| turn the tables on |
to reverse an existing situation in order to gain superiority over (the opposition). |
| turn the tide |
to reverse or change significantly the course of events, tendency of opinion, or the like. |
| turn thumbs down |
to reject a proposal, plan, or the like. |
| turn turtle |
to capsize in such a way that the boat is upside down in the water; overturn. |
| turnup |
something turned up or able to be turned up. [2 definitions] |
| turn up |
to increase the power, volume, temperature, or brightness of (something), as by turning a dial. [3 definitions] |
| turn-up |
(chiefly British) the bottom of a trouser leg that is turned up or folded back onto itself; cuff. |
| turnverein |
a club of gymnasts. |
| turpentine |
a sticky mixture of oil and resin derived from certain pines and other related trees. [4 definitions] |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |
| turquoise |
an opaque blue or bluish green mineral containing copper and aluminum, often cut and polished for use as a gemstone. [3 definitions] |
| turret |
a small, usu. circular tower on a larger building such as a castle. [3 definitions] |
| turtle |
any of numerous aquatic or terrestrial reptiles that have a soft body enclosed in a hard shell, into which head, legs, and tail may be retracted. [2 definitions] |
| turtledove |
any of various small or medium-sized doves, esp. a European one that makes a soft cooing sound. [2 definitions] |
| turtlehead |
any of several perennial North American plants that bear white or pink flowers. |
| turtleneck |
a high, snug, turned-over collar, as on pullover sweaters and the like. [2 definitions] |
| Tuscarora |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians formerly living in North Carolina, and later in upstate New York, and that belong to the Six Nations. [2 definitions] |
| tush1 |
a tusk, or an especially large tooth. |
| tush2 |
(slang) the buttocks. |
| tusk |
a long, large, pointed tooth, usu. one of a pair, that sticks out from the area of the mouth in certain animals such as the elephant, wild boar, and walrus and is used for digging food and in fighting. [3 definitions] |
| tussah |
an Asian silkworm that produces a coarse brownish or yellowish silk. [2 definitions] |