Alternative form of tongue-twister

(physics, pathology) Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. / Restorative, curative or invigorating. / (medicine, neuroscience) In a state of continuous unremitting action.

A substance with medicinal properties intended to restore or invigorate. / Tonic water. / (US, Eastern Massachusetts) Any of various carbonated, non-alcoholic beverages; soda pop.

(medicine, archaic) To restore or invigorate.

(music) Pertaining to or based upon the first note of a diatonic scale. / Pertaining to the accent or stress in a word or in speech.

(music) The first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote. / (music) The triad built on the tonic note. / (phonetics) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.

(idiomatic) A mistake in speech.

(Britain, telephony) An audible signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection; a busy signal

(uncountable) A simple cocktail made from gin and tonic water, often served on ice and with a slice of lime or lemon. / (countable) A glass of the above.

A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now used as a soft drink or as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.