tittle

  • 31tittle — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. iota, jot, speck, particle; see bit 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. dot, particle, iota, speck, whit, jot, scintilla, mote, drop. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A tiny amount: bit1, crumb, dab1, dash, dot, dram, drop …

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  • 32tittle — tit·tle || tɪtl n. small particle, dot …

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  • 33tittle — noun a tiny amount or participle Origin ME: from L. titulus (see title), in med. L. small stroke, accent …

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  • 34tittle — n. Jot, iota, whit, bit, particle, atom, grain, scrap, mite, ace, corpuscle, scintilla, speck …

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  • 35tittle — tit·tle …

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  • 36tittle — tit•tle [[t]ˈtɪt l[/t]] n. 1) a dot or other small mark in writing or printing, used as a diacritic or punctuation 2) a very small thing; particle, jot • Etymology: bef. 900; ME titel, OE titul < ML titulus mark over a letter or word …

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  • 37tittle-tattle — 1. noun petty, idle gossip 2. verb a) to engage in such gossip b) to spread gossip …

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  • 38tittle tattle — Synonyms and related words: babble, babblement, back fence gossip, backchat, bavardage, be closeted with, beauty parlor chitchat, bibble babble, blab, blabber, blah blah, blather, blether, blethers, cackle, caquet, caqueterie, chat, chatter,… …

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  • 39tittle-tattle — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others: gossip, gossipry, hearsay, report, rumor, talebearing, tattle, word. Slang: scuttlebutt. See WORDS. II verb To engage in or spread gossip: blab, gossip, noise …

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  • 40tittle-tattle — tit|tle tat|tle [ˈtıtl ˌtætl] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: tattle] unimportant conversation about other people and what they are doing = ↑gossip …

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