| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tiara | noun | A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over., The pope’s triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity. |
| tibia | noun | The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee., The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda., A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal. |
| tical | noun | A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy., A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois. |
| tidal | adjective | Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters. |
| tidde | obs. | imp. of Tide, v. i. |
| tided | adjective | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| tight | of Tie, p. p. of Tie., Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot., Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; — often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight., Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment., Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy., Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings., Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; — applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out., Handy; adroit; brisk., Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy., Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; — said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7., To tighten. | |
| tiger | noun | A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger., Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person., A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress., A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger., A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. |
| tikus | noun | The bulau. |
| tilde | noun | The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, , /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y. |
| tiled | imp. & past participle | of Tile |
| tiler | noun | A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles., A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons. |
| tilth | noun | The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture; as, land is good tilth., That which is tilled; tillage ground. |
| timal | noun | The blue titmouse. |
| times | plural | of Time |
| timed | imp. & past participle | of Time |
| timer | noun | A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc. |
| timid | adjective | Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. |
| tinct | adjective | Tined; tinged., Color; tinge; tincture; tint., To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. |
| tinea | noun | A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis., A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the clothes moths and carpet moths. |
| tined | adjective | Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork. |
| tinet | noun | Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges. |
| tinge | verb t. | To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron., A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste. |
| tinny | adjective | Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. |
| tinto | noun | A red Madeira wine, wanting the high aroma of the white sorts, and, when old, resembling tawny port. |
| tipsy | superl. | Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated., Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling. |
| tired | imp. & past participle | of Tire, Weary; fatigued; exhausted. |
| tirma | noun | The oyster catcher. |
| tisar | noun | The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven. |
| tisic | adjective | Alt. of Tisical, Consumption; phthisis. See Phthisis. |
| tisri | noun | The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October. |
| titan | adjective | Titanic. |
| tithe | noun | A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses. Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by law into rent charges., Hence, a small part or proportion., Tenth., To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to pay tithes on., Tp pay tithes. |
| title | noun | An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known., The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually containing the subject of the work, the author’s and publisher’s names, the date, etc., The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book., A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book., An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc., A name; an appellation; a designation., That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive possession; that which is the foundation of ownership of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title., The instrument which is evidence of a right., That by which a beneficiary holds a benefice., A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside., To call by a title; to name; to entitle. |
| titty | noun | A little teat; a nipple. |
| tiver | noun | A kind of ocher which is used in some parts of England in marking sheep., To mark with tiver. |