<B>tee</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the mark or peg aimed at in curling, quoits, and other games. </DL>
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<B>tee</B> (3), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>theletter <I>T, t.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>anything T-shaped, especially a pipe fitting with three openings, one at right angles to the other two. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=T-bar.</B> <DD><I>adj. </I> with a crosspiece on top; T-shaped. <BR><I>expr. <B>to a tee,</B> </I>to a T; exactly. <BR> <I>Ex. Politicians ... are calculating to a tee how to extract the maximum advantage (London Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>tee</B> (4), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an umbrella-shaped decoration, usually gilded and hung with bells on top of pagodas, especially in Burma. Also, <B>htee.</B> </DL>
<B>tee line,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a line running through the tee of a curling rink, perpendicular to the center line. </DL>
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<B>teem</B> (1), intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to be full; abound; swarm. <BR> <I>Ex. The swamp teemed with mosquitoes.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific. <BR> <I>Ex. His mind teemed with large schemes (William E. H. Lecky).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) to be or become pregnant; give birth. noun <B>teemer.</B> </DL>
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<B>teem</B> (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to empty (a vessel). <DD><B> 2. </B>to pour off (the contents); decant. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to flow out. </DL>
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<B>teemful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>fruitful; teeming. <DD><B> 2. </B>(British Dialect.) full to the top. </DL>
<B>teen</B> (2), adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the teens or teen-agers; teen-age. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>=teen-ager.</B> </DL>
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<B>-teen,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (suffix added to numbers.) ten more than ______. <BR> <I>Ex. Seventeen = ten more than seven.</I> </DL>
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<B>teen-age, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or for a teen-ager or teen-agers. <BR> <I>Ex. a teen-age club.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>in one's teens; being a teen-ager. <BR> <I>Ex. a teen-age girl.</I> </DL>
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<B>teen-aged, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> being a teen-ager; in one's teens. <BR> <I>Ex. a teen-aged athlete.</I> </DL>
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<B>teen-ager, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person in his or her teens. </DL>
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<B>teener, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a teen-ager; teen. </DL>
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<B>teens, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> the years of life from 13 to 19 inclusive; adolescence. </DL>
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<B>teensy, </B>adjective, <B>-sier,</B> <B>-siest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) very small; tiny. <BR> <I>Ex. Of course, Max was not, or only a teensy bit, to blame (W. H. Auden).</I> </DL>
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<B>teensy-weensy</B> or <B>teensie-weensie, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) teensy. </DL>
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<B>teentsy, </B>adjective, <B>-sier,</B> <B>-siest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) very small; tiny. </DL>
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<B>teeny, </B>adjective, <B>-nier,</B> <B>-niest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) very small; tiny. </DL>
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<B>teeny-bopper, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a teen-ager, especially a girl, who shuns adult conventions and often adopts hippie ways. <BR> <I>Ex. Teeny-boppers ... flee to 4th Avenue in revolt against their parents (Maclean's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any teen-ager. <BR> <I>Ex. The Muscovite teeny-boppers in the auditorium appeared to be very square indeed (London Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>teeny-weeny</B> or <B>teenie-weenie, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) teeny. </DL>
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<B>teepee, </B>noun. =tepee.</DL>
<A NAME="teeshirt">
<B>tee shirt,</B> =T-shirt.</DL>
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<B>teesoo</B> or <B>teeso, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> in India: <DD><B> 1. </B>the brilliant orange-red flowers of the dhak or palas. <DD><B> 2. </B>the yellow dye they yield. </DL>
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<B>teetee, </B>noun. <B>=titi</B> (1).</DL>
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<B>teeter, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i., v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to rock unsteadily; sway. <DD><B> 2. </B>to balance on a seesaw. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a swaying movement; reeling. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=seesaw.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>hesitation between two alternatives; vacillation. </DL>
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<B>teeter-board</B> or <B>teeterboard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially U.S.) a seesaw. </DL>
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<B>teetering-board, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially U.S.) a seesaw. </DL>
<B>teeth, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>tooth.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. You often show your teeth when you smile.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>cut one's teeth,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to have the teeth begin to grow through the gums; begin teething. </I> <I>Ex. Their first child is just now cutting his teeth.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to get one's first training; have one's first experience. <BR> <I>Ex. The National Cinema School has been training a fine and aggressive group of young directors who are allowed to cut their teeth on short films and pictures made for TV (Bosley Crowther).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>get</B> (or <B>sink</B>) <B>one's teeth into,</B> </I>to become deeply involved with; take hold of; come to grips with. <BR> <I>Ex. When [he] gets his teeth into a good, meaty, high-calorie political issue, he does not let go easily (New York Times). Mr. Woodbridge is struggling valiantly to discover something that he can sink his teeth into (London Times).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in the</B> (or <B>one's</B>) <B>teeth,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>in direct opposition or conflict. </I> <I>Ex. Others ... met the enemy in the teeth (William Whiston).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to one's face; openly. <BR> <I>Ex. Dost thou jeer and flout me in the teeth? (Shakespeare).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in the teeth of,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>straight against; in the face of. </I> <I>Ex. They advanced in the teeth of the wind. They came on in the teeth of our men, fearless of danger (Daniel Defoe).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) in defiance of; in spite of. <BR> <I>Ex. Why do you continue to live here in the teeth of these repeated warnings? (Leigh Hunt).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>kick in the teeth,</B> </I>(Informal.) to insult; betray; reject. <BR> <I>Ex. Is it not time to be more realistic, ... and, when a country kicks you in the teeth, withdraw aid? (London Times).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>lie in one's teeth,</B> </I>to lie brazenly and boldly. <BR> <I>Ex. He also accused [the] general secretary-treasurer of the union, of "lying in his teeth" in asserting the 30-day rule had been in practice 45 years (Wall Street Journal).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>put teeth in</B> or <B>into,</B> </I>to make effective or forceful. <BR> <I>Ex. to put teeth into a rule. [His] efforts help to put the strongest possible teeth into whatever the UN does (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>set one's teeth,</B> </I>to prepare (for a struggle) with firmness. <BR> <I>Ex. "I think not!" replied Mr. Sawyer, setting his teeth for a catastrophe (G. J. Whyte-Melville).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>set one's teeth on edge,</B> </I>to be so unpleasant or annoying as to cause physical discomfort. <BR> <I>Ex. The screenplay is so arty that it constantly sets one's teeth on edge (Brendan Gill).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>show one's teeth,</B> </I>to show anger; threaten. <BR> <I>Ex. When the law shows her teeth, but dares not bite ... (Edward Young).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>throw in one's teeth,</B> </I>to blame or reproach for (especially something shameful). <BR> <I>Ex. This neglect of family devotions is often thrown in our teeth (Francis Bragge).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>to the teeth,</B> </I>completely. <BR> <I>Ex. armed to the teeth. I'm not trying to excuse the salesman, but I am fed up to the teeth with seeing him picked on all the time (Colm Hogan).</I> </DL>
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<B>teethe, </B>intransitive verb, <B>teethed,</B> <B>teething.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to grow teeth; cut teeth. <BR> <I>Ex. Baby is teething.</I> </DL>
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<B>teether, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> something for a teething baby to bite on, such as a teething ring. </DL>
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<B>teething, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the process of growing or cutting teeth; dentition. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) any often painful or upsetting early development. <BR> <I>Ex. Progress thus far has exceeded expectations with unusually few teething troubles (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
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<B>teething ring,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a ring of plastic, bone, or ivory for a teething baby to bite on. </DL>
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<B>teethridge, </B>noun. =alveoli.</DL>
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<B>teetotal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with total abstinence from alcoholic liquor. <DD><B> 2. </B>urging total abstinence from alcoholic liquor. <DD><B> 3. </B>pledged to drink no alcoholic liquor. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Informal.) without exception; complete; entire. adv. <B>teetotally.</B> </DL>
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<B>teetotaler, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who never takes alcoholic liquor. (SYN) abstainer. </DL>
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<B>teetotaling, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> abstaining completely from the use of alcoholic liquor; abstemious. </DL>
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<B>teetotalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the principle or practice of total abstinence from alcoholic liquor. </DL>
