incture /'tii]ktja(r)/ noun [C, U] (technical X i§) a substance dissolved in alcohol for use as a medicine

hi; mm

tinder /*tmd0(r)/ noun [U] dry material, especially wood or grass, that bums easily and can be used to light a fire 51    A#: The fire started late Saturday

in tinder-dry grass near the Snake River.

tinder-box /’tindabDks; NAmE 'tindarbaiks/ noun

1                  a box containing dry material, used in the past for lighting a fire ( 10 H* X fS W ) ‘X Wi. & , 51 X A

2                  {formal) a situation that is likely to become dangerous

tine /tain/ noun (technical A i|0 any of the points or sharp parts of, for example, a fork or the antlers of a DEER ( Iff W        ( MM ft )

— picture o cutlery

tin-foil /'tinfoil/ noun [u] metal made into very thin sheets, that is used for wrapping food, etc. (

) mm,

tinge /tind3/ verb, noun

m verb [VN] [usually passive] ^ sth (with sth) 1 to add a small amount of colour to sth (  - Irfe, it •• -$c

-fe : white petals tinged with blue l|f 2 to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to sth   -Il'l# ( J&VkM. ) : a look of

surprise tinged with disapproval         Rfttl#

■                  noun [usually sing.] a small amount of a colour, feeling or

quality®*, -M, /l4 (    ) :

to feel a tinge of envy ]jSl!j o There was a faint

pink tinge to the sky. X $ R& $r — & 1$. M ft il „ o note at colour

tin-gle /'tirjgl/ verb, noun

■                  verb [V] 1 (of a part of your body        to feel as if a

lot of small sharp points are pushing into it      :

The cold air made her face tingle. 'f§ $ H 'i% I# M ft X ^ 0 o a tingling sensation M1% !$ o note at hurt 2 ~ with sth to feel an emotion strongly ffl f.'X/iS3\: She was still tingling with excitement.

noun [usually sing.] 1 a slight stinging or uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body M 2 an exciting or uncomfortable feeling of emotion MzblB;       M

M: to /eel a tingle of excitement l^fij— tin-gly /'tiqgli/ adj. causing or experiencing a slight feeling of tingling 51® ( ) gWIfift: a tingly

sensation $ij^i]!§ tin ker /'tir)ka(r)/ noun, verb

m noun (in the past) a person who travelled from place to place, selling or repairing things ( |0Bt®$j^#ft ) /]n

rE,    eifcE

mverb [V] ~ (with sth) to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful (        ) 'JMM, 'MM

tin kle /'tirjkl/ noun, verb

unoun [usually sing.] 1 (also tinkling [sing., U]) a light high ringing sound T 5?^ fl6MlRl : the tinkle of glass breaking 3$ ^ ®   ^ & ft A A 2 (old-fashioned, BrE,

informal) a telephone call   3 {BrE, informal) an

act of urinating USdR; /Mil: to have a tinkle

■                  verb to make a series of light high ringing sounds; to

make sth produce this sound (  ) £ & &T ^ J5*, T ?

B|n]: [V] A bell tinkled as the door opened. J^H—JF, #

^»lRlTo 0 tinkling laughter H#j&ft^ [also VN] tinned /find/ {BrE) (also canned NAmE, BrE) adj. (of food ■ffclfcl) preserved in a can : tinned fruit tin nitus /'timtas/ noun [U] (medical @E) an unpleasant condition in which sb hears ringing in their ears tinny /'tini/ adj., noun

m adj. (disapproving, especially BrE) having a high thin sound like small pieces of metal hitting each other ( r

W ) Mm, mrmHM,

unoun (also tin-nie) {pi. -ies) {AustralE, NZE, informal) a can of beer -mmm

'tin-opener {BrE) (also 'can-opener NAmE, BrE) noun a kitchen utensil (= a tool) for opening tins of food ff — picture-o kitchen

,Tin Pan 'Alley noun [U] {old-fashioned, informal) people who write and publish popular songs

2121 tip

fj A bMMIfll From the name of the part of New York where many such people worked in the past. M § 10

tin-plate /'tinpleit/ noun [U] a metal material made from iron and steel and covered with a layer of tin $£ H ^

tin-pot /'tinpnt; NAmE -pa:t/ adj. [only before noun] {BrE, disapproving) (especially of a leader or government Xfn jfr) not important and of little worth or use

XXfeitf); ^®#Jflft: a tinpot dictator ftjytf)

tin sel /'tinsl/ noun [U] strips of shiny material like metal, used as decorations, especially at Christmas ( X

) it)t, &mm,

Tin-sel-town /'tinsltaun/ noun [U] {informal) a way of referring to Hollywood in California, the centre of the US movie industry        MJ^/Blift

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tint /tint/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface X i^i; ?i£    %;    ( —*

M )    leaves with red and gold autumn tints

o the brownish tint of an old photo      O note at colour 2 an artificial

colour used to change the colour of your hair; the act of colouring the hair with a tint    a blond

tint    0 to have a tint

■ verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] ~ sth (with sth) to add a small amount of colour to sth

2 to change the colour of sb’s hair with a tint !&($:)

► tint ed adj.: tinted glasses .T-inter’sec tion noun {NAmE) = T-junction tin-tin-nabu-la-tion /.tintinaebjuleijn/ noun [U, C] {for­mal) a ringing sound uf ^

,tin 'whistle (also .penny whistle) noun a simple mu­sical instrument like a short pipe with six holes, that you play by blowing A*?L'M3?; A-fLn0 tiny 0^ /‘taini/ adj. (tini-er, tini-est) very small in size or amount $fc'JN(ft;       ; ®iKft:

a tiny baby         0 Only a tiny minority hold such

extreme views.  W&W « & W M

naai see patter n.

-tion o -ion

tip o-w/tip/ noun, verb

m noun

3                  END OF STH 1 the thin pointed end of sth         ^

JL; the tips of your fingers  0 the tip of your

nose 0 the northern tip of the island ^

— see also fingertip 2 a small part that fits on or over the end of sth ( a walking stick

with a rubber tip ^^f^^^ft  —see also felt-tip

PEN, FILTER TIP

4                  ADVICE It iX 3 ~ (on/for sth) | ~ (on/for doing sth) a

small piece of advice about sth practical faW SX3 hint: handy tips for buying a computer Jjpg Efe ® /l & W W H 7K o useful tips on how to save money         4 {informal) a secret or expert

piece of advice about what the result of a competition, etc. is likely to be, especially about which horse is likely to win a race ( X^^) 1*3#?££■» ta/A a hot tip for the big race

5                  EXTRA MONEY fr-j | 5 a small amount of extra money that you give to sb, for example sb who serves you in a restaurant /J^; /Jn^: to leave a tip g /Jn^ o He gave the waiter a generous tip.

6                  FOR RUBBISH 6 (BrE) a place where you can take

rubbish/garbage and leave it    ifMM

7                  UNTIDY PLACE )][)-; 7 {BrE, informal, disapproving) an

untidy place li 65 % X E™ dump : Their flat is a tipi

ITiTOl on the tip of your tongue if a word or name is on the tip of your tongue, you are sure that you know it but you cannot remember it iS/fdf ( £P ^E5|C ) the tip of the ‘iceberg only a small part of a much larger problem ( iRUjUfft ) i^CLli—-fa