| tightwad |
(informal) one who is tightfisted; stingy person; miser. |
| tigress |
a female tiger. [2 definitions] |
| Tigris |
a river in southwestern Asia that flows through Turkey and Iraq, joining the Euphrates in a valley in which some of the most ancient civilizations developed. |
| Tigris River |
a river that begins in eastern Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq. In southeastern Iraq, the river joins the Euphrates River and eventually empties into the Persian Gulf. |
| tike |
variant of tyke. |
| tiki |
(cap.) in Polynesian mythology, the first man, or the god that created him. [2 definitions] |
| tilak |
a religious mark, usu. of colored sandalwood paste, worn on the forehead by Hindus. |
| tilbury |
a light, topless, two-wheeled, two-passenger carriage of the early nineteenth century. |
| tilde |
a diacritical mark (ñ), placed over an "n" in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound, or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization. |
| tile |
a flat or shaped piece of baked and usu. glazed clay, or similar material, used as roofing, for walls, and as floor covering, or for various other purposes. [6 definitions] |
| tilefish |
any of several brightly colored marine food fishes, esp. an Atlantic species having a blue or purple body with gold spots and a fleshy crest on the head. |
| tiling |
the process of laying or covering with tiles. [3 definitions] |
| till1 |
until. [3 definitions] |
| till2 |
to prepare (land) for growing crops, esp. by plowing. [2 definitions] |
| till3 |
a drawer or small container for money or valuables. |
| tillable |
capable of being tilled. |
| tillage |
the cultivation of soil. [2 definitions] |
| tiller1 |
one who tills land; farmer. |
| tiller2 |
a lever that is attached to a rudder and used to steer a boat. |
| tiller3 |
a sprout or shoot that grows from the base of a plant. [2 definitions] |
| Tilsit |
a mild to sharp semihard cheese made from cow's milk and having many small holes. |