tis

Noun

• a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
• shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii
• the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
• plural of ti

Contraction

• Alternative form of 'tis.

Synonyms

atomic number 22, Cordyline terminalis, si, te, ti, Ti, titanium