| tum | (noun) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion | Synonyms: breadbasket, stomach, tummy |
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| tumble | (noun) an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end | - |
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| (noun) a sudden drop from an upright position | Synonyms: fall, spill |
| (verb) do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully | - |
| (verb) fall suddenly and sharply | - |
| (verb) suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat | - |
| (verb) put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying | - |
| (verb) understand, usually after some initial difficulty | Synonyms: catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, latch on, twig |
| (verb) throw together in a confused mass | - |
| (verb) fall down, as if collapsing | Synonyms: topple |
| (verb) fall apart | Synonyms: break down, collapse, crumble, crumple |
| (verb) roll over and over, back and forth | - |
| (verb) cause to topple or tumble by pushing | Synonyms: tip, topple |
| (verb) fly around | Synonyms: whirl, whirl around |
| tumblebug | (noun) any of various dung beetles | - |
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| tumbler | (noun) pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground | Synonyms: roller, tumbler pigeon |
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| (noun) a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom | - |
| (noun) a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown | - |
| (noun) a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc. | - |
| tumbleweed | (noun) any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass | - |
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| (noun) bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds | Synonyms: Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed |
| (noun) bushy plant of western United States | Synonyms: Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans |
| (noun) prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States | Synonyms: Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia |
| tumbling | (noun) the gymnastic moves of an acrobat | Synonyms: acrobatics |
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| tumbrel | (noun) a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution | Synonyms: tumbril |
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| tumbril | (noun) a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution | Synonyms: tumbrel |
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| tumefaction | (noun) the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it | - |
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| tumefy | (verb) expand abnormally | Synonyms: intumesce, swell, swell up, tumesce |
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| (verb) cause to become very swollen | - |
| tumesce | (verb) expand abnormally | Synonyms: intumesce, swell, swell up, tumefy |
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| tumescence | (noun) tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues | - |
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| tumescent | (adjective) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | Synonyms: bloated, distended, intumescent, puffy, swollen, tumid, turgid |
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| tumid | (adjective) of sexual organs; stiff and rigid | Synonyms: erect |
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| (adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style | Synonyms: bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, turgid |
| (adjective) abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | Synonyms: bloated, distended, intumescent, puffy, swollen, tumescent, turgid |
| tumidity | (noun) slight swelling of an organ or part | Synonyms: tumidness |
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| tumidness | (noun) slight swelling of an organ or part | Synonyms: tumidity |
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| tummy | (noun) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion | Synonyms: breadbasket, stomach, tum |
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| (noun) slang for a paunch | Synonyms: bay window, corporation, pot, potbelly |
| tumor | (noun) an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | Synonyms: neoplasm, tumour |
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| tumour | (noun) an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | Synonyms: neoplasm, tumor |
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| tumult | (noun) the act of making a noisy disturbance | Synonyms: commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus |
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| (noun) violent agitation | Synonyms: turmoil |
| (noun) a state of commotion and noise and confusion | Synonyms: garboil, tumultuousness, uproar |
| tumultuous | (adjective) characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | Synonyms: disruptive, riotous, troubled, turbulent |
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| tumultuously | (adverb) in a tumultuous and riotous manner | Synonyms: riotously |
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| tumultuousness | (noun) a state of commotion and noise and confusion | Synonyms: garboil, tumult, uproar |
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| tumulus | (noun) (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs | Synonyms: barrow, burial mound, grave mound |
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