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tom·boy·ish adjective : relating to or being a tomboy

tomb·stone noun : a stone marking a grave

Synonyms

gravestone, headstone, monument; also cross, marker, plaque, stone, table, tablet; monolith, obelisk, pillar; memorial, shrine

tom·cat noun : a male domestic cat

Tom Col·lins noun : a tall iced drink with a base of gin

tome noun : BOOK; especially : a large or weighty one

tom·fool·ery noun : playful or foolish behavior

Synonyms

foolery, high jinks, horseplay, monkeyshines, roughhouse, shenanigans—more at HORSEPLAY

tom·my gun noun : SUBMACHINE GUN

— tommy–gun verb

to·mog·ra·phy noun : a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (as the human body or the earth)

— to·mo·graph·ic adjective

to·mor·row adverb : on or for the day after today

— tomorrow noun

tom–tom noun : a small-headed drum beaten with the hands

ton noun, plural tons also ton 1 a : a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds in the U.S. and Canada : SHORT TON

b : LONG TON

2 : a unit equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feet

to·nal·i·ty noun, plural -ties : tonal quality

1tone noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L tonus tension, tone, fr. Gk tonos, lit., act of stretching; fr. the dependence of the pitch of a musical string on its tension]

1 : vocal or musical sound; especially : sound quality

2 : a sound of definite pitch

3 : WHOLE STEP

4 : accent or inflection expressive of an emotion

5 : the pitch of a word often used to express differences of meaning

6 : style or manner of expression

7 : color quality; also : SHADE

8 : the effect in painting of light and shade together with color

9 : healthy and vigorous condition of a living body or bodily part; also : the state of partial contraction characteristic of normal muscle

10 : general character, quality, or trend

— ton·al adjective

Synonyms

[6] fashion, locution, manner, mode, phraseology, style, vein—more at STYLE

[7] cast, color, hue, shade, tinge, tint—more at COLOR

[10] character, complexion, constitution, genius, nature, personality—more at NATURE

2tone verb toned; ton·ing 1 : to give a particular intonation or inflection to

2 : to impart tone to

3 : SOFTEN, MELLOW

4 : to harmonize in color : BLEND

tone·arm noun : the movable part of a record player that carries the pickup and the needle

toney variant of TONY

tong noun : a Chinese secret society in the U.S.

tongs noun plural : a grasping device consisting of two pieces joined at one end by a pivot or hinged like scissors

— tong verb

1tongue noun 1 : a fleshy movable process of the floor of the mouth used in tasting and in taking and swallowing food and in humans as a speech organ

2 : the flesh of a tongue (as of the ox) used as food

3 : the power of communication

4 : the words, their pronunciation, and the method of combining them used and understood by a community : LANGUAGE

5 : manner or quality of utterance; also : intended meaning

6 : ecstatic usu. unintelligible utterance accompanying religious excitation — usu. used in pl.

7 : something resembling an animal's tongue esp. in being elongated and fastened at one end only

— tongued adjective

— tongue·less adjective

Synonyms

language, lingo, speech, vocabulary—more at LANGUAGE

2tongue verb tongued; tongu·ing 1 : to touch or lick with the tongue

2 : to articulate notes on a wind instrument

tongue–in–cheek adjective : characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration

— tongue in cheek adverb

tongue–lash verb : CHIDE, REPROVE

— tongue–lash·ing noun

tongue–tied adjective : unable or disinclined to speak clearly or freely (as from shyness or a tongue impairment)

tongue twister noun : an utterance that is difficult to articulate because of a succession of similar consonants

1tonic adjective 1 : of, relating to, or producing a healthy physical or mental condition :