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TENNISES
Noun
tennises
plural of tennis
Verb
tennises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tennis
Anagrams
• sentines
Source: Wiktionary
TENNIS
Ten"nis, n. Etym: [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see Tenable).]
Definition: A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand. Shak. His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London. Macaulay. Court tennis, the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from lawn tennis.
– Lawn tennis. See under Lawn, n.
– Tennis court, a place or court for playing the game of tennis. Shak.
Ten"nis, v. t.
Definition: To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis. [R.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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