English words: ton mile to tonos

300 English words, part 76 of 131 of the words starting with T, A to Z. 30 have a page of their own.

English words ton mile to tonos

ton mile noun: Alternative form of ton-mile.
ton mileage noun: The total ton miles achieved by a freight carrier in a given period.
ton of refrigeration noun: A unit of power chiefly applied to the cooling capacity of a refrigerator, freezer, or air conditioner, equal to 12,000 British thermal units (Btu) per hour...
ton of TNT noun: A unit of energy that is equivalent to 4.184 gigajoules; it is a convened-upon value representing the energy typically produced by one metric ton of TNT.
ton-up adjective, noun: fond of travelling at high speeds
ton-up boy noun: A member of the British rocker subculture of the mid-twentieth century.
tona noun: Alternative form of tonal (“animal companion”).
tonable adjective: That can be toned.
tonada noun: A kind of folk song of Spain and parts of Latin America.
tonal adjective, noun /ˈtoʊnəl/: Of or relating to tones or tonality.
tonal center noun: The final, resolving note of a scale.
tonal centre noun: UK and Canada standard spelling of tonal center.
tonal noise noun: Noise that is a pure tone so that it is concentrated in a narrow frequency band
tonalamatl noun: A divinatory almanac used in central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest, and structured around the sacred 260-day year.
tonalise verb: To view or create in terms of tonalism.
tonalism noun: An American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues.
tonalist noun: An artist working in the style of tonalism.
tonalistic adjective: Of or relating to tonalism
tonalite noun: An igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase.
tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite noun /ˈtoʊnəlaɪt ˈtrɒn(d)jəmaɪt ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəraɪt/: A group of silica-rich intrusive igneous rocks that mainly formed in Earth’s early history. They are considered some of the primary building blocks of the...
tonalitic adjective: Composed of or relating to tonalite.
tonalitive adjective: Relating to tonality.
tonality noun /təʊnˈæl.ɪ.tiː/: The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
tonalization noun: In the Suzuki method of music teaching, the term for what is normally called tone production, the student's ability to produce and recognize a beautiful,...
tonally adverb: In a tonal manner.
tonalpohualli noun: A Mexica version of the 260-day calendar in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
toname noun: Alternative form of to-name.
tonary noun: A liturgical book in the Western Christian Church which lists Gregorian chants according to the Gregorian mode or tonus of their melodies within the...
Tonasket proper noun: A city in Washington.
tonation noun: The tonal properties of a sound.
Tonawanda noun: A member of a certain band of Seneca Indians.
tonazocine noun: An opioid analgesic of the benzomorphan family.
tonbak noun: Alternative form of tombak (“a type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian music”)
Tonbridge proper noun: A market town in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5946).
Tonbridgian noun: A pupil or alumnus of Tonbridge School.
tonca noun: Alternative form of tonka.
tonca bean noun: Alternative form of tonka bean.
tondino noun: A small ceramic plate in the Italian style.
tondo noun /ˈtɒndoʊ/: A round picture or other work of art.
Tondrakian noun: A member of an antifeudal Christian sect that flourished in medieval Armenia between the early 9th and the 11th century, centered on the district of Tondrak...
Tondu proper noun: A village in Ynysawdre community, Bridgend borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8984).
tone noun, pronoun, verb /ˈtəʊn/: A specific pitch.
tone arm noun: a light, balanced arm that holds the pickup cartridge on a record player
tone-bearing unit noun: In autosegmental phonology, a segment, usually a syllable nucleus, which can be associated with a tone.
tone cluster noun: A chord comprising at least three adjacent tones in a scale.
tone color noun: Synonym of timbre (“quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume”).
tone colour noun: Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of tone color.
tone deaf adjective: Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
tone-deafly adverb: In a tone-deaf manner.
tone deafness noun: Being unable to recognize and match pitches.
tone dialing noun: A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a burst of a single audio frequency.
tone dialling noun: Alternative spelling of tone dialing.
tone down verb: To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
tone hole noun: An opening in the body of a wind instrument which, when alternately closed and opened, changes the pitch of the sound produced.
tone in verb: To fit well (with something, in colour, mood, etc.).
tone indicator noun: A symbol conveying the tone or context of a message, often over the internet.
