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( MUSIC ) a singing voice for a man; a man with this voice Pavarotti was a famous tenor.

tense 1 AWL / tens / adjective

1 (used about a person) worried or nervous, and not able to relax

always feel very tense before exams. —ANTONYM relaxed

(used about a part of the body) tight; not relaxed tense muscles

(used about a situation, a time, etc.) in which people feel worried and not relaxed

The atmosphere in the meeting was very tense.

tense2AWL / tens / noun [ count, noncount ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) the form of a verb that shows if something happens in the past, present, or future

ten • sionAWL| / ' tenjn / noun [ noncount ]

being worried or nervous, and not able to relax Tension can give you headaches.

tent / tent / noun [ count ]

a kind of small house made of cloth. You sleep in a tent when you go camping We put up our tent.

ten • ta • cle / ' tentiki / noun [ count ]

one of the long, thin parts like legs on the body of some ocean animals

tennis

An octopus has eight tentacles. —Look at the picture at octopus .

tenth / ten9 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun

[count]

10th

one of ten equal parts of something; 1/10

te • pee ( also tee - pee , ti - pi ) / tipi / noun [count]

a type of tent with a round bottom and a pointed top, used by Native Americans in the past

term / tarm / noun

[ count ] a word or group of words connected with a special subject

a computing term

[ count ] one of the periods of time which the academic year is divided into at some colleges and universities

The summer term is from April to July.

terms [ plural ] the things that people must agree to when they make an arrangement or an agreement

Under the terms of the contract, you must complete all the work by the end of the year.

ter • mi • nal AWL / ' tarmanl / noun [count]

a building where people begin and end their trips by bus, train, airplane, or ship

The flight to Phoenix departs from Terminal 3.

ter • mi • nate AWH / ' tarmaneit / verb ( ter - mi - nates , ter - mi - nat - ing , ter mi - nat - ed )

( formal )

to end, or to make something end

We had no other option but to terminate the contract.

ter • mi • nol • o • gy / itarma ' nalad3i / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural ter - mi - nol . o - gies )

the special words that are used in a particular job, subject, or activity

That journal uses a lot of medical terminology.

term pa • per / ' tarm ipeipar / noun

[ count ]

a long piece of writing that a student does for a particular class

ter • race / ' teras / noun

[ count ]

a flat place outside a house or restaurant We had our lunch on the terrace.

ter • rain / ta 'rein / noun [ noncount ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) a type of land That trail has a lot of rough terrain.

ter .ri .ble Ф / 'terebl/ adjective

very bad

She had a terrible accident.

The food in that restaurant is terrible!

ter • ri • bly / ' terabli / adverb

very

I'm terribly sorry!

very badly

He played terribly.

ter • ri • fic / ta ' rifik / adjective ( informal )

very good; excellent What a terrific idea!

ter • ri • fied / ' terafaid / adjective

very afraid

He is terrified of dogs.

Thesaurus

afraid feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen. This word cannot come before a noun, so you can say "the man is afraid" but NOT "an afraid man": Are you afraid of spiders? ♦ Alex is afraid of going out after dark. ♦ We were afraid to go into the cave. ♦ He's afraid that he'll fall.

scared a more informal word than afraid , which is

used more in spoken than written English: I'm really