| tight |
securely fastened, shut, or fixed in place. [10 definitions] |
| tighten |
to make or become tight, tighter, more constricted, or the like. |
| tightrope |
a tightly stretched rope or wire cable, suspended high above ground, on which acrobatic feats are performed, as at a circus. |
| tights |
a close-fitting, opaque, stretchable garment that covers the legs and lower torso, used in exercise, acrobatics, and dancing, or worn in place of hosiery by women and girls. [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. |
| 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] |
| till1 |
until. [3 definitions] |
| till2 |
to prepare (land) for growing crops, esp. by plowing. [2 definitions] |
| tiller2 |
a lever that is attached to a rudder and used to steer a boat. |
| tilt |
to place or turn on an incline or at a slant. [7 definitions] |
| tilt at windmills1 |
to battle against imaginary enemies or offenses. |
| timber |
trees that are suitable as a source of wood for construction. [5 definitions] |
| time |
a nonspatial system in which events appear to happen in irreversible succession; arrangement of events into past, present, and future. [18 definitions] |
| time limit |
a limit set on the amount or period of time during which some action can or must be taken or completed. |
| timely |
occurring punctually or at just the right moment. [2 definitions] |
| timer |
one who measures or records time; timekeeper. [3 definitions] |
| times |
multiplied by. |
| timetable |
a schedule listing the times at which or within which certain events, such as the arrival and departure of trains, buses, and airplanes, are to occur. |
| 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] |