tie+together
41tie beam — noun a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam • Syn: ↑tie • Hypernyms: ↑beam * * * noun : a beam acting as a tie (as in a roof) see roof… …
42tie — I. noun Etymology: Middle English teg, tye, from Old English tēag; akin to Old Norse taug rope, Old English tēon to pull more at tow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a line, ribbon, or cord used for fastening, uniting, or drawing something closed; …
43together — to|geth|er1 [ tə geðər ] adverb *** ▸ 1 combined or joined ▸ 2 with each other ▸ 3 near each other ▸ 4 against each other ▸ 5 when people unite ▸ 6 at the same time ▸ 7 considered as whole ▸ 8 in a relationship ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) if you put two or… …
44Tie press — A tie press is a device, based solely on pressure, to flatten neckties. Its use is necessitated by ties usually being of silk or some other textile ill suited to the heat of ironing. Tie presses usually operate based on two separate wooden boards …
45tie-dyeing — /tuy duy ing/, n. a process of hand dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated pattern. Also called tie and dye, tie dye. [1900 05; TIE DYE + ING1]… …
46tie-in — noun a fastener that serves to join or connect (Freq. 1) the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction • Syn: ↑link, ↑linkup, ↑tie • Derivationally related forms: ↑tie ( …
47ˌtie sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to tie the ends of something together 2) to tie an animal to something such as a post so that it cannot get away …
48tie — Noun: One of the wooden timbers upon which the rails of a railroad track are laid. Something that binds. A necktie. Verb: To fasten things together, as with a string, cord, or wire. To equal another in a contest in reference to points, scores,… …
49tie someone/something up — 1 robbers tied her up and ransacked her home: BIND, bind hand and foot, fasten together, truss (up), fetter, chain up. 2 he is tied up in meetings all morning: OCCUPY, engage, keep busy. 3 they were anxious to tie up the contract …
50tie tack — or tie tac noun Date: 1954 an ornamented pin with a receiving button or clasp that is used to attach the two parts of a necktie together or to attach a necktie to a shirt …
