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English words: tonoscope to toothcombed

300 English words, part 77 of 131 of the words starting with T, A to Z. 36 have a page of their own.

English words tonoscope to toothcombed

  1. tonoscope noun: Any of various devices that make sound visible by displaying vibrations.
  2. tonotaxis noun: Sensitivity to osmotic variation.
  3. tonotopic adjective: Having the quality of being spatially organized by tone or frequency.
  4. tonotopical adjective: tonotopic
  5. tonotopically adverb: Done with the quality of being tonotopic
  6. tonotopicity noun: The state of being tonotopic.
  7. tonotopy noun: The spatial arrangement of the processing of sounds of different frequencies within the auditory system.
  8. tonous adjective /ˈtəʊnəs/: Having a strong tone or sound; sonorous
  9. tonqua noun: Alternative form of tonka.
  10. tonqua bean noun: Alternative form of tonka bean.
  11. tonquin noun: Alternative form of tonka.
  12. tonquin bean noun: Rare spelling of tonka bean
  13. tons noun /tʌnz/: Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).
  14. tonsil noun /ˈtɒn.sɪl/: Ellipsis of palatine tonsil.
  15. tonsil hockey noun: Synonym of French kissing: the act or practice of kissing involving the tongue.
  16. tonsil stone noun: A mineralization of debris within the crevices of the tonsils.
  17. tonsil tennis noun: Synonym of French kissing: the act or practice of kissing involving the tongue.
  18. tonsilar adjective: Alternative spelling of tonsillar.
  19. tonsile adjective: Capable of being clipped.
  20. tonsilectomy noun: Alternative form of tonsillectomy.
  21. tonsilitic adjective: Alternative form of tonsillitic.
  22. tonsilitis noun: Alternative spelling of tonsillitis.
  23. tonsillar adjective: Of or pertaining to the tonsils
  24. tonsillary adjective: Alternative form of tonsillar.
  25. tonsillectome noun: A surgical instrument for performing tonsillectomies.
  26. tonsillectomize verb: To carry out a tonsillectomy.
  27. tonsillectomy noun: The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.
  28. tonsillith noun: Alternative form of tonsillolith.
  29. tonsillitic adjective: tonsillar
  30. tonsillitis noun /tɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs/: Inflammation of the tonsils.
  31. tonsillo- prefix: tonsil
  32. tonsilloadenoidectomy noun: The surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids.
  33. tonsillolith noun: A calculus that forms in the rear of the mouth, in the crevasses of the palatine tonsils.
  34. tonsillopharyngeal adjective: Relating to the tonsil(s) and pharynx.
  35. tonsillopharyngitis noun: inflammation of the tonsils and pharynx
  36. tonsillotome noun: Alternative form of tonsilotome.
  37. tonsillotomy noun: The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.
  38. tonsilotome noun: An instrument for removing the tonsils.
  39. tonsilotomy noun: Alternative form of tonsillotomy.
  40. tonsils noun: The uvula.
  41. tonsor noun: Synonym of barber.
  42. tonsorial adjective: Relating to barbering, shaving, or hairdressing.
  43. tonsorially adverb: In a tonsorial manner or context.
  44. tonstein noun /ˈtʌnˌstaɪ̯n/: A hard, compact, kaolinite-rich claystone formed by the diagenetic alteration of volcanic ash, usually occurring as thin, laterally persistent layers...
  45. tonsure noun, verb /ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/: To shave the crown of the head of (a person) as a sign of humility and religious vocation.
  46. Tonti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  47. tontine noun /tɒnˈtiːn/: A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors.
  48. tontineer noun: A participant in a tontine.
  49. tontiner noun: Alternative form of tontineer (a member of a tontine)
  50. tontinier noun: Alternative form of tontineer (“a member of a tontine”).
  51. tontipop noun: a Spanish genre and scene which draws directly from British twee pop, as well as yé-yé, bubblegum, and synthpop.
  52. tonto adjective, noun: Synonym of idiot: someone who is foolish or stupid.
  53. tontoniid noun: Any ciliate of the family Tontoniidae
  54. tonus noun: tonicity; tone
  55. tony adjective, noun /ˈtoʊni/: Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
  56. Tony Lumpkin noun: A bumpkin or yokel.
  57. Tony's den noun: A traditional call for the number ten.
  58. Tony Soprano noun: A gangster.
  59. tonya noun: A trade broker in Japan, usually a wholesaler, warehouse manager, or shipment manager.
  60. Tonya Finosu noun: A very rare dog breed that is a white spitz dog indigenous to Trabzon, Turkey, especially the city of Tonya.
