All English words - page 5929

Meanings of Tints:

noun

A shade or variety of a colour.

Usage examples:

The sky was taking on an apricot tint

verb

Colour (something) slightly; tinge.

Usage examples:

Her skin was tinted with delicate colour

Meanings of Tintypes:

noun

A photograph taken as a positive on a thin tin plate.

Usage examples:

Upstairs was ‘striving to be seen,’ a survey of african american vernacular photography, including …

Meanings of Tinware:

noun

Kitchen utensils or other articles made of tin or tinplate.

Usage examples:

Silver cisterns date from the 1660s and soon after examples were also made in tinware lacquered and…

Meanings of Tiny:

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

Meanings of Tip:

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Usage examples:

George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Usage examples:

The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

Meanings of Tip of the iceberg:

phrase

The small perceptible part of a much larger situation or problem that remains hidden.

Usage examples:

The plastic that can be seen and cleaned from the shore is just the tip of the iceberg

idiom

A small and known part of something much larger and unknown

Usage examples:

As with many injuries, the damage we can see is only the tip of the iceberg.

Meanings of Tip off:

phrasal verb

Put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.

Usage examples:

The usual teams were picked and emily quickly gained possession of the ball at tip off.

Meanings of Tip one’s hand:

phrase

Reveal one's intentions inadvertently.

Usage examples:

Collecting stories across the political spectrum, he never tips his hand to reveal his views or pre…

Meanings of Tip someone off:

phrasal verb

To give secret information to someone, or to give someone information without intending to

Usage examples:

Apparently the mob leaders were tipped off that police were watching them., moving strike aircraft …

Meanings of Tip-over:

phrasal verb

To (cause to) fall over onto one side

Usage examples:

Be careful not to tip that cup of coffee over.

Meanings of Tip-top:

adjective

Excellent; perfect

Usage examples:

I try and keep in tip-top shape by exercising every day., even though our house is in tip-top condi…

Meanings of Tipcat:

noun

A game in which a piece of wood tapered at both ends is struck at one end with a stick so as to spring up and is then knocked away by the same player.

Usage examples:

‘it was something between tipcat’ and playing marbles,’ he said.

Meanings of Tipcats:

noun

A game in which a piece of wood tapered at both ends is struck at one end with a stick so as to spring up and is then knocked away by the same player.

Usage examples:

‘it was something between tipcat’ and playing marbles,’ he said.

Meanings of Tipi:

noun

A portable conical tent made of skins, cloth, or canvas on a frame of poles, used by north american indians of the plains and great lakes regions.

Usage examples:

To put the canvas on the tipi poles, the cover is laid out on the ground, the lifting pole is laid …

Meanings of Tipis:

noun

A portable conical tent made of skins, cloth, or canvas on a frame of poles, used by north american indians of the plains and great lakes regions.

Usage examples:

To put the canvas on the tipi poles, the cover is laid out on the ground, the lifting pole is laid …

Meanings of Tipoff:

noun

A piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way.

Usage examples:

Arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public

Meanings of Tipoffs:

noun

A piece of information given in a discreet or confidential way.

Usage examples:

Arrests came after a tip-off from a member of the public

Meanings of Tipped:

verb

Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.

Usage examples:

The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun

The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.

Usage examples:

George pressed the tips of his fingers together

Past simple and past participle of tip

Meanings of Tippee:

noun

A person who advises others to buy or sell shares of a particular company after having received information, often illegally, from someone involved with the company

Usage examples:

The commission charged that he was a "tippee" of the insider, and in turn tipped his clients.

Meanings of Tipper:

noun

A truck having a rear platform which can be raised at its front end, thus enabling a load to be discharged.

Meanings of Tipper-truck:

noun

A large truck for transporting heavy loads, with a back part that can be raised at one end so that its contents fall out

Usage examples:

The coal is delivered by tipper truck., the child was playing on the kitchen floor with a toy tippe…

Meanings of Tippers:

noun

A truck having a rear platform which can be raised at its front end, thus enabling a load to be discharged.

Meanings of Tippet:

noun

A woman's long fur scarf or shawl worn around the neck and shoulders.

Usage examples:

As well as photographs and memorabilia, the display includes a selection of instruments and one of …

Meanings of Tippets:

noun

A woman's long fur scarf or shawl worn around the neck and shoulders.

Usage examples:

As well as photographs and memorabilia, the display includes a selection of instruments and one of …

Meanings of Tippier:

adjective

Inclined to tilt or overturn; unsteady.

Usage examples:

They crossed the water in tippy canoes