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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

tortilla
noun thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour

tortilla chip
noun a small piece of tortilla

tortious
adjective of or pertaining to the nature of a tort; `tortious acts`

tortoise
noun usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

tortoise plant
Hottentot bread vine noun South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark

tortoiseshell
noun the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles

tortoiseshell
calico cat noun a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings

tortoiseshell butterfly
noun brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

tortoiseshell-cat
calico cat noun a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings

tortricid
tortricid moth noun any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls

Tortricidae
family Tortricidae noun leaf rollers and codling moths

tortuosity
tortuousness noun a tortuous and twisted shape or position; `they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs`; `the acrobat performed incredible contortions`

tortuous
twisting adjective marked by repeated turns and bends; `a tortuous road up the mountain`; `winding roads are full of surprises`; `had to steer the car down a twisty track`

tortuously
adverb in a tortuous manner; `tortuously haggling over the price`

torture
torturing noun the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; `it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession`

torture chamber
noun a room in which torture is inflicted

tortured
adjective subjected to intense pain; `hundreds of tortured prisoners`

torturer
noun someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion)

torulose
adjective of a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals

torus
tore noun commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

Tory
noun a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative

Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini noun Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957)

Tosk
Tosk dialect noun the dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in areas of Greece and Italy

tossed salad
noun salad tossed with a dressing

tosser
noun someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)

tossup
toss-up noun an unpredictable phenomenon; `it`s a toss-up whether he will win or lose`

tostada
noun a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it

tot
noun a small amount (especially of a drink); `a tot of rum`

total
adjective constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; `an entire town devastated by an earthquake`; `gave full attention`; `a total failure`

total darkness
lightlessness noun total absence of light; `they fumbled around in total darkness`; `in the black of night`

total depravity
noun the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin

total eclipse
noun an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured

total hysterectomy
noun surgical removal of the uterus and cervix

total parenteral nutrition
TPN noun administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes

totaled
adjective used of automobiles; completely demolished; `the insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled`

totalitarian
totalistic adjective of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life; `totalitarian theory and practice`; `operating in a totalistic fashion`

totalitarianism
totalism noun the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

totality
noun the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; `the totality of war and its consequences`; `the all-embracing totality of the state`

totara
Podocarpus totara noun valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves

totem
noun emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)

totem pole
noun a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast

totemic
adjective relating to totemism; `totemic object`

totemism
noun belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem

totemist
noun a person who belongs to a clan or tribe having a totem

toter
noun someone whose employment involves carrying something; `the bonds were transmitted by carrier`

totipotency
totipotence noun the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part; `animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development`

totipotent
adjective having the ability to give rise to unlike cells; `embryonic stem cells are totipotent`

tottering
tottery adjective unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; `a tottering skeleton of a horse`; `a tottery old man`

toucan
noun brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak

toucanet
noun small toucan

touch
touching noun the act of putting two things together with no space between them; `at his touch the room filled with lights`

touch
tactual sensation noun the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; `she likes the touch of silk on her skin`; `the surface had a greasy feeling`

touch a chord
verb evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; `this writer strikes a chord with young women`; `The storyteller touched a chord`

touch football
noun a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled

touch screen
touchscreen noun a computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screen

touch sensation
tactual sensation noun the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; `she likes the touch of silk on her skin`; `the surface had a greasy feeling`

touch typing
touch system noun typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time

touch-me-not
live-and-die noun prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled

touch-typist
noun a skilled typist who can type a document without looking at the keyboard

touchback
noun (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone

touchdown
noun a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents` goal line

touched
adjective having come into contact

toucher
noun a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something

touchily
adverb in a touchy manner; `he touchily refused all offers to help`

touchline
noun either of the sidelines in soccer or rugby

touchy-feely
adjective (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)

tough guy
plug-ugly noun someone who bullies weaker people

tough-minded
unsentimental adjective facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination

tough-skinned
adjective having a relatively tough outer covering

toughly
adverb in a ruggedly tough manner; `toughly vigorous story-telling`

Toulon
noun a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast

Toulouse
noun a city on the Garonne River in southern France southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe

Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec noun French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music halls of Montmartre (1864-1901)

toupee
toupe noun a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness

toupeed
adjective wearing a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness

tour
circuit noun a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; `they took an extended tour of Europe`; `we took a quick circuit of the park`; `a ten-day coach circuit of the island`

tour de force
noun a masterly or brilliant feat

Tour de France
noun a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that last three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles

tour guide
noun a guide who leads others on a tour

touraco
turaco noun large brightly crested bird of Africa

Tourette
Gilles de la Tourette noun French neurologist (1857-1904)

Tourette`s syndrome
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome noun neurological disorder characterized by facial grimaces and tics and movements of the upper body and grunts and shouts and coprolalia

touring car
phaeton noun large open car seating four with folding top

tourism
touristry noun the business of providing services to tourists; `Tourism is a major business in Bermuda`

tourist
tourer noun someone who travels for pleasure

tourist class
third class noun inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train

touristed
touristy adjective visited by throngs of tourists; `of the three American Virgin islands St. Thomas is the most touristed`; `tourists descend in busloads...so the whole place is rather touristy`

tourmaline
noun a mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones

tournament
tourney noun a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

tournedos
noun thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin

Tours
noun an industrial city in western France on the Loire River

tout
touter noun someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way

tout
noun someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

tout ensemble
noun a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts

tout ensemble
noun an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole

tovarich
tovarisch noun a comrade (especially in Russian communism)

tow
towage noun the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; `the truck gave him a tow to the garage`

tow truck
tow car noun a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)

towel
noun a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

towel rack
towel horse noun a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung