Tease vs. Tense
Teaseverb
to separate the fibres of a fibrous material
Teaseverb
to comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction
Teaseverb
to back-comb
Teaseverb
(transitive) to poke fun at
Teaseverb
(transitive) to provoke or disturb; to annoy
Teaseverb
(transitive) to manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation
Teaseverb
(transitive) to entice, tempt
Teaseverb
to show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser
Teasenoun
one who teases
Teasenoun
a single act of teasing
Teasenoun
One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
Teaseverb
To comb or card, as wool or flax.
Teaseverb
To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
Teaseverb
To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
Teaseverb
To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
Teasenoun
One who teases or plagues.
Teasenoun
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
Teasenoun
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Teasenoun
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances;
Teaseverb
annoy persistently;
Teaseverb
harass with persistent criticism or carping;
Teaseverb
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them;
Teaseverb
tear into pieces;
Teaseverb
raise the nap of (fabrics)
Teaseverb
disentangle and raise the fibers of;
Teaseverb
separate the fibers of;
Teaseverb
mock or make fun of playfully;
Teaseverb
ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
Teaseverb
make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way
Teaseverb
tempt (someone) sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused
Teaseverb
gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands
Teaseverb
find something out from a mass of irrelevant information
Teaseverb
backcomb (hair) in order to make it appear fuller
Teaseverb
comb (the surface of woven cloth) to raise a nap.
Teasenoun
a person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly
Teasenoun
a person who tempts someone sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused
Teasenoun
an act of teasing someone
Tensenoun
Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Tensenoun
An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
Tensenoun
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Tenseverb
To apply a tense to.
Tenseverb
To make or become tense.
Tenseadjective
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
Tenseadjective
Pulled taut, without any slack.
Tensenoun
One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
Tenseadjective
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.
Tensenoun
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Tenseverb
stretch or force to the limit;
Tenseverb
increase the tension on;
Tenseverb
become tense or tenser;
Tenseverb
make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
Tenseadjective
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Tenseadjective
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Tenseadjective
taut or rigid; stretched tight;
