| tiro |
variant of tyro. |
| 'tis |
contracted form of "it is." |
| Tishah b'Av |
the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar, observed as a day of fasting and mourning in commemoration of the destruction of the temple in ancient Jerusalem. |
| Tishri |
the first month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from mid-September through early October in the Gregorian calendar. |
| tissue |
the mass of like cells in an animal or plant body, esp. as they form a specific organ. [5 definitions] |
| tissue culture |
the technique or process of growing animal tissue in a prepared medium. [2 definitions] |
| tissue paper |
very thin, almost transparent paper used esp. as a wrapping. |
| tit1 |
any of various small European birds related to the chickadee. [2 definitions] |
| tit2 |
the teat of an animal. [2 definitions] |
| Titan |
in Greek mythology, any of a race of giant godlike beings descended from Uranus and Gaea, and eventually defeated and replaced by the Olympian gods. [3 definitions] |
| Titania |
in medieval English folklore and A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, the queen of the fairies and the wife of Oberon. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. [4 definitions] |
| Titanism |
(sometimes l.c.) a spirit of revolt and rebellion against an established order or authority. |
| titanium |
a chemical element that has twenty-two protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a very hard, light, corrosion-resistant solid metal, used esp. in aircraft and missiles. (symbol: Ti) |
| titanium dioxide |
a powder used as a white pigment in paint and ceramic glaze and in white rubber, plastic, and the like. |
| tit for tat |
repayment in kind or in equal amount or degree, sometimes as retaliation or revenge. |
| tithe |
an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or tax, esp. to a church. [7 definitions] |
| tithing |
the act or an instance of giving or exacting a tithe. [2 definitions] |
| titian |
a reddish or golden brown color. |
| titillate |
to stimulate or excite pleasantly. [2 definitions] |
| titivate |
to make or become dapper or trim; spruce up. |