tit : Idioms & Phrases

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blue tit

  • noun widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
    tomtit; Parus caeruleus.
WordNet

Bottle tit

  • (Zoöl.), the European long-tailed titmouse; so called from the shape of its nest.
Webster 1913

Bush tit

  • noun active grey titmice of western North America
    bushtit.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. P. minimus inhabits California.
Webster 1913

Ground tit

  • . (Zoöl.) See Ground wren (below).
  • . (Zoöl.) See Wren tit, under Wren.
Webster 1913

Hill tit

  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to Siva, Milna, and allied genera.
  • (Zoöl.), one of numerous species of small Asiatic singing birds of the family Leiotrichidæ. Many are beautifully colored.
Webster 1913

Shrike tit

  • . (a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, having a strong toothed bill and sharp claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice, in search of insects. (b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds belonging to Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia, Leioptila, and allied genera, related to the true tits. Called also hill tit.
Webster 1913

Thrush tit

  • any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds of the genus Cochoa. They are beautifully colored birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size and habits.
Webster 1913

Tit babbler

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of small East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus Trichastoma.
Webster 1913

Tit for tat

  • noun an equivalent given in return
WordNet
  • . Probably for tip for tap. See Tip a slight blow. An equivalent; retaliation.
Webster 1913

Tit thrush

  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic and Esat Indian birds belonging to Suthora and allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the thrushes and titmice.
Webster 1913

tit-tat-toe

  • noun a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does
    noughts and crosses; tic-tac-toe; ticktacktoe; tick-tack-toe; ticktacktoo.
WordNet

Wren tit

  • . See Ground wren, under Ground.
Webster 1913

wren-tit

  • noun small brown bird of California resembling a wren
    Chamaea fasciata.
WordNet

Yellow tit

  • (Zoöl.), any one of several species of crested titmice of the genus Machlolophus, native of India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green.
Webster 1913