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Traditional English :: tipsy
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tipsy.html - adj. (tipsier, tipsiest) 1 slightly intoxicated. 2 caused by or showing intoxication (a tipsy leer). tipsy-cake Brit. a sponge cake soaked in wine or spirits and served with custard. tipsily adv. tipsiness n. [prob. f. TIP(2) = inclined to lean, unsteady: for -sy cf. FLIMSY, TRICKSY] |
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Traditional English :: tipstaff
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tipsy.html - n.
1 a sheriff's officer.
2 a metal-tipped staff carried as a symbol of office. [contr. of tipped staff, i.e. tipped with metal] |
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Traditional English :: tipster
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tipsy.html - n.
a person who gives tips, esp. about betting at horse-races. |
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Traditional English :: tipsy
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tipsy.html - adj. (tipsier, tipsiest) 1 slightly intoxicated. 2 caused by or showing intoxication (a tipsy leer). tipsy-cake Brit. a sponge cake soaked in wine or spirits and served with custard. tipsily adv. tipsiness n. [prob. f. TIP(2) = inclined to lean, unsteady: for -sy cf. FLIMSY, TRICKSY] |
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English Idioms :: tip
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tipsy.html - See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, FROM TIP TO TIP. |
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English Idioms :: tip off
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tipsy.html - {v.}, {informal} To tell something not generally known; tell secret facts to; warn. * /The class president tipped off the class that it was the superintendent's birthday./ * /The thieves did not rob the bank as planned because someone tipped them off that it was being watched by the police./ Compare: PUT WISE. |
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