English-Thai Dictionary
tent
ADJ ซึ่ง มี ลักษณะ คล้าย เต็นท์ sueng-me-lak-sa-na-kai-ten
tent
N เต็นท์ กระโจม shelter canvas tarpaulin ten
tent
VI พัก อยู่ ใน เต็นท์ encamp pak-yu-nai-ten
tent
VT พัก อยู่ ใน เต็นท์ pak-yu-nai-ten
tentacle
N อวัยวะ ของ สัตว์ ที่ ยื่น ยาว ออกมา เช่น งวง หนวด tentaculum leg ar-yai-ya-wa-kong-sad-ti-yuan-ook-ma
tentacled
A ที่ มี งวง ที่ มี หนวด หรือ ขน สัมผัส tentaculated
tentaculated
A ที่ มี งวง ที่ มี หนวด หรือ ขน สัมผัส tentacled
tentaculiferous
A ที่ มี งวง ที่ มี หนวด หรือ ขน สัมผัส tentacled
tentaculiform
A ที่ มี ลักษณะ เหมือน งวง ที่ มี ลักษณะ เหมือน หนวด สัมผัส
tentage
N กระโจม เครื่องมือ ใช้ ตั้ง กระโจม
tentation
N วิธีการ ปรับ เครื่องกล โดย ทดลอง หลายครั้ง อย่างต่อเนื่อง
tentative
ADJ ที่ ยัง พัฒนา ไม่ เต็มที่ ที่ ไม่สมบูรณ์ ti-yang-pad-ta-na-mai-tem-ti
tentative
ADJ ที่ ยัง ไม่แน่ นอน ที่ อาจ เป็นไปได้ unconfirmed provisional probationary conclusive decisive ti-yang-mai-nean-non
tented
A ที่อยู่ ใน กระโจม ที่ มี ลักษณะ รูปร่าง คล้าย กระโจม
tenter
N โครง ขึง ผ้า ตะขอ ขึง ผ้า
tenth
N หนึ่ง ใน สิบ ส่วน ที่ เท่าๆ กัน nuang-nai-sib-suan-ti-tao-tao-kan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
TENT
n.[L. tentorium, from tendo, to stretch. ] 1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of canvas or other coarse cloth, stretched and sustained by poles; used for sheltering persons from the weather, particularly soldiers in camp. The wandering Arabs and Tartars lodge in tents. The Israelites lodged in tents forty years, while they were in the desert.
2. In surgery, a roll of lint or linen, used to dilate an opening in the flesh, or to prevent the healing of an opening from which matter or other fluid is discharged.
TENT
n.[L. tinctus.] A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain.
TENT
v.i.To lodge as in a tent; to tabernacle.
TENT
v.t.To probe; to search as with a tent; as, to tent a wound. I'll tent him to the quick.
1. To keep open with a tent.
TENTACLE
n.[L. tentacula.] A filiform process or organ, simple or branched, on the bodies of various animals of the Linnean class Vermes, and of Cuvier's Mollusca, Annelides, Echinodermata, Actinia, Medusae, Polypi, etc. either an organ of feeling, prehension or motion, sometimes round the mouth, sometimes on other parts of the body.
TENTAGE
n.An encampment. [Unusual. ]
TENTATION
n.[L. tentatio; tento, to try. ] Trial; temptation. [Little used. ]
TENTATIVE
a.Trying; essaying.
TENTATIVE
n.An essay; trial.
TENTED
a.Covered or furnished with tents; as soldiers. 1. Covered with tents; as a tented field.
TENTER
n.[L. tendo, tentus, to stretch. ] A hook for stretching cloth on a frame.
To be on the tenters, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness or suspense.
TENTER
v.t.To hang or stretch on tenters.
TENTER
v.i.To admit extension. Woolen cloths will tenter.
TENTERED
pp. Stretched or hung on tenters.
TENTER-GROUND
n.Ground on which tenters are erected.
TENTERING
ppr. Stretching or hanging on tenters.
TENTH
a.[from ten. ] The ordinal of ten; the first after the ninth.
TENTH
n.The tenth part. 1. Tithe; the tenth part of annual produce or increase. The tenth of income is payable to the clergy in England, as it was to the priests among the Israelites.
