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- tiki tour/ˈtɪki ˌtʊə/A long, indirect, or scenic route; a journey that takes a roundabout way to reach its destination.nounLow (Regional - New Zealand English)
- tikka/ˈtɪk.ə/A South Asian dish of small pieces of meat or a vegetable alternative, marinated in spices and yogurt, then cooked, traditionally in a tandoor.nounB2
- tikkiny/ˈtɪk.ɪ.ni/This word is not found in standard dictionaries of English. The data below is a representation of how a non-standard, potentially dialectal or invented word might be structured and analyzed.nounVery Low / Non-Standard
- tikoloshe/ˌtɪkəˈlɒʃi/A mischievous or malevolent dwarf-like creature from Zulu and Xhosa mythology.nounVery Low
- tikrit/ˈtɪk.rɪt/A city in Iraq, historically significant as the birthplace of Saddam Hussein.nounLow
- tiktaalik/tɪkˈtɑːlɪk/A genus of extinct lobe-finned fish from the Devonian period, considered a transitional form between fish and tetrapods.nounvery low
- til/tɪl/Up to the time of; until.nounMedium in informal contexts
- tilak/ˈtɪlʌk/A mark worn on the forehead by Hindus as a religious or cultural symbol, often made with sandalwood paste, vermilion, or ash.nounLow
- tilapia/tɪˈleɪ.pi.ə/A freshwater fish of the cichlid family, native to Africa but farmed worldwide for food.nounMedium
- tilburg/ˈtɪlbɜːɡ/A city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.nounLow
- tilbury/ˈtɪlb(ə)ri/A historical, lightweight, open carriage drawn by a single horse.nounC2
- tilde/ˈtɪl.də/The diacritical mark ~ placed over a letter, primarily to indicate a specific phonetic value (e.g., nasalisation in Portuguese, palatalisation in Spanish) or as a mathematical operator meaning 'approximately'.nounC1
- tilden/ˈtɪld(ə)n/A now obsolete form of 'tilled', the past participle of 'till', meaning to cultivate land for crops.nounVery Low (Archaic/Dialectal)
- tildy/ˈtɪl.di/A small, neat, or tidily arranged object or space; having a quality of neatness or orderliness.nounRare
- tile/taɪl/A thin, flat piece of baked clay, stone, or similar material used for covering surfaces such as roofs, floors, or walls.nounverbverb-transitiveIntermediate (B1)
- tile field/ˈtaɪl ˌfiːld/An extensive area of land where tiles are manufactured, typically from clay or concrete, before being fired in kilns. The term refers to both the physical site of production and the industry cluster.nounLow (C1-C2); Technical/Industrial
- tilefish/ˈtaɪlfɪʃ/A marine fish with a bony head and a tile-like pattern, found in warm Atlantic waters.nounLow
- tiler/ˈtaɪ.lər/A person whose job is to lay tiles (typically ceramic, stone, or vinyl) on floors, walls, or roofs.nounC1
- tilery/ˈtaɪləri/A place where tiles are made.nounLow
- tiling/ˈtaɪlɪŋ/The action or process of covering a surface with tiles.nounB2
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