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 turquoised Decorated or adorned with turquoise. turquoiselike Similar to or resembling turquoise. turquoisey Somewhat turquoise. turquoisine Synonym of turquoise parrot. turquoisish Characteristic of or resembling turquoise. turr Synonym of murre (“seabird of genus Uria”). turra A feather-like ornament projecting from a tied turban. Turramurra A suburb of Sydney in the Ku-ring-gai council area, New South Wales, Australia. Turrawan A locality in the Narrabri council area, northern New South Wales, Australia. Turrbal An Indigenous Australian people who inhabited much of the area of and around what is now Brisbane. turrel A tool used primarily by coopers to bore holes. Turrell A surname. Turrella A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area, New South Wales, Australia. Turrentine A surname. turret A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle. turreted Having one or more turrets. turretless Without a turret or turrets. turretlike Resembling or characteristic of a turret. turriane A (14-p,0-o)cyclophane derived from the gum from the wood of the plant Grevillea striata, consisting of biphenyl joined in a ring by a chain of fourteen carbon atoms. turribrachycephaly The condition of having a high, prominent forehead. turrical Shaped like a tower. turricephalic Of or relating to turricephaly. turricephaly oxycephaly turricone An organism or fossil with a turriconic shell, or the shell itself. turriconic Having coils that spiral to a point. turricular Synonym of turriculate. turriculate Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted. turriculated Synonym of turriculate. turrid Any sea snail of the polyphyletic family Turridae, now distributed over several other families. Turriff A small town in north Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ7250). turriform Shaped like a tower. turrilite Any fossil ammonite of the genus †Turrilites, the shell forming an open spiral with the later whorls separate. turrilitid Any member of the family Turrilitidae of ammonites. Turrini A surname from Italian. turriphile Someone with turriphilia. turriphilia An (often manic) affection for, love of, or attraction (in any form) towards towers or similarly shaped or designed objects. turritella Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral marine gastropods with an elongated, turreted shell. turritellid Any member of the family Turritellidae of sea snails. turritelliform Having a conic shape reminiscent of the turritella. turritelloid Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the turritellas. turron A Spanish form of nougat made from almonds and honey. Tursdale A hamlet in Cassop-cum-Quarrington parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3035). Tursi A surname from Italian. tursiop A bottlenose dolphin (of the genus Tursiops). Tursunay A transliteration of the Uyghur female given name تۇرسۇناي (tursunay). Tursunzoda A city in Tajikistan. turt A turtle. turtanu A commander-in-chief or prime minister, ranking next below the Assyrian king. turtle Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. turtleback Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell). turtleburger A type of hamburger prepared from a turtle. turtled Capsized; turned upside-down in the water. turtledom The state of being a turtle, or of belonging to the world of turtles; turtles, collectively. turtledove A surname. turtleflesh The flesh of a turtle. Turtleford A town in Saskatchewan, Canada. turtlegrass A marine seagrass, Thalassia testudinum, from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea turtlehead A white turtlehead, an American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) with white flowers. turtleish Resembling or reminiscent of turtles. turtleless Without turtles. turtlelike Resembling or characteristic of a turtle. Turtlemania Enthusiasm for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a group of fictional cartoon heroes. turtlemeat The meat of a turtle. turtleneck A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment. turtlenecked Having a turtleneck. turtler One who fishes for turtles or tortoises. turtles Gloves. Turtlese Of or pertaining to the indigenous cultures of North America. turtleshell Patterned like the shell of a turtle. turtlesque Resembling or characteristic of turtles. turtlet A small or baby turtle. turtleweed A flowering plant of the genus Batis (Batis maritima). turtling The hunting of turtles (the reptiles). turtly Characteristic of, or resembling a turtle. Turtmann A village and former municipality in Turtmann-Unterems municipality, Leuk district, Valais canton, Switzerland. turtmannite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium. Turton A surname. Turturro A surname. Turuberan The fourth Armenian region that was part of ancient Greater Armenia from 189 BCE to 387 