2. In music, the octave of the third; an interval comprehending nine conjoint degrees, or ten sounds, diatonically divided.
TENTHLY
adv. In the tenth place.
TENTIGINOUS
a.[L. tentigo, a stretching. ] Stiff; stretched. [Not in use. ]
TENTORY
n.[L. tentorium. ] The awning of a tent.
TENTWORT
n.[tent and wort. ] A plant of the genus Asplenium.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TENT
Tent, n. Etym: [Sp. tinto, properly, deep-colored, fr. L. tinctus,p.p. of tingere to dye. See Tinge, and cf. Tint, Tinto. ]
Defn: A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain; -- called also tent wine, and tinta.
TENT
Tent, n. Etym: [Cf. Attent, n.]
1. Attention; regard, care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Lydgate.
2. Intention; design. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.
TENT
TENT Tent, v. t.
Defn: To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder. [Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Halliwell.
TENT
Tent, v. t. Etym: [OF. tenter. See Tempt. ]
Defn: To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively. I'll tent him to the quick. Shak.
TENT
Tent, n. Etym: [F. tente. See Tent to probe. ] (Surg.)(a ) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges. (b ) A probe for searching a wound. The tent that searches To the bottom of the worst. Shak.
TENT
Tent, n. Etym: [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere,tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move, and cf. Tent a roll of lint. ]
1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp. Within his tent, large as is a barn. Chaucer.
2. (Her. )
Defn: The representation of a tent used as a bearing. Tent bed, a high-post bedstead curtained with a tentlike canopy. -- Tent caterpillar (Zoöl.), any one of several species of gregarious caterpillars which construct on trees large silken webs into which they retreat when at rest. Some of the species are very destructive to fruit trees. The most common American species is the larva of a bombycid moth (Clisiocampa Americana ). Called also lackery caterpillar, and webworm.
TENT
Tent, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tented; p. pr. & vb. n. Tenting.]
Defn: To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle. Shak. We 're tenting to-night on the old camp ground. W. Kittredge.
TENTACLE
Ten "ta *cle, n. Etym: [NL. tentaculum, from L. tentare to handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See Tempt. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense, prehension, or motion. Tentacle sheath (Zoöl.), a sheathlike structure around the base of the tentacles of many mollusks.
TENTACLED
TENTACLED Ten "ta *cled, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having tentacles.
TENTACULAR
Ten *tac "u *lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tentaculaire. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a tentacle or tentacles.
TENTACULATA
Ten *tac `u *la "ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Ctenophora including those which have two long tentacles.
TENTACULATE; TENTACULATED
TENTACULATE; TENTACULATED Ten *tac "u *late, Ten *tac "u *la `ted, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having tentacles, or organs like tentacles; tentacled.
TENTACULIFERA
Ten `ta *cu *lif "e *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Suctoria, 1.
TENTACULIFEROUS
Ten `ta *cu *lif "er *ous, a. Etym: [Tentaculum + -ferous. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Producing or bearing tentacles.
TENTACULIFORM
TENTACULIFORM Ten `ta *cu "li *form, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Shaped like a tentacle.
TENTACULITE
TENTACULITE Ten *tac "u *lite, n. (Paleon.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small, conical fossil shells found in Paleozoic rocks. They are supposed to be pteropods.
TENTACULOCYST
Ten *tac "u *lo *cyst, n. Etym: [Tentaculum + cyst. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the auditory organs of certain medusæ; -- called also auditory tentacle.
TENTACULUM
Ten *tac "u *lum, n.; pl. Tentacula. Etym: [NL. See Tentacle. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tentacle.
2. (Anat. )
Defn: One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth, or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be tactile organs; a tactile hair.
TENTAGE
Tent "age, n. Etym: [From Tent a pavilion. ]
Defn: A collection of tents; an encampment. [Obs. ] Drayton.
TENTATION
Ten *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. tentatio: cf. F. tentation. See Temptation. ]
1. Trial; temptation. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.
2. (Mech. )
Defn: A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments. Knight.
TENTATIVE
Ten *ta "tive, a. Etym: [L. tentare to try: cf. F. tentatif. See Tempt. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. "A slow, tentative manner. " Carlyle. -- Ten *ta "tive *ly, adv.
TENTATIVE
Ten *ta "tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tentative. ]
Defn: An essay; a trial; an experiment. Berkley.
TENTED
TENTED Tent "ed, a.
Defn: Covered with tents.
TENTER
TENTER Ten "ter, n.
1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
2. (Mach. )
Defn: A kind of governor.
TENTER
Ten "ter, n. Etym: [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L. tendere, tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move. ]
Defn: A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks, called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square. Tenter ground, a place where tenters are erected. -- Tenter-hook, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth on a tenter. -- To be on the tenters, or on the tenter-hooks, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness, or suspense. Hudibras.
TENTER
Ten "ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tentered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tentering. ]
Defn: To admit extension. Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. Bacon.
TENTER
TENTER Ten "ter, v. t.
Defn: To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.
TENTFUL
Tent "ful, n.; pl. Tentfuls (.
Defn: As much, or as many, as a tent will hold.
TENTH
Tenth, a. Etym: [From Ten: cf. OE. tethe, AS. teó. See Ten, and cf. Tithe. ]
1. Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.
2. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.
TENTH
TENTH Tenth, n.
1. The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine others.
2. The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal parts into which anything is divided.
3. The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the like; a tithe. Shak.
4. (Mus. )
Defn: The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.
5. pl. (Eng. Law ) (a ) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real tenth part of all the movables belonging to the subject. (b ) (Eccl. Law ) The tenth part of the annual profit of every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty. Burrill.
TENTHLY
TENTHLY Tenth "ly, adv.
Defn: In a tenth manner.
TENTHMETER; TENTHMETRE
TENTHMETER; TENTHMETRE Tenth "me `ter, Tenth "me `tre, n. (Physics )
Defn: A unit for the measurement of many small lengths, such that 1 1 of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter.
TENTHREDINIDES
Ten `thre *din "i *des, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of Hymneoptera comprising the sawflies.
TENTIF
TENTIF Ten "tif, a.
Defn: Attentive. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
TENTIFLY
TENTIFLY Ten "tif *ly, adv.
Defn: Attentively. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
TENTIGINOUS
Ten *tig "i *nous, a. Etym: [L. tentigo, -inis, a tension, lecherousness, fr. tendere, tentum, to stretch. ]
1. Stiff; stretched; strained. [Obs. ] Johnson.
2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.
TENTMAKER
TENTMAKER Tent "mak `er, n.
Defn: One whose occupation it is to make tents. Acts xviii. 3.
TENTORIUM
Ten *to "ri *um, n. Etym: [L., a tent. ] (Anat. )
Defn: A fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the skull called the bony tentorium.
TENTORY
Tent "o *ry, n. Etym: [L. tentorium a tent. ]
Defn: The awning or covering of a tent. [Obs. ] Evelyn.
TENTWORT
TENTWORT Tent "wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A kind of small fern, the wall rue. See under Wall.
New American Oxford Dictionary
tent
tent |tent tɛnt | ▶noun a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground. • Medicine short for oxygen tent. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] cover with or as if with a tent: the garden had been completely tented over for supper. • arrange in a shape that looks like a tent: Tim tented his fingers. • (as adj. tented ) composed of or provided with tents: they were living in large tented camps. 2 [ no obj. ] (esp. of traveling circus people ) live in a tent. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tente, based on Latin tent- ‘stretched, ’ from the verb tendere. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.
tent
tent 2 |tɛnt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a deep red sweet wine chiefly from Spain, used especially as sacramental wine. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Spanish tinto ‘deep-coloured ’, from Latin tinctus ‘dyed, stained ’, from the verb tingere.
tent
tent 3 |tɛnt | ▶noun Surgery a piece of absorbent material inserted into an opening to keep it open, or especially to widen it gradually as the material absorbs moisture. ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting a surgical probe ): from Old French tente, from tenter ‘to probe ’, from Latin temptare ‘handle, test, try ’.
