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Teasing
- verb - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
- arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile"
- causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
- disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
- harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
- mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
- playful vexation; "the parody
Teasles
- noun - any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Telstar
- unknown - the name of various communications satellites, including the first such satellite to relay television signals.
Tensely
- adverb - in a tense manner; "he sat down tensely"
TENSEST
- unknown - 1. (esp. of a muscle or someone's body) Stretched tight or rigid.
2. (of a person) Unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation: "tense with excitement".
Tensile
- adjective - capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
- of or relating to tension; "tensile stress"; "tensile pull"
Tensing
- verb - become stretched or tense or taut;
- become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
- increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
Tension
- noun - (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear"
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
- a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); "there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time"; "there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history"
- feelings of hostility that are not manifest; "he could sense her latent hostility to him"; "the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
- the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys"
- the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
Tensity
- noun - the physical condition of being stretched or strained; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body"
Tensive
- - Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction.