Trull
Trull, trul, n. a drab: a vagrant woman of loose habits. [Allied to Ger. trolle.]
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Page 159 of 179Trullan
Trullan, trul′an, adj. pertaining to the trullus or dome-roofed hall in the imperial palace at Constantinople, and esp. to the Quinisext Council held therein in 691. [Low L. trullus, a dome—L. trulla, a ladle.]
English · e-38700-5889Trumeau
Trumeau, trōō-mō′, n. any piece of wall between two openings:—pl. Trumeaux′ (-mōz′). [Fr.]
English · e-38700-5890 · brief source recordTrump
Trump, trump, v.t. to deceive; to introduce unfairly.—adj. Trumped′-up, forged, worthless.—n. Trum′pery, something showy but worthless: rubbish: nonsense, idle talk.—adj. showy and worthless.—Trump up, to forge: collect
English · e-38700-5891Trump
Trump, trump, n. a trumpet: a Jew's-harp. [O. Fr. trompe (It. tromba); cf. Old High Ger. trumba, Ger. tromme, Eng. drum, which is thus a doublet of trump.]
English · e-38700-5892Trump
Trump, trump, n. a card of the leading suit that triumphs or wins: one of the suit of cards which takes any other: an old game of cards: (coll.) a good, trusty fellow.—v.i. to play a trump card.—v.t. to play a trump card
English · e-38700-5893Trumpet
Trumpet, trum′pet, n. the most ancient of wind instruments, formed of a long, narrow, straight tube, bent twice on itself, the last fifteen inches tapering into a bell, and sounded by means of a cupped mouthpiece—much us
English · e-38700-5894Truncal
Truncal. See Trunk.
English · e-38700-5895 · brief source recordTruncate
Truncate, trung′kāt, v.t. to cut off: to lop: to maim.—adjs. Trunc′ate, -d, appearing as if cut off at the tip: ending in a transverse line.—adv. Trun′cately.—n. Truncā′tion.—Truncated cone, pyramid, a cone, pyramid, hav
English · e-38700-5896Truncheon
Truncheon, trun′shun, n. a short staff: a cudgel: a baton or staff of authority.—v.t. to beat with a truncheon: to cudgel.—adj. Trun′cheoned, furnished with a truncheon: armed with a lance.—ns. Trun′cheoneer, Trun′cheone
English · e-38700-5897Trundle
Trundle, trun′dl, n. anything round: a wheel: a truck: a trundle-bed: (her.) a. spool of golden thread.—v.t to roll, as on wheels.—v.i. to roll: twirl: bowl along.—ns. Trun′dle-bed, a bed moving on trundles or low wheels
English · e-38700-5898Trunk
Trunk, trungk, n. the stem of a tree: the body of an animal apart from the limbs: the main body of anything: anything long and hollow: the proboscis of an elephant: the shaft of a column, the dado or body of a pedestal:
English · e-38700-5899Trunnion
Trunnion, trun′yun, n. one of the knobs on each side of a gun, on which it rests on the carriage: in steam-engines, a hollow gudgeon on each side of an oscillating cylinder, serving as a support to it.—adj. Trunn′ioned,
English · e-38700-5900Truss
Truss, trus, n. a bundle: timbers fastened together for binding a beam or supporting a roof: in ships, the rope or iron for keeping the lower yard to the mast: a tuft of flowers at the top of the main stalk or stem: a ba
English · e-38700-5901Trust
Trust, trust, n. trustworthiness: confidence in the truth of anything: confident expectation: a resting on the integrity, friendship, &c. of another: faith: hope: credit (esp. sale on credit or on promise to pay): he who
English · e-38700-5902Truth
Truth, trōōth, n. that which is true or according to the facts of the case: agreement with reality: true state of things, or facts: practice of speaking or disposition to speak the truth: fidelity: genuineness: righteous
English · e-38700-5903Trutinate
Trutinate, trōō′ti-nāt, v.t. (obs.) to weigh.—n. Trutinā′tion. [L. trutināri—Gr. trytanē, a balance.]
English · e-38700-5904 · brief source recordTruttaceous
Truttaceous, tru-tā′shi-us, adj. pertaining to, or like, a trout. [Trout.]
English · e-38700-5905 · brief source recordTry
Try, trī, v.t. to put to the test or proof: to sift: to prove by experiment: to purify: to examine judiciously: to determine, settle: to examine carefully or experimentally: to experience: to attempt: to use as means: to
English · e-38700-5906Trygon
Trygon, trī′gon, n. a genus of cartilaginous fishes, of the order of Rays and family Trygonidæ—the sting-ray. [Gr. trygōn, a sting-ray.]
English · e-38700-5907Tryma
Tryma, trī′ma, n. a drupe with fleshy exocarp, dehiscent. [Gr. tryma, a hole.]
English · e-38700-5908 · brief source recordTrypeta
Trypeta, trī-pē′ta, n. a genus of flies, family Trypetidæ, of greenish-yellow colour, forming gall-like deformations in the flower-heads of composite plants. [Gr. trypētēs, a borer—trypan, to bore.]
English · e-38700-5909Trypographic
Trypographic, trip-ō-graf′ik, adj. pertaining to a method of printing by the use of paper stencils. [Gr. trypan, to bore, graphein, to write.]
English · e-38700-5910Trypsin
Trypsin, trip′sin, n. a ferment which occurs in the secretion of the pancreas, and may be isolated from the pancreatic juice, as pepsin from the gastric.—adj. Tryp′tic.—n. Tryp′tōne, a substance formed from proteids by p
English · e-38700-5911Trysail
Trysail, trī′sāl, or trī′sl, n. a reduced sail used by small craft, instead of their mainsail, in a storm: a small fore-and-aft sail set with a boom and gaff.
English · e-38700-5912Tryst
Tryst, trīst, n. an appointment to meet: appointed place of meeting: a market.—v.t. to make an appointment with.—v.i. to agree to meet.—ns. Trys′ter; Trys′ting-day, a fixed day of meeting; Trys′ting-place, an arranged me
English · e-38700-5913Tsabian
Tsabian. See Sabian.
English · e-38700-5914 · brief source recordTsamba
Tsamba, tsam′ba, n. ground black barley, the chief food of Tibet.
English · e-38700-5915 · brief source recordTsar
Tsar, tsär, n. better form of Czar.
English · e-38700-5916 · brief source recordTsetse
Tsetse, tset′sē, n. a dipterous insect of South Africa (Glossina morsitans), not much larger than the common house-fly, brownish, with four yellow bars across the abdomen, strangely limited within sharply defined areas o
English · e-38700-5917Tsuba
Tsuba, tsōō′ba, n. the guard of a Japanese sword.
English · e-38700-5918 · brief source recordTsun
Tsun, tsun, n. a Chinese inch, 1⁄10th of the chih.
English · e-38700-5919 · brief source recordTsung-tuh
Tsung-tuh, tsung′-tu′, n. a Chinese viceroy, the highest provincial governor.
English · e-38700-5920 · brief source recordTu-whit
Tu-whit, tū-hwit′, Tu-whoo, tū-hwōō′, n. an imitation of the note of the owl.—v.i. Tu-whoo′, to cry tu-whoo.
English · e-38700-6053 · brief source recordTuath
Tuath, tū′ath, n. an ancient Irish territorial division.
English · e-38700-5921 · brief source recordTub
Tub, tub, n. a two-handed open wooden vessel: a vessel made of staves and hoops: a small cask: anything like a tub: the quantity a tub holds: (slang) a pulpit: a clumsy boat: a receptacle for bathing water: the act of ba
English · e-38700-5922Tuba
Tuba, tū′ba, n. a large, low-pitched trumpet-shaped instrument: in organs, a reed-stop of large scale: (anat.) a tube, or tubular organ:—pl. Tū′bæ, Tū′bas (-bē, -bas). [L.]
English · e-38700-5923Tube
Tube, tūb, n. a pipe: a long hollow cylinder for the conveyance of fluids, &c.: a canal: the body of a musical instrument: a telescope: a cylindrical receptacle for holding semi-fluid substances, as pigments.—v.t. to fur
English · e-38700-5924Tuber
Tuber, tū′bėr, n. a knob in roots: a rounded, fleshy underground stem, as in the potato, formed by a part of the stem becoming thick and fleshy: a swelling.—ns. Tuber′culum, Tū′bercule, a little tuber: a small rounded el
English · e-38700-5925Tubercle
Tubercle, tū′bėr-kl, n. a small tuber or swelling: a pimple: a small knob on leaves: the characteristic product of a specific micro-organism, the Bacillus tuberculosis—a new formation belonging to the group of Granulomat
English · e-38700-5926Tuberose
Tuberose, tū′be-rōs, or tūb′rōz, n. a genus of Liliaceæ—the Common Tuberose, a garden and greenhouse bulb, having creamy-white, fragrant flowers. [From L. tuberosa, tuberous, used in the botanical name Polianthes tuberos
English · e-38700-5927Tubisen
Tubisen, tū′bi-sen, n. a trumpeter.—v.i. Tubic′inate, to blow a trumpet. [L.]
English · e-38700-5928 · brief source recordTucan
Tucan, tōō′kan, n. the Mexican pocket-gopher.
English · e-38700-5929 · brief source recordTuck
Tuck, tuk, n, a rapier: a blow, tap: a blast, flourish. [O. Fr. estoc; perh. cog. with Ger. stock, a stock.]
English · e-38700-5930 · brief source recordTuck
Tuck, tuk, v.t. to draw or press in or together: to stuff, cram: to fold under: to gather up: to enclose by pressing clothes closely around: (slang) to eat (with in).—n. a horizontal fold in a garment: (naut.) the afterp
English · e-38700-5931Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe, tuk′a-hō, n. an edible but tasteless underground fungus growing as a saprophyte on the roots of the trees in the southern United States—also called Indian bread.
English · e-38700-5932Tucket
Tucket, tuk′et, n. (Shak.) a flourish on a trumpet.—n. Tuck′et-sō′nance (Shak.), the sound or signal of the tucket. [It. toccata, a touch—toccare, to touch.]
English · e-38700-5933Tudor
Tudor, tū′dor, adj. pertaining to the royal line of the Tudors (1485-1603): pertaining to the Tudor style of architecture.—Tudor flower, a trefoil ornament frequent in Tudor architecture; Tudor rose, the conventional fiv
English · e-38700-5934Tuesday
Tuesday, tūz′dā, n. the third day of the week. [A.S. Tíwes dæg, the day of Tíw (the god of war)=Ger. die(n)s-tag; cf. L. dies Martis. Tíw (Ice. Týr, Old High Ger. Zío) is cog. with Gr. Zeus, Dios, and L. Ju-piter, Jovis.