tentacle
ten ta cle |ˈtentəkəl ˈtɛn (t )əkəl | ▶noun a slender flexible limb or appendage in an animal, esp. around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping, moving about, or bearing sense organs. • (in a plant ) a tendril or a sensitive glandular hair. • something resembling a tentacle in shape or flexibility: trailing tentacles of vapor. • (usu. tentacles ) an insidious spread of influence and control: the Party's tentacles reached into every nook and cranny of people's lives. DERIVATIVES ten ta cled adjective [ also in combination ], ten tac u lar |tenˈtakyələr |adjective, ten tac u late |tenˈtakyələt |adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: anglicized from modern Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentare, temptare ‘to feel, try. ’
tentage
tent |age |ˈtɛntɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] tents collectively.
tentative
ten ta tive |ˈtentətiv ˈtɛn (t )ədɪv | ▶adjective not certain or fixed; provisional: a tentative conclusion. • done without confidence; hesitant: he eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room. DERIVATIVES ten ta tive ly adverb, ten ta tive ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin tentativus, from tentare, variant of temptare ‘handle, try. ’
tent caterpillar
tent cat er pil lar ▶noun a chiefly American moth caterpillar that lives in groups inside communal silken webs in a tree, which it often defoliates. [Several species in the family Lasiocampidae, esp. Malacosoma americana. ]
tent city
tent cit y ▶noun a large collection of tents, typically one forming temporary or makeshift accommodations for refugees or homeless people.
tent dress
tent dress ▶noun a full, loose-fitting dress that is narrow at the shoulders and very wide at the hem, having no waistline or darts.
tenter
ten ter |ˈtentər ˈtɛntər | ▶noun a framework on which fabric can be held taut for drying or other treatment during manufacture. ORIGIN Middle English: from medieval Latin tentorium, from tent- ‘stretched, ’ from the verb tendere.
tenter
tenter 2 |ˈtɛntə | ▶noun archaic a person in charge of something, especially of machinery in a factory. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Scots and northern English dialect tent ‘pay attention ’, apparently from Middle English attent ‘heed ’.
tenterhook
ten ter hook |ˈtentərˌho͝ok ˈtɛntərhʊk | ▶noun historical a hook used to fasten cloth on a drying frame or tenter. PHRASES on tenterhooks in a state of suspense or agitation because of uncertainty about a future event.
tenth
tenth |tenTH tɛnθ | ▶noun constituting number ten in a sequence; 10th: the tenth century | the tenth of September | the tenth-floor locker room. • (a tenth /one tenth ) each of ten equal parts into which something is or may be divided: a tenth of a second. • the tenth grade of a school. • Music an interval or chord spanning an octave and a third in the diatonic scale, or a note separated from another by this interval. DERIVATIVES tenth ly adverb
tenth-rate
tenth-rate ▶adjective informal of extremely poor quality.
tentorium
ten to ri um |tenˈtôrēəm tɛnˈtɔriəm | ▶noun ( pl. tentoria |-ˈtôrēə | ) 1 Anatomy a fold of the dura mater forming a partition between the cerebrum and cerebellum. 2 Entomology an internal skeletal framework in the head of an insect. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘tent. ’
tent peg
tent peg |ˈtɛnt ˌpɛɡ | ▶noun see peg ( sense 1 of the noun ).
tent pole
tent pole ▶noun 1 a pole supporting a tent. 2 [ usu. as modifier ] informal a movie that is expected to be very successful and therefore able to fund a range of related products or movies: tent-pole movies can run to three hundred million or more in total costs.
tent stitch
tent stitch ▶noun a series of parallel diagonal stitches.
Oxford Dictionary
tent
tent 1 |tɛnt | ▶noun a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground. • Medicine short for oxygen tent. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] cover with or as if with a tent: the garden had been completely tented over for supper. • (as adj. tented ) composed of or provided with tents: they were living in large tented camps. • arrange in a tent-like shape: Tim tented his fingers. 2 [ no obj. ] (especially of travelling circus people ) live in a tent. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French tente, based on Latin tent- ‘stretched ’, from the verb tendere. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.
tent
tent 2 |tɛnt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a deep red sweet wine chiefly from Spain, used especially as sacramental wine. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Spanish tinto ‘deep-coloured ’, from Latin tinctus ‘dyed, stained ’, from the verb tingere.
