Tong

/tɔŋ/

Synonyms for "tong" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
benevolent associationfraternal society

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
mutual aid societysecret societytongs

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benevolent tongbusiness tongcriminal tongfraternal tonggrill tongsice tongskitchen tongssalad tongs

Collocations

6 entries
Chinese tonggrill tongsice tongskitchen tongssalad tongstong wars

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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The wealth gap is prevalent in Asia, attracting more white people to come to Asian countries for more privileges, according to Tong Yuying, professor of sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong specializing in social demography and migration.

Source: tatoeba (10640423)

[…] these attributes are concrete expressions of God's care and providence and therefore not man-made. This explains the quite bizarre presence of a ‘pair’ of tongs in some lists: in order to make a tong one needs a tong, and how could the first tong be made without a tong?

Source: wiktionary

An Ordinance to provide for the termination of the Block Crown Lease of Cheung Chau granted to Wong Wai Tsak Tong and for sub-lessees under the Block Crown Lease to hold directly from the Crown.

Source: wiktionary

Or plaine and perfite way of teachyng children, to vnderstand, write, and speake, the Latin tong, but specially purposed for the priuate brynging vp of youth in Ientlemen and Noble mens houses, and commodious also for all such, as haue forgot the Latin tonge, and would, by themselues, without a Scholemaster, in short tyme, and with small paines, recouer a sufficient habilitie, to vnderstand, write, and speake Latin.

Source: wiktionary

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