| tilth |
the act or process of tilling. [3 definitions] |
| timbal |
a kettledrum. |
| timbale |
creamed chicken, seafood, vegetables, or the like baked in a drum-shaped pastry shell. [2 definitions] |
| timber |
trees that are suitable as a source of wood for construction. [5 definitions] |
| timbered |
covered with trees. [2 definitions] |
| timber hitch |
a knot used to tie a rope to a spar or log in which the rope is wrapped once around the object to be held and then several times along its own length. |
| timberland |
wooded land suitable for commercial lumbering. |
| timberline |
the land elevation or polar region beyond which trees will not grow. |
| timber wolf |
a large North American gray wolf. |
| timbre |
the characteristic tonal quality of any sound, esp. a musical instrument, voice, or speech sound, regardless of its pitch or volume. |
| timbrel |
an ancient percussion instrument resembling the tambourine. |
| time |
a nonspatial system in which events appear to happen in irreversible succession; arrangement of events into past, present, and future. [18 definitions] |
| time and a half |
a rate of pay, usu. for overtime work, that is fifty percent higher than that normally paid. |
| time and motion study |
an analysis of the motions required to perform a task or carry out an operation, done to reduce the number of movements and conserve time, esp. in industrial production. |
| time bomb |
a device consisting of explosives and a timer that allows it to be detonated at a particular time. [2 definitions] |
| time capsule |
a container for contemporary documents, records, or artifacts to be buried or otherwise preserved for discovery and study by future generations. |
| timecard |
a card listing the record of an employee's work hours, either stamped by a time clock or recorded by the employee. |
| time clock |
a clock that records the exact time on a card, used by employees to record the time of their arrival at and departure from work. |
| time deposit |
a deposit of funds in a bank which can be withdrawn only at the end of a specified period, or after the depositor has given advance notice. |
| time exposure |
a photographic exposure in which the shutter is kept open an unusually long time. [2 definitions] |
| time-honored |
respected because of its long use. |