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toady
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C2
/ˈtəʊdi/A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important in order to gain advantage.
toamasina
nounLow
/toʊ.əˈmæs.ɪ.nə/A city and port in Madagascar.
toast
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
/təʊst/Sliced bread browned by heat.
toast rack
nounC1
/ˈtəʊst ˌræk/A metal, wooden, or plastic stand with vertical partitions or wires for holding slices of toast upright, allowing air to circulate so they stay crisp and cool.
toaster
nounB1
/ˈtəʊstə/An electrical appliance for toasting slices of bread.
toaster oven
nounMedium
/ˈtəʊstə ˈʌv(ə)n/A small kitchen appliance that combines the functions of a toaster and an oven, used for toasting bread, baking, and warming food.
toasting fork
nounLow Frequency
/ˈtəʊstɪŋ fɔːk/A long-handled fork with two or three prongs, used for holding bread or other food over an open fire or heat source to toast it.
toastmaster
nounLow
/ˈtəʊstmɑːstə/A person who proposes or announces toasts at a formal event.
toastmistress
nounRare
/ˈtəʊstˌmɪs.trəs/A woman who presides over a formal dinner or event, introducing speakers and proposing toasts.
toasty
adjectivenounB1
/ˈtəʊsti/Warm and comfortable in a pleasant way, often like toasted bread.
tobacco
nounCommon
/təˈbæk.əʊ/The dried leaves of the tobacco plant, used for smoking, chewing, or as snuff.
tobacco beetle
nounSpecialised/Low-Frequency
/təˈbæk.əʊ ˌbiː.təl/A small brown beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, whose larvae feed on and damage stored tobacco.
tobacco budworm
nounLow (technical/agricultural term)
/təˈbæk.əʊ ˈbʌd.wɜːm/A pest moth larva (Heliothis virescens) that damages tobacco and other crops by feeding on buds, flowers, and young fruit.
tobacco heart
nounLow / Archaic
/təˈbæk.əʊ ˌhɑːt/An abnormal or irregular heartbeat caused by excessive use of tobacco.
tobacco hornworm
nounLow
/təˈbæk.əʊ ˈhɔːn.wɜːm/A large green caterpillar, the larval stage of the Carolina sphinx moth (Manduca sexta), that feeds on tobacco and other plants in the nightshade family.
tobacco mosaic
nounLow
/təˈbækəʊ məʊˈzeɪɪk/A viral disease in tobacco plants caused by the Tobacco Mosaic Virus, characterized by mosaic-like patterns on the leaves.
tobacco mosaic virus
nounC2
/təˌbæk.əʊ məʊˌzeɪ.ɪk ˈvaɪə.rəs/A widespread plant virus that causes a characteristic mottling pattern on the leaves of infected tobacco plants and many other species.
tobacco road
nounLow
/təˈbæk.əʊ ˌrəʊd/A road or area in a tobacco-growing region, historically used to transport tobacco to market.
tobacconist
nounMedium
/təˈbækənɪst/A person who sells tobacco products, or a shop that sells such products.
tobago
nounB2-C1
/təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/A proper noun referring to an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, part of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago.

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