Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tims

/tˈɪmz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: tims
IPA: /tˈɪmz/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Tim Hortons.

Canadian usage; Informal

name

noun

noun

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Uncountable

noun

Example Sentences

"Oh by the way I was at Tim Hortons at 11ish last nite (100 feet from Gios on Sherbrook).... maybe you should go to Tims more often...5 cops, a couple other guys out of Men Journal or some firefighting thing probably."
"There is a small incentive to bring your own mug, though not quite so good as Irving. You save about 10 cents a cup when you bring your own mug at Tims. But I think that for most people, you have to care enough to bring your own mug and keep another Tims cup from the landfill. I bring my own mug for that reason, not to save the dime."
"The point is that it costs money to double cup. Why should Tims and not the customer bear that cost?"

Etymology

From Tim + -s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Tim

Usage

Synonyms

Tim Hortons

Homonyms

tim's timms timbs

Rhymes With

sims limbs hymns rims gyms simms swims whims tim's trims mims dims

Questions

How do you pronounce tims?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɪmz/.
What does tims mean?: Synonym of Tim Hortons.
Where does tims come from?: From Tim + -s.

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