Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 12 compound words that contain torture. The most common are listed below. Open torture in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- torture chamberA room equipped for carrying out torture.
- Breast torture
- Tickle torture
- Chinese water tortureA form of torture in which water is repetitively dripped onto the forehead of a victim who is restrained.
- torture-testTo put (a product, especially software) through extreme conditions or heavy use to assess its durability.
- torture-testingpresent participle and gerund of torture-test
- surf tortureA training exercise for Navy SEALs that involves exercising in cold seawater on the beach.
- torture chambersplural of torture chamber: A room equipped for carrying out torture.
- torture stakeAn upright stake on which people were nailed to be executed, especially that used to execute Jesus Christ according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.
- bamboo tortureAn apocryphal Asian form of torture where a bamboo shoot is allowed to grow through a restrained victim's body, piercing it and eventually emerging on the other side.
- Spanish TortureSynonym of Ruy Lopez: A common chess opening, an Open Game characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, in which White moves king's bishop to the fifth rank.
- torture-testedsimple past and past participle of torture-test
- torture-teststhird-person singular simple present indicative of torture-test: To put (a product, especially software) through extreme conditions or heavy use to assess its durability.
- C and B tortureAbbreviation of cock and ball torture.
- torture-meisterOne who is skilled in the art of torture.
- torture stakesplural of torture stake: An upright stake on which people were nailed to be executed, especially that used to execute Jesus Christ according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.
- torture-meistersplural of torture-meister: One who is skilled in the art of torture.
Compound words 12
- electrotorturetorture involving electric shock
- genitortureTorture of the genitals.
- MuldertorturePhysical and psychological harm inflicted on the character Fox Mulder.
- torturelikeCharacteristic of torture; torturous.
- torturesomeCharacterised or marked by torture; torturous.
- pretortureBefore torture.
- torturableCapable of, or suitable for, being tortured.
- tortureeOne who is subjected to torture; a torture victim.
- retortureTo torture again.
- torturemeisterAlternative spelling of torture-meister: One who is skilled in the art of torture.