  61. Tonypandy proper noun: A town and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9992).
  62. Tonyrefail proper noun /ˌtɒnəɹˈɛvəl/: A village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0188).
  63. too adverb /tuː/: Likewise.
  64. too bad phrase: That's a pity.
  65. too bad, so sad phrase: An expression of mock sympathy.
  66. too big for one's boots adjective: Far less important or capable than one thinks or claims oneself to be.
  67. too big for one's breeches adjective: Alternative spelling of too big for one's britches.
  68. too big for one's britches adjective: Disturbingly confident; unacceptably cocky.
  69. too big to fail adjective: Deemed too important to the economy or polity to be allowed to “fail”, that is to be liquidated or to go bankrupt.
  70. too big to jail adjective: Too important or powerful to be imprisoned for one's misdeeds.
  71. too clever by half adjective: Shrewd but flawed by overthinking or excessive complexity, with a resulting tendency to be unreliable or unsuccessful.
  72. too close for comfort adjective: Near enough to cause discomfort.
  73. too close to call adjective: having too close a margin to make a decision
  74. too close to the sun adverb: In an overly ambitious or greedy manner.
  75. Too Cool noun: A youth subculture that playfully reclaims outdated, rural, or intentionally tacky visual elements from China's recent past.
  76. too cool for school adjective: Very cool (trendy, fashionable, etc.).
  77. too far gone adjective: Synonym of far gone (“at an advanced stage of decline, disability, or alteration”).
  78. too good for this world adjective: Too morally good or pure for the sinful mortal world.
  79. too good to be true phrase: Appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy.
  80. too good to last adjective: Synonym of too good to be true.
  81. too hard basket noun: A category of items that should be done but which are avoided because they are difficult.
  82. too hot to handle adjective: An individual or situation that is too dangerous, difficult, or extreme that others do not wish to be involved with.
  83. too hot to hold adjective: A place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.
  84. too late phrase: Used to indicate that something is ineffective or useless because it happens after the best time for it.
  85. too little, too late phrase: Used as a predicate or a pro-sentence to indicate insufficiency.
  86. too long; didn't read phrase: Used to indicate that one did not read a (long) text, or to introduce a short summary of a text perceived as overly long.
  87. too many determiner: Excessive (used with countable nouns).
  88. too many balls in the air noun: Too many tasks, responsibilities, or details to cope with or manage successfully; a state of being overwhelmed.
  89. too many chefs spoil the broth proverb: Alternative form of too many cooks spoil the broth.
  90. too many chiefs and not enough indians noun, phrase: Too many leaders or managers and not enough people doing actual, useful work.
  91. too many cooks spoil the broth proverb: If too many people participate in a task, especially in a leading role, the task will not be done very well.
  92. too many cooks spoil the soup proverb: Alternative form of too many cooks spoil the broth.
  93. too many cooks spoil the stew proverb: Alternative form of too many cooks spoil the broth.
  94. Too Many Mouths noun: A receptor-like protein in plants which, when absent, leads to an overproduction of stomata
  95. too much adjective, adverb, determiner, interjection, pronoun /tu ˈmʌtʃ/: To a greater extent than is wanted or required; excessively.
  96. too much bed makes a dull head proverb: Too much inactivity makes one less mentally acute.
  97. too much information interjection: An expression indicating that someone has revealed information that is too personal and made the listener or reader uncomfortable.
  98. too much of a good thing phrase: Something enjoyable or beneficial which, nevertheless, becomes bothersome or harmful in large quantities or over an extended period of time.
  99. too much pudding will choke a dog proverb: One can have too much of a good thing.
  100. too much water drowned the miller proverb: One may have too much of a good thing.
  101. too-muchness noun: Excessiveness.
  102. too posh to push adjective: Of a woman or women, preferring to have a Caesarean section rather than undergo vaginal childbirth.
  103. too rich for one's blood adjective: Too expensive or fancy to suit one's taste or preferences.
  104. too right phrase: Used to express complete agreement with a previous statement by the interlocutor.
  105. too soon adverb, interjection: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see too, soon.
  106. too too adjective: Extreme; excessive.
  107. tooart noun: Alternative form of tuart (“Australian tree”).
  108. toodeloo interjection: Alternative spelling of toodle-oo.
  109. toodle verb: Alternative form of tootle.
  110. toodle-oo interjection /ˌtuːdəˈluː/: Goodbye, farewell, see you soon.
  111. toodle pip interjection /ˈtuːdl ˌpɪp/: Goodbye.
