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dinginess
dinginess
n : discoloration due to dirtiness [syn: {dinge}]


minginess
minginess
n : extreme stinginess [syn: {meanness}, {niggardliness}, {niggardness},
{parsimony}, {parsimoniousness}, {tightness}, {tightfistedness},
{closeness}]


tanginess
tanginess
n : a tart spiciness [syn: {nip}, {piquance}, {piquancy}, {tang},
{zest}]


-->tine test

tine test
n : a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing
tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin;
development of a hard red area indicates past or present
exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further
testing


tineid
tineid
n : small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur [syn:
{tineid moth}]


Tineidae
Tineidae
n : clothes moths [syn: {family Tineidae}]


tininess
tininess
n : the property of being very small in size [syn: {diminutiveness},
{minuteness}, {petiteness}, {weeness}]


tinning
tinning
n 1: the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends
of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the
ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder
them"
2: the application of a protective layer of tin [syn: {tin-plating}]

tin
n 1: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion;
used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent
corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it
occurs as tin oxide [syn: {Sn}, {atomic number 50}]
2: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
[syn: {canister}, {cannister}]
3: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint
etc. [syn: {can}, {tin can}]
[also: {tinning}, {tinned}]

tin
v 1: plate with tin
2: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
[syn: {can}, {put up}]
3: prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a
thin layer of solder to the surface
[also: {tinning}, {tinned}]

tinning
See {tin}


tinting
tinting
n : the act of adding a tinge of color; "the hairdresser gave
her hair a modest tinting"


tipsiness
tipsiness
n : a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of
alcohol [syn: {drunkenness}, {inebriation}, {inebriety},
{intoxication}] [ant: {soberness}]

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