tuna melt
1490
'tuna ,melt n AmE a dish consisting of bread and tuna with
melted cheese on top, usually eaten for LUNCH
Tun-bridge Wells /ˌtʌnbrɪdʒ ˈwelz/ a town in Kent, south-
east England, which was an important SPA (=a place with a
spring of mineral water) in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Tunbridge Wells is a very wealthy and rather CONSERVATIVE
place, and it is often thought of as being full of older,
RIGHT-WING people who are strongly opposed to social
change and are easily shocked. → see also DISGUSTED OF
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
tun·dra /ˈtʌndrə/ n [(the)U] a cold treeless plain in the far
north of Europe, Asia, and N America, which is frozen hard
in winter
tune¹ /tjuːn|tuːn/ n 1 a number of musical notes, played or
sung one after the other, that form a pleasing pattern of
sound; arrangement of musical sounds: He strolled along
humming/whistling a tune. 2 in/out of tune a) at/not at
the correct PITCH (=musical level): The piano is out of
tune. b) in/not in agreement or sympathy: His ideas were in
tune with the period in which he lived. 3 to the tune of infml
to the amount of: in debt to the tune of £5000 → see also call
the tune (CALL), carry a tune (CARRY), change one's tune
(CHANGE), dance to someone's tune (DANCE)
tune² v [T(UP)] 1 to set (a musical instrument) at the proper
PITCH (=musical level): The musicians/orchestra tuned their
instruments (up) before the concert began. → see also TUNE
UP, TUNING FORK 2 to put (an engine) in good working
order for top speed and best performance: The engine needs
some fine tuning. → see also TUNE-UP 3 [I+IN, to; T(to)] to set (a
radio or television) to receive broadcasts from a particular
station: We always tune in (to Radio 4) to hear the 10 o'clock
news. | Stay tuned (to this channel) for the latest news from
Washington. | I tuned the radio to the BBC World Serv-
ice. 4 tuned in (to) in touch with what is happening or with
what people are thinking or saying: an astute politician
who's tuned in to popular feeling on this issue
tune sbdy./sthg. out phr v [T] AmE to ignore or stop
listening (to someone): She tuned out after I said no extra
money was involved. | You have to just tune him out when he
gets angry.
tune up phr v [I] to set a musical instrument at the proper
PITCH (=musical level): The orchestra is tuning up ready to
begin. → see also TUNE
tune·ful /ˈtjuːnfʊl|ˈtuːn-/ adj having a pleasing tune; pleas-
ant to listen to —~ly adv —~ness n [U]
tune·less /ˈtjuːnləs|ˈtuːn-/ adj unmusical; unpleasant to
listen to: a tuneless hum —~ly adv
tun·er /ˈtjuːnər|ˈtuː-/ n 1 the part of a radio or television
that receives the signals and changes them into sound
and/or pictures 2 a person who tunes musical instruments:
a piano tuner
'tune-up n an act of tuning (TUNE) an engine
Tung Chee-Hwa /ˌtʊŋ tʃiː ˈhwɑː/ (1937–) the Chief Execu-
tive of HONG KONG after it was returned to China in 1997.
He was formerly a Hong Kong businessman.
tung·sten /ˈtʌŋstən/ also wolfram n [U] a hard metal that is
a simple substance (ELEMENT), used especially in the produc-
tion of steel
tu·nic /ˈtjuːnɪk|ˈtuː-/ n 1 a loose-fitting garment, usually
without SLEEVES, which reaches to the knees and is usually
worn with a belt around the waist, especially of a kind worn
in former times 2 a specially shaped short coat worn by
soldiers, police officers etc, as part of a uniform
'tuning fork n a small steel instrument, consisting of a stem
that divides into two and producing a pure musical note of
fixed PITCH (=musical level) when struck, used in tuning
musical instruments
'tuning peg n a PEG
Tu·nis /ˈtjuːnɪs|ˈtuː-/ the capital city of Tunisia, in the
northeast of the country. The RUINS of the ancient city of
Carthage are close to Tunis.
