Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 53
Torgoch (n.) The saibling.
Torilto (n.) A species of Turnix (Turnix sylvatica) native of Spain and Northen Africa.
Torinese (a.) Of or pertaining to
Torinese (n. sing. & pl.) A
native or inhabitant of
Torment (n.) (Mil. Antiq.) An engine for casting stones. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Elyot.
Torment (n.) Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind. -- Chaucer.
The more I see Pleasures about me, so much more I feel Torment within me. -- Milton.
Torment (n.) That which gives pain, vexation, or misery.
They brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments. -- Matt. iv. 24.
Tormented (imp. & p. p.) of Torment
Tormenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Torment
Torment (v. t.) 使痛苦，折磨；煩擾 [（+with）]；糾纏；作弄；歪曲 To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture. " Art thou come hither to torment us before our time? " -- Matt. viii. 29.
Torment (v. t.) To pain; to distress; to afflict.
Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. -- Matt. viii. 6.
Torment (v. t.) To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances. [Colloq.]
Torment (v. t.) To put into great agitation. [R.] "[They], soaring on main wing, tormented all the air." -- Milton.
Torment (n.) Unbearable physical pain [syn: {torture}, {torment}].
Torment (n.) Extreme mental distress [syn: {anguish}, {torment}, {torture}].
Torment (n.) Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" [syn: {agony}, {torment}, {torture}].
Torment (n.) A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors" [syn: {harassment}, {torment}].
Torment (n.) A severe affliction [syn: {curse}, {torment}].
Torment (n.) The act of harassing someone [syn: {badgering}, {worrying}, {torment}, {bedevilment}].
Torment (v.) Torment emotionally or mentally [syn: {torment}, {torture}, {excruciate}, {rack}].
Torment (v.) Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: {torment}, {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}].
Torment (v.) Subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" [syn: {torture}, {excruciate}, {torment}].
Tormenter (n.) 折磨者 One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.
Tormenter (n.) An executioner. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Compare: Executioner
Executioner (n.) 劊子手；死刑執行者 [C] An official who carries out a sentence of death on a condemned person.
Tormenter (n.) Someone who torments [syn: tormentor, tormenter, persecutor].
Tormenter (n.) A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings [syn: tormenter, tormentor, teaser].
Tormentful (a.) Full of torment; causing, or accompainied by, torment; excruciating.
Tormentil (n.) 洋委陵菜 A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.
Tormenting (a.) Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream.
Tormentise (n.) Torture; torment.
Tormentor (n.) 使苦痛的人（或事物）；【海】長肉叉 One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures.
Tormentor (n.) An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels.
Tormentress (n.) 女折磨者 A woman who torments.
Tormentry (n.) Anything producing torment, annoyance, or pain.
Tormina (n. pl.) acute, colicky pains; gripes.
Torminous (a.) Affected with tormina; griping.
Torn () p. p. of Tear.
Tornadoes (n. pl. ) of Tornado
Tornado (n.) The software development environment previously distributed with VxWorks. (1996-11-29)
Tornado (n.) [C] 龍捲風；旋風；颶風；（非洲西部的）大雷颮 A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone.
Tornado (n.) A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground [syn: {tornado}, {twister}].
Tornado (n.) A purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive [syn: {crack}, {crack cocaine}, {tornado}].
Tornariae (n. pl. ) of Tornaria
Tornaria (n.) The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus. See Illust. in Append.
Torontonian (a.) (Comparative more Torontonian, superlative most Torontonian) Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Toronto, Canada.
Torontonian (n.) (pl. Torontonians) A native or inhabitant of Toronto.
Torose (a.) 念珠狀的；（肌肉等之）腫脹的 Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having the surface covered with rounded prominences.
Torosity (n.) The quality or state of being torose.
Torous (a.) Torose.
Torpedinous (a.) Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.
Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner. -- De Quincey.
Torpedoes (n. pl. ) of Torpedo
Torpedo (n.) (Zool.) 【魚】電鰩 Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and {numbfish}. See {Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}.
Note: The common European torpedo ({Torpedo vulgaris}) and the American species ({Torpedo occidentalis}) are the best known.
