| Turkish tobacco |
a dark aromatic variety of tobacco from Greece and Turkey, used in cigarettes. |
| Turkish towel |
a thick cotton towel with a nap of uncut pile. |
| Turkmen |
of or pertaining to Turkmenistan or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Turkmenistan |
a Central Asian country bordered on the west by the Caspian Sea and on the south by Iran and Afghanistan; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. |
| Turk's-cap lily |
any of various, usu. orange-flowered lilies having strongly recurved petals and sepals, resembling a rolled turban. |
| turmeric |
the powdered rootstock of an Indian plant, used in yellow dyes, medicines, and condiments such as curry powder. [2 definitions] |
| turmeric paper |
paper impregnated with turmeric, used to indicate the presence of alkalis or boric acid, which turn it brown or reddish brown, respectively. |
| turmoil |
a state of great agitation, disturbance, or confused excitement; commotion; tumult. |
| turn |
to cause to move around a center point. [32 definitions] |
| turnable |
able to be turned. |
| turn a blind eye |
to ignore or tolerate behavior that is considered wrong, or that is against a rule or against the law. |
| turnabout |
the act of turning from one direction to another, esp. the opposite. [3 definitions] |
| turnaround |
a reversal or turning to an opposite direction, opinion, condition of profit or loss, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| turn around |
to move one's body or one's vehicle so that it is facing in the opposite direction. [3 definitions] |
| turn back |
to change one's direction and go toward the direction one has just come. [2 definitions] |
| turnbuckle |
a sleevelike metal coupling device having internal screw threads at each end, and used to connect or tighten the two parts of a metal rod or wire. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, esp. a traitor. |
| turndown |
able to be turned down or doubled over, as a collar. [2 definitions] |
| turn down |
to decrease the power, volume, temperature, or brightness of (something), as by turning a dial. [4 definitions] |
| turner1 |
a person or thing that turns. [2 definitions] |
| turner2 |
a gymnast or tumbler. |