noun Download 🔗Share A knot; a fastening. Examples : "The child used a simple knot, a small tie, to secure the gift bag. " item thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. Examples : "The wigmaker carefully tied a neat tie of black hair at the back of the wig. " appearance style body essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie. Examples : "My father wore a bright red tie to the school play. " appearance item wear essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally. Examples : "The soccer team had a tie with their rivals, ending the game with a score of 2-2. " sport outcome essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened. Examples : "The package was closed with a plastic tie. " item utility material thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A strong connection between people or groups of people. Examples : "the sacred ties of friendship or of duty" group organization communication society family essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A structural member firmly holding two pieces together. Examples : "Ties work to maintain structural integrity in windstorms and earthquakes." technical building structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails. Examples : "The train tracks were supported by several strong ties running beneath the rails. " structure building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw). Examples : "The baseball game ended in a tie. " sport outcome essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A meeting between two players or teams in a competition. Examples : "The FA Cup third round tie between Liverpool and Cardiff was their first meeting in the competition since 1957." sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes. Examples : "The music score showed a tie between the two quarter notes, meaning they should be played as a single, longer half note. " music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set. Examples : "The tie-breaking vote in the student council election showed a tie between two candidates. " statistics math essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site. Examples : "The surveyor recorded the tie to the property corner, showing its precise location relative to the official benchmark. " property technical area point direction essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A connection between two vertices. Examples : "The friendship tie between the two students was strong. " math technical essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A tiewig. Examples : "The hairdresser used a special tie wig to create the elaborate hairstyle for the wedding. " wear style appearance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely. Examples : "Tie the rope to this tree." action process utility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like. Examples : "Tie a knot in this rope for me, please." action process essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like. Examples : "Tie him to the tree." action thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering. Examples : "They tied for third place." sport achievement position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering. Examples : "He tied me for third place." sport achievement essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation. Examples : "The composer tied the two notes together with a slur, creating a smooth, flowing melody. " music essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To believe; to credit. Examples : "My friend ties the success of the project to the hard work of the whole team. " mind philosophy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead. Examples : "To make the subtraction operation work on a list of numbers in a Perl script, the programmer tied the list variable to a custom subroutine. " computing technology language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading