| tortilla |
a Mexican flat bread or thin pancake made of cornmeal and usu. served hot with various fillings. |
| tortoise |
any of various land turtles. [2 definitions] |
| tortoiseshell |
the horny, mottled, yellowish-brown shell of certain turtles, esp. the hawksbill, or imitations of this material, used to make combs, eyeglass frames, and decorative objects. |
| tortoni |
a rich Italian ice cream, usu. made with maraschino cherries, chopped almonds, and crushed macaroons. |
| tortuous |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path. [2 definitions] |
| torture |
the causing of intense physical pain to a person or animal for the purpose of terrorizing, cruel amusement, or forcing the disclosure of information. [5 definitions] |
| torus |
a semicircular surface, or rounded ridge, or the solid it encloses, such as the convex molding surrounding the base of a column or the doughnut-shaped figure generated, in geometry, by a circle or an ellipse. |
| Tory |
a member of the Conservative party in Canada and Great Britain. [4 definitions] |
| to say nothing of |
not to mention (used to add to what has just been said an element that the speaker may have forgotten to say earlier or felt was unnecessary to say. This element may be more significant or more obvious than what was said earlier). |
| to speak of |
worth speaking of (used in negative statements or questions when the amount of something is so little or of such poor quality that it has no value and is not worth mentioning). |
| toss |
to throw carelessly; fling. [10 definitions] |
| toss off |
to accomplish quickly without much effort. [2 definitions] |
| toss one's cookies |
(slang) to throw up; vomit. |
| tossup |
an equality of likelihood; even choice or chance. |
| tostada |
a crisp fried tortilla, esp. when topped by refried beans, cheese, lettuce, ground meat, and the like. |
| tot1 |
a very young child. |
| tot2 |
to total or add up a bill or the like (usu. fol. by "up"). |
| total |
comprising or including the whole; entire; full. [8 definitions] |
| totalitarian |
designating a system of government in which power and authority are highly centralized and intrusive into the lives of private citizens, and in which neither opposing parties nor individual differences in opinion are allowed. [2 definitions] |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. [2 definitions] |
| totalize |
to make a total of; combine. |