tis
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
An inflected form of ti · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,005 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,186 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite also: titanium, atomic number 22
- shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii also: Cordyline terminalis
- the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization also: te, si
tis in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Everyone feels 'tis a duty to listen.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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But come, we're wasting time, 'tis very late.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Let the caroch go on--and 'tis his pleasure You put out all your torches and depart.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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For eloquence,'tis possible, does not consist in shrieking, And really where's the argument in all this thundering roar?
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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Yes! 'tis a lamentable truth, this smooth, oleaginous, and delicately odorous employment for the silver spoon, was unknown.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1