| timeliness | (noun) timely convenience | Synonyms: opportuneness, patness |
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| (noun) being at the right time | Synonyms: seasonableness |
| timely | (adjective) done or happening at the appropriate or proper time | Synonyms: seasonable, well-timed, well timed |
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| (adjective) before a time limit expires | - |
| (adverb) at an opportune time | Synonyms: apropos, seasonably, well-timed |
| timepiece | (noun) a measuring instrument or device for keeping time | Synonyms: horologe, timekeeper |
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| timer | (noun) a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end | - |
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| (noun) a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times | - |
| (noun) (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed | Synonyms: timekeeper |
| times | (noun) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed | Synonyms: multiplication |
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| (noun) a more or less definite period of time now or previously present | - |
| timeserver | (noun) one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage | - |
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| timeserving | (adjective) taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit | Synonyms: opportunist, opportunistic |
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| timetable | (noun) a schedule of times of arrivals and departures | - |
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| (noun) a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place | - |
| timework | (noun) work paid for at a rate per unit of time | - |
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| timeworn | (adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, tired, trite, well-worn |
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| timid | (adjective) showing fear and lack of confidence | - |
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| (adjective) lacking self-confidence | Synonyms: diffident, shy, unsure |
| (adjective) lacking conviction or boldness or courage | Synonyms: faint-hearted, faint, fainthearted |
| (noun) people who are fearful and cautious | Synonyms: cautious |
| timidity | (noun) fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities | Synonyms: timorousness |
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| (noun) fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions | Synonyms: timidness, timorousness |
| timidly | (adverb) in a shy or timid or bashful manner | Synonyms: bashfully, shyly |
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| timidness | (noun) fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions | Synonyms: timidity, timorousness |
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| timing | (noun) the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics) | - |
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| (noun) the time when something happens | - |
| timolol | (noun) a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks | Synonyms: Blocadren |
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| timorous | (adjective) timid by nature or revealing timidity | Synonyms: fearful, trepid |
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| timorously | (adverb) in a timorous and trepid manner | Synonyms: trepidly |
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| timorousness | (noun) fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities | Synonyms: timidity |
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| (noun) fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions | Synonyms: timidity, timidness |
| timothy | (noun) a grass grown for hay | - |
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| (noun) grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay | Synonyms: herd's grass, Phleum pratense |
| timpani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, tympani, tympanum |
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| timpanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: tympanist |
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| timucu | (noun) found in warm waters of western Atlantic | - |
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| tin | (noun) airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. | Synonyms: can, tin can |
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| (noun) metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | Synonyms: canister, cannister |
| (noun) a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking | - |
| (noun) a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide | Synonyms: atomic number 50, Sn |
| (verb) preserve in a can or tin | Synonyms: can, put up |
| (verb) prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface | - |
| (verb) plate with tin | - |
| tinamou | (noun) heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds | Synonyms: partridge |
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| tinct | (verb) color lightly | Synonyms: tinge, tint, touch |
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| tincture | (noun) (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution | - |
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| (noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | Synonyms: shade, tint, tone |
| (noun) an indication that something has been present | Synonyms: shadow, trace, vestige |
| (noun) a substance that colors or dyes | - |
| (verb) stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color | - |
| (verb) fill, as with a certain quality | Synonyms: impregnate, infuse, instill |
| tinder | (noun) material for starting a fire | Synonyms: kindling, punk, spunk, touchwood |
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| tinderbox | (noun) a box for holding tinder | - |
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| (noun) a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence | - |
| tine | (noun) prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler | - |
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| tinea | (noun) infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches | Synonyms: ringworm, roundworm |
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| tined | (adjective) having prongs or tines; usually used in combination | Synonyms: pronged |
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| tineid | (noun) small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur | Synonyms: tineid moth |
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| tineoid | (noun) small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts | Synonyms: tineoid moth |
