| tombstone | (noun) a stone that is used to mark a grave | Synonyms: gravestone, headstone |
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| tomcat | (noun) male cat | Synonyms: tom |
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| tome | (noun) a (usually) large and scholarly book | - |
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| tomentose | (adjective) covered with densely matted filaments | - |
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| (adjective) densely covered with short matted woolly hairs | Synonyms: tomentous |
| tomentous | (adjective) densely covered with short matted woolly hairs | Synonyms: tomentose |
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| tomentum | (noun) a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex | Synonyms: tomentum cerebri |
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| (noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant | Synonyms: fuzz, hair |
| tomfool | (noun) a person who lacks good judgment | Synonyms: fool, muggins, sap, saphead |
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| tomfoolery | (noun) foolish or senseless behavior | Synonyms: craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy |
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| tommyrot | (noun) pretentious or silly talk or writing | Synonyms: baloney, bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, taradiddle, tarradiddle, tosh, twaddle |
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| tomogram | (noun) A tomogram is an X-ray image produced by tomography. | - |
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| tomograph | (noun) X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements | - |
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| tomography | (noun) (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | Synonyms: imaging |
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| tomorrow | (noun) the near future | - |
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| (noun) the day after today | - |
| (adverb) the next day, the day after, following the present day | - |
| tompion | (noun) plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture | Synonyms: tampion |
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| tomtate | (noun) found off the West Indies and Florida | Synonyms: Haemulon aurolineatum |
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| tomtit | (noun) widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head | Synonyms: blue tit, Parus caeruleus |
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| ton | (noun) a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds | Synonyms: gross ton, long ton |
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| (noun) a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds | Synonyms: net ton, short ton |
| tonal | (adjective) having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic | - |
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| (adjective) employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words | Synonyms: tonic |
| tonality | (noun) any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music | Synonyms: key |
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| tonally | (adverb) regarding the tone | - |
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| tone | (noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | Synonyms: shade, tincture, tint |
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| (noun) (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | Synonyms: quality, timber, timbre |
| (noun) (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages | - |
| (noun) the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author | - |
| (noun) a steady sound without overtones | Synonyms: pure tone |
| (noun) a musical interval of two semitones | Synonyms: step, whole step, whole tone |
| (noun) the quality of a person's voice | Synonyms: tone of voice |
| (noun) a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound | Synonyms: musical note, note |
| (noun) the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit |
| (noun) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | Synonyms: tonicity, tonus |
| (verb) give a healthy elasticity to | Synonyms: strengthen, tone up |
| (verb) change to a color image | - |
| (verb) change the color or tone of | - |
| (verb) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically | Synonyms: chant, intone |
| (verb) vary the pitch of one's speech | Synonyms: inflect, modulate |
| toned | (adjective) having or distinguished by a tone; often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination | - |
| toneless | (adjective) lacking in tone or expression | - |
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| tonelessly | (adverb) in a monotone | - |
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| 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 |
| (verb) lick or explore with the tongue | - |
| (verb) articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments | - |
| tongued | (adjective) provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination | - |
| 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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| tongueless | (adjective) lacking a tongue | - |
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| (adjective) expressed without speech | Synonyms: mute, silent, unspoken, wordless |
| tonguelike | (adjective) resembling a tongue in form or function | - |
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| tonic | (adjective) (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch | Synonyms: accented |
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| (adjective) employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words | Synonyms: tonal |
| (adjective) of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue | - |
| (adjective) imparting vitality and energy | Synonyms: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshful, refreshing |
| (adjective) relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale | - |
| (noun) a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | Synonyms: restorative |
| (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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| (adverb) during the night of the present day | Synonyms: this evening, this night |
| 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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| tonsorial | (adjective) of or relating to barbers and barbering | - |
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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 | - |
| (verb) shave the head of a newly inducted monk | - |
| tonsured | (adjective) having a bald spot either shaved or natural | - |
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| 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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| too | (adverb) to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits | Synonyms: excessively, overly, to a fault |
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| (adverb) in addition | Synonyms: also, as well, besides, likewise |
| 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 |
| (verb) work with a tool | - |
| (verb) ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it | Synonyms: joyride, tool around |
| (verb) drive | - |
| (verb) furnish with tools | - |
| 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 | - |
| (verb) make a strident noise | Synonyms: beep, blare, claxon, honk |
| 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 |
| toothed | (adjective) having teeth especially of a certain number or type; often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed | Synonyms: erose, jagged, jaggy, notched |
| (adjective) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex | Synonyms: notched, saw-toothed, serrate, serrated |
| toothless | (adjective) lacking teeth | - |
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| (adjective) lacking necessary force for effectiveness | - |
| toothlessness | (noun) The state or condition of being toothless; lack of teeth. | - |
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| toothlike | (adjective) resembling a tooth | - |
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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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| toothsome | (adjective) acceptable to the taste or mind | Synonyms: palatable |
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| (adjective) having strong sexual appeal | Synonyms: juicy, luscious, lush, red-hot, voluptuous |
| (adjective) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste | Synonyms: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, yummy |
| 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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| toothy | (adjective) having or showing prominent teeth | - |
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| tootle | (noun) the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument | - |
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| (verb) play (a musical instrument) casually | - |
| top | (adjective) situated at the top or highest position | - |
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| (noun) a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips | - |
| (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 |
| (verb) be the culminating event | Synonyms: crown |
| (verb) finish up or conclude | Synonyms: top off |
| (verb) cut the top off | Synonyms: pinch |
| (verb) strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin | - |
| (verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact | Synonyms: clear |
| (verb) reach or ascend the top of | - |
| (verb) provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure) | Synonyms: top out |
| (verb) be superior or better than some standard | Synonyms: exceed, go past, overstep, pass, transcend |
| (verb) be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point | - |
| (verb) be ahead of others; be the first | Synonyms: lead |
| 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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| topdress | (verb) scatter manure or fertilizer over (land) | - |
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| tope | (noun) a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists | Synonyms: stupa |
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| (verb) drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic | Synonyms: drink |
| 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 |
| topical | (adjective) of or relating to or arranged by topics | - |
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| (adjective) of interest at the present time | - |
| (adjective) pertaining to the surface of a body part | - |
| 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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| topicalize | (verb) emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence | - |
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| topically | (adverb) to a restricted area of the body | Synonyms: locally |
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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 | - |
| topknotted | (adjective) (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination | Synonyms: crested, tufted |
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| topless | (adjective) having no top | - |
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| (adjective) having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity | Synonyms: bare-breasted, braless |
| 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 |
| topmost | (adjective) at or nearest to the top | Synonyms: upmost, uppermost |
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| topnotch | (adjective) of the highest quality | Synonyms: A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, tops |
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| 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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