  112. toodles interjection, verb /ˈtuːd(ə)lz/: Goodbye.
  113. toodlum buck noun: The game of crown and anchor.
  114. Tooele proper noun /tuːˈɛlə/: A city, the county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.
  115. tooeleite noun /tuːˈɛl.i.aɪt/: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur.
  116. Toogood proper noun: A surname transferred from the nickname.
  117. Toohey proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  118. took oneself up by one's own ears verb: simple participle of take oneself up by one's own ears
  119. Tookean adjective: Of or relating to Thomas Tooke (1774–1858), English economist who wrote about money and statistics.
  120. Tooker proper noun: A surname.
  121. Tookes proper noun: A surname.
  122. Tookey proper noun: A surname.
  123. tookie noun: The buttocks.
  124. tookus noun: Alternative form of tuchus.
  125. tool noun, verb /tuːl/: Any physical device meant to ease or do a task.
  126. tool and die noun: An area of activity (concentration or specialty) in manufacturing, comprising toolmaking, diemaking, and (usually also) moldmaking.
  127. tool around verb: To drive or jaunt about, going from place to place without any specific direction or goal.
  128. tool-bar noun: a frame fitted to a tractor to which interchangeable implements are mounted
  129. tool chest noun: A large toolbox; a container, usually portable, for storing tools.
  130. tool frame noun: A frame that is used to define the position and orientation of a tool attached to a robot arm.
  131. tool-friendly adjective: Designed for easy interoperation with software tools.
  132. tool kit noun: Alternative form of toolkit.
  133. tool path noun: Alternative spelling of toolpath.
  134. tool post noun: A clamp that attaches a tool holder to a machine tool
  135. tool pusher noun: Alternative spelling of toolpusher.
  136. tool-rest noun: The part of a machine, such as a lathe, that supports the cutting tool.
  137. tool room noun: Alternative form of toolroom.
  138. tool shed noun: Alternative form of toolshed.
  139. tool sprawl noun: The situation in which a company uses too many different apps or other digital tools, making work more complicated and harder to manage.
  140. tool steel noun: Any of a variety of carbon and alloy steels that are particularly suited for making tools.
  141. tool stone noun: A stone used to manufacture other stone tools
  142. tool subject noun: A subject studied to gain a skill used in other subjects.
  143. tool-suite noun: Alternative form of toolsuite.
  144. tool up verb: To furnish with equipment.
  145. toolach noun: Alternative form of toolache.
  146. toolache noun /tuˈleɪtʃi/: A toolache wallaby; any of extinct species †Notamacropus greyii (syn. †Macropus greyii) of marsupials, of southeastern South Australia and southwestern...
  147. toolache wallaby noun: toolache (Notamacropus greyi)
  148. toolage noun: the wear and tear involved in tool usage
  149. Toolan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  150. Toolangi proper noun: A locality in the Shire of Yarra Ranges and the Shire of Murrindindi, central Victoria, Australia
  151. toolbag noun: A bag used to carry tools.
  152. toolbar noun /ˈtuːl.bɑː/: A row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application or operating system.
  153. toolbelt noun: A belt for carrying tools; a utility belt.
  154. toolbox noun /ˈtuːlˌbɒks/: A storage case for tools.
  155. toolbuilder noun: A manufacturer of tools.
  156. toolbuilding noun: The manufacture of tools.
  157. toolcase noun: A case used for storing tools.
  158. toolchain noun: A set of tools for software development, often used in sequence so that the output of one tool comprises the input of the next.
  159. toolchest noun: Alternative form of tool chest.
  160. Toole proper noun: A surname.
  161. tooled adjective, verb /tuːld/: Worked with a tool.
  162. tooler noun: A stonemason's chisel.
  163. Tooley proper noun: A surname from Old Norse.
  164. Tooley Street tailor noun: A self-important, vainglorious person.
  165. toolframe noun: Alternative form of tool frame.
  166. toolholder noun: Part of a machine that grips a replaceable tool.
  167. toolholding adjective: Serving as a toolholder, gripping a replaceable tool in a machine.
  168. toolhouse noun: toolshed
  169. toolie noun: A tool dresser.
  170. tooling noun, verb: Work or ornamentation done with a tool.
  171. toolishness noun: The nature of being a tool.
  172. toolkit noun /ˈtulˌkɪt/: A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
  173. toolless adjective: Not having or requiring tools.
  174. toollike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tool.
  175. toolmaker noun: One who makes a tool.
  176. toolmaking noun: The art or craft of a toolmaker; the manufacture of tools.
  177. toolman noun: A person who works with tools.
