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— tiered adjective

tie–rod noun : a rod used as a connecting member or brace

tie–up noun 1 : a slowing or stopping of traffic or business

2 : the act of connecting : the state of being connected : CONNECTION

tie up verb 1 a : to place or invest in such a manner as to make unavailable for other purposes

b : to restrain from normal movement, operation, or progress

2 a : to keep busy

b : to preempt the use of

Synonyms

clog, delay, hamper, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, obstruct

tiff noun : a petty quarrel

— tiff verb

Tif·fa·ny adjective : made of pieces of stained glass

ti·ger noun : a very large tawny black-striped Asian cat

— ti·ger·ish adjective

1tight adjective 1 : so close in structure as to prevent passage of a liquid or gas

2 : strongly fixed or held : SECURE

3 : not slack or loose : TAUT

4 : fitting usu. too closely <~ shoes>

5 : set close together : COMPACT

6 : DIFFICULT, TRYING

7 : not liberal in giving : STINGY

8 : evenly contested : CLOSE

9 : INTOXICATED

10 : low in supply : hard to get

— tight·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] impenetrable, impervious; also close, compact, dense, snug, thick; airtight, hermetic, watertight; lightproof, soundproof, waterproof

Antonyms

penetrable, permeable

[2] fast, firm, frozen, secure, set, snug; also bonded, cemented; anchored, clamped; embedded, entrenched, implanted; attached, bound, fastened, secured; immovable, unyielding

Antonyms

insecure, loose

[5] close, compact, crowded, dense, packed, serried, thick—more at CLOSE

[8] close, narrow, neck and neck, nip and tuck—more at CLOSE

2tight adverb 1 : TIGHTLY, FIRMLY

2 : SOUNDLY

tight·en verb : to make or become tight

tight·fist·ed adjective : not liberal in giving : STINGY

Synonyms

cheap, close, mean, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, spare, sparing, stingy, tight, uncharitable—more at STINGY

tight·ness noun : the quality or state of being tight

Synonyms

cheapness, closeness, miserliness, parsimony, stinginess—more at PARSIMONY

tight·rope noun : a taut rope or wire for acrobats to perform on

tights noun plural : skintight garments covering the body esp. below the waist; also British : PANTY HOSE

tight·wad noun : a stingy person

Synonyms

cheapskate, miser, niggard, skinflint—more at MISER

ti·gress noun : a female tiger

ti·la·pia noun, plural tilapia also ti·la·pi·as : any of numerous chiefly African freshwater fishes widely raised for food

til·de noun [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. ML titulus tittle]

: a mark ˜ placed esp. over the letter n (as in Spanish señor sir) to denote the sound \n\ or over vowels (as in Portuguese irmã sister) to indicate nasal quality

1tile noun 1 : a flat or curved piece of fired clay, stone, or concrete used for roofs, floors, or walls; also : a pipe of earthenware or concrete used for a drain

2 : a thin piece (as of linoleum) used for covering walls or floors

— til·ing noun

2tile verb tiled; til·ing : to cover with tiles

— til·er noun

1till preposition or conjunction : UNTIL

2till verb : to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops : CULTIVATE

— till·able adjective

3till noun : DRAWER; especially : a money drawer in a store or bank

till·age noun 1 : the work of tilling land

2 : cultivated land

1tiller noun [ORIGIN: OE telgor, telgra twig, shoot]

: a sprout or stalk esp. from the base or lower part of a plant

2tiller noun : one that tills

Synonyms

agriculturist, cultivator, farmer, grower, planter—more at FARMER

3tiller noun [ORIGIN: ME tiler stock of a crossbow, tiller, fr. AF teiler stock of a crossbow]

: a lever used for turning a boat's rudder from side to side

1tilt noun 1 : a contest in which two combatants charging usu. with lances try to unhorse each other : JOUST; also : a tournament