English · e-38700-5935Tufa
Tufa, tū′fa, n. a variety of calcium carbonate usually deposited from springs—calcareous tufa; the word was formerly used as synonymous with tuff.—adj. Tufā′ceous. [It. tufa—L. tofus, a soft stone.]
English · e-38700-5936Tuff
Tuff, tuf, n. generally volcanic tuff, the name given to the comminuted rock-débris ejected from a volcanic orifice. [Fr. tuf, tuffe—It. tufo, tufa—L. tofus.]
English · e-38700-5937Tuft
Tuft, tuft, n. a green knoll: a grove, clump. [A.S toft—Ice. topt, tupt, a piece of ground.]
English · e-38700-5938 · brief source recordTuft
Tuft, tuft, n. a number of small things in a knot: a cluster: a dense head of flowers: (university slang) a titled undergraduate, from the tuft or tassel in the cap: an imperial.—v.t. to separate into tufts: to adorn wit
English · e-38700-5939Tug
Tug, tug, v.t. to pull with effort: to drag along.—v.i. to pull with great effort: to struggle:—pr.p. tug′ging; pa.t. and pa.p. tugged.—n. a strong pull: a steam-vessel for towing ships: a strong rope.—ns. Tug′-boat, a s
English · e-38700-5940Tuille
Tuille, twēl, n. in armour, a steel plate hanging below the tassets.—n. Tuillette′ (dim.). [Fr.,—L. tegula, a tile.]
English · e-38700-5941 · brief source recordTuilyie
Tuilyie, Tuilzie, tōōl′yi, n. (Scot.) a struggle.
English · e-38700-5942 · brief source recordTuism
Tuism, tū′izm, n. the theory that all thought is directed to a second person or to one's future self as such.
English · e-38700-5943 · brief source recordTuition
Tuition, tū-ish′un, n. care over a young person: teaching, the fee paid for such.—adj. Tui′tionary. [L. tuitio—tuēri, tuitus, to see.]
English · e-38700-5944Tula-work
Tula-work, tōō′la-wurk, n. niello-work, a kind of decorative work, done chiefly on silver, executed largely at Tula in Russia.
English · e-38700-5945Tulchan
Tulchan, tul′kan, n. a calf's skin stuffed with straw, and set beside a cow, to make her give her milk freely.—Tulchan bishops, the titular bishops of the Scottish Church, who in 1572 agreed to hold office, letting all t
English · e-38700-5946Tulip
Tulip, tū′lip, n. a genus of bulbous plants of the order Liliaceæ, with over forty species, having highly-coloured bell-shaped flowers.—adj. Tū′lip-eared, prick-eared, as a dog.—ns. Tulipomā′nia, a craze for the cultivat
English · e-38700-5947Tulle
Tulle, tōōl, n. a delicate kind of thin silk network fabric of a very open structure used for the trimmings of ladies' dresses, and also for caps and veils. [Fr.: from Tulle, in the department of Corrèze.]
English · e-38700-5948Tullian
Tullian, tul′i-an, adj. relating to, or resembling, Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman orator.
English · e-38700-5949 · brief source recordTulwar
Tulwar, tul′wär, n. a Sikh form of sabre.
English · e-38700-5950 · brief source recordTum-tum
Tum-tum, tum′-tum, n. a West Indian dish of boiled plantains.
English · e-38700-5958 · brief source recordTumble
Tumble, tum′bl, v.i. to fall: to come down suddenly and violently: to roll: to twist the body, as a mountebank: to fall rapidly, as prices: to go hastily: (slang) to understand, twig.—v.t. to throw headlong: to turn over
English · e-38700-5951Tumbrel
Tumbrel, tum′brel, Tumbril, tum′bril, n. a cart with two wheels for conveying the tools of pioneers, artillery stores, &c.: a dung-cart: the name given to the carts which conveyed victims to the guillotine during the Fre
English · e-38700-5952Tumefy
Tumefy, tū′me-fī, v.t. to cause to swell.—v.i. to swell: to rise in a tumour:—pa.t. and pa.p. tū′mefīed.—n. Tumefac′tion, tumour: swelling. [L. tumefacĕre—tumēre, to swell, facĕre, to make.]
English · e-38700-5953Tumid
Tumid, tū′mid, adj. swollen or enlarged: inflated: falsely sublime: bombastic.—n. Tumes′cence.—adj. Tumes′cent.—n. Tumid′ity.—adv. Tū′midly.—n. Tū′midness. [L. tumidus—tumēre, to swell.]
English · e-38700-5954Tumour
Tumour, tū′mor, n. a morbid swelling on any of the cutaneous, mucous, or serous surfaces in any part of the body, of independent growth. [L. tumor—tumēre, to swell.]
English · e-38700-5955Tump
Tump, tump, n. (prov.) a hillock.—v.t. to gather a mass of earth round a plant.—adj. Tump′y, uneven.
English · e-38700-5956 · brief source recordTump-line
Tump-line, tump′-līn, n. a strap across the forehead or breast by means of which a burden is carried through the Canadian forests. [Temple-line.]
