| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| toadeater | noun | A fawning, obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant; a flatterer; a toady. |
| toadstone | noun | A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England; — said by some to be derived from the German todter stein, meaning dead stone, that is, stone which contains no ores., Bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone, and worn as a jewel. See Bufonite. |
| toadstool | noun | A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the genus Agaricus. The species are almost numberless. They grow on decaying organic matter. |
| tokenless | adjective | Without a token. |
| tolerable | adjective | Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally., Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation. |
| tolerance | noun | The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance., The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration., The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal. |
| tolerated | imp. & past participle | of Tolerate |
| tollbooth | noun | A place where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or toll., In Scotland, a burgh jail; hence, any prison, especially a town jail., To imprison in a tollbooth. |
| tolletane | adjective | Of or pertaining to Toledo in Spain; made in Toledo. |
| tollhouse | noun | A house occupied by a receiver of tolls. |
| tolsester | noun | A toll or tribute of a sextary of ale, paid to the lords of some manors by their tenants, for liberty to brew and sell ale. |
| toluidine | noun | Any one of three metameric amido derivatives of toluene analogous to aniline, and called respectively orthtoluidine, metatoluidine, and paratoluidine; especially, the commonest one, or paratoluidine, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance. |
| toluylene | noun | Same as Stilbene., Sometimes, but less properly, tolylene. |
| tombester | noun | A female dancer. |
| tombstone | noun | A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased. |
| tomentose | adjective | Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane. |
| tonguelet | noun | A little tongue. |
| tonnihood | noun | The female of the bullfinch; — called also tonyhoop. |
| tonometer | noun | An instrument for determining the rate of vibrations in tones., An apparatus for studying and registering the action of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals., An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the eyeball. |
| tonometry | noun | The act of measuring with a tonometer;, measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball. |
| tonophant | noun | A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel welded together, their length being adjystable by a screw socket. |
| tonsorial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving. |
| tool-post | noun | Alt. of Tool-stock |
| tool-rest | noun | the part that supports a tool-post or a tool. |
| toothache | noun | Pain in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia. |
| toothback | noun | Any notodontian. |
| toothbill | noun | A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon (Didunculus strigiostris) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is chocolate red. Called also toothbilled pigeon, and manu-mea. |
| toothless | adjective | Having no teeth. |
| toothpick | noun | A pointed instument for clearing the teeth of substances lodged between them. |
| toothsome | adjective | Grateful to the taste; palatable. |
| toothwort | noun | A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathraea, and various species of Dentaria. See Coralwort. |
| top-armor | noun | A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting. |
| top-block | noun | A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, — used in swaying and lowering the topmast. |
| top-boots | noun pl. | High boots, having generally a band of some kind of light-colored leather around the upper part of the leg; riding boots. |
| top-chain | noun | A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away. |
| top-cloth | noun | A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen. |
| top-drain | verb t. | To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm. |
| top-dress | verb t. | To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land. |
| top-heavy | adjective | Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part. |
| topiarian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening. |
| topically | adverb | In a topical manner; with application to, or limitation of, a particular place or topic. |
| top-light | noun | A lantern or light on the top of a vessel. |
| toppingly | adverb | In a topping or proud manner., Same as Topping, a., 3. |
| top-proud | adjective | Proud to the highest degree. |
| top-shell | noun | Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells of the genus Trochus, or family Trochidae. |
| torchwood | noun | The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, A. Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves. |
| torchwort | noun | The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper. |
| tormented | imp. & past participle | of Torment |
| tormenter | noun | One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor., An executioner. |
| tormentil | noun | A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea. |
| tormentor | noun | One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures., An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels. |
| tormentry | noun | Anything producing torment, annoyance, or pain. |
| torminous | adjective | Affected with tormina; griping. |
| tornadoes | plural | of Tornado |
| tornariae | plural | of Tornaria |
| torpedoes | plural | of Torpedo |
| torpidity | noun | Same as Torpidness. |
| torpified | imp. & past participle | of Torpify |
| torpitude | noun | Torpidness. |
| torquated | adjective | Having or wearing a torque, or neck chain. |
| torrefied | imp. & past participle | of Torrefy |
| torridity | noun | Torridness. |
| torsional | adjective | Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force. |
| tortility | noun | The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed. |
| tortricid | adjective | Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family Tortricidae. |
| tortulous | adjective | Swelled out at intervals like a knotted cord. |
| torturous | adjective | Involving, or pertaining to, torture. |
| toscatter | verb t. | To scatter in pieces; to divide. |
| totalness | noun | The quality or state of being total; entireness; totality. |
| totipalmi | nounpl. | A division of swimming birds including those that have totipalmate feet. |
| tottering | present participle & vb. noun | of Totter |
| touchable | adjective | Capable of being touched; tangible. |
| touchback | noun | The act of touching the football down by a player behind his own goal line when it received its last impulse from an opponent; — distinguished from safety touchdown. |
| touch-box | noun | A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle the match. |
| touchdown | noun | The act of touching the football down behind the opponents’ goal . |
| touchhole | noun | The vent of a cannot or other firearm, by which fire is communicateed to the powder of the charge. |
| touchwood | noun | Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk., Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the Polyporus igniarius. |
| toughened | imp. & past participle | of Toughen |
| toughness | noun | The quality or state of being tough. |
| toupettit | noun | The crested titmouse. |
| townhouse | noun | A building devoted to the public used of a town; a townhall. |
| townsfolk | noun | The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city, in distinction from country people; townspeople. |
| townwards | adverb | Toward a town. |
| toxodonta | nounpl. | An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia. |