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] |
tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. [3 definitions] |