English · e-38700-5957Tumult
Tumult, tū′mult, n. uproar of a multitude: violent agitation with confused sounds: high excitement.—adv. Tumult′ūarily.—n. Tumult′ūariness.—adjs. Tumult′ūary, Tumult′ūous, full of tumult: disorderly: agitated: noisy.—v.i
English · e-38700-5959Tumulus
Tumulus, tū′mū-lus, n. a mound of earth over a grave: a barrow:—pl. Tū′mūlī.—adjs. Tū′mūlar, -y, Tū′mūlous.—v.t. Tū′mūlate, to cover with a mound.—n. Tūmūlos′ity. [L.,—tumēre, to swell.]
English · e-38700-5960Tun
Tun, tun, n. a large cask: an obsolete liquid measure of capacity—in old ale and beer measure, 216 gallons; in old wine measure, 252 gallons.—v.t. to store in a tun.—ns. Tun′-bell′y, a big pot-belly; Tun′-dish (Shak.), a
English · e-38700-5961Tun-moot
Tun-moot, tun′-mōōt, n. an assembly of the town or village. [A.S. tún, town, gemót, meeting.]
English · e-38700-5970 · brief source recordTuna
Tuna, tū′na, n. a prickly pear, also its fruit.
English · e-38700-5962 · brief source recordTundra
Tundra, tōōn′dra, n. one of the level treeless plains of northern Russia, both in Europe and Asia. [Russ.]
English · e-38700-5963 · brief source recordTundun
Tundun, tun′dun, n. a bull-roarer.
English · e-38700-5964 · brief source recordTune
Tune, tūn, n. a melodious succession of notes or chords in a particular key: the relation of notes and intervals to each other causing melody: state of giving the proper sound: harmony: a melody or air: frame of mind, te
English · e-38700-5965Tungsten
Tungsten, tung′sten, n. a rare metal, chiefly derived from wolfram, which is a tungstate of iron and manganese, and likewise found in scheelite, which is a tungstate of lime.—n. Tung′state, a salt of tungstic acid.—adjs.
English · e-38700-5966Tungusic
Tungusic, tun-gōō′sik, adj. pertaining to the Tunguses, an ethnographic group of the Ural-Altaic family.—n. Tun′gus, one of this people or their language.—adj. Tungu′sian.
English · e-38700-5967Tunic
Tunic, tū′nik, n. a loose frock worn by females and boys: an ecclesiastical short-sleeved vestment, worn over the alb at mass by the sub-deacon, very similar to the dalmatic, but smaller: a military surcoat: the ordinary
English · e-38700-5968Tunker
Tunker, tungk′ėr, n. Same as Dunker (q.v.).
English · e-38700-5969 · brief source recordTunnel
Tunnel, tun′el, n. an arched passage cut through a hill or under a river, &c.: the long underground burrow of certain animals, as the mole: any mine-level open at one end: (Spens.) a flue, chimney.—v.t. to make a passage
English · e-38700-5971Tunny
Tunny, tun′i, n. a very large fish of the mackerel family (Scombridæ), fished chiefly on the Mediterranean coasts. [L. thunnus—Gr. thynnos—thynein, to dart along.]
English · e-38700-5972Tup
Tup, tup, n. a ram: the striking-face of a steam-hammer, &c.—v.t. and v.i. to cover with (of a ram): to butt. [Conn. with Low Ger. tuppen, toppen, to pull by the hair; Ger. tupfen, to touch.]
English · e-38700-5973Tupaia
Tupaia, tū-pā′ya, n. the genus of squirrel-shrews found in the Malay Peninsula, &c.
English · e-38700-5974 · brief source recordTupelo
Tupelo, tū′pe-lō, n. a genus of trees, natives chiefly of the southern parts of the United States, including the Black Gum Tree, the Ogeechee Lime or Sour Gum Tree, &c.
English · e-38700-5975Tuque
Tuque, tūk, n. a Canadian cap made by tucking in one tapered end of a long cylindrical bag, closed at both ends. [Fr. toque.]
English · e-38700-5976Turakoo
Turakoo, tōō′ra-kōō, n. one of the plantain-eaters, a large bird found in Africa, light green, with carmine wing-feathers.—n. Tu′racin, the red colouring matter of its feathers. [African.]
English · e-38700-5977Turanian
Turanian, tū-rā′ni-an, adj. a philological term which came to be used for the non-Aryan languages of the Ural-Altaic or Finno-Tartar group—sometimes extended so as to include the Dravidian tongues of India, also of the a
English · e-38700-5978Turban
Turban, tur′ban, n. a head-covering worn by Eastern nations, consisting of a cap with a sash wound round it: a circular head-dress worn by ladies: the whole whorls of a shell.—n. Tur′band (Shak.), a turban.—adj. Tur′bane
English · e-38700-5979Turbary
Turbary, tur′ba-ri, n. the right to go upon the soil of another and dig turf, and carry off the same: a place where peat is dug. [L. turba, turf.]
English · e-38700-5980Turbellaria
Turbellaria, tur-be-lā′ri-a, n.pl. a class of flat-worms with ciliated skin—the same as Planaria (q.v.).—adjs. Turbellā′rian; Turbellar′iform.
