| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tuba | noun | An ancient trumpet., A sax-tuba. See Sax-tuba. |
| tube | noun | A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe., A telescope., A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other substance., The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla., A priming tube, or friction primer. See under Priming, and Friction., A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases to pass through., A more or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case secreted or constructed by many annelids, crustaceans, insects, and other animals, for protection or concealment. See Illust. of Tubeworm., One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk., To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well. |
| tuch | noun | A dark-colored kind of marble; touchstone. |
| tuck | noun | A long, narrow sword; a rapier., The beat of a drum., To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one’s sleeves., To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress., To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one’s arm, or into a pocket., To full, as cloth., To contract; to draw together., A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait., A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; — called also tuck-net., A pull; a lugging., The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern., Food; pastry; sweetmeats. |
| tuet | noun | The lapwing. |
| tufa | A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; — called also calcareous tufa., A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of consolidated cinders, or scoria. | |
| tuff | noun | Same as Tufa. |
| tuft | noun | A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers., A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants., A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the English universities; — so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them., To separate into tufts., To adorn with tufts or with a tuft., To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts. |
| tule | noun | A large bulrush (Scirpus lacustris, and S. Tatora) growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and elsewhere. |
| tull | verb t. | To allure; to tole. |
| tump | noun | A little hillock; a knoll., To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump teasel., To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed. |
| tuna | noun | The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly., The tunny., The bonito, 2. |
| tune | noun | A sound; a note; a tone., A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones for one voice or instrument, or for any number of voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as, a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm tune. See Air., The state of giving the proper, sound or sounds; just intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune., Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or humor; right mood., To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds; to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone of; as, to tune a piano or a violin., To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious., To sing with melody or harmony., To put into a proper state or disposition., To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical sounds., To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing without pronouncing words; to hum. |
| tunk | noun | A sharp blow; a thump. |
| turf | noun | That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod., Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat., Race course; horse racing; — preceded by the., To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. |
| turk | noun | A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia, etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey., A native or inhabitant of Turkey., A Mohammedan; esp., one living in Turkey., The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum. |
| turm | noun | A troop; a company. |
| turn | verb t. | To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head., To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat., To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; — used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something., To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote., To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; — often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like., To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal., Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in proper condition; to adapt., To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad., To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly., To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one’s stomach., To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel., Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support; to hinge; to depend; as, the decision turns on a single fact., To result or terminate; to come about; to eventuate; to issue., To be deflected; to take a different direction or tendency; to be directed otherwise; to be differently applied; to be transferred; as, to turn from the road., To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to grow; as, wood turns to stone; water turns to ice; one color turns to another; to turn Mohammedan., To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory turns well., To become acid; to sour; — said of milk, ale, etc., To become giddy; — said of the head or brain., To be nauseated; — said of the stomach., To become inclined in the other direction; — said of scales., To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb; — said of the tide., To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery., To invert a type of the same thickness, as temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted., The act of turning; movement or motion about, or as if about, a center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a wheel., Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order, position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude; as, the turn of the tide., One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series of occurrences, reckoning from change to change; hence, a winding; a bend; a meander., A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it began; a short walk; a stroll., Successive course; opportunity enjoyed by alternation with another or with others, or in due order; due chance; alternate or incidental occasion; appropriate time., Incidental or opportune deed or office; occasional act of kindness or malice; as, to do one an ill turn., Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will not serve his turn., Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; — used in a literal or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly turn in conversation., A change of condition; especially, a sudden or recurring symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell; as, a bad turn., A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; — so called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand on a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off, when the signal was given., A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about a pin or a cleat., A pit sunk in some part of a drift., A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a year in every hundred within his county., Monthly courses; menses., An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /. |
| tush | interj. | An exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as, tush, tush! do not speak of it., A long, pointed tooth; a tusk; — applied especially to certain teeth of horses. |
| tusk | noun | Same as Torsk., One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding tooth., A toothshell, or Dentalium; — called also tusk-shell., A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps, or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth., To bare or gnash the teeth. |
| tuza | noun | The tucan. |