| tenantry |
people who pay rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property owned by another. [2 definitions] |
| ten-cent store |
a commercial establishment that sells inexpensive goods; five-and-ten. |
| Ten Commandments |
according to the Old Testament, the ten laws handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai that constitute the fundamental code of moral responsibility for both Jews and Christians; Decalogue. |
| tend1 |
to have an inclination or disposition to behave in a certain way or display a certain characteristic; be inclined. [2 definitions] |
| tend2 |
to care for or maintain; look after (a person or thing). [2 definitions] |
| tendency |
an inclination or natural disposition to move in a certain direction. [2 definitions] |
| tendentious |
having or expressing a particular point of view; not impartial; biased. |
| tender1 |
easily chewed or crushed; not tough; soft. [6 definitions] |
| tender2 |
to formally present. [4 definitions] |
| tender3 |
a person who cares for, manages, or takes charge of something. [2 definitions] |
| tenderfoot |
one who is unaccustomed to rough outdoor life; greenhorn. [3 definitions] |
| tender-hearted |
inclined to feel love, pity, sorrow, or the like; soft-hearted; compassionate; sympathetic. |
| tenderize |
to cause (meat) to be tender, as by pounding or marinating. |
| tenderloin |
a strip of esp. tender meat located beside the backbone in beef or pork. [2 definitions] |
| tendinitis |
inflammation of the tendon. |
| tendon |
a cord or band of tough white fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with a bone or other part; sinew. |
| tendril |
a long, thin, leafless twining stem or extension with which some climbing plants attach themselves to a support. [2 definitions] |
| tenebrous |
dark and gloomy; obscure. |
| tenement |
an apartment building, esp. one located in the poorer section of a city. [4 definitions] |
| tenement house |
an overcrowded, usu. run-down apartment building, esp. one in a slum area of an urban region. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or esp. an organization holds as being true. |