used especially for making veils and dresses p«|, M

mm,

turn /tAm/ noun {BrE, informal) a person’s stomach or the area around the stomach %; fltft tum ble /'tAmbl/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [+odv./pre/9.] to fall downwards, often hitting the ground several times, but usually without serious injury; to make sb/sth fall in this way (   If

#J, MM,      [V] He slipped and tumbled down

the stairs, « MTTMo [also VN] 2 [V] ~ (down)

to fall suddenly and in a dramatic way $J        M :

The scaffolding came tumbling down.

0 (figurative) World records tumbled at the last Olympics.

—see also

tumbledown 3 [V] to fall rapidly in value or amount (         1 )      The price of oil is still

tumbling.     4 [V +adv./prep.} to move

or fall somewhere in a relaxed, uncontrolled, or noisy way MM; ffM; MB; : A group of noisy

children tumbled out of the bus.

i&T 7 jt- H ft- <, 0 Thick golden curls tumbled down over her shoulders.

5 [V] to perform acrobatics on the floor, especially somersaults (= a jump in which you turn over completely in the air) ^M&; HKfe { X ft ) lift 'tumble to sth {BrE, informal) to suddenly understand sth or be aware of sth $f!tn;

MMM

m noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a sudden fall ^#(J; MM; Hl£&: The jockey took a nasty tumble at the third fence. 9$ *Jfp o Share prices took a

sharp tumble following news of the merger. ft , JK M gp H o — see also rough and tumble 2 [sing.] ~ (of sth) an untidy group of things tiSLftJ — 1$;        a tumble of blond curls ft

tumble-down /'tAmbldaun/ adj. [usually before noun] (of a building &$&$)) old and in a poor condition so that it looks as if it is falling down l£ E 7 *S Ml; MMSfc

PTin DILAPIDATED

,tumble 'dryer (also ,tumble-'drier) (both BrE) noun a machine that uses hot air to dry clothes after they have been washed M M ^ ( A lx )       — compare spin

DRYER

tum bler /'tAmbla(r)/ noun 1 a glass for drinking out of, with a flat bottom, straight sides and no handle or stem (       fillW )       — picture o

glass 2 (also tum-bler-ful /-ful/) the amount held by a tumbler — ¥          ( #J I ) 3 {old-fashioned) an

acrobat who performs somersaults (= a jump in which you turn over completely in the air)

MM

tumble-weed /'tAmblwiid/ noun [u] a plant that grows like a bush in the desert areas of N America and Australia. In the autumn/fall, it breaks off just above the ground and is blown around like a ball by the wind. M'W (

mwn-mwMih)

tum bril /‘tAmbral/ noun an open vehicle used for taking people to their deaths at the guillotine during the French Revolution (

&GW ) W*

tu-mes-cent /tjui'mesnt; NAmE tu:-/ adj. {formal) (espe­cially of parts of the body X ft # W nP lit) larger than normal, especially as a result of sexual excitement ( X ft ft     ) flk A ftj BBS! SWOLLEN ► tu mes cence

/-sns/ noun [U]

tummy /'txmi/ noun {pi. -ies) (informal) (used especially by children or when speaking to children AAJLin isSc^- JL 11 N-ft) the stomach or the area around the stomach ff; ftfcft: Mum, my tummy hurts. , f£tt 7fi0 O to have (a) tummy ache      0 a tummy bug/

upset {= an illness when you feel sick or vomit) lx. ff 'tummy button noun {BrE, informal) = navel tu mour (BrE) {NAmE tu-mor) /’tjuimaft); NAmE ‘tu:-/ noun a mass of cells growing in or on a part of the body where they should not, usually causing medical . problems ff ; W1$ ; It : a brain tumour j$j o a

benign/malignant {= harmless/harmful) tumour [sUft/

IttWI

tu-mult /‘tjuimAlt; NAmE ‘tu:-/ noun [U, C, usually sing.]

(formal) 1 a confused situation in which there is usually a lot of noise and excitement, often involving large numbers of people HSL;  MSI; I# 2 a state in

which your thoughts or feelings are confused >6 M M

$L;

tu mul tu ous /tjui'mAltJuas; NAmE tu:-/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 very loud; involving strong feelings, especially feelings of approval uf &          ; Riff

(ft; Jfc If Eft: tumultuous applause (ft (ft o a tumultuous reception/welcome #V|# (ft III#;        Eft 7ft

jffl 2 involving a lot of change and confusion and/or violence   s&SUft; $EH(ft PH7Itempestuous:

the tumultuous years of the English Civil War H S 0 iK

(ft^SL ftft

tu mu lus /'tjuimjalas; NAmE 'tu:-/ noun {pi. tu-muli /-lai/) (technical Ain) a large pile of earth built over the grave of an important person in ancient times ^;   ( A H

(ft )

tun /tAn/ noun {old-fashioned) a large round wooden container for beer, wine, etc. A'ffiffi; EKE1

barrel

tuna /'tjuma; NAmE 'tu:na/ noun [C, U] {pi. tuna or tunas) (also 'tuna fish) {BrE also less frequent tunny) a large sea fish that is used for food          fishing for tuna

tfril o tuna steaks 0 a tin/can of tuna in vege­

table oil

tun-dra /’tAndra/ noun [U] the large flat Arctic regions of northern Europe, Asia and N America where no trees grow and where the soil below the surface of the ground is always frozen XM,       JeS±#

WWitMK )

tune 0“» /tju:n; NAmE turn/ noun, verb

mnoun [C] a series of musical notes that are sung or played in a particular order to form a piece of music ffl M; ffi T: He was humming a familiar tune. ItMft ^     ^ /b o O I don’t know the title but I

recognize the tune.          , IMn/fifft&ffiMo 0 It

was a catchy tune {= song). &II—    T». o

a football song sung to the tune of {= using the tune of) ‘When the saints go marching in’ ^      (ft ®

— see also signature tune, theme tune at theme music IHTOI be ,in/,out of 'tune (with sb/ sth),to be/not be in agreement with sb/sth; to have/ not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as sb/sth ( ^-- )

M: These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject. & & M H iU X H@ ± (ft 0 The President is out of tune with public opinion.          i^o jn/.out of 'tune to

be/not be singing or playing the correct musical notes to sound pleasant ^il§|iEil /  :

None of them could sing in tune.

mifiMo 0 The piano is out of tune.      0 to

the tune of sth (informal) used to emphasize how much money sth has cost ( jfr T) & Iffi li', ^ tyt X : The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars.      —more at

CALL V., CHANGE V., DANCE V., PAY V., SING

m verb [VN] 1 to adjust a musical instrument so that it plays at the correct pitch ( ;ft^#!)l$i=f,  to

tune a guitar tttfti&iM'fe 2 to adjust an engine so that it runs smoothly and as well as possible iH Uf,        ^ ( %

gfjlfl ) 3 [usually passive] ~ sth (in) (to sth) to adjust the controls on a radio or television so that you can receive a particular programme or channel (

^       The radio was tuned (in) to the BBC

World Service.

o {informal) Stay tuned for the news coming up next.

TffiftJfrlWAtbtto 4 ~ sth (to sth) to prepare or adjust sth so that it is suitable for a particular situ­ation iH3g; His speech was tuned to

what the audience wanted to hear, itfe A M i# ft Ai# D/r

OlhlkfJ ,tune 'in (to sth) to listen to a radio programme or watch a television programme iBtnjf (