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toner /'tauna(r); NAmE 'too-/ noun [U, C] 1 a type of
ink used in machines that print or photocopy (
) I|2a
liquid or cream used for making the skin on your face firm and smooth ; HUH/R 'tone unit (also 'tone group) noun {phonetics tiler)
the basic unit of intonation in a
language which consists of one or more syllables with a complete pitch movement ( bp
tongs /tDQz; NAmE taiqz; toirjz/ noun [pi.] 1 a tool with two long parts that are joined at one end,
used for picking up and holding things 3£f$; XM:’, ft: a pair of tongs X £f — picture o kitchen, laboratory, scissors 2 (also 'curling tongs) (both BrE) (NAmE curling iron) a tool that is
heated and used for curling hair fTiTTB see hammer n.
tongue Ow /tAr)/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [C] the soft
part in the mouth that moves around, used for tasting, swallowing, speaking,
etc. Hr; Hr X:
He clicked his tongue to attract their attention. fife® If X tb if f r MBlIto 0 She ran her
tongue over her lips, 0 It’s very
rude
to stick your tongue out at people, fnj £i] A Rt Hr X Jl # # —picture o body 2 [U, C] the tongue of some animals, cooked and eaten P ^ : a slice of ox tongue P &
3 [C] {formal or literary) a language if!
tf: None
of the tribes speak the same tongue, pPflr Wif ]W] o o I tried speaking to her in
her
native tongue. H M W —see
also mother tongue 4 [sing.] a particular
way of speaking ifti£#5$:
He has a sharp tongue.
MM ° o (formal) I’ll thank you to keep a
civil tongue in your head (= speak politely), if iSi#0
—
see also silver tongue 5 - f ongued (in adjectives
speaking in the
way mentioned W ; i&iS #J: sharp-tongued iftig ^ M 6 [c] a long
narrow piece of leather under the laces
on a shoe HHr
—
picture o shoe 7 [C] ~ (of sth) {literary) something that
is long and narrow and shaped like a tongue Hr#( #J : a tongue of flame X Hi nil?! get your 'tongue around/round sth to pronounce a
difficult word correctly IE i$ £ tB ( *{£$!•#. it ) #J .hold your tongue/' peace {old-fashioned) to say nothing
although you would like to give your opinion
roll/slip/trip off the tongue
to be easy to say or pronounce ) ; IP: It’s not a name
that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?
P , set 'tongues wagging {informal) to cause
people to start talking about sb’s private affairs M. % ^ with your tongue in your cheek | with tongue in cheek if you say sth with your tongue in your cheek, you are
not being serious and mean it as a joke ifti&M 6; XffSuXUk — more
at BITE V., FIND
V., LOOSE adj.,
LOOSEN, SLIP n., TIP n., WATCH V.
u verb [VN] 1 to stop the flow of air into a wind
instrument with your tongue in order to make a note n£;H ( ) 2 to lick
sth with your tongue gs
.tongue and 'groove noun [u] wooden boards that have a
long cut along one edge and a long ridge
along the other, which are used to connect them together
'tongue
depressor noun (NAmE) = spatula(3)
,tongue-in-'cheek adj. not intended seriously; done or said as a joke W7
* X W;
Btff Hi# W; if W: a tongue-in-cheek remark — /pJ)$ g ► ,tongue-in-'cheek adv.: The offer was made almost
tongue-in-cheek, H
'tongue-tied
adj. not able to speak
because you are shy
* ( ) : agin
and tonic ir tK 2 [C] a
medicine that
makes you feel stronger
and healthier, taken especially when you feel tired M; 'M Ih mi: herbal tonics M # 3 [C, U] a liquid
that you put on your hair or skin in order to make it healthier tf3 % M Wl : skin
tonic itf4 [C, usually sing.] {old-fashioned) anything that
makes people feel healthier or happier {£ff W 7 : The weekend break was just the
tonic I needed.
5 ta {music t)
the first note of a scale of eight notes .7 If ( S 0ft ) 6 (also .tonic ’syllable) [C] (phonetics i#W) the syllable
in a tone unit on which a
change in pitch
takes
placsi&TJBHr, )
.tonic ,sol-'fa noun = sol-fa
ton ify /'taumfai;
NAmE'tovn-/ verb [VN] (toni fies, toni-fy- ing, toni-fied, toni fied) to make
a part of the body firmer, smoother and stronger, by exercise or by applying
special creams, etc. (
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tO-night /ta'nait/
adv., noun n adv. on or during the evening or night of
today 4" ; f£ 4* : Will you have dinner with me
tonight? 4"
o It’s cold tonight.
im o
m noun [U]
the evening or night of today ^ ^ ;
4^0^: Here are
tonight’s football results.
<> Tonight will be cloudy.
ton nage /'tAmd3/ noun [U, C] 1 the size of a ship or the amount it can
carry, expressed in tons ( sX fc S it (ft ) fv 2 the total amount that sth
weighs
( mtfi )
tonne o-w /tml {pi. tonnes or tonne) (also .metric ton)
noun
a unit for
measuring weight, equal to 1 000 kilograms l 000 'fc
ff ) : cl record grain harvest of 236m
tonnes * 2.36 \L fk *6 ^'J ^ ^ tf Mfc ^ i O a 17-tonne truck * 17 —compare ton(1)
ton sil /'tDnsl; NAmE 'tainsl/ noun either of the two small organs at the
sides of the throat, near the base of the tongue I’ve
had my tonsils out {= removed).
— picture o body
ton-sil-lec-tomy /.tonsa'lektami; NAmE ,ta:n-/ noun {pi. -ies) {medical E)
a medical operation to remove the
TONSILS
ton sil litis /.tDnsa'laitis; NAmE ,ta:n-/ noun [U] an infection
of the tonsils in which they become swollen and sore
ton-sure /'tDnJa(r); NAmE 'tain-/ noun the part of a monk’s or priest’s head that has been shaved ( fit jg
$t±ltt )
Tony /'tauni;
NAmE 'tooni/ noun {pi. Tonys) an award given in the
tony /'tauni; NAmE 'touni/ adj. {NAmE, informal, becoming old-fashioned) fashionable and
expensive N-
tOO fHr /till/ adv.
1 used
before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, necessary,
possible, etc. ( iilfn §1] 15] ftr'') X, i±7, 'Hit: He’s far too young to go on his own. XX0 0 This is too
large a helping for me/This helping is too large for me. H —o o Is it too much to ask for a little quiet? SlfW? 6 The dress
was too tight for me. 3%^ XMT o 0
It’s too