Tu·ni·si·a /tjuːˈnɪziə|tuːˈniːʒə/ a country in northwest
Africa, between Libya and Algeria. Population: 9,924,742
(2003). Capital: Tunis. The south of the country forms part of
the SAHARA DESERT. —Tunisian n, adj
tun·nel¹ /ˈtʌnl/ n a usually man-made underground passage
The train went through a tunnel. | The prisoners dug a tunnel
to try to escape, but it caved in. → see also WIND TUNNEL, light
at the end of the tunnel (LIGHT)
tunnel² v -ll- BrE |-| AmE 1 [I;T] to make a tunnel under or
through (a hill, river etc): Engineers are tunnelling (under)
the river. | The prisoners tunnelled their way to freedom. 2 [T]
to make or form as or like a tunnel: They tunnelled a passage
under the perimeter fence. —~ler, ~er n
'tunnel vision n [U] 1 a condition in which one's eyes are
damaged so that one can only see straight ahead, not to the
sides 2 derog a tendency to consider only part of a question
or hold only one opinion, without even trying to examine
others
tun·ny /ˈtʌni/ n pl. tunny or tunnies BrE a TUNA
tup·pence /ˈtʌpəns/ n [C;U] BrE TWOPENCE
Tup·pen·ny /ˈtʌpni/ adj [A] BrE TWOPENNY
Tup·per·ware /ˈtʌpəweə||ˈpær-/ trademark a type of plastic
container with a tight lid, used for storing food. Some
people have Tupperware parties, in which they invite their
friends to their homes and show them Tupperware products.
If they sell any, they receive part of the money.
tur·ban /ˈtɜːbən||ˈtɜːr-/ n 1 a head covering of Muslim
origin, worn by men in parts of North Africa and southern
Asia, consisting of a long length of cloth wound tightly
round the head 2 a small tight-fitting hat worn by women
—~baned adj
tur·bid /ˈtɜːbɪd||ˈtɜːr-/ adj fml or tech 1 (of a liquid) not clear
or transparent; muddy; thick: the turbid waters of the
river 2 (of smoke, clouds etc) heavy and dark; DENSE 3 con-
fused: the turbid images of a dream —~ness, ~ity
/tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ|tɜːr-/ n [U]
tur·bine /ˈtɜːbaɪn||ˈtɜːrbaɪn, -baɪn/ n an engine or motor in
which the pressure of a liquid or gas, usually at very high
temperatures, drives a special wheel, producing a circular
movement → see also GAS TURBINE, WIND TURBINE
tur·bo·charg·er /ˈtɜːbəʊˌtʃɑːdʒər||ˈtɜːrboʊˌtʃɑːr-/ also
turbo /ˈtɜːbəʊ||ˈtɜːr-/ infml — n an apparatus, worked by a
turbine driven by a vehicle's waste gases, that sends the
air-petrol mixture into an engine at higher than usual
pressure, making it more powerful —turbocharge v [T]
tur·bo·jet /ˈtɜːbəʊˌdʒet||ˈtɜːr-/ n 1 a powerful engine that
produces forward movement by forcing out a stream of hot
air and gases behind itself, used especially in aircraft 2 an
aircraft getting power from this type of engine
tur·bo·prop /ˈtɜːbəʊˌprɒp||ˈtɜːrboʊˌprɑːp/ n 1 a turbine
engine that drives a PROPELLER 2 an aircraft getting power
from this type of engine
tur·bot /ˈtɜːbət, -bɒt||ˈtɜːrboʊ/ n pl. turbot or turbots [C;U] a
large European fish with a flat diamond-shaped body, used
as food
tur·bu·lence /ˈtɜːbjʊləns||ˈtɜːr-/ also tur·bu·len·cy
/-lənsi/ n [U] 1 the state of being turbulent: political turbu-
lence 2 irregular and violent movement of the air: The flight
was very uncomfortable because of turbulence.
tur·bu·lent /ˈtɜːbjʊlənt||ˈtɜːr-/ adj 1 violent and disorderly;
having a restless or uncontrolled quality: turbulent
weather/winds | a turbulent period of history | a turbulent
crowd 2 Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? quoted
phrase that is supposed to have been said by Henry II of
England, which led to the murder of the Archbishop
Thomas à Becket at Canterbury Cathedral —~ly adv
turd /tɜːd||tɜːrd/ n 1 taboo a piece of solid waste matter
passed from the body 2 taboo slang an offensive person
tu·reen /tjʊˈriːn||tʊˈriːn/ n a large deep dish with a lid, from
which soup is served at a table
turf¹ /tɜːf||tɜːrf/ n pl. turfs or turves /tɜːvz||tɜːrvz/ 1 [U]
surface made up of earth and a thick covering of grass: a
smooth turf of a bowling green 2 [C] AmE usually sod a piece
of this: She bought some turves to repair her lawn. 3 [the
~] the sport or world of horseracing 4 [U] slang, especially AmE
an area claimed by a group as its own; this word is used
especially by young GANG members
turf² v [T] to cover (a piece of land) with turf