| tonsure |
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head, esp. the crown, or the state resulting therefrom. [3 definitions] |
| tontine |
an annuity or life insurance plan in which subscribers contribute to and share equally in a common fund, with all benefits going to the last survivor or those surviving past a specified time. [2 definitions] |
| tonus |
the slight, continuous tension of relaxed muscles that enables them to respond to stimulation. |
| too |
in addition; as well; also. [4 definitions] |
| took |
past tense of take. |
| tool |
an instrument, such as a hammer, drill, or other hand-held device, used for doing work. [8 definitions] |
| toolbar |
one or more rows of buttons on a computer display, each of which can be clicked to select a particular functionality in a software application or web browser. |
| toolbox |
a portable, usu. compartmentalized container for hand tools. |
| toolmaker |
a skilled machinist who makes and maintains tools, dies, parts, and the like. |
| toolroom |
a room in which tools are stored or, in a machine shop, where they are made and repaired. |
| toolshed |
a small building, often behind a house, in which tools and equipment are stored; tool house. |
| tooltip |
in computing, a boxed message that appears when a cursor hovers over an image or text. |
| to one's name |
belonging to one. |
| toot |
to make a quick, short sound on a horn or whistle. [9 definitions] |
| tooth |
one of the hard, white, bonelike objects rooted in rows in the jaws of vertebrates, used for biting and chewing. [5 definitions] |
| toothache |
a pain in or close to a tooth. |
| toothbrush |
a brush with a short narrow head and a long handle, used to clean the teeth. |
| toothed |
having teeth or projections like teeth, usu. of a specified kind or quantity (often used in combination). |
| toothed whale |
any of various whales, such as the sperm whale, that have conical teeth in either or both jaws and a foreshortened, asymmetrical skull. (Cf. whalebone whale.) |
| tooth fairy |
a make-believe creature who leaves money under children's pillows in exchange for lost teeth placed there for her. |
| toothless |
combined form of tooth. |