Webster's Dictionary 1913

5590

Tum-tum

Tum″–tum′ (?), n. A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain quite soft in a wooden mortar.

5591

Tumble

Tum″ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Tumbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tumbling (?).] [OE. tumblen, AS. tumbian to turn heels over head, to dance violently; akin to D. tuimelen to fall, Sw...

5592

Tumble (2)

Tum″ble, v. t. 1. To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to ...

5593

Tumble (3)

Tum″ble, n. Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.

5594

Tumble-down

Tum″ble–down′ (?), a. Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house.

5595

Tumblebug

Tum″ble‐bug′ (?), n. See Tumbledung.

5596

Tumbledung

Tum″ble‐dung′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to Scarabæus, Copris, Phanæus, and allied genera. The female lays her eggs in a globular ...

5597

Tumbler

Tum″bler (?), n. 1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body; an acrobat.2. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, sli...

5598

Tumblerful

Tum″bler‐ful (?), n.; pl.Tumblerfuls (�). As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.

5599

Tumbleweed

Tum″ble‐weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairie...

5600

Tumbling

Tum″bling (?), a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v.Tumbling barrel. Same as Rumble, n., 4. — Tumbling bay, an overfall, or weir, in a canal.

5601

Tumbrel

{ Tum″brel (?), Tum″bril (?), } n. [OF. tomberel, F. tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin. Cf. Tumble.] 1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.2...

5602

Tumefacient

Tu′me‐fa″cient (?), a. [L. tumefaciens, -entis, p. pr. of tumefacere to tumefy; tumere to swell + facere to make.] Producing swelling; tumefying.

5603

Tumefaction

Tu′me‐fac″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. tuméfaction.] The act or process of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a tumor; a swelling. Arbuthnot.

5604

Tumefy

Tu″me‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tumefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tumefying.] [F. tuméfier, fr. L. tumere to swell + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See Tum...

5605

Tumefy (2)

Tu″me‐fy, v. i. To rise in a tumor; to swell.

5606

Tumescence

Tu‐mes″cence (?), n. [L. tumescens, -entis, p.pr. of tumescere to swell up, v. incho. fr. tumere to swell.] The act of becoming tumid; the state of being swollen; intumescence.

5607

Tumescent

Tu‐mes″cent (?), a. Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules.

5608

Tumid

Tu″mid (?), a. [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr. tumra strong, fat. Cf. Thumb.] 1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid flesh.2. Rising above the lev...

5609

Tumidity

Tu‐mid″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being tumid.

5610

Tummals

Tum″mals (?), n.(Mining) A great quantity or heap. Weale.

5611

Tumor

Tu″mor (?), n. [L., fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. tumeúr. See Tumid.] 1. (Med.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any part of the body; especially, a growth produced by...

5612

Tumored

Tu″mored (?), a. Distended; swelled. “His tumored breast.” R. Junius.

5613

Tumorous

Tu″mor‐ous (?), a. [L. tumorosus inflated.]1. Swelling; protuberant. Sir H. Wotton.2. Inflated; bombastic. B. Jonson.

5614

Tump

Tump (?), n. [W. twmp, twm, a round mass or heap, a hillock.] A little hillock; a knoll. Ainsworth.

5615

Tump (2)

Tump, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tumped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n.Tumping.] 1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump teasel.2. To draw or drag, as a deer or other anima...

5616

Tumpline

Tump″line′ (?), n. A strap placed across a man's forehead to assist him in carrying a pack on his back. Bartlett.