- Types Of Speech
- You can use tease as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Tease
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters a, e, s, and t, 2 consonants, 3 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter a. Tease starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters t, te, tea, teas, and the ending characters are e, se, ase, ease, ..
- Definition
- The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Tease is set as a grade one word that starts with t, ends with e, 1 syllables, 3 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is tease a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Tease in Pig Latin is said as "easetay or easetway".
- Unigram
- t | e | a | s | e
- Bigram
- te | ea | as | se
- Trigram
- tea | eas | ase
- Quadrigram
- teas | ease
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule);
provoking someone with persistent annoyances;
"he ignored their teases";
"his ribbing was gentle but persistent" - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- Verb Examples
- ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
- harass with persistent criticism or carping;
"The children teased the new teacher";
"Don't ride me so hard over my failure";
"His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" - mock or make fun of playfully;
"the flirting man teased the young woman" - separate the fibers of;
"tease wool" - disentangle and raise the fibers of;
"tease wool" - raise the nap of (fabrics)
- tear into pieces;
"tease tissue for microscopic examinations" - annoy persistently;
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
Synonym | Definition |
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Actor | a theatrical performer |
Affray | a noisy fight |
Aggravate | make worse "This drug aggravates the pain" |
Amaze | be a mystery or bewildering to "This beats me!" "Got me--I don''t know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" |
Annoy | cause annoyance in disturb, especially by minor irritations "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
Annoyance | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
Annoyer | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
Antic | |
Appeal | (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court''s judgment or the granting of a new trial "their appeal was denied in the superio |
Apply Pressure |
View all cognitive synonyms for Tease
Anagram | Definition |
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Tease | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule) provoking someone with persistent annoyances "he ignored their teases" "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" |
View English words with the unique letters used in tease. Words With The Letters Aest
Word | Definition |
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Badger | sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
Bait | something used to lure victims into danger |
Beleaguer | surround so as to force to give up "The Turks besieged Vienna" |
Blackguard | someone who is morally reprehensible "you dirty dog" |
Bug | a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium) the term is not in technical use |
Cod | major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters |
Guy | a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
Jest At | |
Laugh At | |
Make Fun |
Word | Definition |
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Harassment | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
Molestation | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism |
Name | Male | Female |
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Latease | No | Yes |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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State (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | state | ||
Tease (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | aeest | ||
Sweat (5 letters) | 8 +3 | 8 +3 | watse | ||
Waste (5 letters) | 8 +3 | 8 +3 | watse | ||
Taste (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | state | ||
Seta (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | east | ||
Stave (5 letters) | 8 +3 | 9 +4 | vesta | ||
Saw Set (7 letters) | |||||
Seat (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | east | ||
Seats (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | seats | ||
Statue (6 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +2 | statue | ||
Sweats (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 9 +4 | sweats | ||
Tawse (5 letters) | 8 +3 | 8 +3 | watse | ||
Tea Set (7 letters) | |||||
Asset (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | seats | ||
Avesta (6 letters) | 9 +4 | 10 +5 | aaestv | ||
Statute (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 8 +3 | statute | ||
Eats (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | east | ||
Estate (6 letters) | 6 +1 | 6 +1 | estate | ||
East (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | east | ||
Texas (5 letters) | 12 +7 | 12 +7 | texas | ||
Vesta (5 letters) | 8 +3 | 9 +4 | vesta | ||
Testate (7 letters) | 7 +2 | 7 +2 | testate | ||
Yeats (5 letters) | 8 +3 | 7 +2 | yeast | ||
Testa (5 letters) | 5 | 5 | state |
Tease Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With T
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters