Word Meaning

Meaning of tonics

- Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."
- Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence, increasing strength; as, tonic power.
- Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.
- A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.
- The key tone, or first tone of any scale.
- A medicine that increases the strength, and gives vigor of action to the system.

Crossword clue for tonics

- A pick-me-up
- Bracing medicine
- Cocktail ingredient
- Gin and ...
- Gin mixer
- Invigorating drink
- Invigorating medicine
- Medicine
- Pick me up
- Pick me up a quinine drink!
- Pick-me-up
- Pick-me-up not returned, I see
- Refresher
- Refreshment
- Restorative medicine
- Revitalising drink
- Soft drink
- Something that invigorates
- Stimulant
- Strengthening medicine
- Carbonated beverages
- Stimulants