English words: Tenochtitlan to tenure

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English words Tenochtitlan to tenure

Tenochtitlan proper noun /təˈnɔt͡ʃtɪtˌlæn/: The former capital of the Aztec Empire; modern Mexico City.
tenocyclidine noun: A dissociative anaesthetic drug with stimulant and hallucinogenic effects, similar to phencyclidine but more potent.
tenocyte noun: An elongated fibroblast cell found in tendons
tenocytic adjective: Relating to tenocytes.
tenodd number: Slightly more than ten.
tenodesis noun /ˌtɛnoʊˈdiːsɪs/: The surgical fixation of a tendon, usually anchoring or reanchoring some portion of it to a bone.
tenodynia noun: Pain in a tendon.
tenoepiphysiodesis noun: Excessive tension in bones following epiphysiodesis
tenofovir noun: A particular antiretroviral drug.
tenogenesis noun: The generation of tenocytes and development of tendon tissue
tenogenic adjective: Relating to the generation of tendon tissue (tenocytes)
tenographic adjective: Relating to tenography.
tenography noun: The diagnostic imaging of tendons.
tenolysis noun: A surgical procedure in which a tendon is separated from its sheath.
tenomodulin noun: A protein responsible for tenocyte proliferation
tenon noun, verb /ˈtɛn.ən/: A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
Tenon's capsule noun: The fascia bulbi.
tenon saw noun: A fine precision saw with a metal strip to provide stiffening along its back; used to make tenons and other joints.
tenonectomy noun: The excision of part of a tendon.
tenoned adjective, verb: Having one or more tenons.
tenoner noun: A machine for forming tenons.
Tenonian adjective /təˈnəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or pertaining to Jacques-René Tenon (1724-1816), French anatomist.
Tenonian capsule noun: Tenon's capsule; fascia bulbi (a membrane of the eyeball).
tenonitis noun: Synonym of tendinitis.
tenonitrozole noun /ˌtɛnəˈnaɪtɹəzoʊl/: An antiprotozoal agent, C₈H₅N₃O₃S₂.
tenontology noun: The study of tendons.
tenontoplasty noun: Repair of a tendon
tenontosaur noun: Any of the genus †Tenontosaurus of ornithopod dinosaurs.
tenopathy noun: tendinopathy
tenoplastic adjective: Relating to tenoplasty.
tenoplasty noun: Surgery to repair a tendon involving the transfer of tissue.
tenor adjective, noun /ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/: A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
tenor banjo noun: A type of small banjo-like stringed instrument with a short neck, usually with 17 or 19 frets and four strings, and played with a plectrum, originating in...
tenor banjoist noun: Someone who plays a tenor banjo.
tenor clef noun: a musical clef that is higher than the bass clef and lower than the alto clef where the A that is a third lower than middle C is the center line
tenor drum noun: A low-pitched drum used in Western orchestral music and for marching, such as in the military and in parades.
tenor drummer noun: One who plays the tenor drum.
tenor guitar noun: A type of small guitar-like stringed instrument with four strings, usually with four strings and a normal guitar-shaped body, originating in American jazz...
tenor guitarist noun: Someone who plays a tenor guitar.
tenor horn noun: Synonym of althorn.
tenor hornist noun: Someone who plays the tenor horn
tenor of the times noun: Synonym of zeitgeist.
tenor recorder noun: A recorder whose lowest note is C₄ (or otherwise in the range of B♭₃ to D₄).
tenor sax noun: Clipping of tenor saxophone.
tenor saxophone noun: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the baritone saxophone but larger than the alto saxophone, with a range of A♭₂...
tenor saxophonist noun: A person who plays the tenor saxophone.
tenor trombone noun: The Most common type of trombone which has a fundamental note of B♭ and is usually treated as a non-transposing instrument.
tenor viol noun: A type of viol that is intermediate in size between the treble viol and the bass viol, usually about 25-30 inches in length, and typically tuned to the...
tenora noun: A tenor form of the Catalan shawm
tenorial adjective: Of, pertaining or proper to the tenor voice
tenorino noun: A high tenor.
