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toi·lette noun 1 : TOILET 1

2 : formal attire; also : a particular costume

toilet training noun : the process of training a child to control bladder and bowel movements and to use the toilet

— toilet train verb

toil·some adjective : marked by or full of toil or fatigue

Synonyms

arduous, burdensome, challenging, demanding, exacting, grueling, laborious, onerous, taxing—more at DEMANDING

toil·worn adjective : showing the effects of toil

To·kay noun : naturally sweet wine from Hungary

toke noun, slang

: a puff on a marijuana cigarette or pipe

1token noun 1 : an outward sign

2 : SYMBOL, EMBLEM

3 : something that serves as a reminder : KEEPSAKE

4 : a small part representing the whole

5 : a piece resembling a coin issued as money or for use by a particular group on specified terms

Synonyms

keepsake, memento, memorial, monument, remembrance, souvenir—more at MEMORIAL

2token adjective 1 : done or given as a token esp. in partial fulfillment of an obligation

2 : representing only a symbolic effort : MINIMAL, PERFUNCTORY

to·ken·ism noun : the policy or practice of making only a symbolic effort (as to desegregate)

told past and past participle of TELL

tole noun : sheet metal and esp. tinplate for use in domestic and ornamental wares

tol·er·a·ble adjective 1 : capable of being borne or endured

2 : moderately good : PASSABLE

Synonyms

[1] bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable—more at BEARABLE

[2] acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK, passable, respectable, satisfactory—more at ADEQUATE

tol·er·a·bly adverb : in a tolerable manner

Synonyms

adequately, all right, fine, good, nicely, OK, passably, satisfactorily, so-so, well—more at WELL

tol·er·ance noun 1 : the act or practice of tolerating; especially : sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from one's own

2 : the allowable deviation from a standard (as of size)

3 : the body's capacity to become less responsive over time to something (as a drug used repeatedly)

— tol·er·ant·ly adverb

Synonyms

forbearance, long-suffering, patience, sufferance—more at PATIENCE

tol·er·ant adjective : inclined to tolerate; especially : marked by forbearance or endurance

Synonyms

forbearing, long-suffering, patient, stoic, uncomplaining—more at PATIENT

tol·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing 1 : to exhibit physiological tolerance for (as a drug)

2 : to allow to be or to be done without hindrance

— tol·er·a·tion noun

Synonyms

abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, meet, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, take—more at BEAR

1toll noun 1 : a tax paid for a privilege (as for passing over a bridge)

2 : a charge for a service (as for a long-distance telephone call)

3 : the cost in life, health, loss, or suffering

2toll verb 1 : to cause the slow regular sounding of (a bell) esp. by pulling a rope

2 : to give signal of : SOUND

3 : to sound with slow measured strokes

4 : to announce by tolling

Synonyms

chime, knell, peal, ring—more at RING

3toll noun : the sound of a tolling bell

toll·booth noun : a booth where tolls are paid

toll·gate noun : a point where vehicles stop to pay a toll

toll·house noun : a house or booth where tolls are paid

tol·u·ene noun : a liquid hydrocarbon used esp. as a solvent

tom noun : the male of various animals (as a cat or turkey)

1tomahawk noun : a light ax used as a missile and as a hand weapon esp. by No. American Indians

2tomahawk verb : to strike or kill with a tomahawk

to·ma·til·lo noun, plural -los : a small round usu. pale green edible fruit of a Mexican herb related to the tomato; also : this herb

to·ma·to noun, plural -toes [ORIGIN: alter. of earlier tomate, fr. Sp, fr. Nahuatl tomatl]

: a usu. large, rounded, and red or yellow pulpy edible berry of a widely grown tropical herb related to the potato; also : this herb

tomb noun 1 : a place of burial : GRAVE

2 : a house, chamber, or vault for the dead

— tomb verb

tom·boy noun :