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tortoise
noun
tor·toise
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Definition of tortoise
2
: someone or something regarded as slow or laggard
Examples of tortoise in a Sentence
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For fall 2019, there is the royal blue Garrick jacket for men or the ankle-skimming white cotton-linen Landry dress with a tortoise buckle at the waist for women. — Los Angeles Times, "Target looks to win big with 300 limited-edition designer goods," 6 Sep. 2019 This means that all the acreage at The Lonesome Tortoise Ranch must be tortoise-proofed. — Jennifer Bolton, Houston Chronicle, "A veteran’s gratitude to a tortoise inspired unusual rescue group," 29 Aug. 2019 The Greeks saw it as a small harp that Mercury the messenger of the gods created out of an old tortoise shell. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, "Sky Watch: Lyra the Lyre may be a small constellation, but it has a big story," 18 Aug. 2019 Beeber Bifocal looks great, shimmering, amber-hued partitions of oversize tortoise frames dividing the space. — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, "What ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette?’ meant to me as a woman in architecture," 13 Aug. 2019 The pythons who survived may have taken shelter in the burrows of gopher tortoises or armadillos. — Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, "The Snakes That Ate Florida," 11 July 2019 Everyone just has to think more like tortoises than hares. — Greg Moore, azcentral, "Phoenix Suns' summer upheaval wasn't splashy, but was constructive," 3 July 2019 Protected from human interference, the population of tortoises has rebounded to roughly 100,000. — Ngm Maps, National Geographic, "Tortoises rule on this isolated island," 12 June 2019 In the second hour the staff helps a Galápagos tortoise and introduces viewers to two giraffe calves who need to be hand-reared simultaneously. 8 and 9 p.m. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Zoo: San Diego’ on Animal Planet," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tortoise.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tortoise
tortoise
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tortoise
: a kind of turtle that lives on land
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tortoise
noun
tor·toise
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Kids Definition of tortoise
1
: a usually large turtle that lives on land
2
: turtle
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