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2 : a verbal contest : DISPUTE

3 : the act of tilting : the state or position of being tilted

Synonyms

bend, cock, inclination, list, slant, tip; also turn, twist, veer; bow, dip, nod

2tilt verb 1 : to move or shift so as to incline : TIP

2 : to engage in or as if in combat with lances : JOUST, ATTACK

Synonyms

angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, lean, list, slant, slope, tip—more at LEAN

tilth noun 1 : TILLAGE 2

2 : the state of a soil esp. in relation to the suitability of its particle size and structure for growing crops

Tim abbreviation Timothy

tim·ber noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE, building, wood]

1 : growing trees or their wood — often used interjectionally to warn of a falling tree

2 : wood for use in making something

3 : a usu. large squared or dressed piece of wood

tim·bered adjective : having walls framed by exposed timbers

tim·ber·land noun : wooded land

Synonyms

forest, woodland—more at FOREST

tim·ber·line noun : the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or high latitudes

timber rattlesnake noun : a widely distributed rattlesnake of the eastern U.S.

timber wolf noun : GRAY WOLF

tim·bre also tim·ber noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. MF, bell struck by a hammer, fr. OF, drum, fr. MGk tymbanon kettledrum, fr. Gk tympanon]

: the distinctive quality given to a sound by its overtones

tim·brel noun : a small hand drum or tambourine

1time noun 1 a : a period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues

b : the duration of the existence of a living being (as a person or an animal) or a thing (as a star) : LIFETIME

2 : LEISURE

3 : a point or period when something occurs : OCCASION

4 : a set or customary moment or hour for something to occur

5 : a historical period : AGE, ERA

6 : state of affairs : CONDITIONS

7 : a rate of speed : TEMPO

8 : a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar

9 : a system of reckoning time

10 : one of a series of recurring instances; also, pl : added or accumulated quantities or examples

11 : a person's experience during a particular period

12 : the hours or days of one's work; also : an hourly pay rate

13 : TIME-OUT 1

Synonyms

[5] age, epoch, era, period

[11] adventure, experience, happening—more at ADVENTURE

2time verb timed; tim·ing 1 : to arrange or set the time of : SCHEDULE <~s his calls conveniently>

2 : to set the tempo or duration of <~ a performance>

3 : to cause to keep time with

4 : to determine or record the time, duration, or rate of <~ a sprinter>

time bomb noun 1 : a bomb so made as to explode at a predetermined time

2 : something with a potentially dangerous delayed reaction

time clock noun : a clock that records the time workers arrive and depart

time frame noun : a period of time esp. with respect to some action or project

time–hon·ored adjective : honored because of age or long usage

time·keep·er noun 1 : a clerk who keeps records of the time worked by employees

2 : one appointed to mark and announce the time in an athletic game or contest

time·less adjective 1 : ETERNAL

2 : not limited or affected by time <~ works of art>

— time·less·ly adverb

— time·less·ness noun

time·li·ness noun : the quality or state of being timely

Synonyms

promptitude, punctuality—more at PROMPTITUDE

time·ly adjective time·li·er; -est 1 : coming early or at the right time

2 : appropriate to the time

Synonyms

immediate, prompt, punctual—more at PROMPT

time–out noun 1 : a brief suspension of activity esp. in an athletic game

2 : a quiet period used esp. as a disciplinary measure for a child

time·piece noun : a device (as a clock) to show the passage of time

Synonyms

watch; also atomic clock, grandfather clock, time clock; hourglass, sundial; chronograph, stopwatch

tim·er noun : one that times

times preposition : multiplied