Tonsils

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    The uvula. nonstandard, plural, plural-only

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brimfullgillsgunnels

Example

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"I'm afraid my tonsils are swollen."

Related phrases

faucial tonsilspharyngeal tonsilsto the tonsilsup to the tonsils

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