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to the letter

adverb · in every detail

Example: the new house suited them to a T

to the limit

adverb · in full

Example: you are in this to the hilt

to the lowest degree

adverb · used to form the superlative

Example: The garter snake is the least dangerous snake

tobagonian

adjective · of or relating to Tobago or its people

Example: Tobagonian beaches

today

adverb · in these times- Nancy Mitford

Example: it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished

toddle

verb · walk unsteadily

Example: small children toddle

toddy palm

noun · tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving

toe-to-toe

adverb · in close combat or at close quarters

Example: they fought toe-to-toe for the nomination

tog

verb · provide with clothes or put clothes on

Example: Parents must feed and dress their child

together

adjective · mentally and emotionally stable

Example: she's really together

together with

adverb · in conjunction with; combined

Example: our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage

togged up

adjective · dressed in fancy or formal clothing

token

adjective · insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

Example: the fee was nominal

tolerably

adverb · in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner

Example: she plays tennis tolerably

tolerantly

adverb · in a tolerant manner

Example: he reacts rather tolerantly toward his son's juvenile behavior

tolkien

noun · British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)

toll agent

noun · someone employed to collect tolls

tom paine

noun · American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)

tomentose

adjective · densely covered with short matted woolly hairs

Example: a tomentose leaf

tomtate

noun · found off the West Indies and Florida

tone language

noun · a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings

tonelessly

adverb · in a monotone

Example: `Come in,' she said tonelessly

tongue-tied

adjective · unable to express yourself clearly or fluently

Example: felt tongue-tied with embarrassment

tonsured

adjective · having a bald spot either shaved or natural

Example: tonsured monks

tool

noun · the means whereby some act is accomplished

Example: my greed was the instrument of my destruction

tool around

verb · ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it

Example: We tooled down the street

tooth

noun · a means of enforcement

Example: the treaty had no teeth in it

tooth and nail

adverb · with force and ferocity

Example: she fought tooth and nail

toothsome

adjective · acceptable to the taste or mind

Example: palatable food

toothy

adjective · having or showing prominent teeth

Example: a toothy smile

top-quality

adjective · surpassing in quality

Example: top-grade ore

topic

noun · some situation or event that is thought about

Example: he kept drifting off the topic

topicalize

verb · emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence

Example: Speakers topicalize more often than they realize

topically

adverb · to a restricted area of the body

Example: apply this medicine topically

topmost

adjective · at or nearest to the top

Example: the uppermost book in the pile

topographically

adverb · with regard to topography

Example: the geological environment is the primary factor in determining the character of a country not only topographically but historically

toppingly

adverb · (used as an intensifier) extremely well

Example: her voice is superbly disciplined

topple

verb · fall down, as if collapsing

Example: The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it

tormented

adjective · experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

Example: an anguished conscience

torque

noun · a twisting force

tortuously

adverb · in a tortuous manner

Example: tortuously haggling over the price

torturously

adverb · in a very painful manner

Example: the progress was agonizingly slow

toss away

verb · throw or cast away

Example: Put away your worries

toss back

verb · throw back with a quick, light motion

Example: She tossed back her head

totaled

adjective · used of automobiles; completely demolished

Example: the insurance adjuster declared the automobile totaled

totalise

verb · make into a total

Example: Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?

totalistic

adjective · of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life

Example: totalitarian theory and practice

tote up

verb · determine the sum of

Example: Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

totter

verb · move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

touchable

adjective · perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

Example: skin with a tangible roughness

touchy

adjective · difficult to handle; requiring great tact

Example: delicate negotiations with the big powers

touring car

noun · large open car seating four with folding top

tousle

verb · disarrange or rumple; dishevel

Example: The strong wind tousled my hair

towboat

noun · a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

towel bar

noun · a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels

towny

noun · resident of a college town not affiliated with the college

toy

noun · any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets