| turkey vulture |
a vulture of North, Central, and South America that has blackish plumage and a naked reddish head; turkey buzzard. |
| Turki |
collectively, the Turkic languages of central Asia, or the peoples speaking these languages. |
| Turkic |
a subgroup of the Altaic languages that includes various languages of Asia Minor and southeastern Europe, such as Turkish. [2 definitions] |
| Turkish |
of or pertaining to Turkey or its people, culture, language, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| Turkish bath |
a steam bath that causes heavy perspiration and is followed by a shower and massage. [2 definitions] |
| Turkish delight |
a candy consisting of jellylike cubes of fruit juice dusted with powdered sugar; Turkish paste. |
| Turkish Empire |
see "Ottoman Empire." |
| 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] |