Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary полностью

1 N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Tights are a piece of clothing, usually worn by women and girls. They are usually made of nylon and cover the hips, legs, and feet. [BRIT ] □  …a new pair of tights. in AM, use pantyhose 2 N‑PLURAL [oft a pair of N ] Tights are a piece of tight clothing, usually worn by dancers, acrobats, or people in exercise classes, and covering the hips and each leg.

ti|gress /ta I gr I s/ (tigresses ) N‑COUNT A tigress is a female tiger .

til|de /t I ldə/ (tildes ) N‑COUNT A tilde is a symbol that is written over the letter 'n' in Spanish (ñ) and the letters 'o' (õ) and 'a' (ã) in Portuguese to indicate the way in which they should be pronounced.

tile /ta I l/ (tiles , tiling , tiled )

1 N‑VAR Tiles are flat, square pieces of baked clay, carpet, cork, or other substance, which are fixed as a covering onto a floor or wall. □  Amy's shoes squeaked on the tiles as she walked down the corridor. □  The cabins had linoleum tile floors.

2 N‑VAR Tiles are flat pieces of baked clay which are used for covering roofs. □  …a fine building, with a neat little porch and ornamental tiles on the roof.

3 VERB When someone tiles a surface such as a roof or floor, they cover it with tiles. □ [V n] He wants to tile the bathroom.

4 → see also tiling

til|ing /ta I l I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT You can refer to a surface that is covered by tiles as tiling . □  The kitchen has smart black tiling, worksurfaces and cupboards.

2 → see also tile

till ◆◇◇ /t I l/ (tills )

1 PREP In spoken English and informal written English, till is often used instead of until . □  They had to wait till Monday to ring the bank manager. □  I've survived till now, and will go on doing so without help from you. ● CONJ Till is also a conjunction. □  They slept till the alarm bleeper woke them at four.

2 N‑COUNT In a shop or other place of business, a till is a counter or cash register where money is kept, and where customers pay for what they have bought. [BRIT ] □  …long queues at tills that make customers angry. in AM, use cash register 3 N‑COUNT A till is the drawer of a cash register, in which the money is kept. [AM ] □  He checked the register. There was money in the till.

till|er /t I lə ^r / (tillers ) N‑COUNT The tiller of a boat is a handle that is fixed to the rudder. It is used to turn the rudder, which then steers the boat.

tilt /t I lt/ (tilts , tilting , tilted )

1 VERB If you tilt an object or if it tilts , it moves into a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other. □ [V n] She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair. □ [V n adv/prep] Leonard tilted his chair back on two legs and stretched his long body. □ [V ] The boat instantly tilted, filled and sank. [Also V adv/prep]

2 VERB If you tilt part of your body, usually your head, you move it slightly upwards or to one side. □ [V n with adv] Mari tilted her head back so that she could look at him. □ [V n prep] The nurse tilted his head to the side and inspected the wound. □ [V n] She tilted her face to kiss me quickly on the chin. ● N‑COUNT [usu sing] Tilt is also a noun. □ [+ of ] He opened the rear door for me with an apologetic tilt of his head.

3 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The tilt of something is the fact that it tilts or slopes, or the angle at which it tilts or slopes. □ [+ of ] …calculations based on our understanding of the tilt of the Earth's axis. □  The 3-metre-square slabs are on a tilt.