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TONIC
TON'IC, a. [L. tonus. See Tone.]1. Literally, increasing tension; hence, increasing strength, as tonic power.2. In medicine, increasing strength, or the tone of the animal syste...
TONNAGE
TON'NAGE, noun [from ton, a corrupt orthography. See Tun.]1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or ship.2. The cubical content or burthen of a ship in tuns; or the amount of ...
TONSIL
TON'SIL, noun [Latin tonsilloe. This word seems to be formed from tonsus, tondeo, to clip.] In anatomy, a glandular body at the passage from the mouth to the pharynx. The tonsil...
TONSURE
TON'SURE, noun [Latin tonsura, from tonsus, shaved; tondeo, to clip or shave.]1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the head; or the state of being shorn.2. In the Romi...
TONTINE
TONTINE, noun An annuity on survivorship; or a loan raised on life-annuities, with the benefit of survivorship. Thus an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that t...
TONY
TO'NY, noun A simpleton. [Ludicrous.]
TOO
TOO, adverb1. Over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.His will too strong to bend, too proud to lear...
TOOK
TOOK, preterit tense of take.Enoch was not, for God took him. Genesis 5:24.
TOOKPICK
TOOK'PICKTOOL, noun [In old Law Latin, we find attile, attilia, stores, tools, implements.]1. An instrument of manual operation, particularly such as are used by farmers and mec...
TOOL
TOOL, n. [In old Law Latin, we find attile, attilia, stores, tools, implements.]1. An instrument of manual operation, particularly such as are used by farmers and mechanics; as ...
TOOM
TOOM, adjective Empty. [Not in use.]
TOOT
TOOT, verb intransitive [Latin do, dedi.]1. To stand out or be prominent. [Not in use.]2. To make a particular noise with the tongue articulating with the root of the upper teet...
TOOTER
TOOT'ER, noun One who plays upon a pipe or horn.
TOOTH
TOOTH, nounplural teeth. [Latin dens.]1. A bony substance growing out of the jaws of animals, and serving as the instrument of mastication. The teeth are also very useful in ass...
TOOTHACHE
TOOTH'ACHE, noun [tooth and ache.] Pain in the teeth.
TOOTHACHE-TREE
TOOTHACHE-TREE, noun A shrub of the genus Zanthoxylum.TOOTH'-DRAWER, noun [tooth and draw.] One whose business is to extract teeth with instruments.TOOTH'-DRAWING, noun The act ...
TOOTHED
TOOTH'ED, participle passive or adjective Having teeth or jags. In botany, dentate; having projecting points, remote from each other, about the edge.TOOTH'-EDGE, noun [tooth and...
TOOTHFUL
TOOTH'FUL, adjective Palatable. [Not in use.]
TOOTHLESS
TOOTH'LESS, adjective Having no teeth.
TOOTHLETTED
TOOTH'LETTED, adjective In botany, denticulate; having very small teeth or notches; as a leaf.
TOOTHPICKER
TOOTH'PICKER, noun [tooth and pick.] An instrument for cleaning the teeth of substances lodged between them.
TOOTHSOME
TOOTH'SOME, adjective Palatable; grateful to the taste.
TOOTHSOMENESS
TOOTH'SOMENESS, noun Pleasantness to the taste.
TOOTHWORT
TOOTH'WORT, noun A plant whose roots resemble human teeth, such as the Lathroea squamaria, various species of Dentaria, the Ophrys corallorrhiza, etc. This name is also given to...
TOOTHY
TOOTH'Y, adjective Toothed; having teeth.
TOOTING
TOOT'ING, participle present tense Sounding in a particular manner.