| 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. |
| totally |
wholly; completely; entirely. |
| total recall |
a person's ability to remember the past in detail. |
| tote |
to carry on one's back or in one's arms or hands. [2 definitions] |
| tote bag |
a large, usu. open-topped handbag used for shopping or to carry knitting, books, or the like. |
| tote board |
(informal) a large board, visible from the stands of a racetrack, on which the current bets, odds, and payoffs are posted. |
| totem |
a natural object or living thing, such as an animal, that is taken as the symbol of a family or clan because of a supposed close relationship or ancestral connection with it. [2 definitions] |