| toner | (noun) a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores | - |
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| (noun) a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image | - |
| (noun) a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print | - |
| tongs | (noun) any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below | Synonyms: pair of tongs |
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| tongue | (noun) the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot | - |
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| (noun) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side | Synonyms: clapper |
| (noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | Synonyms: clapper, glossa, lingua |
| (noun) a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language | Synonyms: natural language |
| (noun) a manner of speaking | - |
| (noun) the tongue of certain animals used as meat | - |
| (noun) a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea | Synonyms: spit |
| (noun) any long thin projection that is transient | Synonyms: knife |
| tonguefish | (noun) left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value | Synonyms: tongue-fish |
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| tongueflower | (noun) orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base | Synonyms: tongue-flower |
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| tonic | (noun) a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | Synonyms: restorative |
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| (noun) (music) the first note of a diatonic scale | Synonyms: keynote |
| (noun) a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring | Synonyms: pop, soda, soda pop, soda water |
| (noun) lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine | Synonyms: quinine water, tonic water |
| tonicity | (noun) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | Synonyms: tone, tonus |
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| tonight | (noun) the present or immediately coming night | - |
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| tonnage | (noun) a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship | Synonyms: tonnage duty, tunnage |
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| tonne | (noun) a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms | Synonyms: metric ton, MT, t |
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| tonograph | (noun) A recording tonometer, used in medicine. | - |
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| tonometer | (noun) measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma) | - |
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| tonometry | (noun) the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea | - |
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| tons | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, wads |
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| tonsil | (noun) either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx | Synonyms: faucial tonsil, palatine tonsil, tonsilla |
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| tonsilla | (noun) either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx | Synonyms: faucial tonsil, palatine tonsil, tonsil |
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| tonsillectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy | - |
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| tonsillitis | (noun) inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils) | - |
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| tonsure | (noun) shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order | - |
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| (noun) the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head | - |
| tontine | (noun) an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant | - |
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| (noun) a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members | Synonyms: tontine insurance |
| tonus | (noun) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | Synonyms: tone, tonicity |
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| tool | (noun) the means whereby some act is accomplished | Synonyms: instrument |
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| (noun) an implement used in the practice of a vocation | - |
| (noun) obscene terms for penis | Synonyms: cock, dick, pecker, prick, putz, shaft |
| (noun) a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | Synonyms: creature, puppet |
| toolbox | (noun) a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools | Synonyms: tool cabinet, tool case, tool chest |
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| toolhouse | (noun) a shed for storing tools | Synonyms: toolshed |
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| toolmaker | (noun) someone skilled in making or repairing tools | - |
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| toolshed | (noun) a shed for storing tools | Synonyms: toolhouse |
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| toon | (noun) a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence | Synonyms: animated cartoon, cartoon |
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| tooshie | (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tush |
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| toot | (noun) revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party | Synonyms: bender, booze-up, carousal, carouse |
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| (noun) a blast of a horn | - |
| tooth | (noun) a means of enforcement | - |
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| (noun) toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell | - |
| (noun) something resembling the tooth of an animal | - |
| (noun) one of a number of uniform projections on a gear | - |
| (noun) hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense | - |
| toothache | (noun) an ache localized in or around a tooth | Synonyms: odontalgia |
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| toothbrush | (noun) small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth | - |
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| (noun) slang for a mustache | Synonyms: soup-strainer |
| toothlessness | (noun) The state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth. | - |
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| toothpaste | (noun) a dentifrice in the form of a paste | - |
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| toothpick | (noun) pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth | - |
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| toothpowder | (noun) a dentifrice in the form of a powder | Synonyms: tooth powder |
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| toothsomeness | (noun) extreme appetizingness | Synonyms: delectability, deliciousness, lusciousness |
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| toothwort | (noun) North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots | Synonyms: Cardamine diphylla, crinkle-root, crinkle root, crinkleroot, Dentaria diphylla, pepper root |
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| tootle | (noun) the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument | - |
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| top | (noun) a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips | - |
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| (noun) covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) | Synonyms: cover |
| (noun) a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance | Synonyms: big top, circus tent, round top |
| (noun) a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin | Synonyms: spinning top, teetotum, whirligig |
| (noun) platform surrounding the head of a lower mast | - |
| (noun) the greatest possible intensity | - |
| (noun) the highest or uppermost side of anything | Synonyms: top side, upper side, upside |
| (noun) the upper part of anything | - |
| (noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | Synonyms: crest, crown, peak, summit, tip |
| (noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop |
| (noun) the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat | Synonyms: top of the inning |
| topaz | (noun) a light brown the color of topaz | Synonyms: tan |
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| (noun) a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone | - |
| (noun) a yellow quartz | Synonyms: common topaz, false topaz |
| topcoat | (noun) a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter | Synonyms: greatcoat, overcoat |
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| tope | (noun) a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists | Synonyms: stupa |
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| topee | (noun) a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun | Synonyms: pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topi |
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| toper | (noun) a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) | Synonyms: drinker, imbiber, juicer |
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| topgallant | (noun) a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel | Synonyms: topgallant mast |
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| (noun) a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast | Synonyms: topgallant sail |
| tophus | (noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums | Synonyms: calculus, tartar |
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| (noun) a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout | Synonyms: chalkstone |
| topi | (noun) a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal | Synonyms: Damaliscus lunatus, sassaby |
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| (noun) a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun | Synonyms: pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topee |
| topiary | (noun) making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees | - |
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| (noun) a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals | - |
| topic | (noun) some situation or event that is thought about | Synonyms: issue, matter, subject |
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| (noun) the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | Synonyms: subject, theme |
