English to English Dictionary

Turtle Shell

The hard, protective outer covering of a turtle, made of bone and cartilage.

Turtle-Pace

A very slow pace of movement or progress.

Turtleneck

A high, close-fitting collar that folds over and covers the neck.

Tweaker

A person who habitually uses methamphetamine, often exhibiting erratic or compulsive behavior.

Twice-yearly

Happening or produced twice a year; semiannual.

Twig

A small, thin shoot or branch growing from a main branch or stem of a tree or shrub.

Twilight

The soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of the sun's rays from the atmosphere.

Twin-Bed

A bed designed to accommodate one person, typically smaller than a full-size bed.

Twirl

To spin or cause to spin rapidly round and round.

Twist

To form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape; to rotate or turn something around an axis.

Twisted

Bent, wound, or curled round something; having a substantially altered or distorted shape.

Twister

A violent, rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground; a tornado.