Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, etc.(lists of "T" sections that are organized into what for some people are confusing groups of words)If you have any problems understanding the pronunciation symbols, go to this Pronunciation Chart for clarifications.tic, tick
tic (TIK)
A sudden muscle spasm: "Sentence."
tick (TIK)
1. A slight click or tap: "Sentence."
2. A bloodsucking insect: "Sentence." ticket, ticket
ticket (TIK it)
A card representing admission to an activity or a fare for some form of transportation: "Sentence."
ticket (TIK it)
A list of candidates running for political office: "Sentence."
tide, tied
tide (TIGHD)
The rise and fall of bodies of water: "Sentence."
tied (TIGHD)
Fastened together; such as, shoe lace, string around a package, etc.: "Sentence."
tier, tier, tire, Tyre
tier (TIR)
Definition: "Sentence."
tier (TIR)
Definition: "Sentence."
tire (TIGHR)
Definition: "Sentence."
Tyre (TIGHR)
Definition: "Sentence."
tight, tight
tight (TIGHT)
Not easily moved or opened: "Sentence."
tight (TIGHT)
Stingy: "Sentence."
timber, timbre
timber (TIM buhr)
1. Trees or wooded land considered as a source of wood: "Sentence."
2. Wood used as a building material; lumber: "Sentence." 3. A dressed piece of wood, especially a beam in a structure: "Sentence." timbre (TAM buhr, TIM buhr)
The combination of qualities of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume: "Sentence."
tinge, twinge
tinge (TINJ)
Definition: "Sentence."
twinge (TWINJ)
Definition: "Sentence."
tip, tip, tip, tip
tip (TIP)
A top or end: "The hotel is located at the tip of a high hill on the opposite tip of this island."
tip (TIP)
A useful hint or to give useful or secret information to someone: "Someone finally gave the police a significant tip about the robbers who stole the money from the store."
tip (TIP)
A small sum of money in addition to the cost of a service: "I'm glad that you remembered to tip the waiter for his good service."
tip (TIP)
To turn or to move something so that it is not straight or level or to cause something to lean or to slant: "If you're not careful as you lean back on that chair, you will tip over."
tissue, tissue
tissue (TISH oo)
A material which is a part of animals and plants: "Sentence."
tissue (TISH oo)
Soft paper: "Sentence."
title, title
title (TIGHT uhl)
A name or rank: "Sentence."
title (TIGHT uhl)
A legal right to property, etc.: "Sentence."
to, too, two
to (TOO, TUH [when unstressed])
Definition: "Sentence."
too (TOO)
Definition: "Sentence."
two (TOO)
Definition: "Sentence."
toad, toed, towed
toad (TOHD)
A creature: "Sentence."
toed (TOHD)
A reference to a digit on the foot: "Sentence."
towed (TOHD)
Pulled or dragged: "Sentence."
A toad was towed to another pond by hanging on to one of its long-toed feet. Being pigeon-toed is a strange condition because it means that someone is half pigeon and half toad. toast, toast, toast
toast (TOHST)
To heat and brown (bread, for example) by placing in a toaster or an oven or close to a fire: "We had whole-wheat toast and eggs for breakfast."
toast (TOHST)
The act of raising a glass and drinking in honor of or to the health of a person or thing: "Everyone drank a toast to the bride and the groom at the reception."
toast (TOHST)
1. Informal, to be in a lot of trouble: "If anyone finds out about this, we're toast."
"His career is toast because of this one little mistake in judgment. 2. A person in desperate straits; someone who is "doomed": "Just one little slip in this job and I'm toast."Here's a toast to bread without which we would not have toast with our breakfast and remember that a toast is one of the few things that can be eaten or drunk. toe, tow
toe (TOH)
A digit on each foot: "Sentence."
tow (TOH)
To haul or drag: "Sentence."
told, tolled
told (TOHLD)
Definition: "Sentence."
tolled (TOHLD)
Definition: "Sentence."
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