TIDAL
Tid"al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters. The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. Longfellow. Tidal air (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches. — Tidal basin, a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide. — Tidal wave. (a) See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore. (b) A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying coasts.
TIDBIT
Tid"bit`, n. Etym: [Tid + bit.]
Defn: A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious morsel. [Written also titbit.]
TIDDE
Tid"de, obs.
Defn: imp. of Tide, v. i. Chaucer.
TIDDER; TIDDLE
Tid"der, Tid"dle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. tyderian to grow tender. See
Tid.]
Defn: To use with tenderness; to fondle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
TIDDLEDYWINKS
Tid"dle*dy*winks`, n.
Defn: A game in which the object is to snap small disks of bone, ivory, or the like, from a flat surface, as of a table, into a small cup or basket; —called also tiddlywinks. [U. S.]