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• tiff — tiff1 [tif] n. [< ?] 1. a slight fit of anger or bad humor; huff; pet 2. a slight quarrel; spat vi. to be in or have a tiff tiff2 [tif] n. [< ?] Now Rare 1. liquor; esp., weak liquor …   English World dictionary

• tiff — n. quarrel 1) to have a tiff with 2) a minor tiff * * * [tɪf] [ quarrel ] to have a tiff with a minor tiff …   Combinatory dictionary

• Tiff Needell — Born 29 October 1951 (1951 10 29) (age 60) Formula One World Championship career Nationality …   Wikipedia

• Tiff Lacey discograpgy — This is a discography of the English singer/songwriter Tiff Lacey. Albums Wonderland (as Rubikon) (2007) ¡Viva! (2011) Solo singles Carnival Queen (2008) (Promo Only) Show Me The Way (2009) Take Me Away (2011) Collaborations 2002 : Paul… …   Wikipedia

• tiff — /tif/, n. 1. a slight or petty quarrel. 2. a slight fit of annoyance, bad mood, or the like. v.i. 3. to have a petty quarrel. 4. to be in a tiff. [1720 30; orig. uncert.] Syn. 1. spat, scrap, misunderstanding, difference. * * * …   Universalium

• tiff — /tɪf / (say tif) noun 1. a slight or petty quarrel. 2. a slight fit of ill humour. –verb (i) 3. to have a petty quarrel. 4. to be in a tiff. {origin uncertain} …  

• tiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. temper, fit, tantrum; squabble, spat, miff (inf.). See contention, discord. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quarrel, spat, wrangle; see fight 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. quarrel, argument, spat,… …   English dictionary for students

• tiff — I. n. Pet, miff, rage, passion, fume, fit of anger, angry mood. II. v. n. (Rare.) Quarrel, wrangle, bicker, spar, jangle, have words, fall out, have an altercation, be at variance, be in a pet …   New dictionary of synonyms

• tiff — I. intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1700 to have a petty quarrel II. noun Date: 1754 a petty quarrel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tiff — Synonyms and related words: altercate, altercation, argument, bicker, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, caterwaul, contention, controversy, differ, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, donnybrook fair, dudgeon, embroilment …   Moby Thesaurus

• Have a barney — to fight, to scuffle; argument, tiff …   Dictionary of Australian slang