| tie | (noun) a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied | - |
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| (noun) neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front | Synonyms: necktie |
| (noun) a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating | Synonyms: tie beam |
| (noun) one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track | Synonyms: crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper |
| (noun) a fastener that serves to join or connect | Synonyms: link, linkup, tie-in |
| (noun) (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value | - |
| (noun) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided | Synonyms: draw, standoff |
| (noun) equality of score in a contest | - |
| (noun) a social or business relationship | Synonyms: affiliation, association, tie-up |
| (verb) form a knot or bow in | - |
| (verb) limit or restrict to | - |
| (verb) finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc. | Synonyms: draw |
| (verb) fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord | Synonyms: bind |
| (verb) connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces | Synonyms: connect, link, link up |
| (verb) unite musical notes by a tie | - |
| (verb) make by tying pieces together | - |
| (verb) perform a marriage ceremony | Synonyms: marry, splice, wed |
| (verb) create social or emotional ties | Synonyms: attach, bind, bond |
| tieback | (noun) a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back | Synonyms: pullback |
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| tiebreaker | (noun) overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer | - |
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| tied | (adjective) fastened with strings or cords | Synonyms: fastened |
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| (adjective) closed with a lace | Synonyms: laced |
| (adjective) bound or secured closely | Synonyms: trussed |
| (adjective) of the score in a contest | Synonyms: even, level |
| (adjective) bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection | - |
| tiepin | (noun) a pin used to hold the tie in place | Synonyms: scarfpin, tie tack |
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| tier | (noun) one of two or more layers one atop another | - |
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| (noun) any one of two or more competitors who tie one another | - |
| (noun) a relative position or degree of value in a graded group | Synonyms: grade, level |
| (noun) something that is used for tying | - |
| (noun) a worker who ties something | Synonyms: tier up |
| tierce | (noun) one of three equal parts of a divisible whole | Synonyms: one-third, third |
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| (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika |
| (noun) the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. | Synonyms: terce |
| tiercel | (noun) male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon | Synonyms: tercel, tercelet |
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| tiered | (adjective) having or arranged in tiers | - |
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