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"TONSILS" is a plural of: tonsil. |
Date "TONSILS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1897. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Small masses of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Airpipe | Noun: air pipe, air tube; airhole, blowhole, breathinghole, venthole; shaft, flue, chimney, funnel, vent, nostril, nozzle, throat, weasand, trachea; bronchus, bronchia; larynx, tonsils, windpipe, spiracle; ventiduct, ventilator; louvre, jalousie, Venetian blinds; blowpipe. (wind); pipe. (tube); jhilmil; smokestack. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: TONSILS |
| English words defined with "TONSILS": adenoid ♦ Cynanche ♦ Luschka's tonsil ♦ peritonsillar abscess, pharyngeal tonsil, Pharyngotome, Pharyngotomy ♦ quinsy ♦ septic sore throat, sore throat, strep throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis ♦ third tonsil, throat infection, Tonsilar, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis, tonsillectomy, tonsillitis, Tonsilotome. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TONSILS": Antigens, CD30 ♦ lymphoid organ ♦ Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures ♦ secondary lymphoid organ. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Tonsils! Positively tonsils! (Trouble in Paradise; writing credit: Aladar Laszlo; Grover Jones) When they're young, they have their teeth straightened, their tonsils taken out and gallons of vitamins pumped into them. (Love in the Afternoon; writing credit: Claude Anet; I.A.L. Diamond) You don't miss your tonsils, do yer? (Help!; writing credit: Marc Behm; Charles Wood) She's got a tongue like an electric eel, and she likes the taste of a man's tonsils! (Blackadder II; writing credit: Richard Curtis; Ben Elton) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | How do you ever tell them apart, Mrs. O'Houlihan? : Genevieve has had her tonsils removed. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Play | Caption |
 | Throat; tonsils; vocal chords; clearing; attention-getting; stalling; embarrassed; embarrassment. |
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Health | Tissues rich in B cells such as tonsils and lymph nodes may be undersized or scanty. (references) | |
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a procedure used to remove excess tissue at the back of the throat (tonsils, uvula, and part of the soft palate). (references) | ||
Some types are capable of establishing persistent asymptomatic infections in tonsils, adenoids, and intestines of infected hosts, and shedding can occur for months or years. (references) | ||
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| "TONSILS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 97.87% of the time. "TONSILS" is used about 47 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 97.87% | 46 | 50,285 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 2.13% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 47 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "TONSILS": herniation of the cerebellar tonsils ♦ inflammation of the tonsils ♦ palatine tonsils. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "TONSILS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | bajame (almond, almond tree, nut, quinsy, tonsil, tonsillitis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сливици. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | mandle (almond, tonsil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tonsiller (amygdalas), mandler (almond, amygdalas). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | deformitas van Arnold Chiari (Arnold-Chiari malformation, cerebellar ectopia, Chiari malformation, herniation of the cerebellar tonsils, hindbrain herniation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Arnold-Chiarin oireyhtymä (Arnold-Chiari malformation, cerebellar ectopia, Chiari malformation, herniation of the cerebellar tonsils, hindbrain herniation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | amygdales. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Mandeln (almonds, tonsillar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαμαρτία Arnold-Chiari (Arnold-Chiari malformation, cerebellar ectopia, Chiari malformation, herniation of the cerebellar tonsils, hindbrain herniation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mandulák. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tonsille (amygdalas). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 扁桃腺 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | へ"とうせ". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onsilstay criptas das amígdalas (crypts of palatine and naso-pharingeal tonsils). (various references) гланды. (various references) krajnici. (various references) amígdalas (almond, amygdalas), almendras (almond). (various references) halsmandlar (palatine tonsils). (various references) bademcikler. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"TONSILS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Jonsil, toncil, toncils, tonsals, tonsel, tonsels, tonsille, tonsills, tonsols, tonsul, tonzi, tosis, tosyl. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "TONSILS" (pronounced tÄ"nsulz) |
| 5 | -n s u l z | cancels, councils, counsels, pencils, utensils. |
| 4 | -s u l z | apostles, axles, bristles, capsules, castles, dismissals, fossils, hassles, hustles, microfossils, missiles, morsels, muscles, mussels, nestles, parcels, pixels, rehearsals, reversals, thistles, tussles, vassals, vessels, whistles, wrestles. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, cardinals, carnivals, carols, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, musicals, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vegetables, vehicles, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrinkles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-l-n-o-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: tonsil. | |
-2 letters: linos, lints, lions, lists, loins, noils, silos, silts, slits, slots, snits, snots, soils, toils. | |
-3 letters: into, ions, lino, lins, lint, lion, list, lits, loin, loss, lost, loti, lots, nils, nits, noil, oils, silo, silt, sins, sits, slit, slot, snit, snot, soil, soli, sols, sons, sots, tils, tins, toil, tons, toss. | |
-4 letters: ins. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-l-n-o-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: nostrils, solitons, tylosins. | |
+2 letters: colistins, colonists, holsteins, inositols, insolates, insolents, linstocks, loftiness, nitrosyls, novelists, oilstones, pointless, siltstone, slingshot, slipknots, solations, solutions, stallions. | |
+3 letters: actionless, analogists, assoilment, atonalisms, atonalists, coastlines, columnists, costliness, cytolysins, dissolvent, enologists, hailstones, insolvents, insulators, isolations, lanosities, lentissimo, limestones, milestones, millstones, motionless, nostalgias, nostalgics, nostalgist, ostensible, ostensibly, politeness, portliness, postilions, pulsations, saltations, salvations, santolinas, sclerotins, sectionals, selections, siltations, siltstones, simpletons, singletons, sinologist, slingshots, solvations, stillborns, stoneflies, sublations, violinists. | |
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