- What would you do if you won one million dollars?
- Why? Of course I"d pay off my debts.
- And what would you do with the remaining?
- The remaining would have to wait till next time…
- cost or damage caused by a disaster etc. take its toll be accompanied by loss, injury, etc.
- —v. - a (of a bell) sound with slow uniform strokes. B ring (a bell) in this way. C (of a bell) announce or mark (a death etc.) In this way.
- strike (the hour). —n. - tolling.
- stroke of a bell. [(now dial.) Toll entice, pull, from an old english root]
TOMB
n. - burial-vault.
- grave.
- sepulchral monument. [greek tumbos]
TOME
n. Heavy book or volume. [greek temno cut]
TONE
poem n. Orchestral composition with a descriptive or rhapsodic theme.
- —n. - musical or vocal sound, esp. With reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
- (often in pl.) Modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (a cheerful tone).
- manner of expression in writing or speaking.
- mus. A musical sound, esp. Of a definite pitch and character. B interval of a major second, e.g. C–d.
- a general effect of colour or of light and shade in a picture. B tint or shade of a colour.
- prevailing character of the morals and sentiments etc. In a group.
- proper firmness of the body.
- state of good or specified health. —v. (-ning) 1 give the desired tone to.
- modify the tone of.
- (often foll. By to) attune.
- (foll. By with) (esp. Of colour) be in harmony with. tone down make or become softer in tone. Tone up make or become stronger in tone. toneless adj. Tonelessly adv. Toner n. [greek tonos from teino stretch]
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