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English Word Dictionary

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thumping

adjective · (used informally) very large

Example: a thumping loss

thus

adverb · (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

Example: therefore X must be true

thus far

adverb · used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

Example: So far he hasn't called

thymelaeaceae

noun · family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa

thyreophoran

noun · armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs

thyromegaly

noun · abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet

ticket

noun · the appropriate or desirable thing

Example: this car could be just the ticket for a small family

tidily

adverb · in a tidy manner

Example: the door gave access to a tidily furnished sitting-room where chintz and oak predominated

tidy up

verb · put (things or places) in order

Example: Tidy up your room!

tie down

verb · restrain from independence by an obligation

Example: He was tied down by his work

tie in

verb · make a logical or causal connection

Example: I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind

tied

adjective · bound or secured closely

Example: the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied

tight-laced

adjective · exaggeratedly proper

Example: my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

tightlipped

adjective · inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

Example: although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it

tightly knit

adjective · closely and firmly integrated

Example: a tight-knit organization

tiled

adjective · covered or furnished with tiles

Example: baths with tiled walls

tilletiaceae

noun · a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster

timbered

adjective · furnished with or made of wood or timbers

Example: timbered walls

time and time again

adverb · repeatedly

Example: the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text

time frame

noun · a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur

Example: an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame

time plan

noun · a system for paying for goods by installments

time signature

noun · a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

time-honoured

adjective · honored because of age or long usage

Example: time-honored institutions

timed

adjective · regularly spaced in time

Example: closely timed intervals

tinned

adjective · sealed in a can or jar

tip off

verb · give insider information or advise to

Example: He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot

tip over

verb · turn from an upright or normal position

Example: The big vase overturned

tip-top

adverb · to the highest extent

Example: the shoes fit me tip-top

tiredly

adverb · in a weary manner

Example: he walked around tiredly

tiresome

adjective · so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness- Edmund Burke- Mark Twain

Example: a boring evening with uninteresting people

tiresomely

adverb · in a tedious manner

Example: boringly slow work

tiring

adjective · producing exhaustion

Example: an exhausting march

tit-tat-toe

noun · a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does

titillate

verb · excite pleasurably or erotically

Example: A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine

title

noun · an informal right to something

Example: his claim on her attentions

to a fault

adverb · to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

Example: too big

to a great extent

adverb · to a considerable degree

Example: he relied heavily on others' data

to a lesser extent

adverb · used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

Example: less interesting

to a man

adverb · without exception

Example: voted for unionization to a man

to a t

adverb · in every detail

Example: the new house suited them to a T

to advantage

adverb · in a manner that uses the most flattering or best aspects of

Example: the dress brought out her figure to advantage

to and fro

adverb · moving from one place to another and back again

Example: he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York

to be precise

adverb · in actual fact

Example: properly speaking, they are not husband and wife

to be sure

adverb · admittedly

Example: to be sure, he is no Einstein

to boot

adverb · in addition, by way of addition; furthermore

Example: he serves additionally as the CEO

to both ears

adverb · in a binaural manner

Example: the stimulus was presented binaurally

to date

adverb · prior to the present time

Example: no suspect has been found to date

to it

adverb · to that

Example: with all the appurtenances fitting thereto

to no degree

adverb · in no manner

Example: they are nowise different

to one ear

adverb · in a monaural manner

Example: the stimuli were presented monaurally

to that

adverb · to that

Example: with all the appurtenances fitting thereto

to that extent

adverb · to the degree or extent that

Example: insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man

to the contrary

adverb · contrary to expectations

Example: he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends

to the full

adverb · to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)

Example: fully grown

to the highest degree

adverb · used to form the superlative

Example: the king cobra is the most dangerous snake