tone mapping noun: The technique of mapping one set of colors to another, to approximate the appearance of a higher dynamic range than is actually available.
tone mark noun: A symbol used to indicate tones in tonal languages.
tone meeting noun: A meeting between the showrunner of a television series and the director to discuss an episode that is to be produced.
tone number noun: A number allocated to a syllable in various transliteration systems such as Hanyu Pinyin indicating the tone in which it is pronounced.
tone of voice noun: The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.
tone painting noun: Program music, or the process of composing it.
tone poem noun: A piece of symphonic music which, like a poem, has a narrative or descriptive theme.
tone ring noun: A ring that connects the wooden rim of a banjo and its drumhead.
tone sandhi noun: The change of tone that occurs in some tonal languages when certain tones are pronounced successively.
tone scale noun: A subjective appraisal of a person's spiritual aliveness, usually given by an auditor, ranging from 'total failure' to 'serenity of beingness'.
tone tag noun: Synonym of tone indicator.
tone terracing noun: A form of downdrift in which the high or mid tones, but not the low tone, shift downward in pitch after certain other tones. The result is that a tone may...
tone up verb: To cause to give a higher tone or sound; to give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to strengthen.
tone with verb: To match, blend or look good with (something).
tonearm noun: The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier.
tonebar noun: Any of the metal bars that act as resonators in an electric piano.
toned adjective, verb /təʊnd/: Having a (specified kind of) tone.
toned paper noun: Paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is white or whitish.
tonehole noun: Alternative form of tone hole.
tonelada noun: A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg.
toneless adjective: Lacking tone or expression.
tonelessly adverb: In a toneless manner.
tonelessness noun: The state or condition of being toneless.
tonelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tone.
Tonelli proper noun: A surname.
toneme noun /ˈtəʊniːm/: A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings.
tonemic adjective /təʊˈnɛmɪk/: of, or relating to tonemes or a language that uses tonemes
tonepad noun: A form of simple modem that generates tones used to control a device at the other end of a telephone line.
toner noun /ˈtoʊnɚ/: Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.
toneset noun: A set of tones played in sequence
tonetic adjective /təʊˈnɛtɪk/: Having to do with intonation.
tonetically adverb: In terms of tonetics.
tonetician noun: One who studies tonetics.
tonetics noun: The use or study of intonation.
tonette noun: A small plastic flute often played by children
tonewheel noun: A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes.
tonewood noun: Any wood suitable for use in the construction of a musical instrument.
toney adjective: Alternative spelling of tony.
tonfa noun: A traditional hand-held Okinawan weapon, a wooden stick with a perpendicular handle, traditionally wielded in pairs.
tong noun, verb /tɒŋ/: An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
tong doc noun: A Vietnamese viceroy.
tong fai noun: A tuition fee collected by public sector schools.
tong lau noun: A tenement building, found in Southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
tong sui noun: Any of various sweet Chinese dessert soups.
tong war noun: A conflict between rival Chinese-American gangs.
tonga noun: A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
tonga bean noun: Alternative form of tonka bean.
Tongalese adjective: Of Tonga; Tongan.
Tongan adjective, noun /ˈtɒŋən/: An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga.
Tonganness noun: The quality of being Tongan.
Tonganoxie proper noun /ˌtɒŋ.ɡəˈnɒk.si/: A city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States
Tongarevan adjective, noun: A person from Tongareva.
Tongariro proper noun: A volcano in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.
Tongass proper noun: An island in the southern Alaska Panhandle, near the marine boundary with Canada, once the site of a major trading fort.
Tongatapu proper noun: An island of Tonga, Oceania, on the Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean; the main island of Tonga, with its capital city, Nuku'alofa.
tongawalla noun: The operator of a tonga (type of carriage).
tongbaite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light brownish yellow mineral containing carbon and chromium.
tonger noun: A tongman.
tonging noun, verb: The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.
tongkang noun: A kind of light wooden boat used in the early 19th century to carry goods along rivers in Maritime Southeast Asia.
tongkonan noun: The traditional ancestral house of the Torajan people of Indonesia, built on piles, with a large boat-shaped roof.
tongman noun: A member of a criminal tong.
Tongo proper noun: A town in Ghana.
