two-suiter |
a man's lightweight suitcase that can hold two suits, besides other items. |
two-time |
(informal) to be faithless to (one's spouse or lover). |
two-way |
permitting communication or travel in two, often opposite, directions. [3 definitions] |
twp. |
abbreviation of "township," a subdivision of a county, usu. having some authority for local government. |
TX |
abbreviation of "Texas," a southwestern U.S. state between Mexico and Oklahoma. |
-ty1 |
used with numerals to indicate specified multiples of ten. |
-ty2 |
variant of -ity. |
tycoon |
a rich, powerful person in business or industry; magnate. |
tying |
present participle of "tie." |
tyke |
a small dog, esp. a mongrel. [2 definitions] |
tympani |
variant of timpani. |
tympanic bone |
in a mammal's skull, a small bone that supports the eardrum and partially encloses the middle ear. |
tympanic membrane |
a thin, oval-shaped membrane separating the middle ear from the external ear, which vibrates when struck by sound waves; eardrum. |
tympanum |
the middle ear. [4 definitions] |
Tyndall effect |
the scattering and polarization of light by colloidal particles within a suspension. |
typal |
pertaining to or acting as a type; typical. |
-type |
type, model, or example. [2 definitions] |
type |
a group of things or individuals having certain distinguishing characteristics in common; kind. [8 definitions] |
Type A |
of, pertaining to, or designating a personality or a person characterized by impatience, aggression, and tenseness, and thus considered to be relatively prone to heart disease. (Cf. Type B.) |
typeable |
combined form of type. |
Type B |
of, pertaining to, or designating a personality or a person characterized by serenity, relaxation, and contentment, and thus considered to be relatively unlikely to incur heart disease. (Cf. Type A.) |