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1 ADJ If you are tired , you feel that you want to rest or sleep. □  Michael is tired and he has to rest after his long trip. ●  tired|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness.

2 ADJ You can describe a part of your body as tired if it looks or feels as if you need to rest it or to sleep. □  My arms are tired, and my back is tense.

3 ADJ If you are tired of something, you do not want it to continue because you are bored of it or unhappy with it. □ [+ of ] I am tired of all the speculation. □ [+ of ] I was tired of being a bookkeeper.

4 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as tired , you are critical of it because you have heard it or seen it many times. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  I didn't want to hear another one of his tired excuses. SYNONYMS tired ADJ 1

exhausted:She was too exhausted and distressed to talk about the tragedy.

weary:Rachel looked pale and weary.

drained:United left the pitch looking stunned and drained.

worn out:Before the race, he is fine. But afterwards he is worn out.

tire|less /ta I ə ^r ləs/ ADJ If you describe someone or their efforts as tireless , you approve of the fact that they put a lot of hard work into something, and refuse to give up or take a rest. [APPROVAL ] □  …the charity's tireless efforts to help the poor. ●  tire|less|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  He worked tirelessly for the cause of health and safety.

tire|some /ta I ə ^r səm/ ADJ If you describe someone or something as tiresome , you mean that you find them irritating or boring. □  …the tiresome old lady next door.

tir|ing /ta I ə r I ŋ/ ADJ If you describe something as tiring , you mean that it makes you tired so that you want to rest or sleep. □  It had been a long and tiring day. □  Travelling is tiring.

tis|sue ◆◇◇ /t I ʃuː, t I sjuː/ (tissues )

1 N‑UNCOUNT In animals and plants, tissue consists of cells that are similar to each other in appearance and that have the same function. □  As we age we lose muscle tissue.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Tissue or tissue paper is thin paper that is used for wrapping things that are easily damaged, such as objects made of glass or china.

3 N‑COUNT A tissue is a piece of thin soft paper that you use to blow your nose. □  …a box of tissues. COLLOCATIONS tissue NOUN 1

noun + tissue : brain, breast, muscle, scar; animal, plant

adjective + tissue : cancerous, damaged, healthy; connective, fatty, ovarian, soft

verb + tissue : regenerate, repair; destroy, remove

tit /t I t/ (tits )

1 N‑COUNT A tit is a small European bird that eats insects and seeds. There are several kinds of tit.

2 → see also blue tit

3 N‑COUNT [usu pl] A woman's tits are her breasts. [INFORMAL , RUDE ]

4 N‑COUNT If you call someone a tit , you are insulting them and saying that they are stupid. [BRIT , INFORMAL , RUDE , DISAPPROVAL ]

ti|tan /ta I t ^ə n/ (titans ) N‑COUNT [usu N n] If you describe someone as a titan of a particular field, you mean that they are very important and powerful or successful in that field. □  …the country's two richest business titans. [Also + of ]

ti|tan|ic /ta I tæ n I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as titanic , you mean that it is very big or important, and usually that it involves very powerful forces. □  The world had witnessed a titanic struggle between two visions of the future.

ti|ta|nium /ta I te I niəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Titanium is a light strong white metal.

tit|bit /t I tb I t/ (titbits ) in AM, use tidbit 1 N‑COUNT You can refer to a small piece of information about someone's private affairs as a titbit , especially when it is interesting and shocking. □ [+ of ] …titbits of gossip gleaned from the corridors of power.

2 N‑COUNT A titbit is a small piece of food.