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| tinfoil | (noun) foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead | Synonyms: tin foil |
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| ting | (noun) a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell | Synonyms: tinkle |
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| (verb) make a light, metallic sound; go `ting' | - |
| (verb) cause to make a ting | - |
| tinge | (noun) a pale or subdued color | Synonyms: undertone |
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| (noun) a slight but appreciable amount | Synonyms: hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, touch |
| (verb) color lightly | Synonyms: tinct, tint, touch |
| (verb) affect as in thought or feeling | Synonyms: color, colour, distort |
| tingle | (noun) a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings | Synonyms: prickling, tingling |
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| (noun) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright | Synonyms: chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill |
| (verb) cause a stinging or tingling sensation | Synonyms: prickle |
| tingling | (adjective) exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements | Synonyms: tickling, titillating |
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| (noun) a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings | Synonyms: prickling, tingle |
| tininess | (noun) the property of being very small in size | Synonyms: diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, weeness |
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| tink | (verb) make or emit a high sound | Synonyms: chink, clink, tinkle |
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| tinker | (noun) small mackerel found nearly worldwide | Synonyms: chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus |
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| (noun) formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living | - |
| (noun) a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts | Synonyms: tinkerer |
| (verb) try to fix or mend | Synonyms: fiddle |
| (verb) do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly | Synonyms: mess around, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, putter |
| (verb) work as a tinker or tinkerer | - |
| tinkerer | (noun) an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend | Synonyms: fiddler |
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| (noun) a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts | Synonyms: tinker |
| tinkle | (noun) a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell | Synonyms: ting |
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| (verb) make or emit a high sound | Synonyms: chink, clink, tink |
| tinkling | (adjective) like the short high ringing sound of a small bell | Synonyms: tinkly |
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| tinkly | (adjective) like the short high ringing sound of a small bell | Synonyms: tinkling |
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| tinned | (adjective) sealed in a can or jar | Synonyms: canned |
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| tinner | (noun) someone who makes or repairs tinware | Synonyms: tinsmith |
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| tinning | (noun) the application of a protective layer of tin | Synonyms: tin-plating |
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| (noun) the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them | - |
| tinnitus | (noun) a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease | - |
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| tinny | (adjective) of or containing tin | - |
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| (adjective) of very poor quality; flimsy | Synonyms: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy |
| (adjective) thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance | - |
| tinplate | (noun) a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins | Synonyms: tin plate |
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| tinpot | (adjective) inferior (especially of a country's leadership) | - |
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| tinsel | (noun) a thread with glittering metal foil attached | - |
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| (noun) a showy decoration that is basically valueless | - |
| (verb) interweave with tinsel | - |
| (verb) adorn with tinsel | - |
| (verb) impart a cheap brightness to | - |
| tinseled | (adjective) glittering with gold or silver | Synonyms: clinquant, tinselly |
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| tinselly | (adjective) glittering with gold or silver | Synonyms: clinquant, tinseled |
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| tinsmith | (noun) someone who makes or repairs tinware | Synonyms: tinner |
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| tinsnips | (noun) (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal | Synonyms: snips |
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| tint | (noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | Synonyms: shade, tincture, tone |
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| (noun) a just detectable amount | Synonyms: hint, suggestion, trace |
| (noun) a dye for coloring the hair | Synonyms: hair coloring, hair dye |
| (verb) color lightly | Synonyms: tinct, tinge, touch |
| tintack | (noun) tack or small nail of tinned iron | - |
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| tinter | (noun) a hairdresser who tints hair | - |
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| tinting | (noun) the act of adding a tinge of color | - |
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| tintinnabulate | (verb) ring or sound like a small bell | - |
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| tintinnabulation | (noun) the sound of a bell ringing | Synonyms: ring, ringing |
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| tintometer | (noun) a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents | Synonyms: colorimeter |
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| tinware | (noun) articles of commerce made of tin plate | - |
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| tiny | (adjective) very small | Synonyms: bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite |
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| tip | (noun) an indication of potential opportunity | Synonyms: confidential information, hint, lead, steer, wind |
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| (noun) the extreme end of something; especially something pointed | - |
