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TOON
cartoon, animated cartoon, toon
(noun) a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
toon (plural toons)
(informal) A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
(informal, video games) A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
(informal, by extension) Only used in loony toon or looney toon, alternative forms of loony tune, which see.
Etymology 2
Noun
toon (countable and uncountable, plural toons)
A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata or Toona australis) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye.
The wood of this tree.
Synonyms
• (tree): Australian red cedar
• (wood): toonwood
Etymology 3
Noun
toon (plural toons)
(Geordie) A town.
Etymology 4
Noun
toon (plural toons)
Eye dialect spelling of tune
Anagrams
• noot, noto-, on to, onto, onto-, oont, tono-
Etymology
Proper noun
Toon
(Geordie) The city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
A surname.
Synonyms
• (Newcastle upon Tyne): Newcastle upon Tyne
• (Newcastle): Newcastle
Anagrams
• noot, noto-, on to, onto, onto-, oont, tono-
Source: Wiktionary
Toon, obs.
Definition: pl. of Toe. Chaucer.
Toon, n. Etym: [Hind. tun, tun, Skr. tunna.] (Bot.)
Definition: The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (Cedrela Toona) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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