Index of English words, starting with "tu"

(1) - Turnip (v. t.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself.

(1) - Turnkey (n.) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for extracting teeth with a twist.
(2) - Turnkey (n.) A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.

(1) - Turnpike (v. t.) To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road.
(2) - Turnpike (n.) A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise.
(3) - Turnpike (n.) A winding stairway.
(4) - Turnpike (n.) A turnpike road.
(5) - Turnpike (n.) A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for keeping the road in repair; a tollgate.
(6) - Turnpike (n.) A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See Turnstile, 1.