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Everything Marilyn does is different from any other woman, strange and exciting, from the way she talks to the way she uses that magnificent torso.
Clark Gable

Meaning of "torso" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TORSO

From Italian: stalk, stump, from Latin: thyrsus.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TORSO

torso  [ˈtɔːsəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TORSO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Torso is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TORSO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trunk (anatomy)

Trunk or torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies from which extend the neck and limbs. The trunk includes the thorax and abdomen.

Definition of torso in the English dictionary

The first definition of torso in the dictionary is the trunk of the human body. Other definition of torso is a statue of a nude human trunk, esp without the head or limbs. Torso is also something regarded as incomplete or truncated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TORSO


Aso
ˈɑːsəʊ
chamiso
ʃəˈmiːsəʊ
converso
kɒnˈvɜːsəʊ
CORSO
ˈkɔːsəʊ
Crusoe
ˈkruːsəʊ
CUSO
ˈkjuːsəʊ
huso
ˈhjuːsəʊ
miso
ˈmiːsəʊ
reverso
rɪˈvɜːsəʊ
shiso
ˈʃiːsəʊ
trousseau
ˈtruːsəʊ
verso
ˈvɜːsəʊ
whoso
ˈhuːsəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TORSO

torsade
torsel
torsi
torsibility
torsiograph
torsion
torsion balance
torsion bar
torsion meter
torsional
torsionally
torsive
torsk
tort
tort-feasor
torta
torte
Tortelier
tortellini
torticollar

WORDS THAT END LIKE TORSO

aviso
basso
Burkina Faso
Burkina-Faso
calypso
Cardoso
El Paso
espresso
expresso
just so
Mato Grosso
more so
or so
peso
Picasso
religioso
so
so-so
Tasso
Treviso

Synonyms and antonyms of torso in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TORSO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «torso» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of torso
body · trunk

Translation of «torso» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TORSO

Find out the translation of torso to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of torso from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «torso» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

躯干
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torso
570 millions of speakers

English

torso
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجذع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

торс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

torse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batang tubuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Torso
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몸통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Torso
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असा पुतळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gövde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tułowia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

торс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trunchi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bolyf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torso
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

torso
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of torso

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TORSO»

The term «torso» is very widely used and occupies the 19.568 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of torso
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TORSO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «torso» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «torso» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about torso

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3 QUOTES WITH «TORSO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word torso.
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Ludwig Erhard
Without Britain, Europe would remain only a torso.
2
Clark Gable
Everything Marilyn does is different from any other woman, strange and exciting, from the way she talks to the way she uses that magnificent torso.
3
Ted Shawn
I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORSO»

Discover the use of torso in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to torso and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Thames Torso Murders of Victorian London
He resumed his crimes in 1902, taking his last victim south of the Thames and leaving her body in a pile of dismembered parts as he had done with most of his other victims. This work delves deep into the case of the Thames Torso Murders.
R. Michael Gordon, 2002
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Torso: The Story of Eliot Ness and the Search for a ...
One was a sexy lawman, Eliot Ness; the other was a mysterious phantom killer known variously as the Mad Butcher, the Headhunter, and the Torso Murderer. He was never caught or identified. Freelance writer Nickel has beco
Steven Nickel, 2001
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Torso: A True Crime Graphic Novel
Follows Cleveland's newly-appointed safety director Eliot Ness as he hunts for a killer who leaves only the victims' torsos as evidence, and as the mutilated corpses pile up, Ness finds both his reputation and his marriage threatened.
Brian Michael Bendis, Marc Andreyko, 2001
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Laughing Torso 1932
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) With 23 illustrations. Crowley had a temple in Cefalu in Sicily. He was supposed to practice Black Magic there, and one day a baby was said to have disappeared mysteriously.
Nina Hamnett, 2011
5
Torso: T-Shirt Graphics Exposed
As the first book to focus on t-shirts created by the most innovative and style-setting brands, it is the definitive guide to t-shirt culture.
Daniel Eckler, 2010
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The Torso Murder: The Untold Story of Evelyn Dick
A fresh and fascinating look at the Evelyn Dick murder trial in the late forties and the intriguing mystery of her disappearance after leaving prison in 1958.
Brian Vallée, 2001
7
Laughing Torso
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
Nina Hamnett, 2013
8
Rodin's Art : The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald ...
Monumental Male Torso (Grand torse d 'homme), c. 1882, enlarged 1915-17 v Title variations: Man through His Death Returns to Nature, Marsyas, Torso Louis XIV, Torso of a Man in Extension, Torso of the Falling Man Q Bronze, Georges ...
the late Albert E. Elsen Walter A. Haas Professor of Art History Stanford University, the late Rosalyn Frankel Jamison Walter A. Haas Professor of Art History Stanford University, Stanford University the late Bernard Barryte Walter A. Haas Professor of Art History Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, 2003
9
The Torso in the Town: The Fethering Mysteries
Grant and Kim Roxby had hoped that their first dinner party at Pelling House would make an impression with their new neighbours.
Simon Brett, 2009
10
Kinematic and Electromyographic Analysis of the Legs, Torso, ...
Fifteen trained male distance runners were recruited to participate in this study.
James Michael Smoliga, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORSO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term torso is used in the context of the following news items.
1
After Finding Severed Limbs, New Haven Police Locate A Torso
Police in New Haven, Connecticut, discovered a human torso inside a building on Thursday, a little more than two weeks after finding severed legs and arms at ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Authorities: Remains found at marina belong to N. Charleston man
Authorities say a torso found at a marina in Charleston on Tuesday belonged to a North Charleston man who had last been seen in September. The Charleston ... «Live 5 News, Jul 15»
3
Man transported to hospital after being shot in torso
ST. GEORGE – A man was taken into surgery early Wednesday morning after being shot in the torso in St. George. At approximately 3:53 a.m., the St. George ... «St George News, Jun 15»
4
Ramute Butkiene whose headless torso was found in suitcase pictured
Ms Butkiene's torso was found inside a suitcase in her flat with her head, arms and legs all missing. Cambridgeshire Police revealed yesterday that they have ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
Hartford police: Man holding a knife shot at least once in torso
Police Chief James Rovella says the unidentified man was shot at least once in the torso Tuesday night and taken to Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. «New Haven Register, Jun 15»
6
Vitautas Jokubauskas wanted after woman's torso is found in suitcase
The torso was discovered when police attended an address in Mayor's Walk, Peterborough, just after 12.30pm yesterday. They had been called by the landlord ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
7
Human torso found by volunteers during search for missing man
Police investigators confirm the lower torso of a human was found. It's unknown if the remains are male or female. An autopsy will be conducted by the Harris ... «KTRK-TV, Apr 15»
8
Coroner: 19-year-old killed by officer shot in head, torso
(AP) — A 19-year-old biracial man who was unarmed when killed by a white Madison police officer was shot in his head, right arm and torso, according to ... «Yahoo News UK, Mar 15»
9
'Badly Decomposed' Human Torso Discovered in Garbage Bag in …
An investigation was underway Thursday after a badly decomposed human torso was found in a garbage bag in rural Sutter County, according to KTLA ... «KTLA, Feb 15»
10
British Museum borrows Belvedere Torso from Vatican for body …
Michelangelo's favourite sculpture, an impressively muscled torso more than 2,000 years old, is to travel from the Vatican to the UK for the first time, for the British ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»

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