Tenorio proper noun: A surname.
tenorist noun: A tenor singer.
tenorite noun: A mineral form of cupric oxide
tenorize verb: To sing tenor.
tenorless adjective: Without tenor, or without a tenor (in various senses).
tenorman noun: A jazz musician who plays the tenor saxophone.
tenoroon noun /ˌtɛn.əˈɹuːn/: tenor bassoon
tenorrhaphy noun: suture of a tendon
tenors noun: quads.
tenoscopic adjective: Relating to tenoscopy or to the use of a tenoscope
tenoscopy noun: A form of arthroscopy typically used to treat injuries in the horse
tenositis noun: inflammation of a tendon
tenosol noun: inceptisol, aridisol or entisol
tenosynovectomy noun: Excision or resection of a tendon sheath.
tenosynovial adjective: Relating to tenosynovium; relating to a tendon and its synovium.
tenosynovitis noun: An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.
tenosynovium noun: The synovium (synovial membrane) surrounding a tendon.
tenotome noun: A slender knife used for tenotomy.
tenotomise verb: Alternative form of tenotomize.
tenotomist noun: One who carries out a tenotomy.
tenotomize verb: To perform a tenotomy upon.
tenotomy noun: The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a tendon
tenovaginitis noun: the inflammation of a peritendonous sheath.
tenoxicam noun: A certain oxicam drug.
tenpence noun: A coin worth ten old pence.
tenpence to the shilling phrase: Mentally deficient.
tenpenny adjective, noun: Having a value or cost of tenpence.
tenpenny nail noun: A relatively large nail, three inches (7.62 centimeters) in length.
tenpercentery noun: A talent agency.
tenpin noun: Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.
tenpin bowling noun: A sport where players roll a ball down a wooden pathway and try to knock down as many of the ten target pins as possible.
tenpinner noun: A player of tenpin bowling.
tenpins noun: A game, a form of bowling, played with ten pins as the target.
tenplex noun: A building divided into ten separate residences or commercial premises.
tenpounder noun: The ladyfish (Elops saurus).
tenpura noun: Alternative form of tempura.
tenrec noun: Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.
tenrecid noun: Any member of the family Tenrecidae, the tenrecs
tenrecine noun: Any tenrec of the subfamily Tenrecinae
tenreclike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of tenrecs.
tenrecoid adjective: Relating to, or characteristic of the tenrecs
Tenrikyo proper noun: A monotheistic religion in Japan founded by Nakayama Miki in 1838.
Tenrikyoist noun: An adherent of Tenrikyo
tens noun: An inexact quantity or number, typically understood to be between 10 or 20 and 100.
tens across the board phrase: Used to express praise or amazement.
tensal adjective: of or pertaining to grammatical tense
tensan noun: A silk produced by the Japanese oak silkmoth (Antherea yamamai).
Tensaw noun: Alternative form of Taensa.
tenscore noun: Two hundred.
tense adjective, noun, verb /tɛns/: The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
tense harmony noun: Synonym of consecutio temporum.
tense up verb: To become tense.
tense vowel noun: A vowel produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.
tensegral adjective: Exhibiting tensegrity.
tensegritive adjective: Relating to tensegrity
tensegrity noun /tɛnˈsɛɡɹɪti/: tensional integrity (of a structure)
tenseless adjective: Lacking grammatical tense
tenselessly adverb: Without any tense.
tenselessness noun: Absence of grammatical tense.
tensely adverb /ˈtɛnsli/: In a tense manner.
tensen verb: To become tense or more tense.
tenseness noun: The characteristic of being tense.
tensening noun, verb: The act or process of becoming more tense.
tensibility noun: The quality or state of being tensible.
tensible adjective: Capable of being extended or drawn out; ductile; tensile.
tenside noun /ˈtɛnsaɪd/: A surfactant.
tensies noun: A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where ten actions must be performed.
tensification noun: The process by which a consonant becomes tense, as in Korean.
tensile adjective /ˈtɛn.saɪ(ə)l/: Of or pertaining to tension.
tensile strain noun: The relative elongation of a material when subjected to tension.
tensile strength noun: Alternative form of ultimate tensile strength.