English · e-38700-5981Turbid
Turbid, tur′bid, adj. disordered: having the sediment disturbed: muddy: thick.—adv. Tur′bidly.—ns. Tur′bidness, Turbid′ity. [L. turbidus—turba, tumult.]
English · e-38700-5982Turbillion
Turbillion, tur-bil′yun, n. a whirl, vortex. [Fr. tourbillon—L. turbo, a whirl.]
English · e-38700-5983 · brief source recordTurbinaceous
Turbinaceous, tur-bi-nā′shus, adj. turfy, peaty.
English · e-38700-5984 · brief source recordTurbine
Turbine, tur′bin, n. a horizontal water-wheel with vertical axis, receiving and discharging water in various directions round the circumference—by parallel, outward, or inward flow.—adj. Tur′binal, turbinate.—n. (anat.)
English · e-38700-5985Turbit
Turbit, tur′bit, n. a domestic pigeon having white body, coloured wings, and short beak.
English · e-38700-5986 · brief source recordTurbo
Turbo, tur′bō, n. the typical genus of the family of scutibranchiate gasteropods, Turbinidæ.—n. Tur′binite, a fossil shell of this family. [L. turbo, a top.]
English · e-38700-5987Turbot
Turbot, tur′bot, n. a highly esteemed food-fish of the genus Rhombus and family Pleuronectidæ or Flat-fishes, abundant in the North Sea. [O. Fr., turbot, prob. formed from L. turbo, a spinning-top.]
English · e-38700-5988Turbulent
Turbulent, tur′bū-lent, adj. tumultuous, disturbed: in violent commotion: disposed to disorder: restless: producing commotion.—ns. Tur′bulence, Tur′bulency.—adv. Tur′bulently. [Fr.,—L. turbulentus—turba, a crowd.]
English · e-38700-5989Turcism
Turcism, tur′sizm, n. customs of Turks.
English · e-38700-5990 · brief source recordTurco
Turco, tur′kō, n. a popular name for one of the Tirailleurs Algériens, a body of native Algerian troops recruited for the French service.
English · e-38700-5991Turcoman
Turcoman=Turkoman.
English · e-38700-5992 · brief source recordTurcophile
Turcophile, tur′kō-fil, n. one who favours the Ottoman Turks.—n. Tur′cophilism. [Low L. Turcus, Turk, Gr. philein, to love.]
English · e-38700-5993Turcopolier
Turcopolier, tur′kō-po-lēr, n. the commander of the light infantry of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem—always an Englishman. [O. Fr.,—Low L. Turcopuli—Late Gr. tyrcopouloi, light-armed soldiers—Tourcos, Turk, poulos,
English · e-38700-5994Turd
Turd, turd, n. a ball of dung. [A.S. tord.]
English · e-38700-5995 · brief source recordTurdus
Turdus, tur′dus, n. a genus of Passerine birds of the Turdidæ family, the thrushes.—adjs. Tur′diform, Tur′dine, Tur′doid, like a thrush.
English · e-38700-5996Tureen
Tureen, tū-rēn′, tu-rēn′, n. a large dish for holding soup at table. [Fr. terrine—L. terra, earth.]
English · e-38700-5997 · brief source recordTurf
Turf, turf, n. the surface of land matted with the roots of grass, &c.: a cake of turf cut off: sod: peat: race-ground: horse-racing, the race-course:—pl. Turfs—(obs.) Turves.—v.t. to cover with peat or sod.—adj. Turf′-c
English · e-38700-5998Turgent
Turgent, tur′jent, adj. swelling: rising into a tumour: inflated: bombastic.—adv. Tur′gently.—ns. Turges′cence, Turges′cency.—adjs. Turges′cent, swelling: growing big; Tur′gid, swollen: extended beyond the natural size:
English · e-38700-5999Turion
Turion, tū′ri-on, n. a shoot from an underground bud, growing upward into a new stem.—adj. Turionif′erous. [L. turio, a shoot.]
English · e-38700-6000Turk
Turk, turk, n. a native of Turkey, an Ottoman—more widely, a member of a race formerly classed among the 'Turanian' peoples, now more usual to say, of the Mongolo-Tartar ethnological group, and speaking languages of the
English · e-38700-6001Turkey
Turkey, turk′i, n. a large gallinaceous bird, a native of America—not Turkey.—ns. Turk′ey-buzz′ard, a vulture found largely in North and South America; Turk′ey-cock, the male of the turkey: a foolishly proud person.
English · e-38700-6002Turkis
Turkis, turk′is, n. an older spelling of turquoise.—Also Turk′ois.
English · e-38700-6003 · brief source recordTurkoman
Turkoman, tur′kō-man, n. a member of a branch of the Turkish race, found in Central Asia to the north of Persia.
English · e-38700-6004 · brief source recordTurlough
Turlough, tur′loh, n. a shallow pond in Ireland, dry in summer. [Ir. turloch.]
English · e-38700-6005 · brief source recordTurm
Turm, turm, n. (Milt.) a troop. [L. turma.]
English · e-38700-6006 · brief source recordTurmeric
Turmeric, tur′mėr-ik, n. the rhizome or root-stock of Curcuma longa, a handsome herbaceous plant cultivated all over India, its yellowish tubers yielding a deep-yellow powder used as a chemical test for the presence of a
English · e-38700-6007Turmoil
Turmoil, tur′moil, n. harassing labour: disturbance.—v.t. to harass with commotion: to weary.—v.i. to be disquieted or in commotion. [Perh. L. tremĕre, to shake.]