| (noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | Synonyms: crest, crown, peak, summit, top |
| (noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | Synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire |
| (noun) a V shape | Synonyms: peak, point |
| (verb) mark with a tip | - |
| (verb) remove the tip from | - |
| (verb) give insider information or advise to | Synonyms: tip off |
| (verb) strike lightly | Synonyms: tap |
| (verb) walk on one's toes | Synonyms: tippytoe, tiptoe |
| (verb) to incline or bend from a vertical position | Synonyms: angle, lean, slant, tilt |
| (verb) cause to tilt | - |
| (verb) cause to topple or tumble by pushing | Synonyms: topple, tumble |
| (verb) give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on | Synonyms: bung, fee |
| tipi | (noun) a Native American tent; usually of conical shape | Synonyms: teepee, tepee |
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| tipped | (adjective) having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination) | - |
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| (adjective) departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | Synonyms: atilt, canted, leaning, tilted |
| tipper | (noun) truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity | Synonyms: dump truck, dumper, tip truck, tipper lorry, tipper truck |
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| (noun) a person who leaves a tip | - |
| tippet | (noun) a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten | - |
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| tipple | (noun) a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg | Synonyms: draft, draught, potation |
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| (verb) drink moderately but regularly | Synonyms: bib |
| tippler | (noun) someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities | Synonyms: social drinker |
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| tippy | (adjective) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail | Synonyms: crank, cranky, tender |
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| tippytoe | (verb) walk on one's toes | Synonyms: tip, tiptoe |
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| tipsiness | (noun) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication |
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| tipstaff | (noun) staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable | - |
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| tipster | (noun) one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) | Synonyms: tout |
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| tipsy | (adjective) slightly intoxicated | Synonyms: potty, tiddly |
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| (adjective) unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated | - |
| tiptoe | (noun) the tip of a toe | - |
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| (adverb) on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe | - |
| (verb) walk on one's toes | Synonyms: tip, tippytoe |
| tiptop | (adjective) of the highest quality | Synonyms: A-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, top-notch, topnotch, tops |
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| (noun) the extreme top or summit | - |
| (noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top |
| tipu | (noun) semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental | Synonyms: pride of Bolivia, tipu tree, yellow jacaranda |
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| tirade | (noun) a speech of violent denunciation | Synonyms: broadside, philippic |
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| tiramisu | (noun) an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate | - |
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| tire | (noun) hoop that covers a wheel | Synonyms: tyre |
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| (verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | Synonyms: fatigue, jade, pall, weary |
| (verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | Synonyms: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary |
| (verb) cause to be bored | Synonyms: bore |
| (verb) deplete | Synonyms: exhaust, play out, run down, sap |
| tired | (adjective) depleted of strength or energy | - |
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| (adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | Synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn |
| tiredly | (adverb) in a weary manner | Synonyms: wearily |
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| tiredness | (noun) temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work | Synonyms: fatigue, weariness |
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| tireless | (adjective) characterized by hard work and perseverance | Synonyms: hardworking, industrious, untiring |
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| (adjective) showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality | Synonyms: indefatigable, unflagging, unwearying |
| tirelessly | (adverb) with indefatigable energy | Synonyms: indefatigably, inexhaustibly |
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| tirelessness | (noun) tireless determination | Synonyms: indefatigability, indefatigableness |
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| tiresome | (adjective) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | Synonyms: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, wearisome |
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| tiresomely | (adverb) in a tedious manner | Synonyms: boringly, tediously |
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| tiresomeness | (noun) dullness owing to length or slowness | Synonyms: tediousness, tedium |
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| tiring | (adjective) producing exhaustion | Synonyms: exhausting, wearing, wearying |
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| tiro | (noun) someone new to a field or activity | Synonyms: beginner, initiate, novice, tyro |
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| tirolean | (noun) soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade | Synonyms: tyrolean |
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| tisane | (noun) infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves | - |
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| tissue | (noun) part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function | - |
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| (noun) a soft thin (usually translucent) paper | Synonyms: tissue paper |
| (verb) create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton | Synonyms: weave |