tensile stress noun: The component of stress that causes comes from being pulled apart.
tensiled adjective: Made tensile.
tensilely adverb /ˈtɛn.saɪl.li/: In a tensile manner.
tensileness noun: The quality of being tensile.
tensilin noun: A form of stiffening protein in some sea creatures
tensility noun: The quality or state of being tensile (capable of being extended).
tensimeter noun: A form of manometer used to measure differences in vapour pressure.
tensin noun: A multidomain protein that binds to actin filaments.
tensing noun, verb: The act of making something tense.
tensioactivity noun: The condition of being tensioactive
tensiograph noun: A graphical tensiometer
tensiometer noun: An instrument used to measure the moisture content of soil.
tensiometric adjective: Relating to tensiometry.
tensiometrically adverb: By means of tensiometry.
tensiometry noun: The measurement of surface tension.
tensiomyogram noun: An image produced by tensiomyography
tensiomyographic adjective: Relating to tensiomyography
tensiomyography noun: The visualization of the contractile properties of muscle tissue
tension noun, verb /ˈtɛnʃən/: The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
tension headache noun: A common form of headache characterised by a feeling of constant pressure, frequently on both sides of the head at the same time.
tension myoneural syndrome noun: Synonym of tension myositis syndrome.
tension myositis syndrome noun: A claimed condition of psychogenic musculoskeletal and nerve symptoms, especially back pain.
tension pneumo noun: Tension pneumothorax.
tension rod noun: A rod in a structure holding together different parts.
tension wood noun: Reaction wood, in angiosperms, that forms on the side of the part which is under tension and pulls it upward, and which has a higher percentage of cellulose...
tension wrench noun: A torsion wrench, an L-shaped lockpicking tool.
tensional adjective: Relating to tension.
tensionally adverb: In a tensional manner.
tensioned adjective, verb: In tension; strained or pulled on.
tensioner noun: Any device that maintains or applies tension
tensioning noun, verb: The setting of the tension of something.
tensionless adjective: Having no tension
tensionlessness noun: Absence of tension.
tensity noun /ˈtɛnsɪti/: The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.
tensive adjective: Of or pertaining to tension
tensome noun /ˈtɛnsəm/: A group of ten persons or things.
tensometer noun: A device for evaluating various tensile properties of a material, such as Young's modulus, ultimate tensile strength and Poisson's ratio.
tensomething adjective, noun, number: A person whose age is between 10 and 19 (inclusive).
tenson noun: A form of lyric poem used by troubadours in Provençal in which two voices present different sides of an argument, in alternate stanzas, lines, or groups of...
tensor noun, verb /ˈtɛn.sə/: A muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.
tensor fasciae latae noun /ˈtɛn.sɚ ˌfæʃ.iˌi ˈleɪ.ti/: A muscle that arises especially from the anterior part of the iliac crest and from the anterior superior iliac spine, is inserted into the iliotibial band...
tensor product noun: The most general bilinear operation in various contexts (as with vectors, matrices, tensors, vector spaces, algebras, topological vector spaces, modules,...
tensor tympani noun /ˌtɛn.sɚ ˈtɪm.pəˌnaɪ/: A small muscle of the middle ear that is located in the bony canal just above the bony part of the Eustachian tube, that arises from the canal containing...
tensor veli palatini noun /ˈtɛn.sɚ ˌviˌlaɪ ˌpæl.əˈtaɪˌnaɪ/: A ribbonlike muscle of the palate that arises from the scaphoid fossa, from the spine of the sphenoid bone, and from the lateral cartilaginous wall of the...
tensoreceptor noun: A receptor that responds to applied pressure
tensorial adjective: of or pertaining to a tensor
tensorially adverb: With regard to a tensor.
tensorization noun: evaluation in terms of tensors
tensorize verb: To evaluate in terms of tensors
tenstrike noun: Alternative form of ten-strike
tensure noun: tension
tent noun, verb /tɛnt/: A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
tent bed noun: A field bed consisting of a canopy in the form of a tent.
tent camping noun: Camping in tents, as an outdoor activity
tent caterpillar noun: A larva belonging to any of a number of species of moths of the genus Malacosoma, known for destructive infestation of trees in which the leaves are...
