Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ten|ter|hook — … Useful english dictionary
ten·ter·hooks — /ˈtɛntɚˌhʊks/ noun on tenterhooks : waiting nervously for something to happen : in a state of nervousness or excitement caused by wondering what will happen She keeps her readers on tenterhooks throughout the book. I ve been on tenterhooks since… … Useful english dictionary
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
ten|der|om|e|ter — «TEHN duh ROM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring the tenderness of various types of foods: »The percentages of intramuscular fat were then related to tenderness, as measured both objectively, using a tenderometer, and subjectively, using … Useful english dictionary
ten|sim|e|ter — «tehn SIHM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring the pressure or tension of vapor, as a manometer. ╂[< Latin tēnsus past participle of tendere stretch + meter] … Useful english dictionary
ten|si|om|e|ter — «TEHN see OM uh tuhr», noun. 1. an instrument for measuring the tautness or tension of wire, fabric, and other material. 2. an instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid. Also, tensometer. ╂[< Latin tēnsiō, ōnis tension + English … Useful english dictionary
ter|cen|ten|ni|al — «TUR sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. = tercentenary. (Cf. ↑tercentenary) … Useful english dictionary
Ter-tenant — Ter ten ant, n. See {Terre tenant}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ter|za ri|ma — «TEHR tsah REE mah», an Italian form of iambic verse consisting of ten syllable or eleven syllable lines arranged in tercets, the middle line of each tercet rhyming with the first and third lines of the following tercet (aba, bcb, cdc, and so on) … Useful english dictionary
