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 tomorrowless Without a tomorrow; futureless. tomorrowness The property of being tomorrow, or in the future generally. tomos An ecclesiastical document, usually promulgated by a synod which communicates or announces important information. tomoscintigraphic Relating to tomoscintigraphy tomoscintigraphy A combination of tomography and scintigraphy tomosyn A protein that binds to syntaxin tomosynthesis The creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays. tomosynthetic relating to tomosynthesis. tomosynthetically In terms of, or by means of, tomosynthesis. tomotherapy radiation therapy delivered in "slices" in the manner of tomography Tomotley A prehistoric and historic Native American site along the lower Little Tennessee River in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. tomoxiprole A cyclooxygenase inhibitor. Tomoyoshi A male given name from Japanese. tompang To have one's items carried by another; to include items as part of a trip taken by another. Tompkin A surname transferred from the given name. Tompkins A surname originating as a patronymic. Tompkinson A surname originating as a patronymic. Tompkinsville A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. Tompojevci A municipality of Croatia. tompouce A pastry from the Netherlands resembling mille-feuille. Tompsett A surname transferred from the given name. Tompson A surname originating as a patronymic. tomrigg A rude, wild, wanton or masculine girl toms A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Tom. tomset Totally ordered multiset. Tomsett A surname transferred from the given name. Tomsic A surname from Slovene or Serbo-Croatian. Tomsk A city, the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia. Tomsky A surname. Tomson A surname originating as a patronymic. tomtate The grunt Haemulon aurolineatum, or various allied fishes. tomtato A pomato. tomte A small human-like creature in Nordic folklore that lives on farmsteads and watches over their inhabitants. Tomteboda A place in northern Stockholm, Sweden. tomtom A particular brand of GPS system. Tomzhang A gewog of Trashi Yangtse District, Bhutan. ton The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each. Tonaba A Meitei male given name. tonable That can be toned. Tonacatepeque A town in San Salvador department, El Salvador. tonada A kind of folk song of Spain and parts of Latin America. tonal Of or relating to tones or tonality. tonalamatl A divinatory almanac used in central Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest, and structured around the sacred 260-day year. Tonalea A census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. tonalise To view or create in terms of tonalism. tonalism An American artistic style of the nineteenth century, characterised by landscapes with a misty atmosphere and dark, neutral hues. tonalist An artist working in the style of tonalism. tonalistic Of or relating to tonalism tonalite An igneous, plutonic rock composed mainly of plagioclase. tonalitic Composed of or relating to tonalite. tonalitive Relating to tonality. tonality The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales. tonalization In the Suzuki method of music teaching, the term for what is normally called tone production, the student's ability to produce and recognize a beautiful, ringing tone quality from a musical instrument. tonally In a tonal manner. tonalpohualli A Mexica version of the 260-day calendar in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Tonambam A Meitei surname from Manipuri tonary A liturgical book in the Western Christian Church which lists Gregorian chants according to the Gregorian mode or tonus of their melodies within the eight-mode system. Tonasket A city in Washington. tonation The tonal properties of a sound. Tonawanda A member of a certain band of Seneca Indians. tonazocine An opioid analgesic of the benzomorphan family. Tonbridge A market town in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5946). Tonbridgian A pupil or alumnus of Tonbridge School. Tonche A surname. Tonderburine A locality in the Gilgandra council area, central New South Wales, Australia. tondi A subdistrict of Kristiine district, Tallinn, Estonia. tondino A small ceramic plate in the Italian style. tondo A round picture or other work of art. Tondrakian A member of an antifeudal Christian sect that flourished in medieval Armenia between the early 9th and the 11th century, centered on the district of Tondrak north of Lake Van. Tondreau A surname from French. Tondu A village in Ynysawdre community, Bridgend borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8984). tone A specific pitch. tonearm The pivoting bar that holds the pickup of a record player and conducts the resulting signal to the amplifier. tonebar Any of the metal bars that act as resonators in an electric piano. toned Having a (specified kind of) tone. tonelada A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 920 kg. toneless Lacking tone or expression. tonelessly In a toneless manner. tonelessness The state or condition of being toneless. tonelike Resembling or characteristic of a tone. Tonelli A surname. toneme A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings. tonemic of or relating to tonemes, or a language that uses tonemes tonemics The use or study of tonemes. tonepad A form of simple modem that generates tones used to control a device at the other end of a telephone line. toner Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper. toneset A set of tones played in sequence tonetic Having to do with intonation. tonetically In terms of tonetics. tonetician One who studies tonetics. tonetics The use or study of tone, pitch, and intonation. tonette A small plastic flute often played by children tonewheel A mechanical apparatus, used principally in Hammond organs, that converts the spinning movement of an electric motor into electronic musical notes. tonewood Any wood suitable for use in the construction of a musical instrument. toney A surname. tonfa A traditional hand-held Okinawan weapon, a wooden stick with a perpendicular handle, traditionally wielded in pairs. Tonfanau A small coastal settlement in Llangelynin community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5603). tong An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. tonga A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Tongala A town in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia Tongalese Of Tonga; Tongan. Tongan An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch spoken in Tonga. Tonganah A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia. Tonganness The quality of being Tongan. Tonganoxie A city in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States Tongaporutuan An age from 10.9 to 6.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Miocene. Tongareva An atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands. Tongarevan A person from Tongareva. Tongariro A volcano in Ruapehu district, Manawatū-Whanganui region, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. Tongarra A suburb of Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia. Tongass An island in the southern Alaska Panhandle, near the marine boundary with Canada, once the site of a major trading fort. Tongatapu An island of Tonga, Oceania, on the Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean; the main island of Tonga, with its capital city, Nuku'alofa. tongawalla The operator of a tonga (type of carriage). Tongbai A county of Nanyang, Henan, China. tongbaite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light brownish yellow mineral containing carbon and chromium. Tongbram A Meitei surname from Manipuri Tongcheng A county of Xianning, Hubei, China. Tongchuan A prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China. Tongde A county of Hainan, Qinghai, China. tonge A river in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, which becomes the River Croal before joining the River Irwell. tonger A tongman. Tongguan A county of Weinan, Shaanxi, China. Tongguzbasti Synonym of Darya Boyi. Tongham A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England, near Aldershot in Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8849). Tonghua A prefecture-level city of Jilin, China. tonging The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs. Tongio A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. tongkang A kind of light wooden boat used in the early 19th century to carry goods along rivers in Maritime Southeast Asia. Tongking Synonym of Tonkin. Tongko A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines. tongkonan The traditional ancestral house of the Torajan people of Indonesia, built on piles, with a large boat-shaped roof. Tongliang A district of Chongqing, China. Tongliao A prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China. Tongling A prefecture-level city of Anhui, China. tongman A member of a criminal tong. Tongnan A district of Chongqing, China. Tongo A town in Ghana. Tongod A town in Sabah, Malaysia. Tongonan A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Tongren A county-level city of Huangnan, Qinghai, China. Tongrian An age forming a subdivision of the Oligocene. tongs An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips. Tongshan A county of Xianning, Hubei, China. tongsman Synonym of tongman. tongster A tongman. tonguage Any activity involving the tongue; tonguing. tongue The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech. tonguectomy The surgical removal of the tongue. tongued Resembling a tongue. tonguedness The state or quality of having a particular number of or type of tongue or tongues.