tipstaff staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
top lift the bottom layer of a heel
tip off give insider information or advise to
tip-off inside information that something is going to happen
biosafety safety from exposure to infectious agents
Dopastat a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
tree swift birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
ipso facto by the fact itself
pussyfoot to go stealthily or furtively
soft yielding readily to pressure or weight
tube foot tentacular tubular process of most echinoderms (starfish and sea urchins and holothurians) having a sucker at the end and used for e.g. locomotion and respiration
top off fill to the point of almost overflowing
tipster one who sells advice about gambling or speculation
tap-off the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball
profit the advantageous quality of being beneficial
Dean Swift an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
deep-seated deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
passivity the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
piece of eight an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales
tip over cause to overturn from an upright or normal position