| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| to- | preposition | An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend, to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on All to, or All-to, under All, adv. |
| tod | noun | A bush; a thick shrub; a bushy clump., An old weight used in weighing wool, being usually twenty-eight pounds., A fox; — probably so named from its bushy tail., To weigh; to yield in tods. |
| toe | noun | One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal., The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal., Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate., The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step., A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved., A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece., To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark., To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way). |
| tol | verb t. | To take away. See Toll. |
| tom | noun | The knave of trumps at gleek. |
| ton | pl. of Toe., The common tunny, or house mackerel., The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton., A measure of weight or quantity., The weight of twenty hundredweight., Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden., A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten barrels, of flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn, timber, etc. | |
| too | adverb | Over; more than enough; — noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much., Likewise; also; in addition. |
| top | noun | A child’s toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip., A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting., The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground., The utmost degree; the acme; the summit., The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost attainable place; as, to be at the top of one’s class, or at the top of the school., The chief person; the most prominent one., The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head., The head, or upper part, of a plant., A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft., A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out., Eve; verge; point., The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface., Top-boots., To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains., To predominate; as, topping passions., To excel; to rise above others., To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; — chiefly used in the past participle., To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass., To rise to the top of; to go over the top of., To take off the or upper part of; to crop., To perform eminently, or better than before., To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other. |
| tor | noun | A tower; a turret., High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. |
| tot | noun | Anything small; — frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child., A drinking cup of small size, holding about half a pint., A foolish fellow. |
| tow | noun | The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle., To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope., A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope., The act of towing, or the state of being towed; –chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow., That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect. |
| toy | verb t. | A plaything for children; a bawble., A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle., A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion., Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime., An old story; a silly tale., A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; — called also toy mutch., To dally amorously; to trifle; to play., To treat foolishly. |