n. Prong, tooth, or point of a fork, comb, antler, etc. [old english]

—n. Tinkling sound as of a bell. —v. (cause to) emit this sound. [imitative]

—n. - variety of a colour, esp. Made by adding white.

- tendency towards or admixture of a different colour (red with a blue tint).

- faint colour spread over a surface. —v. Apply a tint to; colour. [tinct: related to *tinge]

adj. (-ier, -iest) very small or slight. tinily adv. Tininess n. [origin unknown]

see *-ion.

v. (-ring) 1 make or grow weary.

- exhaust the patience or interest of; bore.

- (in passive; foll. By of) have had enough of; be fed up with. [old english]

- n. Band of metal placed round the rim of a wheel to strengthen it. [perhaps = archaic tire ‘headdress’]

- n. (brit. Tyre) rubber covering, usu. Inflated, placed round a wheel to form a soft contact with the road. [var. Of *tire2]

n. (also tyro) (pl. -s) beginner, novice. [latin, = recruit]

n. - froglike amphibian breeding in water but living chiefly on land.

- repulsive person. [old english]

jug n. Jug or mug in the form of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat. [familiar form of the name tobias]

n. (pl. -s) commotion or fuss.