present the disagreement as a storm in a teacup. in AM, use a tempest in a teapot

tea dance (tea dances ) N‑COUNT A tea dance is a social event that takes place in the afternoon, where people meet to dance and have tea. Tea dances are especially popular with older people.

teak /tiː k/ N‑UNCOUNT Teak is the wood of a tall tree with very hard, light-coloured wood which grows in South-East Asia. □  The door is beautifully made in solid teak.

tea|kettle /tiː ket ^ə l/ (teakettles ) also tea kettle N‑COUNT A teakettle is a kettle that is used for boiling water to make tea. [mainly AM ]

teal /tiː l/ (teals or teal ) N‑COUNT A teal is a small duck found in Europe and Asia.

tea leaf (tea leaves ) also tea-leaf N‑COUNT [usu pl] Tea leaves are the small pieces of dried leaves that you use to make tea.

team ◆◆◆ /tiː m/ (teams , teaming , teamed )

1 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A team is a group of people who play a particular sport or game together against other similar groups of people. □  The team failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals. □  He had lost his place in the England team.

2 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] You can refer to any group of people who work together as a team . □ [+ of ] Each specialist consultant has a team of doctors under him.

▸  team up PHRASAL VERB If you team up with someone, you join them in order to work together for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people or groups team up . □ [V P + with ] I teamed up with a photographer who took me round central London for a two-hour picture session. □ [V P ] Recently a friend suggested that we team up for a working holiday in Europe in the summer. SYNONYMS team NOUN 1

side:Italy were definitely a better side than Germany.

squad:Sean O'Leary has been named in the England squad to tour Argentina.

line-up:Ryan Giggs is likely to be in Wales's starting line-up for their World Cup qualifying match.

tea m-mate (team-mates ) also teammate N‑COUNT [oft poss N ] In a game or sport, your team-mates are the other members of your team.

tea m play |er (team players ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a team player , you mean that they work well with other people in order to achieve things. [APPROVAL ]