  178. toolmark noun: A mark left on an object that has been worked on with a tool.
  179. toolmarked adjective: Bearing a toolmark.
  180. toolmarking noun: A toolmark, or toolmarks collectively.
  181. toolpath noun: The path through space that the tip of a cutting tool follows on its way to producing the desired geometry of the workpiece.
  182. toolpathing noun: The selection or configuration of a toolpath.
  183. toolpost noun: The part of a toolrest in which a cutting tool is clamped.
  184. toolpush noun: Synonym of toolpusher.
  185. toolpusher noun: The senior worker in charge of an oil drilling rig.
  186. toolrest noun: Alternative form of tool-rest.
  187. toolroom noun: A workshop containing tools.
  188. tools of ignorance noun: The equipment of a catcher.
  189. tools of the trade noun: Alternative form of tools of trade.
  190. tools of trade noun: The items and equipment that a person uses in the course and scope of their profession, trade, or occupation.
  191. toolset noun /ˈtulˌsɛt/: A collection of tools; a toolkit.
  192. toolsetter noun: A device that fits a tool onto a machine.
  193. toolsetting noun: The fitting of a tool onto a machine.
  194. toolshed noun /ˈtulˌʃɛd/: An outdoor shed for storing tools and other equipment.
  195. toolshelf noun: A shelf for storing tools.
  196. toolsmith noun: a person who makes tools
  197. toolsmithing noun: The manufacture of tools.
  198. toolstack noun: A collection of software tools to work on different parts of a related system, often used on information technology infrastructure management.
  199. toolstock noun: The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.
  200. toolstone noun: Alternative form of tool stone.
  201. toolstrip noun: A toolbar capable of displaying buttons and other elements such as dropdown menus.
  202. toolsuite noun: A set of related tools (software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations) that are distributed together.
  203. toolsy adjective: Of a player: having numerous skills and abilities.
  204. tooltip noun, verb /ˈtu(ː)l.tɪp/: An element of a graphical user interface in the form of a box of text that appears when a cursor is made to hover over an item; normally used to explain the...
  205. toom adjective, noun, verb: Empty; bare.
  206. toom-handed adjective, adverb: Emptyhanded.
  207. toombah noun: A small drum used in the traditional music of Antigua and Barbuda.
  208. toombi noun: Alternative form of tumbi.
  209. Toombs proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
  210. Toome proper noun: A village on Lough Neagh, western County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H9990).
  211. Toomer proper noun: A surname.
  212. Toomey proper noun /ˈtuːmi/: A surname from Irish.
  213. toomongong noun: A Malay title, especially known as borne by one of the chiefs of Johor, from whom the island of Singapore was purchased.
  214. toon noun /ˈtuːn/: A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
  215. toon force noun: A narrative device where a character violates reality or the plot in an unrealistic manner such as elastically stretching their own body in a surreal way.
  216. toon-shaded adjective: Synonym of cel-shaded.
  217. toon shading noun: Synonym of cel shading.
  218. toona noun: A plant of the genus Toona; red cedar.
  219. Toone proper noun: A surname.
  220. tooner noun: An animated film or TV show.
  221. Toongabbie proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, Cumberland council area and the Parramatta council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  222. toonie noun /ˈtuːni/: A Canadian two-dollar coin.
  223. toonification noun /ˌtuː.nɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/: The act or process of becoming a cartoon character.
  224. toonophile noun: A person who is physically attracted to cartoon characters.
  225. toonophilia noun: Sexual and/or romantic attraction to cartoon or anime characters.
  226. Toontown proper noun: A nickname for Saskatoon.
  227. Toontowner noun: A native or inhabitant of Saskatoon.
  228. toonwood noun: wood of the toon tree (Toona ciliata).
  229. toony adjective /ˈtuːni/: cartoony
  230. toonz noun: Eye dialect spelling of toons; plural of toon.
  231. Toop proper noun: A surname.
  232. Toor proper noun: A surname.
  233. toor dal noun: pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
  234. Toora proper noun: A town in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
  235. toora loora interjection: A meaningless refrain in old popular songs.
  236. Toorak proper noun: An inner suburb of the City of Stonnington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  237. tooral looral interjection: Alternative form of toora loora.
  238. tooraloo interjection, verb: Goodbye.
  239. Tooranian adjective: Alternative spelling of Turanian
  240. Tooro adjective, noun /ˈtɔːrəʊ/: Of or pertaining to the Tooro Kingdom, the Tooro people, or their language.
  241. toosh noun: Alternative spelling of tush; the buttocks
  242. tooshie noun: Alternative spelling of tushie.