English · e-38700-6008Turn
Turn, turn, v.i. to whirl round: to hinge: to depend: to issue: to take a different direction or tendency: to become by a change, hence to rebel: to return: to be fickle: to result: to be shaped on the lathe: to sour: to
English · e-38700-6009Turnagra
Turnagra, tur′nā-gra, n. a New Zealand genus of thrush-like birds.
English · e-38700-6010 · brief source recordTurner
Turner, tur′nėr, n. a Scotch copper coin worth 2d., issued by James VI. [Prob. turney.]
English · e-38700-6011 · brief source recordTurney
Turney, tur′ni, n. a copper coin current in Ireland under Edward III.—coined at Tours.
English · e-38700-6012 · brief source recordTurney
Turney, tur′ni, n. (Milt.)=Tourney.
English · e-38700-6013 · brief source recordTurnip
Turnip, tur′nip, n. a biennial plant, with lyrate hispid leaves, the upper part of the root becoming, esp. in cultivation, swollen and fleshy—cultivated as a culinary esculent, and for feeding cattle and sheep.—n. Tur′ni
English · e-38700-6014Turnsole
Turnsole, turn′sōl, n. a name sometimes given to the Heliotrope and other plants, esp. to the euphorbiaceous Chrozophora tinctoria, from which a deep-purple dye is obtained. [Fr.,—tourner—sol, for soleil—L. sol, the sun.
English · e-38700-6015Turnus
Turnus, tur′nus, n. the tiger-swallowtail, a black-striped United States butterfly.
English · e-38700-6016 · brief source recordTurpentine
Turpentine, tur′pen-tīn, n. a semi-solid resinous substance secreted by various coniferous trees (the name turpentine is commonly understood to mean the product of the Scotch pine, the swamp pine of America, and the Pinu
English · e-38700-6017Turpeth
Turpeth, tur′peth, n. the root of Ipomœa (Convolvulus) Turpethum, a Ceylon plant of cathartic properties.—Turpeth mineral, an old name for the yellow basic mercury sulphate.
English · e-38700-6018Turpitude
Turpitude, tur′pi-tūd, n. baseness: extreme depravity or wickedness: vileness of principles and actions. [L. turpitudo—turpis, base.]
English · e-38700-6019Turquet
Turquet, turk′et, n. (Bacon) a figure of a Turk.
English · e-38700-6020 · brief source recordTurquoise
Turquoise, tur-koiz′, or tur-kēz′, n. an opaque greenish-blue mineral from Persia, valued as a gem, essentially a phosphate of alumina, harder than feldspar but softer than quartz, occurring as thin veins in slate rock.—
English · e-38700-6021Turret
Turret, tur′et, n. a small tower on a building and rising above it: a movable building containing soldiers, engines, &c., used in medieval sieges: a tower, often revolving, for offensive purposes, on land and water: the
English · e-38700-6022Turribant
Turribant, tur′i-bant, n. (Spens.) a turban.
English · e-38700-6023 · brief source recordTurtle
Turtle, tur′tl, Turtle-dove, tur′tl-duv, n. a genus of Columbidæ, of graceful build, with small head and slender bill, long wings, and long rounded tail, flying swiftly and noiselessly, noted for their beauty of form and
English · e-38700-6024Turtle
Turtle, tur′tl, n. any tortoise, but esp. the edible Green Turtle, prized for the soup made from its flesh, chief glory of aldermanic banquets—Calipash is the part of the animal that belongs to the upper shield, a fatty,
English · e-38700-6025Tuscan
Tuscan, tus′kan, adj. of or belonging to Tuscany in Italy: denoting the simplest of the five classic orders of architecture, being a Roman modification of the Doric style, with unfluted columns, and without triglyphs. [L
English · e-38700-6026Tush
Tush, tush, n. (Shak.) a tusk.
English · e-38700-6027 · brief source recordTush
Tush, tush, interj. pshaw! be silent! an exclamation of impatience, &c.—v.i. to express contempt, &c.
English · e-38700-6028 · brief source recordTusk
Tusk, tusk, n. a long, protruding tooth on either side of the mouth of certain animals: a sharp point: the share of a plough.—v.t. to gore with the tusks.—adjs. Tusked, Tusk′y.—n. Tusk′er, an elephant whose tusks are gro
English · e-38700-6029Tuskar
Tuskar, tus′kar, n. an iron implement with wooden shaft, for cutting peat. [Ice. torfskeri—torf, turf, skera, to cut.]
English · e-38700-6030 · brief source recordTusser-silk
Tusser-silk, tus′ėr-silk, n. a kind of dark fawn-coloured silk, generally made without brocading or patterns. [Hind. tassar—Sans. tassara, shuttle.]
English · e-38700-6031Tussilago
Tussilago, tus-i-lā′gō, n. a genus of plants of the natural order Compositæ, suborder Corymbiferæ—the only British species, Tussilago farfara, sometimes called Colt's-foot. [L.]
English · e-38700-6032Tussis
Tussis, tus′is, n. a cough.—adj. Tussic′ular. [L.]
