Tonsils

Common synonyms include: infection of tonsils, lymphoid tissue, palatine tonsil, tonsillar tissue, tonsillitis.

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
plural of tonsil form-of, plural
"“So now everything's fine.” I uttered a hacking laugh. “No,” I said, in answer to a query from Aunt Dahlia. “I have not accidentally swallowed my tonsils, I was merely laughing hackingly. Ironical that the young blister should say that everything is fine, for at this very moment disaster stares us in the eyeball.”"
2
The uvula. nonstandard, plural, plural-only

"I'm afraid my tonsils are swollen."