Torpedo (n.) [C] 魚雷；水雷；油井爆破筒；（鐵路用）信號雷管 An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up; a mine [4]. Specifically:
Torpedo (n.) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore; now called {marine mine}. [Obs.]
Damn the torpedoes -- full speed ahead! -- Adm. David Glasgow Farragut (At the battle of Mobile Bay, 1864).
Torpedo (n.) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.
Torpedo (n.) (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it; now called {land mine}. [Obs.]
Torpedo (n.) (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
Torpedo (n.) An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil.
Torpedo (n.) A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
Torpedo (n.) An automobile with a {torpedo body}. [Archaic Cant]
{Fish torpedo}, A spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped, self-propelling submarine torpedo.
{Spar torpedo}, A canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.
{Torpedo boat}, A vessel adapted for carrying, launching, operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against an enemy's ship., especially, a small, fast boat with tubes for launching torpedoes.
{Torpedo nettings}, Nettings made of chains or bars, which can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against torpedoes.
Torpedo (v. t.) 用魚雷襲擊；破壞；使徹底完蛋 To destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo. -- London Spectator.
Torpedo (v. t.) [Fig.] To destroy, cause to halt, or prevent from being accomplished; -- used esp. with reference to a plan or an enterprise, halted by some action before the plan is put into execution.
Torpedo (n.) A professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman}, {gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire}, {triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}].
Torpedo (n.) A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}].
Torpedo (n.) An explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas).
Torpedo (n.) A small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface.
Torpedo (n.) A small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead.
Torpedo (n.) Armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target.
Torpedo (n.) Any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges [syn: {electric ray}, {crampfish}, {numbfish}, {torpedo}].
Torpedo (v.) Attack or hit with torpedoes.
Torpedo (n.) [ C or U ] (pl. Torpedoes) 魚雷 A long, thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed.
Torpedo (v.) [ T ] 用魚雷摧毀 To use a torpedo to destroy something.
Torpedo (v.) [ T ] (Informal) 破壞；毀壞 To destroy.
// He accused them of trying to torpedo the peace process.
Torpent (a.) Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed; torpid. [Obs.] -- Evelyn.
Torpescence (n.) The quality or state or being torpescent; torpidness; numbness; stupidity.
Torpescent (a.) Becoming torpid or numb. -- Shenstone.
Torpid (a.) Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.
Without heat all things would be torpid. -- Ray.
Torpid (a.) Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. -- Sir M. Hale.
Torpid (n.) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
Torpid (n.) pl. The Lenten rowing races.
Torpidity (n.) Same as Torpidness.
Torpidly (adv.) In a torpid manner.
Torpidness (n.) The qualityy or state of being torpid.
Torpified (imp. & p. p.) of Torpify
Torpifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Torpify
Torpify (v. t.) To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.
Torpitude (n.) Torpidness. [Obs.] "In a kind of torpitude, or sleeping state." -- Derham.
Torpor (n.) Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
Torpor (n.) Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties.
Torporific (a.) Tending to produce torpor.
Torquate (a.) (Zool.) Collared; having a torques, or distinct colored ring around the neck.
Torquated (a.) Having or wearing a torque, or neck chain.
Torque (n.) A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.
Torque (n.) (Mech.) That which tends to produce torsion; a couple of forces. -- J. Thomson.
Torque (n.) (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn, or cause to turn, about an axis.
Torqued (a.) Wreathed; twisted. [R.]
Torqued (a.) (Her.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which forms a figure like the letter S.
Torques (n.) (Zool.) A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its color or structure; a collar.
Torrefaction (n.) The act or process of torrefying, or the state of being torrefied. -- Bp. Hall.
Torrefied (imp. & p. p.) of Torrefy
Torrefying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Torrefy
Torrefy (v. t.) To dry by a fire. -- Sir T. Browne.
Torrefy (v. t.) (Metal.) To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
Torrefy (v. t.) (Pharm.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
Torrent (n.) [C] （水、熔岩等的）奔流；洪流；（雨的）傾注 [P1]；（話語等的）連發；（感情等的）迸發；狂潮 [S1] A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
The roaring torrent is deep and wide. -- Longfellow.