| topicality | (noun) the attribute of being of interest at the present time | - |
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| topicalization | (noun) (linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English | - |
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| topknot | (noun) showy crest or knot of hair or feathers | - |
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| (noun) headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair | - |
| topmast | (noun) the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig | - |
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| topminnow | (noun) small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control | Synonyms: live-bearer, poeciliid, poeciliid fish |
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| (noun) freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish | Synonyms: helleri, swordtail, Xyphophorus helleri |
| topognosia | (noun) recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin | Synonyms: topognosis |
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| topognosis | (noun) recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin | Synonyms: topognosia |
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| topography | (noun) the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features | - |
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| (noun) precise detailed study of the surface features of a region | - |
| topolatry | (noun) the worship of places | Synonyms: place-worship |
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| topology | (noun) the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions | Synonyms: analysis situs |
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| (noun) the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region | Synonyms: regional anatomy, topographic anatomy |
| (noun) topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography) | - |
| (noun) the configuration of a communication network | Synonyms: network topology |
| toponomy | (noun) the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language | Synonyms: toponymy |
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| (noun) the nomenclature of regional anatomy | Synonyms: toponymy |
| toponym | (noun) the name by which a geographical place is known | Synonyms: place name |
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| toponymy | (noun) the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language | Synonyms: toponomy |
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| (noun) the nomenclature of regional anatomy | Synonyms: toponomy |
| topos | (noun) a traditional theme or motif or literary convention | - |
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| topper | (noun) a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | Synonyms: beaver, dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat |
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| (noun) a woman's short coat | - |
| (noun) an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before | - |
| (noun) a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.) | - |
| (noun) a worker who makes or adds the top to something | - |
| (noun) the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others | Synonyms: best |
| topping | (noun) a flavorful addition on top of a dish | - |
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| topsail | (noun) a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast | - |
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| topside | (noun) (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline | - |
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| topsoil | (noun) the layer of soil on the surface | Synonyms: surface soil |
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| topspin | (noun) forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke | - |
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| toque | (noun) a small round woman's hat | Synonyms: pillbox, turban |
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| (noun) a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs | - |
| tor | (noun) a high rocky hill | - |
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| (noun) a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill | - |
| torch | (noun) a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | Synonyms: flashlight |
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| (noun) a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame | Synonyms: blowlamp, blowtorch |
| (noun) a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance | - |
| (noun) tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches | Synonyms: Aaron's rod, common mullein, flannel mullein, great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, woolly mullein |
| torchbearer | (noun) a leader in a campaign or movement | - |
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| torchlight | (noun) light from a torch or torches | - |
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| tore | (noun) commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column | Synonyms: torus |
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| toreador | (noun) someone who fights bulls | Synonyms: bullfighter |
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| torero | (noun) a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight | - |
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| torment | (noun) the act of harassing someone | Synonyms: badgering, bedevilment, worrying |
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| (noun) a severe affliction | Synonyms: curse |
| (noun) intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | Synonyms: agony, torture |
| (noun) extreme mental distress | Synonyms: anguish, torture |
| (noun) a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented | Synonyms: harassment |
| (noun) unbearable physical pain | Synonyms: torture |
| tormenter | (noun) a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | Synonyms: teaser, tormentor |
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| (noun) someone who torments | Synonyms: persecutor, tormentor |
| tormentor | (noun) a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | Synonyms: teaser, tormenter |
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| (noun) someone who torments | Synonyms: persecutor, tormenter |
| tornado | (noun) a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive | Synonyms: crack, crack cocaine |
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| (noun) a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground | Synonyms: twister |
| tornillo | (noun) shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods | Synonyms: Prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screwbean, screwbean mesquite |
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| toroid | (noun) a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle | Synonyms: torus |
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| (noun) the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus | - |
| torpedo | (noun) any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges | Synonyms: crampfish, electric ray, numbfish |
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| (noun) armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target | - |
| (noun) a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead | - |
| (noun) a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface | - |
| (noun) an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas) | - |
| (noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Synonyms: bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep |
| (noun) a professional killer who uses a gun | Synonyms: gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, triggerman |
| torpidity | (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | Synonyms: listlessness, torpidness, torpor |
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| (noun) a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility | Synonyms: torpor |
| torpidness | (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | Synonyms: listlessness, torpidity, torpor |
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| torpor | (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | Synonyms: listlessness, torpidity, torpidness |
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| (noun) a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility | Synonyms: torpidity |
| torque | (noun) a twisting force | Synonyms: torsion |
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| torr | (noun) a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli | Synonyms: millimeter of mercury, mm Hg |
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| torrent | (noun) a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) | Synonyms: violent stream |
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| (noun) a heavy rain | Synonyms: cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, waterspout |
| (noun) an overwhelming number or amount | Synonyms: deluge, flood, inundation |
| torridity | (noun) extreme heat | - |
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| torsion | (noun) a twisting force | Synonyms: torque |
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| (noun) a tortuous and twisted shape or position | Synonyms: contortion, crookedness, tortuosity, tortuousness |
| torsk | (noun) large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod | Synonyms: Brosme brosme, cusk |
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| torso | (noun) the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | Synonyms: body, trunk |
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| tort | (noun) (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought | Synonyms: civil wrong |
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| torte | (noun) rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria | - |
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| tortellini | (noun) small ring-shaped stuffed pasta | - |
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| tortfeasor | (noun) a party who has committed a tort | Synonyms: tort-feasor |
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| torticollis | (noun) an unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contracted | Synonyms: wryneck |
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