tye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of tie.
  2. A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
noun
  1. A trough for washing ores.
noun
  1. A patch of common land, often a village green.
verb
  1. Obsolete form of tie.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Taylor County, Texas, United States, named after John P. Tye.
  3. A ghost town in King County, Washington, United States, presumably named after the Tye River, named after W. H. Tye. Renamed from Wellington in 1910 after an avalanche disaster.
  4. A hamlet on Hayling Island, Havant borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7302).

Word forms

tye tyes tyeing tyed

Etymology

A variant of tie.

Related words

Ti Tie Tigh Ty
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