tent
tent 3 |tɛnt | ▶noun Surgery a piece of absorbent material inserted into an opening to keep it open, or especially to widen it gradually as the material absorbs moisture. ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting a surgical probe ): from Old French tente, from tenter ‘to probe ’, from Latin temptare ‘handle, test, try ’.
tentacle
ten |tacle |ˈtɛntək (ə )l | ▶noun a slender, flexible limb or appendage in an animal, especially around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping or moving about, or bearing sense organs. • (in a plant ) a tendril or a sensitive glandular hair. • something resembling a tentacle in shape or flexibility: trailing tentacles of vapour. • (usu. tentacles ) an insidious spread of influence and control: the Party's tentacles reached into every nook and cranny of people's lives. DERIVATIVES tentacled adjective [ also in combination ], tentacular |-ˈtakjʊlə |adjective, tentaculate |-ˈtakjʊlət |adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: anglicized from modern Latin tentaculum, from Latin tentare, temptare ‘to feel, try ’.
tentage
tent |age |ˈtɛntɪdʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] tents collectively.
tentative
ten ¦ta |tive |ˈtɛntətɪv | ▶adjective not certain or fixed; provisional: a tentative conclusion. • done without confidence; hesitant: he eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room. DERIVATIVES tentatively adverb, tentativeness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin tentativus, from tentare, variant of temptare ‘handle, try ’.
tent caterpillar
tent cat ¦er |pil ¦lar ▶noun a chiefly American moth caterpillar that lives in groups inside communal silken webs in a tree, which it often defoliates. ●Several species in the family Lasiocampidae, especially Malacosoma americana, related to the lackey.
tent city
tent city ▶noun a large collection of tents, typically one forming temporary or makeshift accommodation for refugees or homeless people.
tent dress
tent dress ▶noun a full, loose-fitting dress that is narrow at the shoulders and very wide at the hem, having no waistline or darts.
tenter
tenter 1 |ˈtɛntə | ▶noun a framework on which fabric can be held taut for drying or other treatment during manufacture. ORIGIN Middle English: from medieval Latin tentorium, from tent- ‘stretched ’, from the verb tendere.
tenter
tenter 2 |ˈtɛntə | ▶noun archaic a person in charge of something, especially of machinery in a factory. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Scots and northern English dialect tent ‘pay attention ’, apparently from Middle English attent ‘heed ’.
tenterhook
ten ¦ter |hook |ˈtɛntəhʊk | ▶noun historical a hook used to fasten cloth on a drying frame or tenter . PHRASES on tenterhooks in a state of suspense or agitation because of uncertainty about a future event.
tenth
tenth |tɛnθ | ▶ordinal number 1 constituting number ten in a sequence; 10th: the tenth century | the tenth of September | the tenth-floor locker room. • Music an interval or chord spanning an octave and a third in the diatonic scale, or a note separated from another by this interval. 2 each of ten equal parts into which something is or may be divided: a tenth of a litre. DERIVATIVES tenthly adverb
tenth-rate
tenth-rate ▶adjective informal of extremely poor quality: rough strip joints and tenth-rate clubs.
tentorium
tentorium |tɛnˈtɔːrɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. tentoria |-rɪə | ) 1 Anatomy a fold of the dura mater forming a partition between the cerebrum and cerebellum. 2 Entomology an internal skeletal framework in the head of an insect. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘tent ’.
tent peg
tent peg ▶noun see peg ( sense 1 of the noun ).
tent pole
tent pole ▶noun 1 a pole supporting a tent. 2 [ usu. as modifier ] informal, chiefly US a film that is expected to be very successful and so able to fund a range of related products or films: this year's big tent-pole movie.
tent stitch
tent stitch ▶noun [ mass noun ] a series of parallel diagonal stitches.
