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Tumulous (a.)

Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose.

Tumult (n.)

The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion.

Tumult (n.)

Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements.

Tumult (n.)

Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the tumult of the spirits or passions.

Tumult (v. i.)

To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.

Tumulter (n.)

A maker of tumults.

Tumultuarily (adv.)

In a tumultuary manner.

Tumultuariness (n.)

The quality or state of being tumultuary.

Tumultuary (a.)

Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; promiscuous; confused; tumultuous.

Tumultuary (a.)

Restless; agitated; unquiet.

Tumultuate (v. i.)

To make a tumult.

Tumultuation (n.)

Irregular or disorderly movement; commotion; as, the tumultuation of the parts of a fluid.

Tumultuous (a.)

Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent.

Tumultuous (a.)

Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting.

Tumultuous (a.)

Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed.

Tumultuous (a.)

Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech.

Tumulus (n.)

An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.

Tun (n.)

A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

Tun (n.)

A fermenting vat.

Tun (n.)

A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity.