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Tiffish
a.
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Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.
Tift
n.
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A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.
Tig
n.
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A game among children. See Tag.
Tig
n.
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A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment.
Tigella
n.
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That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.
Tigelle
n.
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Same as Tigella.
Tiger
n.
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A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.
Tiger
n.
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Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
Tiger
n.
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A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
Tiger
n.
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A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger.
Tiger
n.
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A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
Tiger-eye
n.
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A siliceous stone of a yellow color and chatoyant luster, obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament. It is an altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See Crocidolite.
Tiger-foot
n.
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Same as Tiger's-foot.
Tiger-footed
a.
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Hastening to devour; furious.
Tigerine
a.
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Tigerish; tigrine.
Tigerish
a.
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Like a tiger; tigrish.
Tiger's-foot
n.
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A name given to some species of morning-glory (Ipomoea) having the leaves lobed in pedate fashion.
Tigh
n.
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A close, or inclosure; a croft.
Tight
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p. p. of Tie.
Tight
superl.
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Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
Tight
superl.
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Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
Tight
superl.
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Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
Tight
superl.
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Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Tight
superl.
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Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
Tight
superl.
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Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
Tight
superl.
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Handy; adroit; brisk.
Tight
superl.
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Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
Tight
superl.
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Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
Tight
v. t.
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To tighten.
Tightened
imp. & p. p.
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of Tighten