an official piece of paper that you get when you park in the wrong place, drive too fast, etc. The ticket tells you how much money you have to pay as a punishment
tick • et of • fice / ' tikst f /
a place where you buy tickets
tick • le / ' tiki /
( tick les , tick - ling , tick - led )
to touch someone lightly with your fingers to make them laugh
to have the feeling that something is touching you lightly
tick • lish / ' tiklij /
If a person is ticklish , they laugh easily when someone tickles them.
tic-tac-toe / |tik trek ' tou /
a game for two players in which each person tries to win by writing three O's or three X's in a line
tide / taid /
( GEOGRAPHY ) the movement of the ocean toward the land and away from the land
ti • dy / ' taidi /
with everything in the right place
—SYNONYM neat —ANTONYM messy
tie 1 © / tai/
1 to attach or fasten something using rope, string, etc.
tied a scarf around my neck. The prisoner was tied to a chair.
( SPORTS ) to end a game or competition with the same number of points for both teams or players
tie someone up to put a piece of rope around someone
so that they cannot move
tie something up to put a piece of string or rope
around something to hold it in place
—ANTONYM untie tie 2© / tai/
[ count ] a long, thin piece of cloth that you wear around your neck with a shirt
[ count ] ( SPORTS ) when two teams or players have the same number of points at the end of a game or competition
ties [ plural ] a connection between people or organizations
ti .ger
/ taigsr /
a wild animal like a big cat, with yellow fur and black lines ( stripes ). Tigers
live in Asia.
tight ©/ tait /
1 fastened firmly, so that you cannot move it easily
can't open this jar — the lid is too tight. —ANTONYM loose
Tight clothes fit very close in a way that is often uncomfortable
► tight ( also tight - ly / ' taitli / )
tight • en / ' taitn /
to become tighter, or to make something tighter
—ANTONYM loosen
tight • rope / ' taitroup /
a rope or wire high above the ground. People (called acrobats ) walk along tightropes as a form of entertainment.
tights / taits /
a thin piece of clothing that a woman or girl wears over her feet and legs
tile / tail /
a flat, square object. We use tiles for covering roofs, walls, and floors.
►tile
tilt / tilt /