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fat on one’s body. (Adv: thinly.
Comp: thinner; sup: thinnest.)
3. adj. not dense; spread out. (Adv:
thinly. Comp: thinner; sup:
thinnest.)
4. adj. not thick; [of a
liquid] containing a lot of water;
flowing easily. (Adv: thinly. Comp:
thinner; sup: thinnest.)
5. tv. to
make something runnier or R.
→
on thin ice
→ out of thin air
→ pull
something
out of thin air
→ skate on thin ice
→ spread
oneself
too thin
→ through thick and thin
→ vanish into thin air
thin down to become thinner or
slimmer.
thin on top balding. (Informal.)
thin out to spread out; to become
less dense.
thin
something
out to make some-

thing less dense; to scatter some-
thing.
thing ["TIN] 1. n. any object; an
object whose name is not known;
an object whose name is not
important.
2. n. an event; an
action; a deed; a statement; an
idea.
→
amount to the same thing (as
something
)
→ first thing (in the morning)
→ First things first.
→ get into the swing of things
→ One thing leads to another.
→ see things
→ the very thing
think ["TINk] 1. iv., irreg. to use
one’s mind; to have thoughts or
opinions; to form ideas in the
mind. (Past tense and past partici-
ple:
thought.) 2. iv., irreg. to be
able to use one’s mind; to have the
ability to use one’s mind.
3. tv.,
irreg. to have a certain belief or
opinion; to believe something.

(The object can be a clause with
that U.)
→
come to think of it
→ hardly have time to think
→ put on
one’s
thinking cap
→ wishful thinking
think back (on
someone or some-
thing
) to think about someone or
something as a memory from the
past.
think back (to
something
) to
remember something in the past.
think better of
something
to
reconsider something; to think
again and decide not to do some-
thing.
think on
one’s
feet to think while
one is talking.
think

something
out to go through
something in one’s mind; to think
through something.
think
something
over to think
about something and whether one
will choose to do it.
think
something
through to con-
sider something carefully and try
to settle it in one’s mind.
think
something
up to invent some-
thing.
think the world of
someone or
something
to be very fond of
someone or something.
thin-skinned easily upset or hurt;
sensitive.
third ["T#d] 3rd. Go to fourth.
thirdly ["T#d li] adv. in the third
place; as a third point of discus-
sion.
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thirst ["T#st] n. the feeling caused
by having nothing to drink; the
need to drink. (No plural.)
a
thirst for
something
a craving or
desire for something.
thirsty ["T#s ti] adj. needing to
drink; having had nothing to
drink; having thirst. (Adv:
thirstily. Comp: thirstier; sup:
thirstiest.)
thirsty for
something
craving or
desiring something.
thirteen ["T#t "tin] 13. Go to four.
thirteenth ["T#t "tinT] 13th. Go to
fourth.
thirtieth ["T#t i @T] 30th. Go to
fourth.
thirty ["T#t i] 30. Go to forty.
this ["DIs] 1. adj. a form referring to
a thing or person that has already
been referred to or is obvious and
present; a form referring to an

object that one is pointing to or
otherwise indicating. (Prenominal
only. Use
these with plural nouns.)
2. adj. a form introducing a thing
or person new to the conversation.
(Colloquial. Prenominal only. Use
these with plural nouns.) 3. adj. a
form referring to the thing, per-
son, or point in time that is closer
or the closest to the speaker. (Used
in contrast with
that. Prenominal
only. Use
these with plural nouns.)
4. pron. a form standing for a
thing or person that has already
been mentioned or is obvious and
present. (Plural:
these.) 5. pron. a
form standing for the thing, per-
son, or point in time that is closer
or the closest to the speaker. (Used
in contrast with
that. Plural:
these.) 6. adv. to the indicated
degree. (E.g., [gesturing] he is this
big.)
thorn ["Torn] n. a sharp, pointed
growth on a plant.

