| tense | (adjective) taut or rigid; stretched tight | - |
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| (adjective) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') | - |
| (adjective) in or of a state of physical or nervous tension | - |
| (noun) a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time | - |
| (verb) cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | Synonyms: strain, tense up |
| (verb) become tense, nervous, or uneasy | Synonyms: tense up |
| (verb) increase the tension on | - |
| (verb) become stretched or tense or taut | Synonyms: strain |
| tensed | (adjective) having inflections to indicate tense | - |
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| tensely | (adverb) in a tense manner | - |
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| tenseness | (noun) the physical condition of being stretched or strained | Synonyms: tautness, tension, tensity |
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| (noun) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense | Synonyms: stress, tension |
| tensile | (adjective) of or relating to tension | - |
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| (adjective) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | Synonyms: ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tractile |
| tensimeter | (noun) a manometer for measuring vapor pressure | - |
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| tensiometer | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid | - |
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| (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam | - |
| (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil | - |
| tension | (noun) the action of stretching something tight | - |
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| (noun) (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body | - |
| (noun) feelings of hostility that are not manifest | Synonyms: latent hostility |
| (noun) the physical condition of being stretched or strained | Synonyms: tautness, tenseness, tensity |
| (noun) a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) | - |
| (noun) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense | Synonyms: stress, tenseness |
| tensional | (adjective) of or relating to or produced by tension | - |
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| tensionless | (adjective) free from tension | - |
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| tensity | (noun) the physical condition of being stretched or strained | Synonyms: tautness, tenseness, tension |
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| tensor | (noun) any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm | - |
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| (noun) a generalization of the concept of a vector | - |