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tyes

tyes is the plural of tye.

Meaning of tye

Noun (1)

tye (plural tyes)

  1. A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.

Noun (2)

tye (plural tyes)

  1. A trough for washing ores.
    • But if each Ore is of equal gravit , and I apprehend some poor Tin Ore, which they call dry for Metal, may be less ponderous than Copper Ore) if the tye will not separate them, they should be first cleansed[…]1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis

Noun (3)

tye (plural tyes)

  1. (UK) A patch of common land, often a village green.

See all 7 meanings of tye

Proper noun capitalized: Tyes

Tyes

  1. (plural) plural of Tye
  2. (plural) plural of Ty

Words that rhyme with tyes

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Questions about tyes

What is tyes the plural of?
Tyes is the plural of tye.
What part of speech is tyes?
Tyes is a proper noun.

Words near tyes in the dictionary

  1. Tyemerri
  2. Tyendinaga
  3. Tyenna
  4. tyer
  5. tyers
  6. tyes
  7. tyet
  8. tyets
  9. tyfon
  10. tyfons
  11. tyfoon

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