→
be a thorn in
someone’s
side
thorough ["T# o] adj. complete;
done with great attention and in
great detail. (Adv: thoroughly.)
those ["Doz] 1. plural of that.
2. pron. the people [who do some-
thing].
3. adj. a form referring to
people or things already men-
tioned or people or things of
which both the speaker and hearer
are aware. (Prenominal only. With
singular nouns, use
that.) 4. adj. a
form referring to people or things
farther away or the farthest away
from the speaker. (Used in con-
trast with
these. Prenominal only.
With singular nouns, use
that.)
though ["Do] 1. conj. in spite of
something; in spite of the fact
that; although.
2. adv. however.
→
as though

thought ["TOt] 1. past tense and
past participle of
think. 2. n.
thinking; attention; time taken to
think about an idea. (No plural.)
3. n. an idea; an opinion; some-
thing that one thinks.
→
food for thought
→ get second thoughts about
someone or something
→ lose
one’s
train of thought
→ lost in thought
→ not give it another thought
→ on second thought
→ Perish the thought.
→ school of thought
thousand ["TaU z@nd] 1. n. 1,000;
the number between 999 and
1,001. (Additional numbers
thousand
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formed as with two thousand, three
thousand, four thousand, etc.)
2. n.
a group of 1,000 people or things.

→
one in a thousand
thousandth ["TaU z@ndT] 1,000th.
Go to
fourth.
thrash
something
out to discuss
something thoroughly and solve
any problems.
thread ["TrEd] 1. n. fine string,
made of twisted strands of cotton,
silk, or other fiber, that is used to
sew pieces of cloth together or is
woven to make cloth. (Plural only
for types and instances.)
2. n. a
very thin strand of something; a
length of Q.
3. n. a theme or idea
that links parts of an argument or
a story. (Figurative on W.)
4. n.
the raised ridge that wraps around
the length of a screw or a bolt.
(Usually plural, but not counta-
ble.)
5. tv. to pass Q through
something, usually a needle.
6. tv.

to place something on Q or on
string, wire, etc.
→
hang by a thread
thread
one’s
way through
some-
thing
to make a path for oneself
through a crowded area; to move
slowly through a crowded area.
thread through
something
to
travel through a crowded area; to
travel through an area where there
are many obstacles.
threat ["TrEt] 1. n. a warning; a
statement or action that indicates
that someone is going to hurt or
punish someone in a certain way.
2. n. a sign of danger; a sign that
something harmful or dangerous
is going to happen.
threaten ["TrEt n] 1. tv. to express a
threat against someone. (The
object can be a clause with
that
U.) 2. iv. to be a threat; to be an

indication of danger.
threaten to
do something
[for
someone or something] to make a
threat to do something.
three ["Tri] 3. Go to four.
→
like a three-ring circus
→ Two’s company(, three’s a
crowd).
threw ["Tru] past tense of throw.
thrift ["TrIft] n. the careful use of
money and things; the habit of not
wasting money or things. (No plu-
ral.)
thrifty ["TrIf ti] the adj. form of
thrift.
thrill ["TrIl] 1. n. an intense feeling
of emotion, especially excitement,
enjoyment, or fear.
2. tv. to cause
someone to feel full of emotion,
especially excitement, enjoyment,
or fear.
thrive ["TraIv] 1. iv., irreg. to grow
and survive; to develop in a very
healthy way. (Past tense:
throve or
thrived; past participle: thrived or

thriven.) 2. iv., irreg. to be success-
ful; to become very rich.
thriven ["TrIv @n] a past participle
of
thrive.
throat ["Trot] 1. n. the front of the
neck.
2. n. the inside of the neck,
where food and air pass.
→
cut
one’s
(own) throat
→ get a lump in
one’s
throat
→ have a frog in
one’s
throat
→ have
one’s
words stick in
one’s
throat
→ one’s words stick in
one’s
throat
thousandth
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throb ["Trab] 1. iv. to beat strongly
and quickly, as with the beating of
the heart or some other pulse.
2. iv. to have a pain that occurs
with each heartbeat.
3. n. one beat
in a series of strong, quick beats.
throne ["Tron] 1. n. the chair that a
king, queen, or other ruler or
important person sits on.
2. n. the
position held by a king, queen, or
other ruler or important person.
throng in(to
something
) [for a
crowd] to swarm into something
or someplace.
throng out (of
something
) [for a
crowd] to swarm out of something
or someplace.
through ["Tru] 1. prep. from the
outside of one end of something,
into it, to the other end of it, and
out of the other side of it.
2. prep.
because of something; on account

of something.
3. prep. moving
throughout or within something.
4. prep. during the entire time
from beginning to end; during the
entire way from start to finish.
5. adv. in one side and out the
other.
6. adv. from beginning to
end; from start to finish.
7. adj.
finished; done.
through thick and thin through
good times and bad times.
throughout [Tru "aUt] prep. in
every part of something; during
every moment of something.
throve ["Trov] a past tense of
thrive.
throw ["Tro] 1. tv., irreg. to send
something through the air; to hurl
something; to cause something to
move through the air. (Past tense:
threw; past participle: thrown.)
2. tv., irreg. to put someone or
something someplace carelessly,
with force, or in a hurry.
3. tv.,
irreg. [for an animal] to cause a
rider to fall off.

4. tv., irreg. to
move a switch in order to start or
stop the flow of electricity.
5. tv.,
irreg. to cause someone to be in a
certain condition, especially a
confused one.
→ a
stone’s throw away
throw caution to the wind to
become very careless.
throw cold water on
something
Go to pour cold water on
something
.
throw good money after bad to
waste additional money after hav-
ing wasted money once before.
throw in the sponge Go to throw
in the towel.
throw in the towel and throw in
the sponge to quit (doing some-
thing).
throw
oneself
at
someone’s
feet to
bow down humbly at someone’s

feet.
throw
oneself
at the mercy of
the court Go to throw
oneself
on
the mercy of the court.
throw
oneself
on the mercy of
the court and throw
oneself
at
the mercy of the court to plead
for mercy from a judge in a court-
room.
throw
someone
a curve and pitch
someone
a curve 1. to pitch a
curveball to someone in baseball.
2. to confuse someone by doing
something unexpected.
throw someone a curve
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throw

someone
for a loop and
knock
someone
for a loop to
confuse or shock someone.
throw
someone
over (for
someone
else) to break up with a lover in
favor of someone else.
throw
someone
to the wolves to
sacrifice someone to something or
some fate.
throw
something
into the bargain
to include something in a deal.
throw
something
off to cast some-
thing, such as a coat, off one’s
body.
throw
something
together to
assemble or create something in a

hurry.
throw
something
up 1. to build or
erect something in a hurry.
2. to
vomit something.
throw up to vomit.
thrown ["Tron] past participle of
throw.
thrust ["Tr^st] 1. tv., irreg. to push
someone or something forward
with force; to push someone or
something in a certain direction
with force. (Past tense and past
participle: thrust.)
2. tv., irreg. to
drive a sharp object at or into
someone or something.
3. iv.,
irreg. to move forward with force;
to lunge, especially with a sharp
object.
4. n. a forceful movement
in a certain direction; a lunge; a
stab.
thrust out to stick out; to stab out-
ward; to protrude outward.
thrust
someone or something

back
to push someone or something
backward and away.
thud ["T^d] n. the dull sound of
something heavy falling onto, or
hitting, something firm but
unbreakable.
thumb ["T^m] 1. n. the first and
shortest finger on the hand, sepa-
rate from the other four, having
two knuckles instead of three.
2. n. the part of a glove or mitten
that covers Q.
→
all thumbs
→ get
someone
under
one’s
thumb
→ have a green thumb
→ rule of thumb
→ twiddle
one’s
thumbs
thumb a ride and hitch a ride to
get a ride from a passing motorist;
to make a sign with one’s thumb
that indicates to passing drivers
that one is begging for a ride.

thumb
one’s
nose at
someone or
something
to (figuratively or liter-
ally) make a rude gesture of dis-
gust with one’s thumb and nose at
someone or something.
thumbnail ["T^m nel] n. the nail on
one’s thumb.
thumbnail sketch small; short;
brief.
thumbtack ["T^m tAk] 1. n. a tack
with a large, flat head that is
pressed with one’s thumb to drive
the pointed part into a surface.
(See also
tack.) 2. tv. to attach
something to a surface with Q.
thump ["T^mp] 1. n. the sound
made by hitting someone or some-
thing with something hard or
against something hard.
2. tv. to
hit someone or something with
something hard; to hit someone or
something against something
hard.
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thunder ["T^n d#] 1. n. the loud
noise that follows lightning. (No
plural.)
2. n. any loud noise or
explosion that sounds like Q.
3. iv.
[for weather conditions] to make
Q.
4. iv. to make a noise like Q; to
walk or move, making noise like
Q.
→
steal
someone’s
thunder
thundershower ["T^n d# SaU #] n.
rain with thunder and lightning.
thunderstorm ["T^n d# storm] n.
a storm with thunder and light-
ning.
Thursday ["T#Z de] Go to day.
thus ["D^s] adv. therefore; for this
reason; for these reasons; as a
result.
tick ["tIk] 1. n. the short, quiet
sound made by a watch or a clock.
2. n. a small, flat insect that

