| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tobogganed | imp. & past participle | of Toboggan |
| tobogganer | noun | Alt. of Tobogganist |
| toilinette | noun | A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the warp of cotton and silk, — used for waistcoats. |
| tolerating | present participle & vb. noun | of Tolerate |
| toleration | noun | The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved., Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different from, those of the established church or belief., Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to religious matters. |
| tollhouses | plural | of Tollhouse |
| tolutation | noun | A pacing or ambling. |
| tomahawked | imp. & past participle | of Tomahawk |
| tomfoolery | noun | Folly; trifling. |
| tomopteris | noun | A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the order, or suborder, Gymnocopa. |
| tonca bean | See Tonka bean. | |
| tonguebird | noun | The wryneck. |
| tonguefish | noun | A flounder (Symphurus plagiusa) native of the southern coast of the United States. |
| tongueless | adjective | Having no tongue., Hence, speechless; mute., Unnamed; not spoken of. |
| tongue-pad | noun | A great talker. |
| tonguester | noun | One who uses his tongue; a talker; a story-teller; a gossip. |
| tongue-tie | noun | Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums., To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct articulation. |
| tongueworm | noun | Any species of Linguatulina. |
| tonka bean | The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean. | |
| tonsilitic | adjective | Tonsilar. |
| tonsilitis | noun | Inflammation of the tonsil; quinsy. |
| tool-stock | noun | The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped. |
| toothbrush | noun | A brush for cleaning the teeth. |
| toothleted | adjective | Having a toothlet or toothlets; as, a toothleted leaf. |
| toothshell | noun | Any species of Dentalium and allied genera having a tooth-shaped shell. See Dentalium. |
| toparchies | plural | of Toparchy |
| topazolite | noun | A topaz-yellow variety of garnet. |
| topgallant | adjective | Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship., Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid., A topgallant mast or sail., Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. |
| tophaceous | adjective | Gritty; sandy; rough; stony. |
| top-hamper | noun | The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. |
| topography | noun | The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region. |
| top-shaped | adjective | Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate. |
| topsoiling | noun | The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an excavation or embankment is begun. |
| top-tackle | noun | A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast. |
| torbernite | noun | A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite. |
| torchlight | noun | The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession. |
| tormenting | present participle & vb. noun | of Torment, Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream. |
| tormentful | adjective | Full of torment; causing, or accompainied by, torment; excruciating. |
| tormentise | noun | Torture; torment. |
| toppescent | adjective | Becoming torpid or numb. |
| torpidness | noun | The qualityy or state of being torpid. |
| torpifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Torpify |
| torporific | adjective | Tending to produce torpor. |
| torrefying | present participle & vb. noun | of Torrefy |
| torrential | adjective | Alt. of Torrentine |
| torrentine | adjective | Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent . |
| torridness | noun | The quality or state of being torrid or parched. |
| tortiously | adverb | In a tortous manner. |
| tortuoslty | noun | the quality or state of being tortuous. |
| torturable | adjective | Capable of being tortured. |
| torturing. | present participle & vb. noun | of Torture |
| torulaform | adjective | Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci. |
| touchiness | noun | The quality or state of being touchy peevishness; irritability; irascibility. |
| touchstone | noun | Lydian stone; basanite; — so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite., Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried. |
| tough-cake | noun | See Tough-pitch (b). |
| toughening | present participle & vb. noun | of Toughen |
| tough-head | noun | The ruddy duck. |
| tourmaline | noun | A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are valued as jewels. |
| tournament | noun | A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle., Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament. |
| tourniquet | noun | An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means. |
| towardness | noun | Quality or state of being toward. |
| town-crier | noun | A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town. |
| townpeople | noun | The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction from country people; townsfolk. |
| toxicology | noun | The science which treats of poisons, their effects, antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the science. |
| toxiphobia | noun | An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons. |
| toxoglossa | nounpl. | A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra. |