Tongren proper noun: A county-level city of Huangnan, Qinghai, China.
tongs noun, verb /tɒŋz/: An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in...
tongsman noun: Synonym of tongman.
tongster noun: A tongman.
tonguage noun: Any activity involving the tongue; tonguing.
tongue noun, verb /tʌŋ/: The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air...
tongue and groove adjective, noun: A joint, in flooring or panelling, made by fitting a ridge (tongue) along the edge of one board into a corresponding slot (groove) on another.
tongue-and-groove pliers noun: Synonym of adjustable pliers.
tongue bath noun: A sexual licking of another's body.
tongue bone noun: hyoid bone
tongue-boring noun: A punishment whereby a hole or bore was made in someone's tongue.
tongue brush noun: Synonym of tongue cleaner.
tongue clacker noun: Alternative spelling of tongue clacker.
tongue cleaner noun: An oral hygiene tool, often metal or plastic, used to remove bacteria, food debris, and dead cells from the tongue's surface to freshen breath and promote...
tongue depressor noun: A long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity.
tongue drum noun: A drum made from an otherwise closed steel container with cuts made into the top in the shape of tongues. Striking a "tongue" produces tones.
tongue-fence noun: Synonym of tongue-fencing.
tongue-fencer noun: One who engages in tongue-fencing; a clever or witty speaker.
tongue-fencing noun: Clever or witty speech; verbal sophistry.
tongue firmly in cheek adjective: Synonym of tongue-in-cheek.
tongue grafting noun: A technique that joins a scion to a rootstock by making matching long diagonal cuts and interlocking "tongue" cuts, maximizing cambium contact for a strong...
tongue grass noun: Synonym of garden cress
tongue in cheek adjective, adverb: Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.
tongue in chic adjective, noun: Using humor as a deliberate element of style.
tongue job noun: Alternative form of tonguejob
tongue kiss noun, verb: Synonym of French kiss: kissing involving the tongue.
tongue-lash verb: To scold, to chew out.
tongue lashing noun: A verbal rebuke, often severe.
tongue-lolling noun: The protrusion of the tongue from the mouth.
tongue-lolling bit noun: a device attached at the center of the mouthpiece to prevent horse's tongue from protruding from his mouth.
tongue long enough to cut one's own throat noun: Alternative form of tongue long enough to cut one's throat.
tongue long enough to cut one's throat noun: A tendency to say things to one's own detriment.
tongue map noun: A schematic map of the human tongue, labelling which parts are (supposedly) receptive to different tastes.
tongue-pad noun: A great or incessant talker; a chatterbox.
tongue pillar noun: Synonym of labret
tongue punch verb: Synonym of tonguefuck.
tongue ring noun: A decorative ring that is worn in a person's pierced tongue.
tongue rolling noun: The ability to roll the lateral edges of one's tongue upwards into a tube, widely believed to be a genetically inherited trait.
tongue sandwich noun: A French kiss.
tongue sarnie noun: tongue sandwich; French kiss
tongue scraper noun: An oral hygiene tool, often U-shaped and made of stainless steel or plastic, which is used to gently clean the tongue's surface by removing bacteria, food...
tongue-shell noun: Any species of the brachipod genus Lingula, or similar species.
tongue sole noun: A tonguefish, any of certain species of family Cynoglossidae of flatfish.
tongue speaker noun: Alternative form of tongues-speaker.
tongue stone noun: A kind of stone of a long tonguelike shape, most of which are now known to be fossilized shark's teeth.
tongue sushi noun: French kissing.
tongue technology noun: The ability to rap quickly.
tongue thrust noun: Orofacial muscular imbalance: a human behavioral pattern in which the tongue protrudes through the anterior incisors during swallowing, during speech, and...
tongue tie noun, verb: Ankyloglossia, a congenital oral anomaly.
tongue-tied adjective, verb /ˈtʌŋtaɪd/: Having tongue-tie or ankyloglossia (“a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum (a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor...
tongue toast noun: An open sandwich prepared with sauteed beef tongue and scrambled eggs.
tongue twister noun: A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes.
tongue-work noun: Babble, chatter; conversation.
tongue worm noun: Alternative form of tongueworm.
tongue wrestle verb: To French kiss; see tongue wrestling.
tongue wrestling noun, verb: The act of passionately kissing (making out), most often open-mouthed in the style of a French kiss.
tonguectomy noun: The surgical removal of the tongue.