CE. turul A mythological bird of prey, mostly depicted as a falcon, in Hungarian and Turkic tradition. Turulung A village and commune of Satu Mare County, Romania. turuma A Swedish warship from the 18th century designed for use in the archipelago fleet. turumba An Ethiopian curved brass bugle blown to summon community gatherings and make public announcements. tururi The bark of various figs, used for clothing by certain Amazon peoples. Turushka A member of an ancient royal dynasty that once reigned in North India in the Kashmir, Kabulistan and Gandhara regions. turves A village in Whittlesey parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3396). Turvey A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452). Turveydrop An idle and conceited person who lives off the work of another. Turveydropian Relating to or reminiscent of Mr. Turveydrop, an idle and conceited master of deportment who lives off his son's industry, in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House. Turville A small village and civil parish in southern Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7691). turwar The bark of Cassia auriculata. Tusa A surname from Italian. Tusayan An ancient Puebloan archaeological site located within the Grand Canyon national park. Tuscaloosa A city, the county seat of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Tuscaloosan A native or inhabitant of the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Tuscaloser An athlete or fan of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tuscan Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy. Tuscanicum A kind of cavaedium in which the roof timbers are framed together so as to leave a central open space (the compluvium) to admit light. Tuscanism A characteristically Tuscan expression. tuscanite A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and sulfur. Tuscanization The process of Tuscanizing. Tuscanize To make Tuscan. Tuscanness The quality of being Tuscan. Tuscany An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna. Tuscarawas The Tuscarawas River in Ohio, USA, which is a tributary of the Muskingum River. Tuscarora A member of a Native American people with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina. tusche A black liquid used in lithography for drawing and painting and in etching and the silk-screen process as a resist. Tuscia A region of Italy comprising today's region of Tuscany, a great part of Umbria, and the northern parts of Lazio. Tuscola A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Illinois, United States. tuscor a tush (canine tooth) of a horse. Tusculan Of or relating to Tusculum. Tusculum A city of Latium said to have been founded by Telegonus, the son of Ulysses Tuscumbia A city, the county seat of Colbert County, Alabama, United States. tush A tusk. Tushar A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. tushed having a particular tush (bottom) Tushepaw A member of a Native American group mentioned in some early travel accounts. tushery Writing that makes frequent use of affected archaisms Tusheti A historic region in northeastern Georgia. Tushetian Of or related to Tusheti, a region of northeastern Georgia in the Caucasus. tushie Buttocks, bottom. Tushine Synonym of Tushetian. Tushkanovsky A khutor in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. Tushnet A surname. tusi Synonym of pink cocaine. Tusing A surname. tusionite A rare trigonal borate mineral. Tusiuk A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Тусю́к (Tusjúk). tusk One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors) that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life. tusked Furnished with tusks; having tusks. Tuskegee An unethical experiment on humans. Tuskegeean Of, pertaining to, or from the city of Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. tusker An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks. tuskfish Any wrasse of the genus Choerodon tusking A tusk (projecting member). tuskless Lacking tusks. tusklessness Absence of tusks. tusklike Resembling or characteristic of a tusk. tuskwise In the manner of tusks. tusky Having tusks, especially prominent tusks. Tuson A surname. tusovka A group of Russian youths who met in public as part of a hippie-like subculture of the 1980s and 1990s. tuss The penis. tussal Relating to coughing. tussar A deep gold-coloured silk produced from larvae of several species of silk worms belonging to the moth genus Antheraea Tussaudian Of or relating to Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (née Grosholtz; 1761–1850), French artist known for her wax sculptures and for founding Madame Tussauds, a wax museum in London, England. tussenvoegsel A part of a person’s name (usually of Dutch origin) that comes between the first name and the last name. tusser A surname. Tussey A surname. tussic of or relating to a cough