tweet |
the short weak sound made by a small or young bird; chirp. [5 definitions] |
tweeter |
the small component of a high-fidelity loudspeaker that reproduces sounds of high pitch and frequency. (Cf. woofer.) |
tweeze |
to pluck out, usu. with tweezers. |
tweezers |
a small metal tool that has two arms, used for picking up or plucking out small objects such as hairs or splinters. |
twelfth |
indicating rank or position between eleventh and thirteenth. [3 definitions] |
Twelfth Day |
the twelfth day after Christmas, January 6, once observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities; Epiphany. |
twelve |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 12 and by the Roman numeral XII. [3 definitions] |
twelvemo |
see "duodecimo." |
twelvemonth |
a year. |
twelve-tone |
of music, based on or designating an arbitrarily selected, fixed order of the twelve tones in a chromatic scale. |
twentieth |
indicating rank or position between nineteenth and twenty-first. [3 definitions] |
twenty |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 20 and by the Roman numeral XX. [5 definitions] |
twenty-one |
the card game of blackjack. |
twenty-twenty vision |
normal visual acuity, or the ability to see clearly what the normal eye sees at a distance of twenty feet. |
twerp |
(slang) a person regarded as ridiculous, insignificant, or contemptible. |
twice |
in two instances; two times. [2 definitions] |
twice-laid |
made from strands of used or old rope. [2 definitions] |
twice-told |
of a tale, story, or the like, familiar or hackneyed because of frequent repetition. |
twiddle |
to play with (the fingers) or move (a small object) about idly, esp. in a circular motion. [4 definitions] |
twiddle one's thumbs |
to move one's thumbs aimlessly in circles around one another. [2 definitions] |
twig |
a small slender branch of a tree or shrub. |