<B>timothy, </B>noun, or <B>timothy grass,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of coarse grass with long, cylindrical spikes, often grown for hay. </DL>
<A NAME="timothy">
<B>Timothy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a disciple of the Apostle Paul. <DD><B> 2. </B>either of the books of the New Testament (I Timothy and II Timothy) written as letters by the Apostle Paul to Timothy. (Abbr:) Tim. </DL>
<A NAME="timpani">
<B>timpani, </B>noun, pl. of <B>timpano.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> kettledrums. Also, <B>tympani.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="timpanist">
<B>timpanist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who plays the kettledrums. Also, <B>tympanist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="timpano">
<B>timpano, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> singular of <B>timpani.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tin">
<B>tin, </B>noun, adjective, verb, <B>tinned,</B> <B>tinning.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a metallic chemical element that shines like silver but is softer and cheaper. Tin is easily worked and has a low melting point. It is used in plating metals to prevent corrosion and in making alloys such as bronze, pewter, and Britannia metal. <DD><B> 2. </B>thin sheets of iron or steel coated with tin; tin plate. <DD><B> 3. </B>any can, box, pan, or other container made of or plated with tin. <BR> <I>Ex. a pie tin.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(British.) a can. <BR> <I>Ex. to buy two tins of peas.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Slang.) money. <DD><B> 6. </B>(in squash and racquets) <B>=telltale </B>(def. 7). <DD><I>adj. </I> made of or plated with tin. <BR> <I>Ex. a tin bucket.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to cover or plate with tin. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) to put up in tin cans or tin boxes; can. <BR> <I>Ex. to tin peas.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tinamou">
<B>tinamou, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various birds of South and Central America and Mexico that look somewhat like a quail or grouse and have a body structure similar to the rhea. </DL>
<A NAME="tincal">
<B>tincal, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> crude borax, found in lake deposits in Tibet, Iran, and certain other Asian countries. </DL>
<B>tinctorial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or used in dyeing or coloring. </DL>
<A NAME="tincture">
<B>tincture, </B>noun, verb, <B>-tured,</B> <B>-turing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a solution of medicine in alcohol or in a mixture that is chiefly of alcohol. <BR> <I>Ex. tincture of iodine.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a trace; tinge; flavor. <BR> <I>Ex. His stern face showed for a moment a slight tincture of amusement.</I> (SYN) whit, soupcon. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) a color; tint. <BR> <I>Ex. Her usually pale cheeks showed a faint tincture of pink.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Heraldry.) any one of the colors, furs, or metals used or represented in coats of arms. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Alchemy.) a supposed spiritual principle or immaterial substance whose character or quality may be infused into material things, which are then said to be tinctured; quintessence, spirit, or soul of a thing. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Obsolete.) a dye or pigment. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give a trace or tinge to. <BR> <I>Ex. Everything he says is tinctured with conceit.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to color; tint. </DL>
<A NAME="tinder">
<B>tinder, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>anything that catches fire easily. <DD><B> 2. </B>a material used to catch fire from a spark. <BR> <I>Ex. Before matches were invented people carried a box containing tinder, flint, and steel.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tinderbox">
<B>tinderbox, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a box for holding tinder, flint, and steel for making a fire. <DD><B> 2. </B>a very inflammable thing. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) a very excitable person. </DL>
<A NAME="tine">
<B>tine</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a sharp, projecting point or prong. <BR> <I>Ex. the tines of a fork.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a pointed branch of a deer's antler. </DL>
<A NAME="tine">
<B>tine</B> (2), verb, <B>tint,</B> <B>tining.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially Scottish.) <DD><I>v.t. </I> to have or enjoy no longer; lose. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be lost or destroyed; perish. Also, <B>tyne.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tinea">
<B>tinea, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various contagious skin diseases caused by fungi, especially ringworm. </DL>
<A NAME="tineal">
<B>tineal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with tinea. </DL>
<A NAME="tinear">
<B>tin ear,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1a. </B>inability to perceive small differences in sounds. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=tone-deafness.</B> <DD><B> c. </B>a tone-deaf person. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=cauliflower ear.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tineid">
<B>tineid, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with a family of clothes moths whose larvae are very destructive to woolen fabrics. <DD><I>noun </I> a tineid moth. </DL>
<A NAME="tinfish">
<B>tin fish,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a torpedo. </DL>
<A NAME="tinfoil">