tongued adjective, verb /tʌŋd/: Resembling a tongue.
tonguedness noun: The state or quality of having a particular number of or type of tongue or tongues.
tonguefish noun: Any of the flatfishes in the taxonomic family Cynoglossidae, distinguished by the presence of a long hook on the snout overhanging the mouth.
tongueful noun: As much as can be taken up by the tongue at one time.
tonguejob noun: An act of oral sex, usually cunnilingus.
tongueless adjective: Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.
tongueless frog noun: One of a group of aquatic frogs in the Pipidae family.
tonguelessly adverb: Without use of the tongue; silently.
tonguelessness noun: Absence of a tongue.
tonguelet noun: A little tongue (any sense)
tonguelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tongue.
tonguely adjective, adverb /ˈtʌŋli/: Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.
tonguer noun: One who tongues.
tongues speaker noun: One who speaks in tongues; one who exhibits glossolalia.
tongues-speaking noun: Synonym of speaking in tongues.
tongueshot noun: The distance within which a person's voice can be heard.
tonguester noun: One who talks a lot, chatters or prattles
tonguetied adjective: Alternative form of tongue-tied.
tonguetip noun: The tip of the tongue.
tongueworm noun: Any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates.
tonguey adjective, noun: Tending to talk a lot; fluent or voluble in speech (generally with an unfavourable connotation).
tonguiness noun: The quality or degree of being tonguey.
tonguing noun, verb: A licking or lapping with the tongue.
tonguy adjective: Alternative form of tonguey.
Tongva noun: A member of a group of Native Americans who inhabited the Los Angeles Basin and the Southern Channel Islands, thought to be descended from...
tongzhi noun /ˈtɔŋ.d͡ʒə/: A member of any sexual minority group in Greater China.
Tongzhou proper noun: A district of Beijing, China.
Toni proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Antonia, sometimes used as a formal given name.
-tonia suffix: Tone, condition.
Tonian adjective /ˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 1000 to 850 million years ago.
tonic adjective, noun, verb /ˈtɒnɪk/: Pertaining to tension, especially of the muscles.
tonic accent noun: The syllable in a word which receives the most stress in an intonation unit.
tonic and gin noun: gin and tonic
tonic-clonic adjective: Alternative form of clonicotonic.
tonic immobility noun: A behaviour in which an animal appears to be temporarily paralysed and unresponsive to external stimuli, for example in response to the threat of a predator.
tonic tensor tympani syndrome noun: A disease of the tensor tympani muscle, leading to chronic ear pain.
tonic water noun: A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and...
tonical adjective /ˈtɒnɪkəl/: tonic
tonically adverb: in a tonic manner
tonicify verb: To increase the tonicity of a solution
tonicity noun /təˈnɪsɪti/: The normal presence of tone or tension in a muscle or organ; tonus
tonicization noun: The temporary change of an originally non-tonic tone to tonic.
tonicize verb: To make (a tone) temporarily become tonic.
tonicoclonic adjective: Synonym of clonicotonic.
tonification noun: The act of tonifying
tonified adjective, verb: Highly fashionable or stylish; classy; tony.
tonify verb /ˈtoʊnɪfaɪ/: To increase the available energy of
tonight adverb, noun /təˈnaɪt/: During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.
toning noun, verb /ˈtəʊnɪŋ/: Use of colour; tone.
toning table noun: A piece of exercise equipment that automatically stretches the muscles of the user.
tonir noun: An Armenian tandoor.
tonish adjective /ˈtɒnɪʃ/: Conforming to the "ton"; modish, stylish.
tonishly adverb: In a tonish manner.
tonishness noun: The quality of being tonish.
tonite noun /təˈnaɪt/: Alternative spelling of tonight.
tonitrophobia noun: The fear of thunder and lightning; keraunophobia.
tonitruant adjective: thundering
tonitruate verb /təˈnɪtɹʊeɪt/: To thunder.
tonitruous adjective: thundering
Tonja proper noun: A female given name, variant of Tonya
tonjon noun /ˈtɑnˌdʒɑn/: An open sedan chair raised on single poles front and back.
tonk adjective, interjection, noun, verb: An illegal immigrant of any country.
tonka noun: A flavoring or fragrance used in foodstuffs and perfumes, derived from the tonka bean which contains coumarin.
tonka bean noun: A black wrinkled seed of a neotropical legume tree of species Dipteryx odorata, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute due to its high coumarin content.
tonkatsu noun /tɒŋˈkatsuː/: A popular Japanese dish consisting of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet served in bite-sized pieces and often accompanied by shredded cabbage and miso soup.
tonkatsu sauce noun: A thick sauce served with tonkatsu, somewhat similar to Worcestershire sauce.