attaches to the skin of animals and
sucks their blood.
3. n. a mark that
is made when counting something
or checking something.
4. iv. [for
a clock, watch, or other timepiece]
to make a short, quiet sound each
second.
→
(as) full as a tick
→ (as) tight as a tick
→ make
someone or something
tick
→ what makes
someone
tick
ticket ["tIk It] 1. n. a piece of paper
that shows that its owner has paid
for transportation or for entrance
into a place.
2. n. a piece of paper
that is given as a receipt when one
leaves something at a repair shop,
cleaners, or other business so that
one can get the item back.
3. n. a
piece of paper that is given to
someone who has broken a traffic

or parking law, requiring that per-
son to pay a fine or appear in
court.
→
That ’s the ticket.
→ vote a split ticket
→ vote a straight ticket
tickle ["tIk @l] 1. tv. to touch a per-
son’s body in a way that causes
him or her to laugh.
2. tv. to
amuse someone. (Figurative on
Q.)
3. iv. to cause a feeling that
causes someone to laugh.
4. n. an
itchy feeling; a feeling that one
needs to scratch, cough, or sneeze.
tickle
someone’s
fancy to interest
someone; to make someone curi-
ous.
ticklish ["tIk lIS] 1. adj. sensitive to
tickling; likely to laugh when tick-
led. (Adv: ticklishly.)
2. adj. diffi-
cult; hard to answer; delicate;
requiring careful thought or
action. (Figurative on Q. Adv:

ticklishly.)
tide ["taId] n. the rise and fall of the
ocean, caused by the pull of the
sun and the moon.
tide
someone
over (until
some-
thing
) to supply someone [with
something] until a certain time or
until something happens.
→
swim against the tide
→ turn the tide
tidy ["taI di] 1. adj. very neat;
orderly; not messy. (Adv: tidily.
Comp: tidier; sup: tidiest.)
2. tv. to
make something Q.
tidy
something
up to clean some-
thing up; to make something more
orderly.
tidy up to clean up [oneself or a
place].
tie ["taI] 1. tv. to form string, rope,
cord, or thread into a knot or bow,
tie

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often as a way to connect it to
something or to join two pieces or
ends together. (Present participle:
tying.)
2. tv. to join someone in
occupying the same position in a
list that ranks a group of things; to
have the same score as the oppo-
site player or team.
3. iv. [for two
teams] to have the same score; to
occupy the same position as some-
one else in a list that ranks a group
of things.
4. n. a necktie; a strip of
cloth that is looped around the
neck and
tied as in Q so there is a
knot at the neck and the two ends
hang down in front of one’s shirt.
5. n. a result of a game where both
teams or players have the same
score; a ranking where two or
more people or things have the
same rank.
→
have

one’s
hands tied
→
one’s
hands are tied
→ sever ties with
someone
→ with both hands tied behind
one’s
back
→ with one hand tied behind
one’s
back
tie in (with
someone or something
)
to join with someone or some-
thing; to connect with someone or
something.
tie in(to
something
) to fasten or
connect to something.
tie
someone
down (to
someone or
something
) to encumber some-
thing with someone or something;

to make someone responsible to or
for someone or something.
tie
someone
in knots to make
someone anxious or upset.
tie
someone or something
down to
fasten someone or something
down by tying or binding.
tie
someone or something
in(to
something
) to seek to establish a
connection between someone or
something and some event or
occurrence.
tie
someone or something
up to
keep someone or something busy
or occupied.
tie
someone’s
hands to prevent
someone from doing something.
tie
something

back to bind or fas-
ten something back out of the way.
tie
something
(up) to fasten some-
thing with string, rope, cord, or
thread.
tie the knot to get married.
tied to
one’s
mother’s apron
strings dominated by one’s
mother; dependent on one’s
mother.
tiger ["taI g#] n. a large, fierce ani-
mal that is a member of the cat
family and has orange or yellow
fur with black stripes.
tight ["taIt] 1. adj. not loose; hav-
ing no extra room on the sides or
around the edges; fitting closely.
(Adv: tightly. Comp: tighter; sup:
tightest.)
2. adj. [of a schedule]
having no extra time; having no
appointments available. (Figura-
tive on Q. Adv: tightly. Comp:
tighter; sup: tightest.)
3. adj.
closely held; firmly fastened; fixed.

