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tonne pronounced “tun”
n.
a metric ton; 1,000 kg
tonsillitic - a useless adjective contrived from “tonsil”
tope 1
vt., vi.
toped, top4ing 5Fr toper, to accept the stakes in gambling (prob. < ODu topp, touch): E meaning given here is prob. from the custom of drinking to the conclusion of the wager6 [Archaic] to drink (alcoholic liquor) in large amounts and often
tope 2
n.
5Hindi top, ult. < Sans stdpa, a mound, tope6 a Buddhist shrine in the form of a dome with a cupola
tope3 7tbp8
n.
5< ? Cornish6 a small, gray, European requiem shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
topgallant
adj.
1 designating or of a mast, sail, spar, etc. situated above the topmast and below the royal mast on a sailing ship
2 higher than the adjoining parts of the ship: said of a rail, deck, etc.
n.
a topgallant mast, sail, etc.
topiarist - a horticulturist specializing in shaping shrubbery into artistic shapes
topical
adj.
1 of a particular place; local
2 of, using, or arranged by topics, subjects, or headings
3 having to do with topics of the day; of current or local interest !topical allusions in literature"
4 Med. of or for a particular part of the body; esp., designating or by local application !a topical remedy"
top#i[cal4i[ty 73kal4! tc8
n.
top$i[cal[ly
adv.
topodeme - a word used by botanists in describing relationship of groups of plants
“to various groups of closely related plants (eg, gamodeme, topodeme, ecodeme) (Gilmour and ... arise that expose the uncertainties of the working-definition of the ...
topology
n.,
pl. 3gies 5< Gr topos, a place (see TOPIC) + 3LOGY6
1 a topographical study of a specific object, entity, place, etc. !the topology of the mind"
2 Math. the study of those properties of geometric figures that remain unchanged even when under distortion, so long as no surfaces are torn, as with a M;bius strip
3 Med. the topographic anatomy of a body region
top#o[log$ic or top[o[log[i[cal 7t9p#! l9j4i k!l8
adj.
top#o[log$i[cal[ly
adv.
to[pol$o[gist
n.
toponomastic - pertaining to place names
toponymic
adj.
1 of toponyms
2 having to do with toponymy Also top#o[nym$i[cal
topos
n.,
pl. to[poi 73p.8
1 a common or recurring topic, theme, subject, etc.
2 a literary convention or formula
torero - bullfighter
toreutic
adj.
5Gr toreutikos < toreuein, to work in relief, bore < IE base *ter3 > THROW6 designating or of work done in relief or intaglio, esp. on metal, as by embossing, chasing, or engraving
tormented
Potentilla erecta (L)
Synonyms: Potentilla tormentilla, common tormentil, bloodroot, septfoil, thormantle, biscuits, shepherd's knapperty, shepherd's knot, English sarsaparilla, red root
tormentor
torpid - sleepy
torpidity
Torquemada To[m;s de Sp. Dominican monk: first Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition
a jolly fellow who enjoyed seeing people being burned at the stake
torr - a physics unit, eponymic of Torricelli, reating to measure of barometric pressure
torridity, torture, totally, totem, tottered,
toucanet - a tropical bird
toupee = a wig
towereing
towser - formerly a common name for a dog
toxicant - a poison
trabant = an East German vehicle of the 50s, not worth the powder to blow it to hell
trabeated - having horizontal beams or lintels instead of arches
tracer, traceried, tracheitis
tractrix - a mathematical curve unknown to my dictionary.. Here’s URL if you want to see it: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Tractrix.html
n.
a metric ton; 1,000 kg
tonsillitic - a useless adjective contrived from “tonsil”
tope 1
vt., vi.
toped, top4ing 5Fr toper, to accept the stakes in gambling (prob. < ODu topp, touch): E meaning given here is prob. from the custom of drinking to the conclusion of the wager6 [Archaic] to drink (alcoholic liquor) in large amounts and often
tope 2
n.
5Hindi top, ult. < Sans stdpa, a mound, tope6 a Buddhist shrine in the form of a dome with a cupola
tope3 7tbp8
n.
5< ? Cornish6 a small, gray, European requiem shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
topgallant
adj.
1 designating or of a mast, sail, spar, etc. situated above the topmast and below the royal mast on a sailing ship
2 higher than the adjoining parts of the ship: said of a rail, deck, etc.
n.
a topgallant mast, sail, etc.
topiarist - a horticulturist specializing in shaping shrubbery into artistic shapes
topical
adj.
1 of a particular place; local
2 of, using, or arranged by topics, subjects, or headings
3 having to do with topics of the day; of current or local interest !topical allusions in literature"
4 Med. of or for a particular part of the body; esp., designating or by local application !a topical remedy"
top#i[cal4i[ty 73kal4! tc8
n.
top$i[cal[ly
adv.
topodeme - a word used by botanists in describing relationship of groups of plants
“to various groups of closely related plants (eg, gamodeme, topodeme, ecodeme) (Gilmour and ... arise that expose the uncertainties of the working-definition of the ...
topology
n.,
pl. 3gies 5< Gr topos, a place (see TOPIC) + 3LOGY6
1 a topographical study of a specific object, entity, place, etc. !the topology of the mind"
2 Math. the study of those properties of geometric figures that remain unchanged even when under distortion, so long as no surfaces are torn, as with a M;bius strip
3 Med. the topographic anatomy of a body region
top#o[log$ic or top[o[log[i[cal 7t9p#! l9j4i k!l8
adj.
top#o[log$i[cal[ly
adv.
to[pol$o[gist
n.
toponomastic - pertaining to place names
toponymic
adj.
1 of toponyms
2 having to do with toponymy Also top#o[nym$i[cal
topos
n.,
pl. to[poi 73p.8
1 a common or recurring topic, theme, subject, etc.
2 a literary convention or formula
torero - bullfighter
toreutic
adj.
5Gr toreutikos < toreuein, to work in relief, bore < IE base *ter3 > THROW6 designating or of work done in relief or intaglio, esp. on metal, as by embossing, chasing, or engraving
tormented
Potentilla erecta (L)
Synonyms: Potentilla tormentilla, common tormentil, bloodroot, septfoil, thormantle, biscuits, shepherd's knapperty, shepherd's knot, English sarsaparilla, red root
tormentor
torpid - sleepy
torpidity
Torquemada To[m;s de Sp. Dominican monk: first Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition
a jolly fellow who enjoyed seeing people being burned at the stake
torr - a physics unit, eponymic of Torricelli, reating to measure of barometric pressure
torridity, torture, totally, totem, tottered,
toucanet - a tropical bird
toupee = a wig
towereing
towser - formerly a common name for a dog
toxicant - a poison
trabant = an East German vehicle of the 50s, not worth the powder to blow it to hell
trabeated - having horizontal beams or lintels instead of arches
tracer, traceried, tracheitis
tractrix - a mathematical curve unknown to my dictionary.. Here’s URL if you want to see it: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Tractrix.html