| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| tibiae | plural | of Tibia |
| tibial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a tibia., Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute., A tibial bone; a tibiale. |
| tibio- | A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular. | |
| tibrie | noun | The pollack. |
| ticked | imp. & past participle | of Tick |
| ticken | noun | See Ticking. |
| ticker | noun | One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. |
| ticket | verb | A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something., A little note or notice., A tradesman’s bill or account., A certificate or token of right of admission to a place of assembly, or of passage in a public conveyance; as, a theater ticket; a railroad or steamboat ticket., A label to show the character or price of goods., A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like., A printed list of candidates to be voted for at an election; a set of nominations by one party for election; a ballot., To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to ticket goods., To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket passengers to California. |
| tickle | verb t. | To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted., To please; to gratify; to make joyous., To feel titillation., To excite the sensation of titillation., Ticklish; easily tickled., Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant., Wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the slightest touch; unstable; easily overthrown. |
| tidbit | noun | A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel. |
| tidder | verb t. | Alt. of Tiddle |
| tiddle | verb t. | To use with tenderness; to fondle. |
| tidife | noun | The blue titmouse. |
| tidily | adverb | In a tidy manner. |
| tiding | noun | Tidings. |
| tidley | noun | The wren., The goldcrest. |
| tidies | plural | of Tidy |
| tidied | imp. & past participle | of Tidy |
| tiebar | noun | A flat bar used as a tie. |
| tierce | noun | A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons., A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment., The third tone of the scale. See Mediant., A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major., A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward., The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour., Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures; — said of an escutcheon. |
| tiewig | noun | A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of the curls tied up; also, a wig tied upon the head. |
| tiffed | imp. & past participle | of Tiff |
| tiffin | noun | A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; — originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense. |
| tights | noun pl. | Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs. |
| tiglic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C4H7CO2H (called also methyl crotonic acid), homologous with crotonic acid, and obtained from croton oil (from Croton Tiglium) as a white crystalline substance. |
| tiling | present participle & vb. noun | of Tile, A surface covered with tiles, or composed of tiles., Tiles, collectively. |
| tilery | noun | A place where tiles are made or burned; a tile kiln. |
| tilled | imp. & past participle | of Till |
| tiller | verb t. | One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman., A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker., A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump., A young timber tree., To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering., A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1., The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself., The handle of anything., A small drawer; a till. |
| tilley | Alt. of Tilley seed | |
| tillet | noun | A bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper for dress goods. |
| tillow | verb i. | See 3d Tiller. |
| tilmus | noun | Floccillation. |
| tilted | imp. & past participle | of Tilt |
| tilter | noun | One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights., One who operates a tilt hammer. |
| timbal | noun | A kettledrum. See Tymbal. |
| timber | noun | A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; — called also timmer., The crest on a coat of arms., To surmount as a timber does., That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; — usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3., The body, stem, or trunk of a tree., Fig.: Material for any structure., A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for building, or already framed; collectively, the larger pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the covering or boarding., Woods or forest; wooden land., A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united., To furnish with timber; — chiefly used in the past participle., To light on a tree., To make a nest. |
| timbre | noun | See 1st Timber., The crest on a coat of arms., The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial. |
| timing | present participle & vb. noun | of Time |
| timely | superl. | Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable., Keeping time or measure., Early; soon; in good season. |
| timist | noun | A performer who keeps good time., A timeserver. |
| timmer | noun | Same as 1st Timber. |
| timous | adjective | Timely; seasonable. |
| tinned | imp. & past participle | of Tin, Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned iron., Packed in tin cases; canned; as, tinned meats. |
| tincal | noun | Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. Borax. |
| tindal | noun | A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain’s mate; a cockswain., An attendant on an army. |
| tinder | noun | Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen. |
| tinean | noun | Any species of Tinea, or of the family Tineidae, which includes numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to woolen and fur goods and to cultivated plants. Also used adjectively. |
| tineid | noun | Same as Tinean. |
| tinged | imp. & past participle | of Tinge |
| tinger | noun | One who, or that which, tinges. |
| tingid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the genus Tingis. |
| tingis | noun | A genus of small hemipterous insects which injure trees by sucking the sap from the leaves. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| tingle | verb i. | To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound., To feel a sharp, thrilling pain., To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight pricking sensation. |
| tinker | noun | A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware., One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work., A small mortar on the end of a staff., A young mackerel about two years old., The chub mackerel., The silversides., A skate., The razor-billed auk., To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to mend., To busy one’s self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works. |
| tinkle | noun | The common guillemot., To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a piece of metal does when struck; to clink., To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound., To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds., A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal. |
| tinmen | plural | of Tinman |
| tinman | noun | A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer in tinware. |
| tinnen | adjective | Made or consisting of tin. |
| tinner | noun | One who works in a tin mine., One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman. |
| tinsel | noun | A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like., Something shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable., Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial., To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy. |
| tinted | imp. & past participle | of Tint |
| tintle | noun | The wren. |
| tipped | imp. & past participle | of Tip |
| tipcat | noun | A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends, called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as to fly into the air. |
| tipper | noun | A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; — so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper. |
| tippet | noun | A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, — usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material., A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line., A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. |
| tipple | verb i. | To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors; especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but without absolute drunkeness., To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess., To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay., Liquor taken in tippling; drink. |
| tiptoe | noun | The end, or tip, of the toe., Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert., Noiseless; stealthy., To step or walk on tiptoe. |
| tiptop | noun | The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything., Very excellent; most excellent; perfect. |
| tipula | noun | Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera. They have long and slender bodies. See Crane fly, under Crane. |
| tip-up | noun | The spotted sandpiper; — called also teeter-tail. See under Sandpiper. |
| tirade | noun | A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language. |
| tiring | present participle & vb. noun | of Tire |
| tirrit | noun | A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare’s Henry IV., probably meaning terror. |
| tirwit | noun | The lapwing. |
| tisane | noun | See Ptisan. |
| tissue | noun | A woven fabric., A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures., One of the elementary materials or fibres, having a uniform structure and a specialized function, of which ordinary animals and plants are composed; a texture; as, epithelial tissue; connective tissue., Fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series; as, a tissue of forgeries, or of falsehood., To form tissue of; to interweave. |
| titbit | noun | Same as Tidbit. |
| tithed | imp. & past participle | of Tithe |
| tither | noun | One who collects tithes., One who pays tithes. |
| tithly | adjective | Tightly; nimbly. |
| titled | imp. & past participle | of Title, Having or bearing a title. |
| titler | noun | A large truncated cone of refined sugar. |
| titmal | noun | The blue titmouse. |
| titter | verb t. | To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise; to giggle., A restrained laugh., To seesaw. See Teeter. |
| tittle | noun | A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota. |