| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| ties | plural | of Constitutionality, of Rurality, of Tie |
| tiar | noun | A tiara. |
| tice | verb t. | To entice., A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat’s length in front of the wicket. |
| tick | noun | Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick., To go on trust, or credit., To give tick; to trust., Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs., Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep)., The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling., Ticking. See Ticking, n., To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat., To strike gently; to pat., A quick, audible beat, as of a clock., Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check., The whinchat; — so called from its note., To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score. |
| tide | preposition | Time; period; season., The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space of a little more than twenty-four hours. It is occasioned by the attraction of the sun and moon (the influence of the latter being three times that of the former), acting unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth, thus disturbing their equilibrium. A high tide upon one side of the earth is accompanied by a high tide upon the opposite side. Hence, when the sun and moon are in conjunction or opposition, as at new moon and full moon, their action is such as to produce a greater than the usual tide, called the spring tide, as represented in the cut. When the moon is in the first or third quarter, the sun’s attraction in part counteracts the effect of the moon’s attraction, thus producing under the moon a smaller tide than usual, called the neap tide., A stream; current; flood; as, a tide of blood., Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current., Violent confluence., The period of twelve hours., To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream., To betide; to happen., To pour a tide or flood., To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse. |
| tidy | noun | The wren; — called also tiddy., Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather., Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the apartments are well furnished and tidy., A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like., A child’s pinafore., To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one’s dress., To make things tidy. |
| tied | imp. & past participle | of Tie |
| tier | noun | One who, or that which, ties., A chold’s apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore., A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a theater. |
| tiff | noun | Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor., A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift., To be in a pet., To deck out; to dress. |
| tift | noun | A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff. |
| tigh | noun | A close, or inclosure; a croft. |
| tike | noun | A tick. See 2d Tick., A dog; a cur., A countryman or clown; a boorish person. |
| tile | verb t. | To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile a Masonic lodge., A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works., A small slab of marble or other material used for flooring., A plate of metal used for roofing., A small, flat piece of dried earth or earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are fused., A draintile., A stiff hat., To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house., Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles. |
| till | noun | A vetch; a tare., A drawer., A tray or drawer in a chest., A money drawer in a shop or store., A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination, formed in a glacier valley by means of the waters derived from the melting glaciers; — sometimes applied to alluvium of an upper river terrace, when not laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same manner., A kind of coarse, obdurate land., To; unto; up to; as far as; until; — now used only in respect to time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc., and still so used in Scotland and in parts of England and Ireland; as, I worked till four o’clock; I will wait till next week., As far as; up to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; that is, to the time specified in the sentence or clause following; until., To plow and prepare for seed, and to sow, dress, raise crops from, etc., to cultivate; as, to till the earth, a field, a farm., To prepare; to get., To cultivate land. |
| tilt | noun | A covering overhead; especially, a tent., The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon., A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning extended over the sternsheets of a boat., To cover with a tilt, or awning., To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel., To point or thrust, as a lance., To point or thrust a weapon at., To hammer or forge with a tilt hammer; as, to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile., To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances., To lean; to fall partly over; to tip., A thrust, as with a lance., A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament., See Tilt hammer, in the Vocabulary., Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask. |
| time | noun | Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof., A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be., The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; — often in the plural; as, ancient times; modern times., The duration of one’s life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal., A proper time; a season; an opportunity., Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition., Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition; addition of a number to itself; repetition; as, to double cloth four times; four times four, or sixteen., The present life; existence in this world as contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration., Tense., The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician keeps good time., To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at the proper season or time; as, he timed his appearance rightly., To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement., To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen., To measure, as in music or harmony., To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time., To pass time; to delay. |
| tind | verb t. | To kindle. |
| tine | noun | Trouble; distress; teen., To kindle; to set on fire., To kindle; to rage; to smart., To shut in, or inclose., A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler. |
| ting | noun | A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling., To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle., The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept. |
| tink | verb i. | To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle., A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle. |
| tint | noun | A slight coloring., A pale or faint tinge of any color., A color considered with reference to other very similar colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints., A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines., To give a slight coloring to; to tinge. |
| tiny | superl. | Very small; little; puny. |
| tire | noun | A tier, row, or rank. See Tier., Attire; apparel., A covering for the head; a headdress., A child’s apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier., Furniture; apparatus; equipment., A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear., To adorn; to attire; to dress., To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does., To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything., To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires., To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one’s interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. |
| tiro | noun | Same as Tyro. |
| tith | adjective | Tight; nimble. |
| titi | noun | Same as Teetee. |
| tivy | adverb | With great speed; — a huntsman’s word or sound. |
| tiza | noun | See Ulexite. |