torture

As a noun purgatory

is (theology) in catholicism, the stage of the afterlife where souls suffer for their sins before they can enter heaven.

As an adjective purgatory

is tending to cleanse; expiatory.

As a verb torture is

.

As verbs the difference between throe and torture

is that throe is to put in agony while torture is .

As a noun throe

is a pang, spasm.

As a noun ball

is .

As a verb torture is

.

As nouns the difference between turtle and torture

is that turtle is any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body while torture is intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.

As verbs the difference between turtle and torture

is that turtle is to flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down while torture is to intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

As a proper noun Turtle

is a river in Saskatchewan, Canada.

As nouns the difference between torture and sufferings

is that torture is intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony while sufferings is plural of lang=en.

As a verb torture

is to intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

As verbs the difference between torture and agonize

is that torture is while agonize is to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

As nouns the difference between scourge and torture

is that scourge is a source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction while torture is intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.

As verbs the difference between scourge and torture

is that scourge is to strike with a scourge, to flog while torture is to intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).

As verbs the difference between torture and blackmail

is that torture is while blackmail is to extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.

As a noun blackmail is

(archaic) a certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of england and south of scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage.

As a verb torture

is .

As a noun violence is

extreme force.

As verbs the difference between torture and school

is that torture is while school is (of fish) to form into, or travel in a school or school can be to educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).

As a noun school is

a group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales or school can be (us|canada)  an institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.