English words: tight as a drum to tilly-vally

English words tight as a drum to tilly-vally

1. tight as a drum adjective: Completely tight.
2. tight as a tick adjective: Drunk, inebriated.
3. tight as Dick's hatband phrase: Very tight-fitting.
4. tight-assed adjective, adverb: Rigidly maintaining self-control; restricting oneself to generally accepted rules and behaviours.
5. tight building syndrome noun: Synonym of sick building syndrome.
6. tight-collar adjective: Of or pertaining to a job in which one is required, or expected to wear a button-up shirt and tie.
7. tight end noun /ˌtaɪt ˈɛnd/: The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver.
8. tight-fisted adjective: reluctant to spend money; miserly or stingy
9. tight-fitting adjective: Snug, skintight.
10. tight five noun: The five forwards who form the front row and the second row in the scrum.
11. tight head noun: Alternative form of tighthead.
12. tight junction noun: An intercellular junction between epithelial cells whose membranes join together to form a virtually impermeable barrier to fluid.
13. tight-knit adjective: Strongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit.
14. tight-laced adjective: Synonym of strait-laced.
15. tight-lipped adjective: Having the lips pressed tightly together, hence, not speaking.
16. tight-lippedness noun: The state of being tight-lipped.
17. tight lips noun: Of a person, silence or reticence.
18. tight loop noun: A loop which contains few instructions and iterates many times.
19. tight money noun: A monetary policy that makes it difficult to obtain money or credit for many borrowers, and only at relatively high interest rates.
20. tight oil noun: Light crude oil contained in petroleum-bearing formations of low permeability, often shale or tight sandstone.
21. tight pants syndrome noun: Pain and gastrointestinal symptoms caused by wearing tight trousers that exert pressure against the abdomen.
22. tight rope noun: Alternative form of tightrope.
23. tight-rope-walk verb: Dated spelling of tightrope-walk.
24. tight-rope walking noun, verb: Dated spelling of tightrope walking.
25. tight scratch noun: A combat requiring arduous effort.
26. tight ship noun: A well-organized and highly disciplined organization.
27. tight slap noun: A hard slap.
28. tight spot noun: A difficult position.
29. tight squeeze noun: A small amount of space shared by numerous people or things
30. tight whites noun: Alternative form of tighty whities.
31. tightbeam noun: A focused beam of energy (such as a laser) that contains and transmits information.
32. tighted adjective, verb: Dressed in tights.
33. tighten verb /ˈtaɪ.tən/: To make tighter.
34. tighten down verb: To make (something) tighter, most often screws, knots, straps, etc.
35. tighten one's belt verb: To be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.
36. tighten the purse strings verb: To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.
37. tighten the pursestrings verb: Alternative form of tighten the purse strings.
38. tighten up verb: To make sufficiently tight.
39. tightenable adjective: Able to be tightened.
40. tightener noun /ˈtaɪtn̩ɚ/: Something used to tighten.
41. tightening noun, verb: The act or process of making more tight.
42. tightening gel noun: A cream that is applied to the vagina to tighten it to increase sexual pleasure.
43. tighteningly adverb: So as to tighten.
44. tighter than Dick's hatband phrase: Alternative form of as tight as Dick's hatband.
45. tighter than wallpaper adjective: stingy with money
46. tightfisted adjective: Alternative spelling of tight-fisted.
47. tightfistedness noun: Reluctance to spend money; miserliness.
48. tightfitting adjective: Alternative form of tight-fitting.
49. tighthead noun: prop who plays on the right-hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is tightly bound between those of the opposing hooker...
50. tightie whiteys noun: Alternative form of tighty whities.
51. tightie whities noun: Alternative form of tighty whities.
52. tighties noun: Form-fitting cycling shorts.
53. tightish adjective: Somewhat tight.
54. tightknit adjective: Alternative spelling of tight-knit.
55. tightlaced adjective: Alternative spelling of tight-laced.
56. tightlacer noun: One who engages in tightlacing.
57. tightlacing noun: The practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset to modify one's figure and posture.
58. tightlipped adjective: Alternative spelling of tight-lipped.
59. tightlippedness noun: the state of being tight-lipped
60. tightlock noun: A form of Janney coupler, typically used on North American mainline passenger rail cars, having mechanical features that reduce slack in normal operation...
61. tightly adverb /ˈtaɪtli/: In a tight manner.
62. tightner noun: A meal, particularly a large one.
63. tightness noun: The quality or degree of being tight.
64. tightrope noun, verb /ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp/: A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
65. tightrope artist noun: Synonym of tightrope walker
66. tightrope dancer noun: Synonym of tightrope walker
67. tightrope walk noun, verb: An instance of walking on a tightrope.
68. tightrope walker noun: An acrobat who practices tightrope walking.
69. tightrope walking noun, verb: The acrobatic feat of walking on a tightrope.
70. tightroper noun: Someone who walks on a tightrope: a tightrope walker.
71. tights noun, verb /taɪts/: A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually...
72. tightsome adjective, adverb: Characterised or marked by tightness.
73. tightum noun: Moderately formal attire or dress code
74. tightwaddish adjective: Characteristic of a tightwad; stingy, overly cautious, or defensive with money.
75. tightwire noun: A tightrope.
76. tighty whiteys noun: Alternative form of tighty whities.
77. tighty whities noun: Alternative form of tighty whities.
78. tiglaldehyde noun: The organic compound trans-2-Methyl-2-butenal, an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde related to crotonaldehyde.
79. tigliane noun: A tetracyclic structure found in some diterpenes.
80. tiglic acid noun: A monocarboxylic unsaturated organic acid, the trans-form of angelic acid, found in croton oil and in several other natural products.
81. tiglin noun: An organic compound found in the seeds of Croton tiglium.
82. tiglinaldehyde noun: Alternative form of tiglaldehyde.
83. tigline noun: Alternative form of tiglin
84. tiglon noun: A fertile hybrid cross between a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a lioness (Panthera leo).
85. tignon noun: An article of woman's headgear consisting of a piece of material tied in individual ways.
86. Tignor proper noun: A surname.
87. tigogenin noun: A steroid saponin found in fenugreek.
88. tigon noun /ˈtaɪɡən/: A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.
89. tigonin noun: A saponin found in some Digitalis species.
90. Tigran proper noun: A male given name from Armenian.
91. Tigranes proper noun: A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several kings of Armenia.
92. Tigray proper noun: A geographic region of Horn of Africa; the region of the Tigrinya-speaking peoples
93. Tigrayan adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea.
94. Tigre noun: A group of agricultural Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
95. tigress noun /ˈtaɪ.ɡɹɪs/: A female tiger; a she-tiger.
96. tigress-like adjective: Alternative form of tigresslike.
97. tigresslike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tigress.
98. tigridia noun: Any of the various bulbous or cormous flowering plants of the genus Tigridia.
99. tigrillo noun: Leopardus tigrinus, the oncilla.
100. tigrina noun: Any of certain felines of the genus Leopardus.
101. tigrine adjective /ˈtaɪˌɡɹaɪn/: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the tiger.
102. Tigrinya proper noun /tɪˈɡɹiːnjə/: A Semitic language of Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is written in the Ge'ez alphabet.
103. Tigris proper noun /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/: A river in West Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical...
104. tigrish adjective: Of or pertaining to tigers; tigerish
105. tigrishly adverb: Alternative form of tigerishly.
106. tigrishness noun: The state of being tigrish.
107. tigroid adjective: In a pattern resembling tiger stripes.
108. Tigurini noun: An Iron Age Celtic people whom Caesar counted as one of the four pagi (cantons) of the Helvetii (though whether they were Helvetian in origin is disputed).
109. TIH phrase: Initialism of their Imperial Highnesses.
110. TIHI phrase: Initialism of thanks, I hate it
111. tiiiny adjective: Elongated form of tiny.
112. tiin noun: Alternative form of tiyn.
113. Tiiv noun: Alternative form of Tiv.
114. TIJ noun: Initialism of thermal inkjet.
115. Tijani noun: A member of the Tijaniyyah, a subgroup of Sufi Muslims.
116. Tijeras proper noun: A village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.
117. Tijerina proper noun: A surname.
118. Tijuana proper noun /tɪˈ(h)wɑːnə/: The largest city in Baja California, Mexico, by the American border with San Diego.
119. Tijuana Bible noun: A kind of palm-sized pornographic comic book produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s.
120. Tijuanan adjective, noun /tɪˈ(h)wɑːnən/: Of, from, or pertaining to, Tijuana.
121. tik noun: crystal meth or speed.
122. tika noun: Alternative form of tilak (“Hindu caste mark on forehead”).
123. tikal noun: Alternative form of tical.
124. tikam noun: Alternative form of tikam-tikam.
125. tikam tikam adjective, noun, verb [ˈt˭ɪk˭am ˌt˭ɪk˭am]: A kind of lucky draw or lottery-like game popular throughout the 1950s to the 1970s; usually, prizes are won by pulling slips of paper or numbered tickets...
126. tikanga noun /ˈtikʌŋʌ/: A custom, value or principle, especially of the Maori people.
127. tikanga Maori noun: Maori customs and values, considered as a collective body of belief and behaviour.
128. tike noun /taɪk/: Alternative spelling of tyke (mongrel dog)
129. Tikhon proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ти́хон (Tíxon)
130. tikhonenkovite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and strontium.
131. Tikhonov regularization noun: A particular method of regularization of ill-posed problems, or estimating the coefficients of multiple-regression models in scenarios where the independent...
132. tiki noun /ˈtiːkiː/: A carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
133. tiki bar noun: A drinking establishment or restaurant with an exotic tropical theme, serving elaborate cocktails.
134. tiki culture noun: A form of American popular culture inspired by Hawaiian, Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian cultures, and characterized by "exotic" ornamentation and...
135. tiki restaurant noun: A tiki bar that serves food.
136. tiki-taka noun: A style of play characterised by short passing and movement, working the ball through various channels, and maintaining possession.
137. tiki torch noun: A bamboo torch used as a party decoration and in tiki culture.
138. tiki tour noun: A tour that visits the attractions or points of interest in an area.
139. tikinagan noun: An Algonquin cradleboard.
140. tikitaka noun: Alternative form of tiki-taka.
141. tikitericin noun: A lanthipeptide present in a bacterium of the genus Thermogemmatispora
142. tikka noun /tɪk.ə/: A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.
143. tikka masala adjective, noun /ˌtiːkə məˈsɑːlə/: Of a style of Indian dish in which the main ingredient (such as chicken) is marinated, usually (but not necessarily) cooked in a tandoor and served in a...
144. Tikkanen proper noun: A surname from Finnish.
145. tikki noun: A small croquette in Indian cuisine.
146. tikkun noun /tiːˈkuːn/: A night of (usually communal) Torah study.
147. tikkun olam noun /tiˈkuːn ʌˈlɑːm/: The value, prominent in Liberal Judaism, of helping and bettering society as a whole.
148. tiklal noun: A Yemenite siddur
149. tikolosh noun: Alternative form of tokoloshe.
150. tikoloshe noun: Alternative form of tokoloshe.
151. Tikopia proper noun: A small high island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
152. Tikopian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Tikopia, one of the Solomon Islands.
153. tikor noun: A starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia).
154. Tikrit proper noun: A city in northern Iraq.
155. TikTok noun, verb /ˈtɪkˌtɒk/: A small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on TikTok.
156. TikTok-able adjective: Alternative form of TikTokable.
157. TikTok-er noun: Alternative form of TikToker.
158. TikTok-ification noun: Alternative form of TikTokification.
159. TikTokable adjective: Suitable for publishing on TikTok.
160. TikToker noun: A user of the video-sharing app TikTok, especially one who creates videos.
161. tiktokification noun: The process of becoming more like TikTok.
162. TikTokify verb: To render (something) more like TikTok.
163. TikTokism noun: A term peculiar to the social media platform TikTok.
164. TikTokkable adjective: Alternative spelling of TikTokable.
165. TikTokker noun: Alternative spelling of TikToker.
166. TikTokky adjective: Relating to or characteristic of the video-sharing app TikTok.
167. TikToky adjective: Alternative form of TikTokky.
168. Tiku proper noun: A surname.
169. tikug noun: The stems of the plant Scirpus grossus, used in traditional weaving in the Philippines.
170. til conjunction, noun, phrase, preposition /tɪl/: Alternative spelling of till; until.
171. 'til next time phrase: Alternative form of until next time.
172. til seed noun: A sesame seed (from Sesamum indicum).
173. 'til the cows come home phrase: Alternative form of until the cows come home.
174. 'til we meet again phrase: Alternative form of until we meet again.
175. Tila proper noun: A female given name.
176. tilak noun /ˈtɪlək/: A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status.
177. tilaka noun: Alternative form of tilak.
178. tilapia noun /təˈlɑːpiə/: Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera (such as Oreochromis), native to Africa and the...
179. tilapiine noun: Any cichlid of the tribe Tilapiini
180. tilapine adjective: Relating to fish of the tribe Tilapiini
181. tilasite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, fluorine, magnesium, and oxygen.
182. tilawa noun /tɪˈlɑː.wə/: the ritual recitation of the Qur'an
183. Tilbrook proper noun: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0769).
184. tilbroquinol noun: An antiprotozoal drug.
185. Tilburg proper noun /ˈtɪlbɜɹɡ/: A city in North Brabant province, Netherlands.
186. tilbury noun /ˈtɪlbəɹi/: A small open two-wheeled carriage.
187. tilde noun /ˈtɪldə/: In Spanish, ⟨ñ⟩ is a palatalized ⟨n⟩, for example in ⟨cañón⟩.
188. Tilden proper noun: A surname.
189. tildipirosin noun: A semisynthetic derivative of tylosin that is used to treat respiratory disease in pigs.
190. tildrakizumab noun: A monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders.
191. tile noun, verb /taɪl/: A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
192. tile loose noun: Synonym of screw loose (“state of insanity or eccentricity”).
193. tile-matching game noun: A type of puzzle game in which tiles arranged in columns and rows are shifted or eliminated by the player in order to align a set number (usually three or...
194. tile ore noun: A soft, earthy variety of cuprite.
195. tile red noun: The brownish-red the colour of baked tiles.
196. tile saw noun: A power saw designed to cut ceramic tiles.
197. tile stove noun: A type of indoor combustion heater with an outer covering of tiles and a firebrick maze inside.
198. tile tracking noun: The act of keeping track of which letters have been played, usually by crossing them off a printed list.
199. tileability noun: The ability of a shape to tile the plane
200. tileable adjective: That is able to tile the plane
201. tilebased adjective: Having a visual representation consisting of a usually rectangular grid of tiles.
202. tileboard noun: A kind of wallboard that simulates tiles.
203. tilecutter noun: Someone or something that cuts tiles.
204. tiled adjective, verb: Constructed from, or decorated with tiles.
205. tilefish noun: Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
206. Tilehurst proper noun: A suburb in Reading borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU6673).
207. tileless adjective: Without tiles.
208. tilelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tile.
209. tilemaker noun: Someone who makes tiles.
210. tilemaking noun: The manufacture of tiles.
211. tilemap noun: A two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular tiles of equal size, each of which can display an image.
212. tilemapped adjective: Employing, or arranged in, a tilemap.
213. tilemapping noun: The use of a tilemap.
214. tiler noun: A person who sets tiles.
215. tilery noun: A place where tiles are manufactured.
216. tileset noun: A collection of rectangular images, or tiles.
217. tilestone noun: Any of a number of kinds of laminated stone (shale, limestone sandstone etc.), specifically belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.
218. tiletamin noun: Alternative form of tiletamine.
219. tiletamine noun /tɪˈlɛtəmɪn/: An anaesthetic dissociative drug used in veterinary medicine.
220. tilewise adjective, adverb: In the manner of tiles.
221. tilework noun /ˈtaɪlˌwɜː(ɹ)k/: The arrangement of tiles on a surface.
222. tileworks noun: A factory that manufactures tiles.
223. Tiley proper noun: A surname.
224. tileyard noun: A yard where tiles are manufactured.
225. Tilford proper noun /ˈtɪl.fɔːɹd/: A surname.
226. Tilghman proper noun: A surname.
227. tili noun: A hybrid animal resulting from backcrossing a liger with a tiger.
228. tilia noun: Any tree of the linden genus Tilia.
229. tiliaceous adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family Tiliaceae (now principally subfamily Tilioideae in family Malvaceae) of flowering plants, including the linden.
230. tiliamosine noun: A bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in Tiliacora racemosa.
231. Tilian proper noun: A male given name.
232. tilidate noun: Synonym of tilidine.
233. tilidine noun: A particular opioid analgesic (painkiller).
234. tilimicosin noun: Alternative form of tilmicosin.
235. tiling noun, verb /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/: A covering of tiles.
236. tiliquinol noun: An antimicrobial solution.
237. tiliroside noun: A potent tyrosinase inhibitor found in the raspberry plant.
238. tilisolol noun: A beta blocker drug.
239. tilivallin noun: Alternative form of tilivalline.
240. tilivalline noun: The benzodiazepin compound (11s,11as)-9-hydroxy-11-(1h-indol-3-yl)-1,2,3,10,11,11a-hexahydro-5h-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-5-one
241. tilka noun: Alternative form of tilak (“Hindu caste mark on forehead”).
242. till conjunction, noun, preposition, verb /tɪl/: Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
243. till all hours prepositional phrase: Alternative form of until all hours.
244. till date adverb: To date.
245. till death do us part adverb: Until death separates us; a common phrase stated between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating a commitment to their union.
246. till death us do part adverb: Alternative form of till death do us part.
247. till doomsday adverb: For a long time with no foreseeable end; indefinitely.
248. till money noun: Any money which is kept by a financial institution on its premises in order to meet daily cash requirements.
249. till next time phrase: Alternative form of until next time.
250. till point noun: Synonym of cash desk.
251. till-tapper noun: A criminal who surreptitiously robs the tills of shops, typically while accomplices distract the attention of the clerks.
252. till the cows come home prepositional phrase: Alternative form of until the cows come home.
253. till time prepositional phrase: Until the moment; at the moment.
254. till we meet again phrase: Alternative form of until we meet again.
255. tillability noun: The quality or degree of being tillable.
256. tillable adjective: able to be tilled or ploughed; arable
257. tillage noun /ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/: The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.
258. tillage radish noun: Daikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather than harvested for consumption.
259. tillaged adjective: Cultivated by tillage.
260. Tillamook noun: A member of a Native American tribe from Oregon.
261. tillandsia noun: Any member of the genus Tillandsia of American epiphytes.
262. tillandsioid noun: Any bromeliad of the subfamily Tillandsioideae.
263. tilled adjective, verb /tɪld/: ploughed or cultivated
264. tiller noun, verb /ˈtɪlə/: A person who tills; a farmer.
265. tiller-beam noun: Synonym of tail-pole.
266. tiller extension noun: An attachment to the tiller that enables the helmsman to steer from further forward on the boat.
267. tiller truck noun: A type of firetruck, an aerial ladder truck that is articulated with a tillerman's position to steer the rear of the trailer into tight spaces.
268. tiller yoke noun: A horizontal crossbar on a boat's rudderhead.
269. tillering noun, verb: The property of grass species to produce multiple side shoots or tillers.
270. tillerless adjective: Without a tiller.
271. tillerman noun /ˈtɪləmən/: A person who steers the rear wheels of a fire truck (a tiller truck) or controls its ladder
272. Tillerson proper noun: A surname.
273. Tillery proper noun: A surname.
274. tillet noun /ˈtɪlɪt/: A bag made of thin glazed muslin, formerly used as a wrapper for dress goods.
275. tilletiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Tilletiaceae.
276. Tillett proper noun: A surname.
277. tilleul noun: A pale yellowish-green color.
278. Tilley proper noun: A surname.
279. Tilley lamp noun: A kind of kerosene-powered lamp dating from the nineteenth century.
280. tilleyite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, carbon, oxygen, and silicon.
281. Tillichian adjective: Of or relating to Paul Tillich (1886–1965), German-American Christian existentialist philosopher and influential Lutheran Protestant theologian.
282. Tillicoultry proper noun: A town in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9197).
283. Tillie noun: An ATM.
284. Tillie and Mac book noun: Synonym of Tijuana Bible (“a kind of pornographic comic book”).
285. tillie vallie interjection: Alternative form of tilly-vally.
286. tilling noun, verb: The act of one who tills.
287. Tillinghast proper noun: A surname.
288. Tillis proper noun /ˈtɪlɪs/: A surname.
289. tillite noun /ˈtɪlʌɪt/: Glacial till cemented into a solid rock.
290. tillman noun: A man who tills the earth; a husbandman.
291. Tillmanite noun: A supporter of Benjamin Tillman (1847–1918), white supremacist Democratic politician.
292. tillodont noun: Any of a group of extinct mammals of the order Tillodontia.
293. Tillotson proper noun: A surname.
294. Tillotsonian adjective: Of or relating to John Tillotson (1630-1694), Archbishop of Canterbury.
295. tillow noun, verb: Alternative form of tiller (“type of plant shoot”).
296. Tillson proper noun: A surname.
297. tilly adjective, noun /ˈtɪli/: An extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
298. Tilly bone noun: A fish vertebra with hyperostosis.
299. tilly-fally interjection: Alternative form of tilly-vally.
300. tilly-vally interjection: Expressing contempt, or rejecting anything trifling or impertinent.

Part 62 · Part 64 · English words: T

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under T: 39,191 words, in 131 parts.