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toff /tɒ f/ (toffs ) N‑COUNT If you refer to someone as a toff , you are saying in an unkind way that they come from the upper classes or are very rich. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

tof|fee /tɒ fi, [AM ] tɔː fi/ (toffees )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Toffee is a sticky sweet that you chew. It is made by boiling sugar and butter together with water. [BRIT ] in AM, use taffy 2 N‑COUNT A toffee is an individual piece of toffee.

to ffee-nosed ADJ If you say that someone is toffee-nosed , you disapprove of them because they have a high opinion of themselves and a low opinion of other people. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ]

tog /tɒ g/ (togs )

1 N‑COUNT [usu N n, num N ] A tog is an official measurement that shows how warm a blanket or quilt is. [BRIT ] □  The range of tog values has been extended to 15 togs. ● COMB Tog is also a combining form. □  …a snug 13.5-tog winter duvet.

2 N‑PLURAL Togs are clothes, especially ones for a particular purpose. [INFORMAL ] □  The photograph showed him wearing football togs.

toga /toʊ gə/ (togas ) N‑COUNT A toga is a piece of clothing which was worn by the ancient Romans.

to|geth|er ◆◆◆ /təge ðə ^r / In addition to the uses shown below, together is used in phrasal verbs such as 'piece together', 'pull together', and 'sleep together'. 1 ADV [usu ADV after v] If people do something together , they do it with each other. □  We went on long bicycle rides together. □  They all live together in a three-bedroom house. □  Together they swam to the ship.

2 ADV [ADV after v] If things are joined together , they are joined with each other so that they touch or form one whole. □  Mix the ingredients together thoroughly. □  She clasped her hands together on her lap.

3 ADV [ADV after v] If things or people are situated together , they are in the same place and very near to each other. □  The trees grew close together. □  Ginette and I gathered our things together.

4 ADV [ADV after v] If a group of people are held or kept together , they are united with each other in some way. □  He has done enough to pull the party together. ● ADJ [v-link ADJ ] Together is also an adjective. □  We are together in the way we're looking at this situation.

5 ADJ [v-link ADJ , n ADJ ] If two people are together , they are married or having a sexual relationship with each other. □  We were together for five years.

6 ADV [ADV after v] If two things happen or are done together , they happen or are done at the same time. □  Three horses crossed the finish line together. □  'Yes,' they said together.

7 ADV [ADV before v, n ADV ] You use together when you are adding two or more amounts or things to each other in order to consider a total amount or effect. □  Together they account for less than five per cent of the population.

8 PHRASE If you say that two things go together , or that one thing goes together with another, you mean that they go well with each other or cannot be separated from each other. □  I can see that some colours go together and some don't. [Also + with ]

9 ADJ If you describe someone as together , you admire them because they are very confident, organized, and know what they want. [INFORMAL , APPROVAL ] □  She was very headstrong, and very together.

10 PHRASE You use together with to mention someone or something else that is also involved in an action or situation. □ [+ with ] Every month we'll deliver the best articles, together with the latest fashion news.

11to get your act together → see act

12to put your heads together → see head

to|geth|er|ness /təge ðə ^r nəs/ N‑UNCOUNT Togetherness is a happy feeling of affection and closeness to other people, especially your friends and family. □  Nothing can ever take the place of real love and family togetherness.