fagging, fatiguing, tiring; arduous, laborious, operose, toilsome, uphill; boring, boresome, tedious, monotonous, humdrum, repetitious, routine, unvaried; dull, flat, dead, bland, insipid, Sl. blah, Sl. ho-hum; uninteresting, uninspiring, unexciting, dry-as-dust, saw-dusty; mediocre, Inf. nothing to write home about, Sl. nothing; long-winded, prolix, windy, wordy, drawn out, dragged out, long-drawn.
2. annoying, vexatious, vexing, irksome, irritating, Inf. aggravating; exasperating, trying, bothersome, pestering, Inf. pesky, Inf. pestiferous, hectoring, harassing; troubling, troublesome, worrying, worrisome.
tissue, n. 1. gause, gossamer, chiffon, Georgette, crepe de Chine, silk, faille; mesh, net, netting, lace, webbing; fabric, cloth, textile.
2. web, network, reticulation, plexus, nexus; interweaving, combination, assemblage, collection, set, accumulation, mass, conglomeration.
3. parchment, onion skin, tissue paper.
titanic, adj. huge, gigantic, gargantuan, enormous, Archaic, enorm, immense, great, prodigious, herculean; vast, massive, large-scale, mammoth, jumbo, colossal, monumental, monstrous, gigantean, cyclopean, Brobdingnagian; towering, staggering, mountainous, stupendous, tremendous, Sl. humongous; elephantine, hippopotamic, leviathan, dinosaurian; All Inf. whopping, roaring, spanking, walloping, strapping.
tit for tat, revenge, retaliation, requital, counterblow, counterstroke, countercharge; Latin, quid pro quo, a Roland for an Oliver, blow for a blow, eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, measure for measure, pound for pound, lex talonis, talion; dose or taste of one's own medicine, just deserts, Inf. what's coming to one, U.S. Inf. comeuppance.
titillate, v. 1. tickle, titivate, stroke lightly, pet, twiddle; massage, knead, manipulate.
2. excite, thrill, arouse, turn on, stimulate; strike one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, interest, intrigue; captivate, fascinate, entrance, charm; attract, allure, tempt, seduce, enchant, transport.
3. delight, please, refresh, tickle pink, tickle to death; amuse, entertain, exhilarate, tickle one's funny bone.
titillation, n. 1. tickling, titivating, stroking, petting, massaging, rubbing, kneading, manipulation, handling.
2. excitement, thrill, arousal, stimulation; captivation, fascination, entrancement, enchantment; amusement, entertainment, exhilaration; Both Sl. kicks, jollies.
title, n. 1. book name, story name, cover inscription, subtitle; headline, head, banner, banner head or line, streamer; heading, subheading, subhead, lemma; caption, rubric, legend, inscription, Journalism, cut-line, Motion Pictures, subtitle.
2. name, denomination, designation, Both Grammar. nominative, noun; appellation, compellation, honorific, form of address, term of respect; given name, Christian name, praenomen, family name, last name, surname, patronymic, metronymic; nickname, sobriquet, cognomen, agnomen, pet name, diminutive; by-name, byword, appellative, epithet, style, trade name, trademark, Sl. handle, Sl. moniker; label, tag, Computer Tech. address; pseudonym, anonym, allonym, alias, assumed name, Fr. nom de guerre, pen name, nom de plume, stage name, Fr. nom de thtdtre.
3. deed, title deed, proof of ownership, documentation, document, legal paper, instrument; ownership, proprietorship, possessorship, possession, holding, tenure, demesne, Law. domain, Archaic, aught; interest, concern, stake, share.
4. grounds, good reason, due cause, Law. cause; right, just claim, droit; birthright, due, privilege, prerogative; license, freedom, liberty; immunity, exemption, impunity.