English to English Dictionary

Take shape

To become definite, clear, or well-organized; to develop into a specific form or structure.

Take the Piss

To mock or tease someone in a playful or derisive manner.

Take the Queen's Shilling

To enlist in the military, often implying a loss of freedom or autonomy.

Take-On

A challenge or responsibility that one accepts.

Take-home message

The most important point, moral, or conclusion of a presentation, speech, or learning experience that is meant to be remembered.

Takeaway

A meal cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant to be eaten somewhere else.

Takeback

An act of retracting a statement, promise, offer, or previous move in a game.

Takeoff

The moment an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly.

Taker

A person who takes something, especially in a specified context.

Tale

A narrative or story, especially one that is imaginative or fictitious.

Talent

A natural aptitude or skill.

Taliban

A fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan that seeks to establish an Islamic state governed by strict Sharia law.