topsoil |
soil on the surface of land, valued for its relative richness and ease of cultivation. |
topsy-turvy |
upside down. [4 definitions] |
toque |
a small close-fitting, usu. brimless woman's hat. |
tor |
the relatively treeless peak of a rocky hill or mountain. |
torah |
(sometimes cap.) the entire body of Jewish law and commentary, both written and oral, esp. the Old Testament and the Talmud. [2 definitions] |
to raise the hackles of |
to provoke anger in. |
torch |
a stick or rod with a flammable material fixed or wound on one end, ignited and carried as a portable light. [6 definitions] |
torchbearer |
one who carries a torch, as in a ceremonial procession. [2 definitions] |
torchier |
a floor lamp that casts light upward to give indirect illumination. |
torchlight |
the light cast by a torch or torches. [2 definitions] |
torchon lace |
a lace made of linen or cotton in simple open patterns, or a machine-made imitation of this lace. |
torch song |
a popular song of failure or unhappiness in love. |
torchwood |
any of various tropical American trees with resinous wood that can be made into torches. [2 definitions] |
tore |
past tense of tear2. |
toreador |
a bullfighter. |
torero |
a toreador, esp. a matador. |
torii |
an ornamental Japanese gateway consisting of two vertical pillars topped by two horizontal crossbeams, often painted a bright orange-red, that is placed at the entrance to a Shinto shrine or garden. |
torment |
to inflict great physical or mental anguish on. [4 definitions] |
tormentor |
a person or thing that torments or causes pain. [3 definitions] |
torn |
past participle of tear2. |
tornado |
a very destructive but short-lived windstorm often in the form of a funnel-shaped cloud that moves close to the ground, destroying whatever is in its path. |