<B>tinfoil, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> Also, <B>tin foil.</B> <B>1. </B>a very thin sheet of tin, or of an alloy of tin and lead, used as a wrapping for candy, tobacco, or similar articles. <DD><B> 2. </B>tin hammered or rolled into a thin sheet and coated with mercury, used for backing mirrors and other purposes. <DD><I>adj. </I> of, made of, or wrapped in tinfoil. </DL>
<A NAME="ting">
<B>ting</B> (1), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i., v.t. </I> to make or cause to make a clear ringing sound. <DD><I>noun </I> a clear ringing sound. </DL>
<A NAME="ting">
<B>ting</B> (2), noun. <B>=thing</B> (2).</DL>
<A NAME="tingaling">
<B>ting-a-ling, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a clear, ringing sound, as of a small bell. </DL>
<A NAME="tinge">
<B>tinge, </B>verb, <B>tinged,</B> <B>tingeing</B> or <B>tinging,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to color slightly. <BR> <I>Ex. A drop of ink will tinge a glass of water.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to add a trace of some quality to; change a very little. <BR> <I>Ex. Her remarks were tinged with envy. Sad memories tinged their present joy.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a slight coloring or tint. <BR> <I>Ex. There is a tinge of red in her cheeks.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a very small amount; trace. <BR> <I>Ex. She likes just a tinge of lemon in her tea. There was a tinge of blame in his voice.</I> noun <B>tinger.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tingisfly">
<B>tingis fly,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of small, delicate, heteropterous insects whose wings and body are covered with a lacy network of lines; lacebug. </DL>
<A NAME="tingle">
<B>tingle, </B>verb, <B>-gled,</B> <B>-gling,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1a. </B>to have a feeling of thrills or a pricking, stinging feeling. <BR> <I>Ex. He tingled with excitement on his first airplane trip. Her ears were tingling with cold after ice-skating on the pond.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to smart; blush. <BR> <I>Ex. cheeks tingling with shame.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to be thrilling; pass with a thrill. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) The newspaper story tingled with excitement. (Figurative.) Every note ... tingled through his huge frame (Thackeray).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to tinkle; jingle. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cause to tingle; cause to feel thrills or a pricking, stinging feeling. <BR> <I>Ex. Shame tingled his cheeks.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a feeling of thrills or a pricking, stinging feeling. <BR> <I>Ex. The cold caused a tingle in my fingers and ears.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a tinkle; jingle. noun <B>tingler.</B> adv. <B>tinglingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tingod">
<B>tin god,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an inferior or mediocre person who assumes an autocratic or omnipotent role. <BR> <I>Ex. People like that [become] tin gods in the neighborhood--people known for their habitual lawlessness (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tinhat">
<B>tin hat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a metal helmet of the type worn by the British and American soldiers in World War I. </DL>
<A NAME="tinhorn">
<B>tinhorn, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>adj. </I> cheap and showy; noisy and pretentious; pretending to be wealthy, skillful, or influential, but lacking what is required. <BR> <I>Ex. a tinhorn lawyer.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a tinhorn person. </DL>
<A NAME="tink">
<B>tink, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> to make a short, light, metallic sound; clink. <DD><I>noun </I> a tinking sound. </DL>
<A NAME="tinker">
<B>tinker, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a man who mends pots, pans, kettles, and other metal household articles, usually wandering from place to place. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) unskilled or clumsy work; activity that is rather useless. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person who does such work. <DD><B> 4. </B>any one of various fishes or birds, such as a small or young mackerel, a silversides, or a kind of auk. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to mend, patch, or repair, especially in an unskilled or clumsy way. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to work in an unskilled or clumsy way. <BR> <I>Ex. The boys were tinkering with the clock and broke it.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to work or keep busy in a rather useless way; putter. <BR> <I>Ex. to tinker with a radio, to tinker with an idea.</I> noun <B>tinkerer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tinkersdamn">
<B>tinker's damn</B> or <B>dam,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> something worthless or useless. <BR> <I>Ex. He doesn't care a tinker's damn what others think.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tinkle">
<B>tinkle, </B>verb, <B>-kled,</B> <B>-kling,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to make short, light, ringing sounds. <BR> <I>Ex. Little bells tinkle.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to move or flow with a tinkling sound. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to cause to tinkle. <DD><B> 2a. </B>to make known, call attention to, or express by tinkling. <BR> <I>Ex. The little clock tinkled out the hours.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to summon or attract by tinkling. <DD><I>noun </I> a series of short, light, ringing sounds. <BR> <I>Ex. the tinkle of sleigh bells.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tinkling">
<B>tinkling, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> that tinkles or jingles. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a tinkling noise. <DD><B> 2. </B>a blackbird of Jamaica that makes a tinkling sound. adv. <B>tinklingly.</B> </DL>
