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ter|mite /tɜː ^r ma I t/ (termites ) N‑COUNT Termites are small white insects which live in hot countries in homes made of earth. Termites do a lot of damage by eating wood.

te rm pa|per (term papers ) N‑COUNT A term paper is an essay or report which a student writes on a subject that he or she has studied during a term at a school, college, or university. [AM ]

te rms of re f|er|ence N‑PLURAL Terms of reference are the instructions given to someone when they are asked to consider or investigate a particular subject, telling them what they must deal with and what they can ignore. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] The government has announced the terms of reference for its proposed committee of inquiry.

tern /tɜː ^r n/ (terns ) N‑COUNT A tern is a small black and white seabird with long wings and a forked tail.

ter|race /te r I s/ (terraces )

1 N‑COUNT A terrace is a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls. [BRIT ] □ [+ of ] …a terrace of stylish Victorian houses. □  …3 Queensborough Terrace.

2 N‑COUNT A terrace is a flat area of stone or grass next to a building where people can sit.

3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Terraces are a series of flat areas built like steps on the side of a hill so that crops can be grown there. □ [+ of ] …massive terraces of maize and millet carved into the mountainside like giant steps.

4 N‑PLURAL The terraces at a football ground are wide steps that people can stand on when they are watching a game. [BRIT ]

ter|raced /te r I st/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A terraced slope or side of a hill has flat areas like steps cut into it, where crops or other plants can be grown.

te r|raced hou se (terraced houses ) N‑COUNT A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls. [BRIT ] in AM, use row house

ter|rac|ing /te rəs I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Terracing is a sloping piece of land that has had flat areas like steps built on it, for example so that people can grow crops there.

terra|cotta /te rəkɒ tə/ also terra-cotta

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Terracotta is a brownish-red clay that has been baked and is used for making things such as flower pots, small statues, and tiles. □  …plants in terracotta pots.

2 COLOUR Terracotta is used to describe things that are brownish-red in colour. □  …the soft tones of blue, cream and terracotta.

ter|ra fir|ma /te rə fɜː ^r mə/ N‑UNCOUNT If you describe the ground as terra firma , you mean that it feels safe in contrast to being in the air or at sea. □  …his relief on finding himself once more on terra firma.

ter|rain /təre I n/ (terrains ) N‑VAR Terrain is used to refer to an area of land or a type of land when you are considering its physical features. □  The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.

ter|ra|pin /te rəp I n/ (terrapins ) N‑COUNT A terrapin is a reptile which has a thick shell covering its body and which lives partly in water and partly on land.

ter|res|trial /t I re striəl/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Terrestrial means relating to the planet Earth rather than to some other part of the universe. □  …terrestrial life forms.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Terrestrial television channels are transmitted using equipment situated at ground level, and not by satellite. [BRIT ]

ter|ri|ble ◆◆◇ /te r I b ^ə l/

1 ADJ A terrible experience or situation is very serious or very unpleasant. □  Tens of thousands more suffered terrible injuries in the world's worst industrial disaster. □  I often have the most terrible nightmares. ●  ter|ri|bly ADV [ADV after v] □  My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend.

2 ADJ If something is terrible , it is very bad or of very poor quality. □  She admits her French is terrible.