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Texture
- noun - the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
- the essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life"
- the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"
- the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture"
- the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain"
Thetine
- - Any one of a series of complex basic sulphur compounds analogous to the sulphines.
Thitsee
- - The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhoea usitatissima).
Tomtate
- noun - found off the West Indies and Florida
Tontine
- noun - a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members
- an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant
Tootsie
- unknown - childish name for toe
Tortile
- - Twisted; wreathed; coiled.
Torture
- noun - extreme mental distress
- intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
- subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
- the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
- torment emotionally or mentally
- unbearable physical pain