tout
Definitions of tout
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an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entitysynonyms: ensembleexamples:étoile du soira planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western skymondethe 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live onviere Mariethe mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman CatholicsbaconEnglish statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)big benclock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, Londonzeppelina large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombstypes:objet naturelan object occurring naturally; not made by manartefacta man-made object taken as a wholeitema whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collectionforme de vie, organisme, vie, êtrea living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independentlycellule(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animalsarticleone of a class of artifactsantiquitéan artifact surviving from the pastbloca solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)marchandisearticles of commercehoussean artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)créationan artifact that has been brought into existence by someonetextile, tissu, étoffeartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibersinstallationa building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industryaménagement, appareil fixe, installationan object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)instrumentationan artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some endcouchesingle thickness of usually some homogeneous substancelignesomething (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexiblemarqueursome conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark somethingrembourrageartifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfortjouetan artifact designed to be played withdrapa flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and widthbandeartifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of materialconstructiona thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many partssurfacethe outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundarychosean artifactvoiea pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheelschemin, passageany artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to anotherpoidsan artifact that is heavyastre, corpsan individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objectsastrenatural objects visible in the skyconstellationa configuration of stars as seen from the earthmécaniquea natural object resembling a machine in structure or functionnida structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their youngéchantillonall or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its classpartie de la planteany part of a plant or fungusmatériauxmaterial used for constructing buildingstype of:objeta tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
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the whole amount
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all of something including all its component elements or parts
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