- 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Latease | No | Yes |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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

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