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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