Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z tournament During the Middle Ages, a series of battles and other contests designed to prepare knights for war. tournamental Of or relating to a tournament. Tournapull A lightweight earthmover used in maintaining roadbeds and runways tournay A village in Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitania. tournedo Synonym of tournedos (resulting from taking that word to be plural) tournedos Filet mignon. Tournefortian Of or relating to Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656–1708), French botanist. tournette A simple potter's wheel on which pieces of pottery could be turned by hand tourney A tournament. tourneyer One who took part in a medieval tourney. tourniquet A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb. tourniqueted Fixed with a tourniquet. tournsol A violet-blue dye got from the plant Chrozophora tinctoria tournure Manner, bearing. Tournus A commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Touro A municipality of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. tourography List of all of the tours of a certain musical act, usually with dates, and often with other information about the tours. touron A tourist who acts in an ignorant or idiotic manner. touronaut A space tourist. Tourret A surname from French. tours A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department. tourscape tourist attractions and scenery tourte A kind of French pie. Tourtouse A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France. Tourville A surname. Toury A commune in Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. touse To rumple, tousle. touser One who or that which touses. Tousignant A surname. tousle To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss. tousled Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt. touslement The state of being tousled. tousler One who tousles. Tousley A surname. tousling The act of something being tousled. tously Synonym of tousled. Toussant A surname from French. Toussie A surname. tousy Tousled; tangled; rough; shaggy. tout Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. Toutatis A god worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain. touter One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance, shops, etc.: hence, an obtrusive candidate for office. touting The act of one who touts. touton A traditional Newfoundland food made with baked or fried risen bread dough and often served with molasses. Touwu A rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan Touzjian A surname from Armenian. TOV A Ukrainian limited liability company. Tovar A surname from Spanish. tovarish Comrade, especially with reference to the former USSR. Tovarnik A municipality of Croatia. Tove A river in Northamptonshire, England, tributary to the Great Ouse, which passes Towcester. tovel to immerse (something, especially kitchenware) into a mikveh tovero A horse whose coloration is a mixture of tobiano and overo. Toves A surname from Chamorro. Tovey A surname from Old Norse. Tovil A suburban area and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7554). tovorafenib A kinase inhibitor used to treat glioma. Tovuz A city and district of Azerbaijan. tow To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue. Towa Synonym of Jemez (“Tanoan language”). towability The property of being towable. towable That can be towed. Towaco An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. towage The act of towing. towai The tree Pterophylla sylvicola. Towallum A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. Towamba A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. towan A sand dune. Towanda A village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. Towaninny A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra and the Shire of Buloke, northern Victoria, Australia Towaoc A census-designated place in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. toward In the direction of. towardliness The state or quality of being towardly. towardly Promising, propitious. towardness The quality or state of being toward. towards In the direction of something (indicated by context). towaway The process of towing away a vehicle. towback A current that tends to pull things backward. towball A connector on a vehicle, like a tow bar but spherical, allowing for swivelling and articulation. towboard A board, typically fitted with survey equipment, towed behind a vessel towboat A tugboat. towboater Someone who pilots a towboat or generally works on towboats in the entercoastal waterways of the U.S. towbody An object towed behind an airborne or underwater vehicle, usually carrying scientific equipment. Towcester A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948). Towe A surname. towee A vehicle, vessel, etc. being towed. towel A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. toweled Wearing a towel. towelette A small towel, hand or face wipe, either dry or more commonly impregnated with water or a cleansing fluid. towelhead A Muslim or Sikh. towelheaded Arabic Towell A surname. towelled Wearing a towel. towelless Without a towel or towels. towellike Resembling or characteristic of a towel. towelling Any fabric suitable for towels, such as huckaback or terry cloth. towelry Towels collectively. tower A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure. towered Equipped with a tower. towerer One who towers. Towerhead A fan of the American R&B and funk band Tower of Power. towering Very tall or high and dwarfing anything around it. toweringly In a towering manner. towerless Without a tower or towers. towerlet A small tower. towerlike Resembling or characteristic of a tower. towerman a person employed in a railroad switch tower to control and direct the movement of cars and trains. towers A habitational surname. towerscape A landscape dominated by towers. towerwise In the manner of a tower. towerwork Construction in the form of a tower or towers. towerwort A plant of the genus Turritis. towery Which has the characteristics of a tower. Towes A surname. Towey A surname from Irish. towfish An object towed behind a vessel in the water, carrying sonar equipment. towhead A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow; the hair of such a person. towheaded Having pale blond hair, resembling tow. towhee Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone. towie A tow truck. Towill A surname. towind To whirl around; revolve. towing The act by which something is towed. towkay A business owner; boss (especially a Chinese Malaysian or Chinese Singaporean boss). Towle A surname. Towler A surname. towlike Resembling or characteristic of tow; towy. towline A line (e.g., manila rope, wire rope, woven polymer strap) used for towing a vehicle (e.g., motor vehicle, marine vessel). towmaster One who is employed to manage the towing of a vessel. town A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) townball Any of various games resembling rounders and baseball, played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. towne A surname. towned Having towns; containing many towns. Towneley A surname from Old English. Townend A surname. towner A person from a certain town, or part of town townes A surname. townet A net pulled through the water to collect objects or specimens; a dragnet. townfield A field divided up between a number of farmers. townfolk Synonym of townsfolk. townfolks Synonym of townsfolk. townful As many people as a town can hold. Townhead An inner city area of Glasgow, Glasgow council area (OS grid ref NS5965). Townhill A townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. townhome A townhouse or row house. townhood The status or period of being a town. townhouse A row house or terraced house. townie A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university. townify To turn into a town, or adapt for a town; to make urban. towniness The quality of being towny.