Tonkawa noun: A member of a Midwestern Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma and Texas.
Tonkawan adjective, noun: Relating to the Tonkawa people.
tonker noun: The penis.
Tonkin proper noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
Tonkin pit viper noun: Ovophis tonkinensis, a species of common pit viper found in Southeast Asia.
Tonkin toad noun: Bufo pageoti, a species of true toad found in parts of China, Vietnam, and Myanmar.
Tonkinese adjective, noun: Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam.
Tonkolili proper noun: A district in Northern Province, Sierra Leone. Capital: Magburaka.
tonkotsu noun /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/: A Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.
tonlet noun /ˈtɔn.lɛt/: A long armoured skirt, designed for combat on foot.
tonload noun: A very large amount.
Tonn proper noun: A surname.
tonnag noun: A small square of tartan worn over the shoulders as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress.
tonnage noun /ˈtʌnɪd͡ʒ/: The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces.
tonnara noun: A set of specially arranged fishing nets used to catch bluefin tuna.
tonnarelli noun: A form of egg pasta resembling spaghetti but with a square cross-section
tonne noun /tʌn/: A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
tonneau noun /təˈnəʊ/: The rear body or compartment of some types of motor vehicle, especially one containing seats for passengers.
tonneau cover noun: A protective covering which may be secured over the exposed portion of a motor vehicle, such as the seating area of an open sports car or the back of a...
tonneaued adjective: Fitted with a tonneau.
tonnelet noun: Alternative form of tonlet.
tonner noun: A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons.
Tonnerre proper noun: A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
tonnid noun: Any sea snail in the family Tonnidae.
tonnish adjective: Alternative form of tonish.
tonnishly adverb: In a tonnish manner; stylishly.
tonnishness noun: The state of being tonnish
tonno noun: Tuna in solid (unflaked) form, packed in olive oil.
tonnoidean noun: A sea snail of the superfamily Tonnoidea.
tono- prefix: Tonus: muscle tone, or tension in an organ.
tonoexodus noun: A process in which a language loses tones.
tonofibril noun: A structural fibril of tonofilaments found in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells
tonofibrillar adjective: Relating to tonofibrils
tonofilament noun: A structural filament of keratin present in the cytoplasm
tonogenesis noun: A process in which a language develops tones.
tonogenetic adjective: Relating to tonogenesis.
tonogenetically adverb: By means of tonogenesis.
tonogram noun: The output of a tonometer
tonograph noun: tonometer
tonographic adjective: Relating to a tonograph or to tonography
tonography noun: The measurement of ocular pressure during compression of the carotid artery
tonological adjective /ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/: Of or relating to tonology.
tonologically adverb /ˌtəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)li/: In a tonological manner; with respect to tone.
tonologist noun /tə(ʊ)ˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/: A linguist who studies tone.
tonology noun /tə(ʊ)ˈnɑlədʒi/: The study of tone in human languages.
tonometer noun: An instrument used to measure tension or pressure, especially inside the eye.
tonometric adjective: Of or pertaining to tonometry.
tonometrically adverb: In a tonometric manner
tonometrist noun: A person who uses a tonometer
tonometry noun /təˈnɒmətɹi/: The measurement of tension or pressure.
tonomorpheme noun: A morpheme based on tonemes.
tonomorphological adjective: Relating to tonomorphology.
tonomorphology noun: Tonal structure.
Tonopah proper noun: An unincorporated town, the county seat of Nye County, Nevada, United States.
tonophant noun: A modification of the kaleidophone, for showing the composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel welded together, their length...
tonoplast noun: The cytoplasmic membrane surrounding a vacuole, separating the vacuolar contents from the cell's cytoplasm
tonoplastic adjective: Relating to tonoplasts
tonos noun /ˈtɒnɒs/: The Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩, written atop a vowel in a given word’s stressed syllable.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under T: 39,191 words, in 131 parts.