American Oxford Thesaurus
tent
tent noun circus tents | our tent sleeps four: marquee, big top; dome tent, pup tent; teepee, wigwam.
tentative
tentative adjective 1 tentative arrangements | a tentative conclusion: provisional, unconfirmed, penciled in, iffy, preliminary, to be confirmed, subject to confirmation; speculative, conjectural, sketchy, untried, unproven, exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot. ANTONYMS definite. 2 he took a few tentative steps: hesitant, uncertain, cautious, timid, hesitating, faltering, shaky, unsteady, halting; wavering, unsure. ANTONYMS confident.
tenterhooks
tenterhooks plural noun PHRASES on tenterhooks she's been on tenterhooks ever since the job interview: in suspense, waiting with bated breath; anxious, nervous, apprehensive, worried, worried sick, on edge, edgy, antsy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, restless, worked up, keyed up, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, with one's heart in one's mouth; informal with butterflies in one's stomach, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, het up; squirrelly.
Oxford Thesaurus
tentative
tentative adjective 1 a tentative arrangement | this can only be a tentative conclusion: provisional, unconfirmed, unsettled, indefinite, pencilled in, preliminary, to be confirmed, TBC, subject to confirmation; speculative, conjectural, untried, unproven, unsubstantiated; exploratory, experimental, trial, test, pilot; rare provisory, provisionary. ANTONYMS definite. 2 he eventually tried a few tentative steps around his hospital room: hesitant, uncertain, cautious, unconfident, timid, hesitating, faltering, shaky, unsteady, halting; wavering, unsure, doubtful, diffident; informal iffy. ANTONYMS confident.
tenterhooks
tenterhooks plural noun PHRASES on tenterhooks she had been on tenterhooks all night, waiting for Joe to return: in suspense, waiting with bated breath; anxious, nervous, nervy, apprehensive, worried, worried sick, on edge, edgy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, with one's stomach in knots, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, fidgety, on pins and needles; informal with butterflies in one's stomach, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, wired, in a stew, in a dither, all of a dither, in a sweat, in a flap, in a tizz /tizzy, all of a lather, het up, in a twitter, waiting for the axe to fall; Brit. informal strung up, windy, having kittens, all of a doodah; N. Amer. informal spooky, squirrelly, in a twit; Austral. /NZ informal toey; Brit. vulgar slang shitting bricks, bricking oneself; dated overstrung.
Duden Dictionary
Tentakel
Ten ta kel Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |Tent a kel |der oder das Tentakel; Genitiv: des Tentakels, Plural: die Tentakel meist im Plural zu lateinisch tentare, Nebenform von: temptare = (prüfend ) betasten 1 Fangarm 2 Botanik haarähnliches, ein klebriges Sekret absonderndes Gebilde auf der Blattoberfläche fleischfressender Pflanzen
Tentakulit
Ten ta ku lit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tentakul i t auch …ˈlɪt |eine ausgestorbene Flügelschnecke
Tentamen
Ten ta men Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tent a men |das Tentamen; Genitiv: des Tentamens, Plural: die Tentamina lateinisch 1 Vorprüfung z. B. beim Medizinstudium 2 Medizin Versuch
tentativ
ten ta tiv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |tentat i v |französisch tentatif, englisch tentative versuchs-, probeweise
tentieren
ten tie ren schwaches Verb |tent ie ren |1 veraltet, noch landschaftlich untersuchen, prüfen; versuchen, unternehmen, betreiben, arbeiten 2 (österreichisch umgangssprachlich ) beabsichtigen
French Dictionary
tentaculaire
tentaculaire adj. adjectif 1 Relatif aux tentacules. 2 Qui croît dans toutes les directions, qui envahit. : Une ville tentaculaire. Une organisation clandestine tentaculaire. Note Orthographique tentacul aire.
tentacule
tentacule n. m. nom masculin Appendice mobile dont sont pourvus certains animaux. : Les tentacules visqueux de la pieuvre. La tarentule a-t-elle des tentacules? Non, c ’est la pieuvre qui en a plusieurs ainsi que l ’escargot. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un tentacule.
tentant
tentant , ante adj. adjectif Alléchant, séduisant. : Des offres tentantes. Ce gâteau est bien tentant.
tentateur
tentateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui cherche à séduire.
tentation
tentation n. f. nom féminin 1 Désir qui pousse à faire quelque chose. : Ne pas résister à la tentation et manger un beau cornet de crème glacée. 2 Séduction, attrait. : Les vitrines regorgent de tentations.
tentative
tentative n. f. nom féminin Essai. : Une tentative d ’évasion. Après plusieurs tentatives, les chercheurs ont réussi à découvrir un vaccin contre cette maladie.
tentativement
tentativement FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour à titre d ’essai, expérimentalement, provisoirement.
tente
tente n. f. nom féminin Abri de toile. : Une tente pour le camping.
tente-caravane
tente-caravane n. f. (pl. tentes-caravanes ) Caravane tractable dont les parois de toile se replient pour le transport (Recomm. off. ). : Des tentes-caravanes bien aménagées. SYNONYME tente-roulotte . Note Technique Le terme tente-roulotte, communément utilisé au Québec, tend à être remplacé dans l ’usage officiel par tente-caravane (GDT ).
tenter
tenter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Constituer une tentation. : Vous ne devriez pas me tenter ainsi. Olivier est tenté par le nouveau disque de ce groupe. 2 Essayer quelque chose de difficile. : Ils vont tenter l ’escalade du mont Saint-Bruno et la traversée du lac Noir à la nage. Tentez votre chance: vous réussirez. SYNONYME chercher . Note Syntaxique Suivi de l ’infinitif, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de . Tenter de trouver un médicament pour enrayer une maladie. aimer
tenture
tenture n. f. nom féminin Étoffe qui orne une fenêtre, un mur. : De lourdes tentures de velours. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • draperie, tissu drapé; • rideau, pièce d ’étoffe souvent plissée destinée à tamiser la lumière, à masquer quelque chose; • store, rideau disposé devant une ouverture, qui s ’enroule ou se replie.
Spanish Dictionary
tentación
tentación nombre femenino 1 Impulso de hacer o tomar algo atrayente pero que puede resultar inconveniente :caer en la tentación; los políticos tienen la obligación de auspiciar grandes dosis de serenidad, de abandonar cualquier tentación demagógica y dar la medida de su propia talla .2 Persona, cosa o situación que atraen de forma irresistible :las pastelerías son una tentación difícil de evitar; la tentación de vivir fue más fuerte que el deseo de desaparecer y el sentimiento de culpabilidad fue cediendo al instinto de supervivencia .3 Méx coloquial Curiosidad o inquietud que tiene una persona :tengo la tentación de saber como está .
tentacular
tentacular adjetivo De los tentáculos o relacionado con ellos :movimientos tentaculares .
tentáculo
tentáculo nombre masculino 1 Cada uno de los miembros largos y flexibles que tienen ciertos animales invertebrados, en los cuales tienen el sentido del tacto y que les sirven también para desplazarse y para atrapar a sus presas :los pulpos tienen ocho tentáculos; algunos seres de la fauna abisal tienen grandes tentáculos que les permiten buscar a tientas los alimentos .2 tentáculos nombre masculino plural Poder o fuerza grandes que tiene algo o alguien, especialmente la que sirve para extender la influencia, el dominio o la presión a diferentes puntos :los tentáculos de la muerte; el pequeño bar se ha convertido en una multinacional que extiende sus tentáculos hacia multitud de locales de toda la zona oeste .
tentadero
tentadero nombre masculino Corral o pequeña plaza donde se hace la tienta de becerros .
tentador, -ra
tentador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que tienta, induce a algo o resulta atractivo :un aroma tentador; la vida fuera de la sociedad es tentadora pero no es fácil .2 nombre masculino taur Encargado de tentar becerros .
tentar
tentar verbo transitivo 1 Palpar o tocar una cosa para reconocerla, especialmente con las manos cuando no puede verse :mientras subía la escalera haciendo palanca del barandal, con la otra mano se tentó el bolsillo; (fig ) en el kilómetro 95 corredores importantes tentaban la cabeza del paquete .2 Inducir a una persona a hacer o tomar algo muy atrayente, pero que puede resultar inconveniente :en el "Ars moriendi " o "Arte de bien morir ", aparecen dibujos de los diablos tentando al moribundo, que se libra de ellos gracias a la ayuda de los ángeles .3 Resultar [algo ] muy atractivo para alguien :tu propuesta me tienta, pero quiero pensar antes en las consecuencias; el viaje al Nepal me tienta más que el de Canadá .4 Probar suerte o actuar con la esperanza de obtener un resultado positivo :de nuevo en liza después de su retirada en el Tour, probó fuerzas y tentó a la fortuna .5 taur Probar la bravura de un becerro con la garrocha para comprobar si es apto para la lidia . VÉASE tentar a la suerte . Conjugación [27 ] como acertar .
