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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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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