  243. tooshy noun: Alternative form of tushie.
  244. toot noun, verb /ˈtuːt/: The noise of a horn or whistle.
  245. toot one's own horn verb: To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout oneself.
  246. toot plant noun: The tutu, a shrub of New Zealand.
  247. toot suite adverb: Very quickly; in a hurry; straight away.
  248. toot sweet adverb: Alternative form of tout de suite (“very quickly; straight away”).
  249. tooter noun /ˈtuːtəː/: A person or device that toots; a pipe or horn, or the person who plays it.
  250. tooth noun, verb /tuːθ/: A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
  251. tooth and claw adverb: Synonym of tooth and nail.
  252. tooth and nail adjective, adverb: Viciously; with all one's strength or power; without holding back.
  253. tooth and nail syndrome noun: A rare disorder of hypodontia with nail dysgenesis.
  254. tooth and tong adverb: Presenting a vigorous and unified opposition.
  255. tooth-billed pigeon noun: Any member of the species Didunculus strigirostris of large pigeon found on Samoa.
  256. tooth-bottle noun: A small metal bottle often used to contain a small amount of alcohol.
  257. tooth comb noun, verb: Alternative form of toothcomb.
  258. tooth decay noun: Dental caries.
  259. tooth enamel noun: The hard, mineralized substance that makes up the visible part of teeth.
  260. tooth fairy noun /ˈtuːθ ˌfɛə̯ɹi/: A figure of modern myth said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a milk tooth when it falls out of a child's...
  261. tooth, fang, and claw adverb, noun: Viciously; with all one's strength or power; without holding back.
  262. tooth fungus noun: Synonym of hydnoid.
  263. tooth hurty noun: A time to go to the dentist.
  264. tooth key noun: A tool used to extract teeth by a motion resembling that of turning a key.
  265. tooth mark noun: Alternative spelling of toothmark.
  266. tooth mug noun: Alternative form of toothmug.
  267. tooth net noun: Synonym of tangle net.
  268. tooth ornament noun: A Romanesque and Early Pointed moulding, consisting of a square four-leaved flower pointed in the centre.
  269. tooth pad noun: A (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.
  270. tooth powder noun: A powder for cleaning the teeth; a dentifrice.
  271. tooth shell noun: Synonym of tusk shell.
  272. tooth socket noun: Synonym of dental alveolus.
  273. tooth-stainer noun: Any strong red wine.
  274. tooth-to-jowl adverb: Very close together
  275. tooth-wash noun: Alternative form of toothwash
  276. toothache noun /ˈtuθˌeɪk/: A pain or ache in a tooth.
  277. toothache bark noun: The bark of the prickly ash (toothache tree), traditionally held to treat toothaches.
  278. toothache grass noun: The American coastal grass Ctenium aromaticum.
  279. toothache plant noun: Synonym of paracress.
  280. toothache tree noun: The tree Aralia spinosa.
  281. toothachey adjective: Alternative spelling of toothachy.
  282. toothaching adjective: Causing toothache.
  283. toothachingly adverb: So as to cause toothache.
  284. toothachy adjective: Suffering from a toothache.
  285. toothbar noun: A toothed bar fitted to a tractor
  286. toothbill noun: The tooth-billed pigeon (Didunculus strigiostris), a fruit-eating pigeon native to the Samoan Islands, somewhat resembling the extinct dodo.
  287. toothblack noun: A substance used by certain tribes to blacken the teeth.
  288. toothbrush noun, verb /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/: A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
  289. toothbrush moustache noun: Alternative form of toothbrush mustache.
  290. toothbrush mustache noun: A moustache covering only the philtrum.
  291. toothbrush tree noun: A small tree of species Salvadora persica, the branches of which are used as toothbrushes, found from India and the Middle East through much of Africa.
  292. toothbrusher noun: One who brushes the teeth.
  293. toothbrushful noun: Enough to fill or cover (the bristles of) a toothbrush.
  294. toothbrushing noun, verb: An act of brushing the teeth.
  295. toothbrushless adjective: Without a toothbrush.
  296. toothbrushy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a toothbrush; bristly.
  297. toothcare noun: The care and treatment of the teeth.
  298. toothcarp noun: Any of the minnow-like toothed fish of the order Cyprinodontiformes (not closely related to the true carps).
  299. toothcomb noun, verb /ˈtuːθkəʊm/: A comb with finely spaced teeth, chiefly as a metaphorical means of making a thorough search.
  300. toothcombed adjective, verb: Having a toothcomb (“a comb-like dental structure found in certain primates”).

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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.