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team
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- pronunciation:
- tim
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a group of competitors on one of the sides in a sporting event or game.
Their son is on the football team.How many players make up the team?He decided to quit the team.
- synonyms:
- squad
- similar words:
- band, corps, crew, league, side, squadron
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| definition 2: |
a group formed to work together.
She was asked to join a team of scientists who were working on the problem.- synonyms:
- crew, party
- similar words:
- association, band, collective, company, corps, gang, league, shift, squad, squadron, staff
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| definition 3: |
two or more draft animals harnessed together in order to pull a conveyance.
The farmer plowed the field with a team of oxen.The carriage was drawn by a team of white horses.
- synonyms:
- four-in-hand, pair, span, yoke
- similar words:
- duo, tandem
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| related words: |
business, club, combine, contingent, organization, pair, people |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
teams, teaming, teamed |
| definition 1: |
to form a team (usu. fol. by "up").
Some of the people from work are teaming up to play baseball this summer.- synonyms:
- associate, band, confederate, federate
- similar words:
- ally, cooperate, join, pair, unite
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| definition 2: |
to drive a team of draft animals.
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| related words: |
combine, gang |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to form into a team.
- synonyms:
- confederate, federate
- similar words:
- ally, match, pair, unite
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| definition 2: |
to haul by using a team.
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| related words: |
band |
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Are you looking for the word teem (to have in abundance)? Team and teem sound alike but have different meanings.
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