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turbo.

A turbine.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɜː.bəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɝ.boʊ/General-American/ˈtʌɹ.bo/Scotland
  1. A turbine.

    countable · informal · uncountable
  2. Clipping of turbocharger.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · uncountable
  3. Clipping of turbojet.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · uncountable
  4. Clipping of turbomolecular pump.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From turbine.

noun/ˈtɜː.bəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɝ.boʊ/General-American/ˈtʌɹ.bo/Scotland
  1. Autofire.

    Controllers with turbo features are banned from most competitive tournaments.
Where this word comes from

From turbocharged (“increased power”). Also figurative, from the action of a turbocharger, which increases the speed of an automobile through the increase in power of an engine.

adj/ˈtɜː.bəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɝ.boʊ/General-American/ˈtʌɹ.bo/Scotland
  1. With rapidly-increasing blind levels.

    not-comparable
    This is a turbo tournament: the blinds increase every 5 minutes! Level 1 = 150/300; level 2 = 200/400; etc.
  2. Causing or relating to increased speed.

    not-comparable
    a turbo button on a controller; a PC equipped with a turbo mode
  3. Very, super, etc.; usually relating to a qualitative value (as opposed to quantitative).

    informal · nonstandard · not-comparable
    They act turbo wasted when they have more than a few beers in them.
Where this word comes from

From turbocharged (“increased power”). Also figurative, from the action of a turbocharger, which increases the speed of an automobile through the increase in power of an engine.

verb/ˈtɜː.bəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɝ.boʊ/General-American/ˈtʌɹ.bo/Scotland
  1. To autofire.

Where this word comes from

From turbocharged (“increased power”). Also figurative, from the action of a turbocharger, which increases the speed of an automobile through the increase in power of an engine.

noun/ˈtɜː.bəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɝ.boʊ/General-American/ˈtʌɹ.bo/Scotland
  1. A turban shell.

Where this word comes from

From the New Latin name of the genus Turbo.

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