tincture, n. 1. infusion, insinuation, injection, im-buement, imbruement, instillation, inculcation, impregnation, implantation, infiltration; intermixture, strain, vein, streak, element.
2. tint, coloring, shade. See - tinge (def. 3).
3. trace, hint, suggestion; flavor, scent, smell; touch, smack, smattering, dash See - tinge (defs. 4, 5).
-v. 4. tint, color, tone. See - tinge (def 1).
5. lace, streak, interweave, intermix, intermingle, shoot through with, inject; infuse, imbue, imbrue, instill, ingrain, inculcate, impregnate, implant; infiltrate, suffuse, permeate,
tinder, n. kindling, fagot, touchwood, punk, amadou; shavings, twigs, brushwood, brush, peat, buffalo chips, leaves, paper, newspaper; firewood, wood, logs, Southern U.S. lightwood; combustible, fuel, lighter fluid, kerosine, gasoline; charcoal, coal,
tine, n. prong, projection, tooth, fang, Anat., Zool., Bot. cusp; spike, nail, spine, needle, quill, bristle, thorn, outshoot, Zool. spiculum.
tinge, v. 1. tint, tincture, color, tone; dye, stain, wash, paint.
2. flavor, season, spice, add [s.t.] to; scent, give [s.t.] a smell or fragrance or aroma.
-n. 3. tint, tincture, tinct, coloring, hue, shade, tone, cast; stain, dye, wash, paint.
4. trace, hint, suggestion, suspicion, soupjon, nuance; flavor, taste, relish; scent, sniff, whiff, smell, aroma, odor.
5. touch, U.S. Inf. tad, trifle, Both Inf. smidgen, smitch; smack, dab, bit, little bit, nip, speck; spot, smattering, sprinkling, dash, pinch, drop, driblet.
tingle, v. 1. prickle, tickle, creep, crawl, sting, smart, itch; shiver, quiver, quake, shake, palpitate, have tremors, have goose pimples, SI. have the tremblies; prick, scratch. -n. 2. excitement, thrill, agitation, SI. tremblies; quiver, tremor, shiver, shiver up one's spine, shudder; pins and needles, SI. pricklies, formication, Pathol. paresthesia, itchiness, itch, scratchiness; numbness, stupor, chill, goose flesh or bumps or pimples,
tinker, n. 1. itinerant; mender, fixer, patcher, repairman, SI. Mr. or Miss Fixit, serviceman; jack-of-all-trades, mechanic, troubleshooter, mechanical wizard or genius, Swiss clockmaker.
2. bungler, SI. klutz, botcher, SI. screw-up, SI. screw-up artist; lout, oaf, SI. lunkhead.
-v. 3. mend, repair, patch, touch up, doctor, fix; restore, renovate, put in working order, put back in shape, make like new.
4. bungle, botch, spoil, mar, damage, hack, break; mess up, SI. screw up, SI. louse up, SI. foul up.
5. putter, fiddle around, Inf. diddle, dawdle; fool around, Inf. monkey around; trifle, fribble, toy with, play with.
tinkle, n. jingle, ring, ding, chime, peal; clink, clank, jangle; toll, knell, sound; murmur, susurrus, whisper, plash, lap.
tinsel, n. 1. spangle, clinquant, metallic yarn.
2. ostentation, show, gilding, frippery, affectation, Archaic, frounce; falseness, unreality, make-believe, pinchbeck, sham, hypocrisy; pretentiousness, SI. dog, airs, artificiality, pretension; pomp, glitter, display, spectacle; ornateness, flamboyance, gaudiness, garishness, floridity; frivolity, triviality, insignificance, meaninglessness, unimportance, hollowness, shallowness.