| time-tested |
proven effective, useful, or durable over a long period of time. |
| time warp |
a discontinuity in time, or shift to a past or future period, often used as a device in science fiction. |
| timework |
work that is paid for by the unit of time, usu. the hour or the day. (Cf. piecework.) |
| timeworn |
showing the effects of age or long use. [2 definitions] |
| time zone |
any of twenty-four longitudinal divisions of the earth that are roughly defined by their distances from the prime meridian, and each of which keeps a standard time one hour earlier than does the zone to its east. |
| timid |
hesitant to engage in social contact or draw public attention; shy. [2 definitions] |
| timing |
the act, art, or method of adjusting tempo, actions, and occurrences to create the most powerful or useful effect. |
| 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. |