seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teetertotter, teeterboard, tilting board, dandle board
(noun) a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
teeter, seesaw, totter
(verb) move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
teeter (third-person singular simple present teeters, present participle teetering, simple past and past participle teetered)
(intransitive) To tilt back and forth on an edge.
(figuratively) To be indecisive.
(figuratively) To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.
teeter (plural teeters)
(North America) A teeter-totter or seesaw.
• terete
Teeter (plural Teeters)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Teeter is the 5859th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5892 individuals. Teeter is most common among White (92.48%) individuals.
• terete
Source: Wiktionary
Tee"ter, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Teetered; p. pr. & vb. n. Teetering.] Etym: [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel. titra to tremble, OHG. zittaron, G. zittern.]
Definition: To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter- totter. [U. S.] [The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and teetered up and down. H. W. Beecher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