tent embassy noun: A semipermanent encampment set up as the focal point of a protest, particularly with regard to the rights of indigenous people.
tent-maker noun: Someone who makes tents.
tent meeting noun: Synonym of tent revival.
tent peg noun: A peg, driven into the ground, to hold a rope that supports a tent.
tent pegging noun: Any of a variety of horse-mounted sports involving hitting ground-based targets with a pointed weapon
tent pole noun: Alternative form of tentpole.
tent pole movie noun: Alternative form of tentpole movie.
tent revival noun: A gathering of Christian worshipers in a tent erected specifically for revival meetings, evangelism, and healing crusades.
tent rock noun: A hoodoo (spire of rock).
tent-sack noun: Synonym of bivouac sack.
tent wine noun: A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or Malaga in Spain
tentacle noun, verb /ˈtɛntəkəl/: An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
tentacled adjective, verb: Having tentacles.
tentacled snake noun: A small (50-90 cm) rear-fanged venomous aquatic snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) with two tiny tentacles on its snout. It is endemic to the murky waters of...
tentacleless adjective: Without tentacles.
tentaclelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tentacle.
tentacular adjective /tɛnˈtækjuːlə(ɹ)/: Of, or pertaining to, tentacles.
tentaculate adjective: Having tentacles, or organs like tentacles; tentacled.
tentaculated adjective: Alternative form of tentaculate.
tentaculiferous adjective: Producing or bearing tentacles.
tentaculiform adjective: Shaped like a tentacle.
tentaculite noun: Any of numerous species of small, conical shells found in Paleozoic rocks, fossils from the extinct genus †Tentaculites.
tentaculitid noun: Synonym of tentaculite.
tentaculocyst noun: One of the sensory organss of certain jellyfish.
tentaculoid adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a tentacle.
tentaculum noun: A tentacle.
tentage noun: accommodation in the form of a tent
tentation noun: Obsolete form of temptation.
tentative adjective, noun /ˈtɛntətɪv/: A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
tentative wound noun: A hesitation wound.
tentatively adverb /ˈtɛntətɪvli/: In a tentative manner.
tentativeness noun: The characteristic of being tentative.
tented adjective, verb: Covered with tents.
tented arch noun: A type of fingerprint pattern where ridges enter from one side, rise sharply in the center to form a peak or spike (like a tent), and then exit on the other...
tenteen number: Twenty.
tenten noun /ˈtɛntɛn/: A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
tenter noun, verb /ˈtɛntəɹ/: A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
tenter field noun: Alternative form of tenterfield.
tenter frame noun: Alternative form of tenterframe.
tenter hook noun: Alternative form of tenterhook.
tenter loft noun: Alternative form of tenterloft.
tenter post noun: Alternative form of tenterpost
tenterbelly noun: A glutton.
Tenterden proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8833).
tenterer noun: One who tenters (stretches cloth on a framework).
tenterfield noun: An area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters.
Tenterfield whistle noun: A particular type of fox whistle.
tenterframe noun: A frame on which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.
tenterground noun: An area used for drying newly manufactured cloth after fulling, using tenters.
tenterhook noun: One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.
tentering noun, verb: The stretching of cloth on tenters
tenterloft noun: A loft used to dry cloth on a tenter.
tenterpost noun: A post, on a series of which newly manufactured cloth was hung to dry after fulling.
tentet noun: Synonym of decet
tentful noun: As much as a tent will hold.
tenth adjective, noun, verb /tɛnθ/: The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
tenth cranial nerve noun: Synonym of vagus nerve.
tenth grade noun: The period in school that comes after ninth grade and before eleventh grade.
tenth grader noun: A pupil who is in tenth grade.
tenth-rate adjective /tɛnθ ɹeɪt/: Of extremely poor quality, godawful.
tenthly adverb: In the tenth place; tenth in a row.
tenthmeter noun: A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre.
tenthmetre noun: Alternative form of tenthmeter.
tenthousandaire noun: Alternative form of ten-thousandaire.
tenthousandfold adjective, adverb: Alternative form of ten-thousandfold.
