| Tim McCarver |
U.S. professional baseball player turned sports broadcaster, born James Timothy McCarver (b.1941). |
| Timor |
an Indonesian island southeast of Java. |
| Timorese |
an inhabitant of Timor. [2 definitions] |
| timorous |
showing or marked by fear; fearful; timid. |
| Timothy |
a disciple of Jesus Christ who was a companion and assistant of the apostle Paul. [2 definitions] |
| timothy |
a coarse grass, widely cultivated for use as fodder, that has long, thin, cylindrical flower spikes. |
| timpani |
(often used with a sing. verb) a set of kettledrums tuned to different pitches and played by one drummer, often used in symphony orchestras. |
| tin |
a chemical element that has fifty protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a malleable, corrosion-resistant, silvery white metal solid darkening to gray below about thirteen degrees Celsius, used in a variety of alloys such as bronze and pewter and as corrosion-resistant plating and solder. (symbol: Sn) [8 definitions] |
| tinamou |
any of various birds of Central and South America that resemble certain domestic and wild fowl such as the chicken or quail. |
| tin can |
a sealed and pressurized metal container for food and other perishables. |
| tincture |
an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. [5 definitions] |
| tinder |
highly flammable material, such as dry twigs, that can be used to kindle a fire. |
| tinderbox |
any place such as a room or building that would burn quickly if it caught on fire. [2 definitions] |
| tine |
one prong in a set, as on a fork. |
| tinea |
any of several fungal infections of the skin, esp. ringworm. |
| tin ear |
(informal) the inability to distinguish tones in music. |
| tineid |
the clothes moth. |
| tine test |
a diagnostic test for tuberculosis, in which the skin is punctured by an instrument with four small tines that have been dipped in tuberculin antigen. |
| tinfoil |
tin, aluminum, or a tin alloy rolled out in a thin, flexible sheet and used as wrapping or lining, as for food and food containers. |
| ting |
a single high, clear, usu. faint ring, as of a small bell. [2 definitions] |
| ting-a-ling |
a repeated ring or tinkle, as of a small bell. |