Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cartoon, especially an animated cartoon.
- noun A character in an animated cartoon.
- noun A large deciduous tree (Toona ciliata) of tropical Asia, Australia, and New Guinea, having dark red, aromatic wood.
- noun The wood of this tree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
tone . - noun A dialectal form of
town . - noun An East Indian tree, Cedrela Toona, found also in Java and Australia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- pl. of
toe . - noun (Bot.) The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (
Cedrela Toona ) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A
cartoon , especially ananimated television show. - noun informal, video games A player's
avatar or visible character in amassively multiplayer online role-playing game . - noun Geordie A
town . - noun botany A southeast
Asian andAustralian tree (Cedrela toona) of themahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye - noun the wood of this tree
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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My main toon is the guy I wanted to play and I gave him the powers I wanted to have.
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I actually have the book the toon is in. .but just don't remember which one ...
Conan and the Penguin People! Cromsblood 2009
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In both concept and execution, hand-drawn toon is a winner.
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Just wait until someone finds the dude who died in front of his computer playing WoW a year ago, and his toon is still logged in … ranro
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Today’s Comic: You never know… 2007
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I watch two channels, one of which carries the infamous Adult Swim, and as a result I've seen a bunch of Samurai Champloo. the 'toon is neat enough, but what really caugh my eye is the music - the scores are done mainly by Fat Jon (the most unsung producer out there, IMHO) and the Nujabes, a progressive Japanese hip-hop act.
the smooth sword cuts without effort (Music (For Robots)) 2005
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I watch two channels, one of which carries the infamous Adult Swim, and as a result I've seen a bunch of Samurai Champloo. the 'toon is neat enough, but what really caugh my eye is the music - the scores are done mainly by Fat Jon (the most unsung producer out there, IMHO) and the Nujabes, a progressive Japanese hip-hop act.
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Kringe will co-direct the family-oriented toon, which is in development and will begin production in January 2010 ...
Foreign Toonage Steve Hulett 2009
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It's as if a man waur sair distressed because his toon was a dirty toon.
Between You and Me Harry Lauder 1910
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Object with a basic cel-shader (also known as a toon shader) and border detection.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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Director Lauren Montgomery has crafted a visually arresting toon, which is surprisingly adult in its depiction of violence and chock full of sexual innuendos.
IGN DVD 2009
bilby commented on the word toon
Of or pertaining to the city of Newcastle in England. This term derives from the characteristic Geordie pronunciation of town as toon. The supporters of Newcastle United Football Club are known as toons. Collectively, The Toon Army.
November 28, 2007