English · e-38700-6033 · brief source recordTussle
Tussle, tus′el, n. a struggle.—v.i. to struggle. [Tousle.]
English · e-38700-6034 · brief source recordTussock
Tussock, tus′ok, n. a tuft of grass or twigs.—ns. Tuss′ock-grass, a large grass of the same genus with the Cock's-foot Grass of Britain, native to the Falkland Islands, remarkable for forming great tufts—also Tuss′ac-gra
English · e-38700-6035Tussore
Tussore. Same as Tusser-silk.
English · e-38700-6036 · brief source recordTut
Tut, tut, interj. an exclamation of rebuke, or impatience, &c.—v.i. to express impatience by such.
English · e-38700-6037 · brief source recordTut
Tut, tut, n. (prov.) a hassock—also Tote.—v.i. to project.
English · e-38700-6038 · brief source recordTut
Tut, tut, n. a piece of work.—v.i. to work by the piece.—ns. Tut′work; Tut′worker; Tut′workman.
English · e-38700-6039 · brief source recordTutamen
Tutamen, tū-tā′men, n. a defence or protection. [L.]
English · e-38700-6040 · brief source recordTutania
Tutania, tū-tā′ni-a, n. a kind of Britannia metal. [Tutty.]
English · e-38700-6041 · brief source recordTutelage
Tutelage, tū′te-lāj, n. guardianship: state of being under a guardian.—adjs. Tū′telar, Tū′telary, protecting: having the charge of a person or place. [L. tutela—tutāri, to guard—tuēri, to see.]
English · e-38700-6042Tutenag
Tutenag, tū′te-nag, n. the zinc imported into Europe from China and the East Indies during the 18th century. [Fr. tutenague, prob. from Pers. and Ar. tūtiya, an oxide of zinc, and -nāk, a suffix, or perh. Hind. nāga, lea
English · e-38700-6043Tutiorism
Tutiorism, tū′ti-or-izm, n. in R. C. moral theology, the doctrine that in a case of doubt between right and wrong one should take the safer course, i.e. the one in verbal accordance with the law—the same as Rigorism, and
English · e-38700-6044Tutor
Tutor, tū′tor, n. one who looks to or takes care of: one who has charge of the education of another: one who hears the lessons of and examines students: a teacher: (Scots law) a guardian of the person as well as of the e
English · e-38700-6045Tutsan
Tutsan, tut′san, n. a species of St John's wort, once regarded as a panacea—also called Park-leaves. [O. Fr. toutesaine, tout—L. totus, all, sain—L. sanus, sound.]
English · e-38700-6046Tutti
Tutti, tōōt′ti, adj. (mus.) all together, as opposed to solo.—n. a concerted movement, rendered by all the voices or instruments together. [It., pl. of tutto, all—L. totus, all.]
English · e-38700-6047Tutti-frutti
Tutti-frutti, tōōt′ti-frōōt′ti, n. a confection, esp. ice-cream, flavoured with different kinds of fruit. [It.]
English · e-38700-6048 · brief source recordTutty
Tutty, tut′i, n. impure zinc protoxide. [O. Fr. tutie—Late L. tutia—Ar. tūtiya. Cf. Tutenag.]
English · e-38700-6049 · brief source recordTutu
Tutu, tōō′tōō, n. a New Zealand shrub whose black fruit makes a light wine resembling claret, while the seeds yield a poison like strychnine, and the bark, tannin—also called Tupa-kihi, Wineberry-shrub, and Toot-plant. [
English · e-38700-6050Tutulus
Tutulus, tū′tū-lus, n. a conical Etruscan female headdress:—pl. Tū′tulī. [L.]
English · e-38700-6051 · brief source recordTuum
Tuum, tū′um, adj. thine.—n. that which is thine. [L.]
English · e-38700-6052 · brief source recordTuyère
Tuyère. Same as Twyer (q.v.).
English · e-38700-6054 · brief source recordTuza
Tuza, tōō′za, n. Same as Tucan (q.v.).
English · e-38700-6055 · brief source recordTuzz
Tuzz, tuz, n. (prov.) a tuft of wool, &c.—n. Tuz′zi-muzzy, a posy: the feather hyacinth.—adj. shaggy.—n. Tuz′zy (dim.), a tuft, cluster. [Tussock.]
English · e-38700-6056Twa-lofted
Twa-lofted, twä′-lof′ted, adj. (Scot.) having two lofts or stories.
English · e-38700-6060 · brief source recordTwaddle
Twaddle, twod′l, v.i. to talk in a silly manner.—n. silly talk: a senseless talker.—ns. Twadd′ler; Twadd′ling, twaddle or silly talk.—adj. Twadd′ly, consisting of twaddle. [Earlier form twattle, a variant of tattle.]
English · e-38700-6057Twain
Twain, twān, n. two, a couple, pair.—In twain, asunder. [A.S. twégen (masc.), two.]
English · e-38700-6058 · brief source recordTwal
Twal, twäl, a Scotch form of twelve.
English · e-38700-6059 · brief source recordTwang
Twang, twang, n. (prov.) a sharp flavour, an aftertaste. [Tang.]
English · e-38700-6061 · brief source recordTwang
Twang, twang, n. (Scot.) a twinge.
