| tennis ball |
a small round ball covered with a felt-like material used in the game of tennis. |
| tennis elbow |
inflammation of the elbow, esp. of its tendons, caused by repeatedly rotating the hand or elbow, as in playing tennis. |
| tennis shoe |
a sports shoe, usu. having a canvas upper and a rubber sole; sneaker. |
| tenon |
a protruding part shaped to fit into a mortise to make a joint. (See mortise.) [3 definitions] |
| tenor |
the meaning or general sense of something spoken or written; purport; drift. [7 definitions] |
| tenor clef |
a musical notation that places the C clef on the fourth line from the bottom of the staff. |
| tenpenny nail |
a nail that is three inches long. |
| tenpin |
one of the large bottle-shaped pins used for bowling. [2 definitions] |
| tense1 |
pulled or stretched tightly; taut. [4 definitions] |
| tense2 |
in grammar, a category of verb inflections that indicate time and duration of an action or state, such as past tense, future tense, and present tense. [2 definitions] |
| tensile |
of or relating to tension. [2 definitions] |
| tensile strength |
the degree of resistance of a substance to lengthwise stress without being pulled apart. |
| tension |
the act of stretching or state of being stretched to the point of tightness; strain. [4 definitions] |
| tensionless |
combined form of tension. |
| tensity |
the condition of being tense; tenseness. |
| tensor |
a muscle that stretches or tenses a body part. |
| ten-speed |
a bicycle equipped with ten possible arrangements of gears. |
| tens place |
the place two to the left of the decimal point in a number. |
| tent |
a portable shelter made of canvas, nylon, plastic, or the like, usu. supported by poles and often stretched out with ropes and fastened to the ground with pegs. [5 definitions] |
| tentacle |
any of various long thin flexible appendages that protrude usu. around the head or mouth of some animals, such as the octopus and the squid, and serve esp. for feeling or grasping. [3 definitions] |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. [2 definitions] |