Torrent (n.) Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. -- Pope.
Torrent (a.) Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "Waves of torrent fire." -- Milton. Torrential
Torrent (n.) A heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker].
Torrent (n.) A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" [syn: torrent, violent stream].
Torrent (n.) An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" [syn: flood, inundation, deluge, torrent].
BitTorrent seed torrent () A popular, distributed form of peer-to-peer file sharing that enables a client program to fetch different parts of a file (a "torrent") from different sources in parallel. The system is designed to encourage users to make downloaded data available for others to upload. This is aided by a scheme for exchanging unique identifiers, commonly stored in ".torrent" files. A downloader who does not serve data to others is called a "leech". A "seed" is a computer that has a complete copy of a file, possibly the original.
The bittorrent.com site claims there are over 100 million users as of 2007-03-24.
Most of the data is copyright material like films or commercial software.
(2007-03-27)
Torrential (a.) Alt. of Torrentine
Torrentine (a.) 奔流的；猛烈的；洶湧的 Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent . [R.]
Torrential (a.) Relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent; "torrential erosion"; "torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms".
Torrential (a.) Resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant.
Torrential (a.) Pouring in abundance; "torrential rains".
Torricellian (a.) Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric pressure. See Barometer.
Torricellian tube, a glass tube thirty or more inches in length, open at the lower end and hermetically sealed at the upper, such as is used in the barometer.
Torricellian vacuum (Physics), A vacuum produced by filling with a fluid, as mercury, a tube hermetically closed at one end, and, after immersing the other end in a vessel of the same fluid, allowing the inclosed fluid to descend till it is counterbalanced by the pressure of the atmosphere, as in the barometer. -- Hutton.
Torrid (a.) Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert. "Barca or Cyrene's torrid soil." -- Milton.
Torrid (a.) Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning; parching. "Torrid heat." -- Milton.
Torrid zone (Geog.), That space or board belt of the earth, included between the tropics, over which the sun is vertical at some period of every year, and the heat is always great.
Torridity (n.) Torridness. [R.]
Torridness (n.) The quality or state of being torrid or parched.
Torril (n.) A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Torrock (n.) (Zool.) A gull. [Prov. Eng.]
Torsal (n.) (Carp.) A torsel. -- Knight.
Torse (n.) (Her.) A wreath.
Torse (n.) (Geom.) A developable surface. See under Developable.
Torsel (n.) (Carp.) A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on. -- Gwilt
Torsibility (n.) 可扭性，耐扭力，抗扭力 Resistance to torsion.
Torsibillty (n.) The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted.
Torsion (n.) The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.
Torsion (n.) (Mech.) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.
Angle of torsion (of a curve) (Geom.), The indefinitely small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a curve of double curvature.
Moment of torsion (Mech.) The moment of a pair of equal and opposite couples which tend to twist a body.
Torsion balance (Physics.), An instrument for estimating very minute forces, as electric or magnetic attractions and repulsions, by the torsion of a very slender wire or fiber having at its lower extremity a horizontal bar or needle, upon which the forces act.
Torsion scale, A scale for weighing in which the fulcra of the levers or beams are strained wires or strips acting by torsion.
Torsion (n.) A tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions" [syn: tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness].
Torsion (n.) A twisting force [syn: torsion, torque].
Torsional (a.) 扭力的，扭轉的 Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.
Torsk (n.) (Zool.) The cusk. See Cusk.
Torsk (n.) (Zool.) The codfish. Called also tusk.
Cusk (n.) (Zool.) A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also tusk and torsk.
Torsk (n.) Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod [syn: cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme].
Torsos (n. pl. ) of Torso
Torsi (n. pl. ) of Torso
Torso (n.) The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.
Tort (n.) Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]
That had them long opprest with tort. -- Spenser.
Tort (n.) (Law) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury.
Executor de son tort. See under Executor.
Tort feasor (Law), A wrongdoer; a trespasser. -- Wharton.