English · e-38700-6062 · brief source recordTwang
Twang, twang, n. a sharp, quick sound, as of a tight string when pulled and let go: a nasal tone of voice.—v.i. to sound as a tight string pulled and let go: to sound with a quick, sharp noise: to have a nasal sound.—v.t
English · e-38700-6063Twank
Twank, twangk, v.i. to emit a twang.
English · e-38700-6064 · brief source recordTwat
Twat, twot, n. pudendum muliebre.
English · e-38700-6066 · brief source recordTwattle
Twattle, twot′l, v.i. to twaddle.—v.t. to repeat idly.—n. chatter: a dwarf.—ns. Twatt′ler, a chatterer; Twatt′ling, a chattering.—adj. gabbling: trifling. [Prob. related to Ice. thwætta, chatter.]
English · e-38700-6067Tway
Tway, twā, adj. and n. (Spens.) twain, two.
English · e-38700-6068 · brief source recordTwayblade
Twayblade, twā′blād, n. a European orchid, a plant a foot high bearing a raceme of green flowers and a pair of broad ovate leaves—hence the name.
English · e-38700-6069Tweak
Tweak, twēk, v.t. to twitch, to pull: to pull with sudden jerks.—n. a sharp pinch or twitch: any perplexity. [A by-form of twitch.]
English · e-38700-6070Tweed
Tweed, twēd, n. a kind of woollen twilled cloth of various patterns, much used for men's suits.—adj. made of tweed. [From a mistaken reading of 'tweels' upon an invoice; not, as supposed, from the Tweed valley.]
English · e-38700-6071Tweedle
Tweedle, twē′dl, v.t. to handle lightly: (obs.) to wheedle.—v.i. to wriggle.—n. a sound such as is made by a fiddle—hence the humorous formations Tweedledum, Tweedledee, used to indicate distinctions that are the slighte
English · e-38700-6072Tweel
Tweel, Scotch variant of twill.
English · e-38700-6073 · brief source recordTweezers
Tweezers, twēz′ėrz, n.sing. nippers: small pincers for pulling out hairs, &c.—n. Tweez′er-case, a case for carrying tweezers. [Perh. traceable to A.S. twisel, a fork; some confusion is possible with obs. tweeze, a surgeo
English · e-38700-6075Twelfth
Twelfth, twelfth, adj. the last of twelve.—n. one of twelve equal parts: (mus.) a tone twelve diatonic degrees above or below a given tone.—ns. Twelfth′-cake, an ornamental cake partaken of on Twelfth-night; Twelfth′-day
English · e-38700-6076Twelve
Twelve, twelv, adj. ten and two.—n. the number next after eleven: the figures representing twelve: (pl.) same as duodecimo.—ns. Twelve′-mo, same as duodecimo, written 12mo; Twelve′-month, twelve months: a year.—adjs. Twe
English · e-38700-6077Twenty
Twenty, twen′ti, adj. twice ten: nineteen and one: an indefinite number.—n. the number next after nineteen: the figures representing twenty: an old English division of infantry.—adj. Twen′tieth, next after the nineteenth
English · e-38700-6078Twibill
Twibill, twī′bil, n. a double-headed battle-axe. [A.S. twi-, two, bill, a bill.]
English · e-38700-6080 · brief source recordTwice
Twice, twīs, adv. two times: once and again: doubly.—n. Twī′cer, one who is both compositor and pressman.—adj. Twice′-told, told twice: hackneyed.—At twice, at two distinct times. [A.S. twíges—twíwa—twá, two.]
English · e-38700-6081Twiddle
Twiddle, twid′l, v.t. to twirl idly, to play with.—v.i. to revolve: to trifle with something.—n. a twirl of the fingers.—ns. Twidd′ler; Twidd′ling-line, formerly a piece of small rope for steadying the steering-wheel: a
English · e-38700-6082Twifold
Twifold, twī′fōld, adj. (Spens.) twofold.
English · e-38700-6083 · brief source recordTwig
Twig, twig, n. a small shoot or branch of a tree: a divining-rod.—v.i. to be active.—adjs. Twig′gen (Shak.), covered with osier; Twig′gy, abounding in twigs or shoots; Twig′some, full of twigs. [A.S. twíg—twí-, double; G
English · e-38700-6084Twig
Twig, twig, v.t. (slang) to observe narrowly: to understand.—v.i. to understand, see. [Prob. Ir. tuigim, discern; cf. Gael. tuig, understand.]
English · e-38700-6085Twight
Twight, twīt, v.t. (Spens.) to twit.
English · e-38700-6086 · brief source recordTwilight
Twilight, twī′līt, n. the faint light after sunset and before sunrise: an uncertain view: partial darkness.—adj. of twilight: faintly illuminated: obscure.—v.t. to illuminate faintly.—Twilight of the gods, the same as Ra
English · e-38700-6087Twill
Twill, twil, or Tweel, twēl, n. a woven fabric, in which the warp is raised one thread, and depressed two or more threads for the passage of the weft—thus giving a curious appearance of diagonal lines: a fabric with a tw
English · e-38700-6089Twilled
Twilled, twild, adj. (Shak., Tempest, iv. 64) a dubious word, either 'hedged,' from twill, to weave with a twill, or more probably 'covered with reeds or sedges,' from obsolete twill, a reed.
English · e-38700-6090Twilly
Twilly, twil′i, n. a cotton-cleaning machine: willowing-machine. [Willow.]
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