tortoise

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɔːrtəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɔrtəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tôr′təs)

Collocations for "tortoise"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "tortoise" in context.

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tortoise

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the tortoise's [shell, habitat]
  2. the tortoise and the hare
  3. [found, was] a tortoise in the road
  4. has been studying tortoises
  5. the tortoise [went, retreated] into its shell
  6. where tortoises lay their eggs
  7. [walking, moving] as slowly as a tortoise
  8. [moving, working] at the pace of a tortoise
  9. a [giant, desert] tortoise
n as adj
  1. made of tortoise shell
  2. [moving, working] at tortoise pace
'tortoise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
comb - hare - laying - shell

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