(Adv: tightly. Comp: tighter; sup:
tightest.)
4. adj. stretched; taut.
(Adv: tightly. Comp: tighter; sup:
tightest.)
5. adv. in a manner that
is Q; firmly; closely. (Comp:
tighter; sup: tightest.)
→
(as) tight as a tick
→ in a (tight) spot
tie in (with someone or something)
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→ keep a tight rein on
someone or
something
→ run a tight ship
→ sit tight
tighten ["taIt n] 1. tv. to make
something tight; to make some-
thing tighter.
2. iv. to become
tight; to become tighter.
tighten
one’s
belt to manage to
spend less money.
tighten

something
up to make
something tighter.
tighten up 1. [for something] to
get tighter.
2. [for someone or a
group] to become miserly.
tightrope ["taIt rop] n. a rope or
cable that is stretched tight, high
above the ground, and on which
acrobats perform.
→
walk a tightrope
tights n. a garment that is worn
below the waist and fits closely
against one’s body, generally worn
by women and dancers; panty-
hose. (Treated as plural. Number
is expressed with pair(s) of tights.)
tile ["taIl] 1. n. baked clay or
ceramic material formed into use-
ful shapes for construction and
decoration. (Plural only for types
and instances.)
2. n. a thin,
formed piece of Q used for cover-
ing floors, walls, roofs, and other
surfaces in buildings and houses.
3. n. a square of soft material that
absorbs sound and provides deco-

ration, used in the construction of
ceilings.
4. tv. to cover a surface
with W or a similar substance.
5. iv. to work by covering surfaces
with W.
till ["tIl] 1. tv. to plow land; to pre-
pare soil for planting.
2. n. the
drawer in a cash register or
counter where money is kept in a
place of business.
3. prep. until; up
to a certain time; during a period
of time up to a certain time.
4. conj. until; up to a certain time.
5. conj. until; before.
→
have
one’s
hand in the till
tilt ["tIlt] 1. tv. to turn something to
its side; to slant something.
2. iv.
to be turned to the side; to be
tipped; to slant; to slope.
tilt at windmills to fight battles
with imaginary enemies; to fight
against unimportant enemies or
issues. (As with the fictional char-

acter Don Quixote, who attacked
windmills, imagining them to be
enemies.)
timber ["tIm b#] 1. n. trees that are
growing; a forest; woods. (No plu-
ral.)
2. n. a thick length of wood.
time ["taIm] 1. n. every moment
that ever was, is now, and ever will
be; a continuous state of being
from the past, through now, and
into the future. (No plural.)
2. n. a
period of Q; a period of Q
between two events. (No plural.)
3. n. the amount of Q that it takes
to do something. (No plural.)
4. n.
an exact moment in the passage of
Q; some moment in the passage
of Q.
5. n. the appropriate
moment, day, week, etc., to do
something. (No plural.)
6. n. an
occasion of doing something; an
instance of something being done.
7. tv. to measure the existence of
something that is happening; to
measure how long or how fast it

takes someone to do something.
8. tv. to determine the best R for
time
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doing something, and do it then.
9. tv. to set or arrange something
so that it does something at a cer-
tain
time as in R.
→
ahead of
one’s
time
→ get time to catch
one’s
breath
→ hardly have time to think
→ have the time of
one’s
life
→ in
one’s
spare time
→ in less than no time
→ in the nick of time
→ in the right place at the right
time
→ in the wrong place at the wrong

time
→ in time
→ in times past
→ invest (
someone’s
) time in
something
→ keep up (with the times)
→ kill time
→ Long time no see.
→ make up for lost time
→ run out of time
→ the sands of time
→ serve time
→ since time immemorial
→ when the time is ripe
time flies time passes very quickly.
(From the Latin tempus fugit.)
Time hangs heavy on
someone’s
hands. Time seems to go slowly
when one has nothing to do.
time in to record one’s arrival time.
time off a period of time during
which one does not have to work;
free time.
time out to record one’s departure
time.
time
someone

