Webster's Dictionary 1913

2890

Timely

Time″ly, a. [Compar.Timelier (?); superl.Timeliest.] 1. Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable. “The timely dew of sleep.” Milton.2. Keeping time or mea...

2891

Timely (2)

Time″ly, adv. Early; soon; in good season.Timely advised, the coming evil shun. Prior.Thanks to you,That called me timelier than my purpose hither,For I have gained by it. Shak.

2892

Timenoguy

Ti‐men″o‐guy (?), n.(Naut.) A rope carried taut between or over obstacles likely to engage or foul the running rigging in working a ship.

2893

Timeous

Time″ous (?), a. Timely; seasonable. — Time″ous‐ly, adv.

2894

Timepiece

Time″piece′ (?), n. A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer.

2895

Timepleaser

Time″pleas′er (?), n. One who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they may be; a timeserver.Timepleasers, flatterers, foes to nobleness. Shak.

2896

Timer

Tim″er (?), n. A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.

2897

Timer (2)

Tim″er (?), n.(Internal-combustion Engines) In electric ignition, an adjustable device for automatically timing the spark.

2898

Timesaving

Time″sav′ing (?), a. Saving time; as, a timesaving expedient.

2899

Timeserver

Time″serv′er (?), n. One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; — now used only in a bad sense.

2900

Timeserving

Time″serv′ing, a. Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power.

2901

Timeserving (2)

Time″serv′ing, n. An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one's independence, and sometimes of one's...

2902

Timid

Tim″id (?), a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.] Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timoro...

2903

Timidity

Ti‐mid″i‐ty (?), n. [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidité.] The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.

2904

Timidous

Tim″id‐ous (?), a. Timid. Hudibras.

2905

Timist

Tim″ist (?), n. [Written also timeist.] 1. (Mus.) A performer who keeps good time.2. A timeserver. Overbury.

2906

Timmer

Tim″mer (?), n. Same as 1st Timber.

2907

Timocracy

Ti‐moc″ra‐cy (?), n. [Gr. �; � honor, worth (fr. � to honor) + � to govern: cf. F. timocratie.] (Gr. Antiq.) (a) A state in which the love of honor is the ruling motive. (b) A s...

2908

Timocratic

Ti′mo‐crat″ic (?), a. Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy. Sir G. C. Lewis.

2909

Timoneer

Tim′o‐neer″ (?), n. [F. timonier, fr. timon a helm, fr. L. temo, -onis, a pole.] A helmsman.

2910

Timorous

Tim″or‐ous (?), a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear; akin to timere to fear. See Timid.] 1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. Shak.2. Indicating, or caused by, f...

2911

Timorsome

Tim″or‐some (?), a. Easily frightened; timorous. [Written also timersome.] Sir W. Scott.

2912

Timothy

{ Tim″o‐thy (?), n., orTim″o‐thy grass′ (?) }. [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with...

2913

Timous

Tim″ous (?), a. [Cf. Timeous.] Timely; seasonable. Bacon. — Tim″ous‐ly, adv.

2914

Timpano

‖Tim″pa‐no (?), n.; pl.Timpani (#). (Mus.) See Tympano.

2915

Tin

Tin (?), n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel. & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.] 1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cass...

2916

Tin (2)

Tin (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tinning.] To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil.