English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 340 of 557

torsonoun

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

torso tossernoun

A burlesque dancer.

torsoedadj

Having a specified kind or number of torsos.

torsolessadj

Without a torso.

torsolikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a torso.

tortnoun

A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages.

tortanoun

A sandwich, served either hot or cold, on an oblong white sandwich roll, derived from Mexican cuisine.

torta ahogadanoun

A kind of Mexican submarine sandwich which is served totally or partially submerged in a spicy chili sauce.

torta poundernoun

A person, especially a man, who is sexually attracted to overweight or obese Hispanic women.

tortenoun

A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).

torteaunoun

A roundel of a red colour (gules).

tortellinoun

A kind of stuffed pasta.

tortellininoun

A kind of small, ring-shaped pasta, stuffed with meat, cheese, etc; and eaten with a sauce or in a soup.

tortellinonoun

A piece of tortellini.

tortelloninoun

A larger form of tortellini pasta.

tortellyadj

Semé (strewn) with torteaus (red roundels).

tortfeasancenoun

The condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.

tortfeasornoun

A person who commits a tort.

torticollisnoun

A medical condition in which the neck muscles contract, causing the neck to twist or jerk.

tortienoun

A tortoiseshell cat.

tortileadj

Twisted, winding, contorted.

tortilitynoun

The quality or state of being tortile (twisted, or wreathed).

tortillanoun

A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour.

tortilladoranoun

A tortilla press.

tortillonnoun

An artist’s tool used to smudge and blend a drawing made from charcoal, pencil, or pastel, consisting of a tightly-wound stick of soft, fibrous paper, sanded to a point at one end like a pencil.

tortiousadj

Wrongful; harmful.

tortiouslyadv

In a tortious manner.

tortiousnessnoun

The state of being tortious

tortitudenoun

A supposed attitude particular to tortoiseshell cats, usually implying fussiness, strong touch boundaries, or being demanding in general compared to cats with other coat coloration.

tortiveadj

Twisted; wreathed.

tortnessnoun

The state or quality of suffering from tort.

tortoisenoun

Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.

tortoise corenoun

The core of a stone when it takes on a roughly domed shape as a result of knapping using the Levallois technique.

tortoise shell bracketnoun

Either of a pair of symbols,〔 〕, sometimes used in Japanese to enclose comments in quoted text.

tortoise-likeadj

Alternative form of tortoiselike.

tortoise-shelladj

Alternative form of tortoiseshell.

tortoise-shell bamboonoun

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

tortoiselikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried

tortoiseshellnoun

The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.

Tortolaname

An island of the British Virgin Islands, the largest and most populated.

Tortolanadj

Of or relating to Tortola.

tortoninoun

Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry, often containing chopped cherries and topped with almonds, crumbled macaroons, etc.

Tortonianname

A subdivision of the Miocene epoch.

Tortoraname

A surname from Italian.

Tortorelliname

A surname from Italian.

Tortorelloname

A surname from Italian.

Tortoricename

A surname from Italian.

Tortoriciname

A surname from Italian.

Tortosaname

A city in Catalonia, Spain.

tortricinenoun

Any moth of the subfamily Tortricinae

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The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 27,828 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 557 pages, and you are currently viewing page 340. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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