in to record some-
one’s arrival time.
time
someone
out to record some-
one’s departure time.
time was (when) there was a time
when; at a time in the past.
timepiece ["taIm pis] n. a device,
especially a clock or a watch, that
keeps track of time.
timer ["taIm #] n. someone or
something that records time, espe-
cially a device that can be set to
indicate when a certain amount of
time has passed.
times 1. n. periods of time and the
events that occurred during them.
2. prep. multiplied by a number.
(Represented by the symbol (ϫ).)
timid ["tIm Id] adj. full of fear; eas-
ily scared. (Adv: timidly. Comp:
timider; sup: timidest.)
tin ["tIn] 1. n. a metal that is mixed
with other metals to make bronze
and is used as a coating for steel so
that the steel doesn’t rust. (No plu-
ral.)
2. n. a can or a container
made of Q or plated with Q, or a

modern steel can containing no
Q. (Usually limited to containers
that hold cookies, crackers, and
sardines.
Can is used more fre-
quently.)
3. adj. made of or coated
with Q.
tinge ["tIndZ] 1. n. a very small
amount of something, such as a
color or an emotion.
2. tv. to add
to or improve something with a
small amount of something.
tingle ["tIN g@l] 1. n. a light prickly
or stinging feeling, as though one
received a small shock or thrill.
2. iv. to experience a light stinging
feeling, as though one has received
a small shock or thrill.
tinker (around) (with
something
)
to meddle with something; to play
with something, trying to get it to
work or work better.
time flies
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tinkle ["tIN k@l] 1. n. a short, quiet,
high-pitched ring or clinking
sound something like a soft jingle.
2. iv. to ring in a short, quiet,
high-pitched way.
tint ["tInt] 1. n. a color; a weakened
shade of a color.
2. tv. to color
something slightly; to give a small
amount of color to something; to
dye hair with Q.
tinted ["tIn t@d] adj. slightly col-
ored.
tiny ["taI ni] adj. very small. (Adv:
tinily. Comp: tinier; sup: tiniest.)
tip ["tIp] 1. n. the very end part of
an object; the top of an object.
2. n. money that is given to some-
one for a service.
3. n. a hint; a
suggestion; a piece of advice.
4. tv.
to lean something to the side; to
cause something to slant.
5. tv. to
give someone money for a service;
to leave someone W. (E.g., tip the
porter.)
6. tv. to give a certain sum
or percentage of money in grati-

tude for service. (E.g., tip 15 per-
cent for good service.)
7. iv. to lean
to the side; to slant.
8. iv. to give
people money for their services.
→
on the tip of
one’s
tongue
tip
someone
off (about
someone
or something
) and tip
someone
off (on
someone or something
) to
give someone a valuable piece of
news about someone or some-
thing.
tip
someone
off (on
someone or
something
) Go to tip
someone

off
(about
someone or something
).
tip
something
over to cause some-
thing to fall over.
tip the scales at
something
to
weigh some amount.
tiptoe ["tIp to] 1. n. the tips of the
toes, referring to walking on the
toes.
2. iv. to walk on the tips of
one’s toes; to walk very quietly or
lightly.
→
on tiptoe
tire ["taI#] n. a circular structure of
rubber that surrounds a wheel and
is filled with air.
→
flat tire
tire of
someone or something
to
become impatient with someone
or something.

tire (out) to become weary or
exhausted.
tire
someone
out to cause someone
to become exhausted, sleepy, or
weary.
tired ["taI#d] 1. adj. sleepy; want-
ing to sleep; exhausted. (Adv:
tiredly.)
2. adj. impatient with
someone or something; annoyed
with someone or something. (Adv:
tiredly.)
→
sick (and tired) of
someone or
something
tiring ["taIr IN] adj. causing one to
become tired, especially because it
requires a lot of energy, patience,
or attention; exhausting. (Adv: tir-
ingly.)
tissue ["tIS ju] 1. n. a very soft
piece of paper that is used to wipe
the skin or for blowing the nose.
2. n. a part of a plant or an animal
that is made of many cells having
the same function; the group of
cells in a plant or animal that form

a particular organ. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
tissue
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