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top·ple verb top·pled; top·pling 1 : to fall from or as if from being top-heavy

2 : to push over : OVERTURN; also : OVERTHROW

Synonyms

fall, slip, stumble, trip, tumble—more at FALL

tops adjective : topmost in quality or importance <~ in his field>

top·sail also top·s'l noun : the sail next above the lowest sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship

top secret adjective : demanding complete secrecy among those concerned

top·side adverb or adjective 1 : to or on the top or surface

2 : on deck

top·sides noun plural : the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline

top·soil noun : surface soil usu. including the organic layer in which plants have most of their roots

top·sy–tur·vy adjective : totally disordered

— topsy–turvy adverb

Synonyms

chaotic, disheveled, disordered, disorderly, messy, untidy

toque noun : a woman's small hat without a brim

tor noun : a high craggy hill

To·rah noun 1 : a scroll of the first five books of the Old Testament used in a synagogue; also : these five books

2 : the body of divine knowledge and law found in the Jewish Scriptures and tradition

1torch noun 1 : a flaming light made of something that burns brightly and usu. carried in the hand

2 : something that resembles a torch in giving light, heat, or guidance

3 chiefly British : FLASHLIGHT

4 : a portable burner for producing a hot flame

2torch verb : to set fire to

torch·bear·er noun 1 : a person who carries a torch

2 : one in the forefront (as of a political campaign)

torch·light noun : light given by torches

torch song noun : a popular sentimental song of unrequited love

tore past of TEAR

to·re·ador noun : BULLFIGHTER

to·re·ro noun, plural -ros [ORIGIN: Sp]

: BULLFIGHTER

1torment noun 1 : extreme pain or anguish of body or mind

2 : a source of vexation or pain

Synonyms

[1] affliction, agony, anguish, distress, misery, pain, torture, tribulation, woe—more at DISTRESS

[2] agony, hell, horror, misery, murder, nightmare, torture—more at HELL

2torment verb 1 : to cause severe suffering of body or mind to

2 : DISTORT, TWIST

Synonyms

afflict, agonize, bedevil, curse, harrow, martyr, persecute, plague, rack, torture—more at AFFLICT

tor·men·tor noun : one that torments

Synonyms

heckler, oppressor, persecutor, taunter, torturer; also mocker, scoffer, scorner; accuser, troublemaker; assailant, molester; bother, disturber, pest

torn past participle of TEAR

tor·na·do noun, plural -does or -dos [ORIGIN: modif of Sp tronada thunderstorm, fr. tronar to thunder, fr. L tonare]

: a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that moves over a narrow path

1torpedo noun, plural -does : a thin cylindrical self-propelled underwater weapon

2torpedo verb tor·pe·doed; tor·pe·do·ing : to hit or destroy with or as if with a torpedo

torpedo boat noun : a small very fast boat for firing torpedoes

tor·pid adjective 1 : having lost motion or the power of exertion : DORMANT

2 : sluggish in functioning or acting

3 : lacking vigor

— tor·pid·i·ty noun

Synonyms

dull, inactive, inert, lethargic, quiescent, sleepy, sluggish—more at INACTIVE

tor·por noun 1 : DULLNESS, APATHY

2 : extreme sluggishness : STAGNATION

1torque noun : a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion

2torque verb torqued; torqu·ing : to impart torque to : cause to twist (as about an axis)

tor·rent noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. L torrent-, torrens, fr. torrent-, torrens, adj., burning, seething, rushing, fr. prp. of torrēre to parch, burn]

1 : a tumultuous outburst

2 : a rushing stream (as of water)

Synonyms

cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood, inundation, overflow, spate—more at FLOOD

tor·ren·tial adjective : relating to or resembling a torrent <~ rains>

tor·rid adjective 1 : parched with heat esp. of the sun : HOT

2 : ARDENT

Synonyms

broiling, burning, fiery, hot, red-hot, scorching, sultry—more at HOT