tim
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of tim
9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
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A diminutive of the male given names Timothy or Timon (rare).
““Did you say Tim Donohue? I’m Tim Donohue,” my Tim said. […] It now occurred to me that the two Tims had been neighbors.”
“Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan is stepping down effective immediately as the bank struggles to overcome a litany of scandals.”
“On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.”
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name
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A diminutive of the male given names Timothy or Timon (rare).
““Did you say Tim Donohue? I’m Tim Donohue,” my Tim said. […] It now occurred to me that the two Tims had been neighbors.”
“Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan is stepping down effective immediately as the bank struggles to overcome a litany of scandals.”
“On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.”
- (British)A nickname for the speaking clock.
noun
- (Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)A Catholic.
- (slang)A supporter of the Scottish football team Celtic F.C..
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, derogatory, initialism, offensive, uncountable)Initialism of trans-identified male, referring to a trans woman.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of time interval meter.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of triosephosphateisomerase.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Abbreviation of time-in-minutes.
- (countable, uncountable)Translocon on Inner cellular Membrane
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Etymology
The service was originally reached in major cities by dialling the letters TIM (846) on a dial telephone.
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