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tit¹ Definition

tit (tit)

noun

a titmouse or other small bird

Etymology: tit(mouse)

tit² Definition

tit (tit)

noun

  1. nipple (sense )
  2. a breast: in this sense now vulgar

Etymology: ME titte < OE tit, teat

tit³ Definition

tit (tit)

noun

Now Rare a small, worn-out, or inferior horse

Etymology: ME tit- in titmose, titmouse, titling: prob. child's term for “little,” seen also in ON tītlingr, little bird, Norw titta, little girl

tit4 Definition

tit

title

Tit Definition

Tit

Titus

tit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tail: A large group of long tailed tits were searching for insects in a large alder tree to my left.
  • go: Why have things gone tits up for East Midlands clubs in recent years?
  • get: ET global have got tits up dot com... .
  • include: Look out for birds including blue tits or great tits taking insects into their nests to feed their young.
  • see: We have also seen blue tits doing the same thing.

Preposition: for

  • tat: It is the ' rough justice ' of revenge: tit for tat.

Adjective modifier

  • long-tailed: On the 11th December there were flocks of Long-tailed tits searching the large lime trees for insects to feed on.
  • bearded: We have a 7 year old bearded tit still going strong.
  • crested: I only saw the crested tits once - during an early morning walk about.
  • blue: For example the blue tit, which perhaps should be renamed the UV tit!
  • great: The song is like a simpler, weaker great tit 's song.
  • big: They focussed all of their budget on making the chick have bigger tits.

Modifies a noun

  • nest: Bearded tits nest in reedbeds; nowhere else will do.
  • bit: Might be odd tit bits there for you to use.
  • population: Change in mean fledging mass over time in the great tit population from 1965 to 2000.
  • box: In early May we had 11 eggs in our blue tit box.
  • family: The tit family, chaffinch, blackbird, and thrush are other common birds.

Noun used with modifier

  • willow: Compare male with marsh and willow tits which also have black caps.
  • marsh: In spring you may hear the musical song of blackcap and song thrush and the loud calls of blue, great and marsh tits.
  • coal: Coal tit eating from a bird feeder Blue tit A robin giving you a hard stare!