tenthredinid noun: Any sawfly in the family Tenthredinidae.
tentiform adjective: Resembling a tent in shape.
tentiginous adjective /ˈtɛntɪd͡ʒɪnəs/: stiff; stretched; strained
tentigo noun: Penile erection or tumescence; especially, pathological erection (priapism).
tentillar adjective: Relating to tentilla
tentillum noun: A branch of a tentacle, especially one of a siphonophore
tenting noun, verb: Material used for making tents.
tentism noun: The act of appealing to a specified group of voters.
tentively adverb: attentively
tentless adjective: Without a tent.
tentlet noun: A little tent.
tentlike adjective: Resembling a tent
tentmaker noun: A manufacturer of tents.
tentmaking noun: The manufacture of tents.
tentmate noun: One who occupies the same tent.
tentorial adjective: Of or pertaining to the tentorium.
tentorial notch noun: The space in the tentorium where the brainstem passes.
tentorium noun: The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses.
tentorium cerebelli noun /tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/: An arched fold of dura mater that covers the upper surface of the cerebellum, supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum, and has its posterior and...
tentory noun: The awning or covering of a tent.
tentoxin noun: A natural cyclic tetrapeptide produced by the phytopathogenic fungus Alternaria alternata
tentpole noun, verb /ˈtɛntˌpoʊl/: One of the poles used to hold up a tent.
tentpole film noun: Synonym of tentpole movie.
tentpole movie noun: A major motion picture which is expensive to produce but expected to generate significant revenue for its studio and investors.
tentsuyu noun: A Japanese sauce used as a dip for tempura.
tentura noun: a sweet Greek alcoholic spirit flavoured with cloves and cinnamon
tentwallah noun: A person who sells or hires out tents, mostly for weddings and parties.
tentward adverb: Toward a tent.
tentwards adverb: Alternative form of tentward.
tentwise adverb: In the manner of a tent; consisting of draped material with a gap serving as entrance.
tentwort noun: A small fern, Asplenium ruta-muraria.
tenual noun: A 3-benzoxepine natural product extracted from Asphodeline tenuior.
tenuate verb: To make thin; to attenuate.
tenuation noun: Synonym of attenuation.
tenuazonic adjective: Relating to tenuazonic acid or its derivatives
tenuazonic acid noun: The mycotoxin 5S,6S-3-acetyl-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxypyrrolidone-2,4-dione, soluble in chloroform and methanol, that inhibits protein synthesis.
tenue noun /tɪˈnjuː/: bearing, carriage, deportment
tenue de ville noun: Clothing suitable for an office or business setting, such as a business suit or skirt suit.
tenugui noun: A type of cloth used variously as a bandana, handkerchief, or washcloth.
tenuifolin noun: Any of a group of biologically-active terpenoids
tenuifolioside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
tenuifolious adjective: Having thin or narrow leaves.
tenuigenin noun: A steroidal compound, present in Polygala tenuifolia, that is used in Chinese medicine as an antioxidative and antiinflammatory agent
tenuinucellate adjective: Having no nucellar tissue separating the embryo sac and the epidermis.
tenuious adjective /tɪˈnjuː.i.əs/: Rare or subtle; tenuous.
tenuipalpid noun: Any mite in the family Tenuipalpidae.
tenuirostral adjective: Having a thin bill (said of birds belonging to the former group of birds Tenuirostres
tenuis adjective, noun /ˈtɛnjuːɪs/: Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
tenuispinoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
tenuity noun /təˈnjuːɪti/: Thinness, slenderness.
tenuivirus noun: Any virus of the genus Tenuivirus that causes various plant diseases
tenuki noun, verb /tɛˈnuːki/: playing elsewhere; ignoring the opponent's last move.
tenuosity noun: Synonym of tenuity (“thinness, slenderness”)
tenuous adjective /ˈtɛ.njʊ.əs/: Thin in substance or consistency.
tenuously adverb: In a tenuous manner.
tenuousness noun: The quality of being tenuous.
tenurable adjective: Eligible for academic tenure.
tenure noun, verb /ˈtɛn.jʊə/: A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under T: 39,191 words, in 131 parts.