tentativa
tentativa nombre femenino 1 Acción de intentar algo :tentativa de homicidio; los ojeadores ocupan las alturas vecinas y cualquier tentativa de evasión está condenada al fracaso .SINÓNIMO intento .2 der Principio de ejecución de un delito que no llega a realizarse .
tentativo, -va
tentativo, -va adjetivo Que constituye una tentativa, un intento, etc. , o que sirve para tantear o probar alguna cosa :el esquema tentativo que proponemos se asienta sobre la idea central expresada más arriba; esta propuesta tiene un carácter tentativo .
tentemozo
tentemozo nombre masculino 1 Puntal, palo u otra pieza que se coloca verticalmente debajo de un objeto o parte de una estructura para mantenerla erguida .2 nombre masculino Palo que se coloca verticalmente bajo la lanza del carro para mantenerlo erguido cuando ha sido separado de las bestias de carga .
tentempié
tentempié nombre masculino Pequeña cantidad de comida que se toma entre horas, generalmente por no aguantar el hambre hasta el momento de la comida :si tienes hambre, te puedo preparar un tentempié con unas anchoas .SINÓNIMO refrigerio .
tentenelaire
tentenelaire nombre masculino Arg, Perú Ave apodiforme americana con numerosas especies, algunas de las cuales cuentan con los ejemplares más pequeños de todos los existentes, de pico arqueado o anguloso, que liban el néctar de las flores .SINÓNIMO colibrí .
tentetieso
tentetieso nombre masculino Muñeco con un contrapeso en la base, generalmente semiesférica, que le permite tambalearse o moverse en cualquier dirección y volver a quedar siempre derecho .SINÓNIMO siempretieso .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
tent
tent /tent /〖語源は 「引っぱられたもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 1 テント , 天幕 ▸ pitch [put up ] a tent テントを張る ▸ a pup [circus ] tent 小型 [サーカス ]テント 2 テント状のもの ; 医療テント ▸ an oxygen tent 酸素吸入用テント 3 住居 .動詞 他動詞 〈建物など 〉をテントで覆う; 〈人 〉をテントに泊まらせる .自動詞 テントで生活する [泊まる ].～́ c à terpillar 〘虫 〙テンマクケムシ 〘テント状の幕を張って樹木に群生する 〙.～́ p è g テントの 杭 （くい ）.～́ sh ò w テントショー 〘サーカスなどのテントでの興行 〙.
tentacle
ten ta cle /téntək (ə )l /名詞 C 1 〘動 〙(タコなどの )触手, 触覚 ; 〘植 〙触毛 , 感覚腺毛 （せんもう ）.2 ｟通例非難して ｠〖通例 ～s 〗(外部からの )影響力 .
tentative
ten ta tive /téntətɪv /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈同意 日時などが 〉仮の , 不確定な, 試験的な ▸ a tentative agreement [plan ]暫定協定 [試案 ]▸ fix a tentative date for departure 仮の出発日を決める 2 自信なさげな, 不確かな, ためらいがちな ▸ in a tentative voice 自信なさそうな声で 名詞 C 仮説, 試み, 試案 .～ness 名詞
tentatively
t é n ta tive ly 副詞 1 仮に, 試験的に, とりあえず .2 自信なさそうに, ためらいがちに .
tenterhook
ten ter hook /téntə r hʊ̀k /名詞 C (!次の成句で ) .on t é nterhooks 気をもんで, やきもきして .
tenth
tenth /tenθ /→ten (! ｟略 ｠10th; 用法 用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第10の , 10番目の .2 10分の1の .名詞 複 ～s /-θs /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第10番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 U 〖通例the ～〗(月の )10日 .3 C 10分の1 .4 C 〘楽 〙10度 (音程 ).
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