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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • tight-fistedadjectiveC1Very unwilling to spend money.
  • tighten/ˈtaɪ.tən/verbB23 meaningsTo make something firmer or less loose, or to become firmer.
  • tighten your beltphraseC1To spend less because money is short.
  • tightrope/ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp/nounB2A tautly stretched rope performers balance on.
  • tights/taɪts/nounB1+A thin stretchy garment covering feet, legs and hips.
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A thin flat piece used to cover a roof, floor or wall.
  • till/tɪl/nounB13 meaningsThe drawer or machine at a shop counter that holds the money taken.
  • till pointnounB2The place in a shop where payment is taken.
  • till receiptnounB2The printed proof of what you paid.
  • tiller/ˈtɪlə/nounC1The long handle that swings the rudder.
  • tilt/tɪlt/verbB24 meaningsTo move something so that one side is higher than the other.
  • timber/ˈtɪmbə/nounB24 meaningsWood prepared for building and carpentry.
  • timber framenounB2A building whose skeleton is made of wood.
  • timberedadjectiveC1Built with a visible wooden frame.
  • timberline/ˈtɪmbɚˌlaɪn/nounC1The edge of the forest on a mountainside.
  • timbre/ˈtæmbɹə/nounC1The distinctive quality of a sound, apart from pitch and volume.
  • time/taɪm/nounA15 meaningsWhat passes and what clocks measure.
  • time and againphraseB2Repeatedly, over a long period.
  • time controlnounB2The limit set on how long each side may think.
  • time differencenounB1The gap in clock time between two places.
  • time fliesphraseB2Said when time seems to pass very quickly.
  • time off in lieunounC1Hours off given instead of extra pay.
  • time trialnounB2A race where riders set off alone against the clock.
  • time-consumingadjectiveB2Taking up a great deal of time.
  • time-lapse/ˈtaɪmˌlæps/nounB2Many pictures over hours played back as fast movement.
  • timelessadjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot changed or spoiled by the passing of years.
  • timeline/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/nounB2A line showing events in the order they happened.
  • timeliness/ˈtaɪm.li.nəs/nounC1The quality of happening at just the right moment.
  • timely/ˈtaɪm.li/adjectiveC1Happening at just the right moment.
  • timeout/ˈtaɪm.aʊt/nounB2+A short period apart, used to calm a child.
  • timer/ˈtaɪmɚ/nounB12 meaningsA device that measures a set period and signals the end of it.
  • timesharenounB2+The right to use a holiday property for set weeks.
  • timesheetnounB2The record of hours worked on each task.
  • timetable/ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/nounA2+4 meaningsA chart showing which lesson or activity happens at which hour of the day and week.
  • timeworn/ˈtaɪm.wɔɹn/adjectiveC2Showing the marks of great age, faded or eroded by the passing of many years.
  • timid/ˈtɪmɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsEasily frightened and slow to step forward.
  • timidity/tɪˈmɪdɪti/nounC2A lack of courage or confidence.
  • timing/ˈtaɪmɪŋ/nounB2The choice of the best moment to do something.
  • timorous/ˈtɪməɹəs/adjectiveC2Nervous and easily frightened.
  • timpani/ˈtɪmpəni/nounC1Big tuned kettle drums at the back of an orchestra.
  • tin/tɪn/nounB14 meaningsA soft silvery-white metal, used in bronze and for coating other metals.
  • tin openernounB1A tool that cuts the metal lid off a sealed food can.
  • tincture/ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/nounC1A medicine dissolved in alcohol, or a slight trace.
  • tinder/ˈtɪn.dəː/nounB2+The very fine dry material that catches a spark.
  • tinderboxnounC2A box of materials for starting a fire.
  • tine/taɪn/nounC2One of the sharp points of a fork or an antler.
  • tinge/tɪnd͡ʒ/nounC1A faint trace of a colour or a feeling.
  • tingle/ˈtɪŋɡəl/verbB22 meaningsTo feel a slight prickling in the skin.
  • tinglingadjectiveB2Producing a light prickling feeling.
  • tinker/ˈtɪŋkə/verbB2To make small adjustments to something, often without real effect.
  • tinkle/ˈtɪŋkəl/verbC12 meaningsTo make a very light high ringing sound.
  • tint/tɪnt/nounB2+3 meaningsA slight shade of colour laid over something.
  • tintedadjectiveB2+Given a light wash of colour.
  • tiny/ˈtaɪni/adjectiveA22 meaningsExtremely small.
  • tip/tɪp/nounA26 meaningsExtra money given to someone for serving you well.
  • tip of the iceberg/ˈtɪp‿əv ðiː ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/phraseB2The small visible part of a much bigger hidden problem.
  • tip-offnounC1A piece of private information warning of something.
  • tips jarnounB1The pot where extra coins are collected for the staff.
  • tipsternounC1Somebody who sells advice on races or shares.
  • tiptoe/ˈtɪpˌtəʊ/verbB22 meaningsTo walk silently on the balls of your feet.