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tenancy

Short Definition : possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy

Definition
(noun) an act of being a tenant or occupant
Synonyms : occupancy
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Think of the word tenant - who lives in a rented flat/building

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Tennancy and Occupancy are similar in sound as well as in meaning. A tenant occupies accomodation in rent from the owner.

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tenant

Short Definition : one that pays rent to use property owned by another

Definition
(noun) someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
Synonyms : renter
Example Sentence
  • the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent
Definition
(noun) a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease) Definition
(noun) any occupant who dwells in a place Definition
(verb) occupy as a tenant
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this word sounds like TANT ON RENT...and during marriges we take the TANT ON RENT....and tant is a property owned by tant owner for which we pay rent to him.

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Tenant and Occupant are rhyming words and they both refer to a lodger or holder of rented property.

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tend

Short Definition : have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend

Definition
(verb) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
Synonyms : be given incline lean run
Example Sentence
  • She tends to be nervous before her lectures
  • These dresses run small
  • He inclined to corpulence
Definition
(verb) have care of or look after
Example Sentence
  • She tends to the children
Definition
(verb) manage or run
Example Sentence
  • tend a store
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Tend or Lend a helping hand is to assist or help someone.

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tendentious

Short Definition : promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction

Definition
(adj) having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
Synonyms : tendencious
Example Sentence
  • a tendentious account of recent elections
  • distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion
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Rearrange the words to make - Tend or Tendency + ious or bias. So, TENDENTIOUS is a TENDENcy towards one viewpoint over another.

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tendentious:(tendency+Us~United states):the tendency of US is to support/tend towrds the controversial country, thats why it supports pakistan to crub india through financial and military/weapon aids.so supporting a controversial

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Split like: TEN DEN ( Ten people discussing at a single den raise to controversial views)

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tend = tendor,so when tendor is provided a pratiality is made btwn two......

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Tendency+ tension= tendency to bring out the controversial topic which gives tensions

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tender

Short Definition : offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of ten

Definition
(noun) something that can be used as an official medium of payment
Synonyms : legal tender stamp
Definition
(noun) someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Synonyms : attendant attender
Definition
(noun) a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
Synonyms : bid
Definition
(noun) car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water Definition
(noun) a boat for communication between ship and shore Definition
(noun) ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
Synonyms : supply ship
Definition
(verb) offer or present for acceptance Definition
(verb) propose a payment
Synonyms : bid offer
Example Sentence
  • The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting
Definition
(verb) make a tender of; in legal settlements Definition
(verb) make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
Synonyms : tenderise tenderize
Example Sentence
  • tenderize meat
Definition
(adj) given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
Example Sentence
  • a tender heart
  • a tender smile
  • tender loving care
  • tender memories
  • a tender mother
Definition
(adj) hurting
Synonyms : raw sensitive sore
Example Sentence
  • the tender spot on his jaw
Definition
(adj) young and immature
Example Sentence
  • at a tender age
Definition
(adj) having or displaying warmth or affection
Example Sentence
  • affectionate children
  • a fond embrace
  • fond of his nephew
  • a tender glance
  • a warm embrace
Definition
(adj) easy to cut or chew
Example Sentence
  • tender beef
Definition
(adj) physically untoughened
Synonyms : untoughened
Example Sentence
  • tender feet
Definition
(adj) (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
Synonyms : crank cranky tippy
Definition
(adj) (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
Example Sentence
  • tender green shoots
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for tender

the method of contracting.. or FORMALLY OFFERING a company to undertake public works is called a TENDER....

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Tender and Retire. You tender your resignation to retire from your job.

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tenet

Short Definition : doctrine; dogma

Definition
(noun) a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
Synonyms : dogma
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TENET rhymes with TENANT...so the tenants were given a set of DOCTRINE by the owner before they could occupy the house

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teen + net. teen should not be allowed to sit in interNET for long time. this is the common PRINCIPLE or DOGMA among parents

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The Ten Commandments

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TEN+IT=when TEN(a group) say something every1 follows IT(as a principle)

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teeneger + net ... teeneger shld be given proper "teaching" to use net

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A Tenet is a Statement of a strong religious belief or principle.

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tenant one who holds property, tenet mens similar about principals of religious or political belief

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KAS-KE(tighten) keep the things kas-ke or they would fall out of order.

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tenet = ten + eat; The food should be taken before ten for good health thiis a doctrine without proof.

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tensile

Short Definition : capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber

Definition
(adj) of or relating to tension
Example Sentence
  • tensile stress
  • tensile pull
Definition
(adj) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
Example Sentence
  • ductile copper
  • malleable metals such as gold
  • they soaked the leather to made it pliable
  • pliant molten glass
  • made of highly tensile steel alloy
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Tensile and Ductile have one thing in common. They both refer to something that is easily strechable.

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tension

Short Definition : stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people

Definition
(noun) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Synonyms : stress tenseness
Example Sentence
  • he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
  • stress is a vasoconstrictor
Definition
(noun) the physical condition of being stretched or strained
Example Sentence
  • it places great tension on the leg muscles
  • he could feel the tenseness of her body
Definition
(noun) a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
Example Sentence
  • there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time
  • there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history
Definition
(noun) (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
Example Sentence
  • the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear
Definition
(noun) feelings of hostility that are not manifest
Synonyms : latent hostility
Example Sentence
  • he could sense her latent hostility to him
  • the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions
Definition
(noun) the action of stretching something tight
Example Sentence
  • tension holds the belt in the pulleys
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Tension and Confusion. Tension leads to a strained confusion of mind.

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tentative

Short Definition : not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply

Definition
(adj) under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
Example Sentence
  • probationary employees
  • a provisional government
  • just a tentative schedule
Definition
(adj) unsettled in mind or opinion
Synonyms : doubtful
Example Sentence
  • drew a few tentative conclusions
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Living in a tent temporarily. If you are living in a tent, you are unsettled.

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living in (tent) temporarily.if u are living in tent u are unsettled

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Tentative is Relative to uncertainty, hesitancy.

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If you live in a TENT than you are without confidence or provisional about your location.

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tenuous

Short Definition : thin; slim; rare

Definition
(adj) having thin consistency
Example Sentence
  • a tenuous fluid
Definition
(adj) very thin in gauge or diameter
Example Sentence
  • a tenuous thread
Definition
(adj) lacking substance or significance
Synonyms : flimsy fragile slight thin
Example Sentence
  • slight evidence
  • a tenuous argument
  • a thin plot
  • a fragile claim to fame
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this word sound very close to TENNIS....and most of the female TENNIS PLAYERS ARE VERY SLIM AND THIN...

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TENUOUS can be split as TEN+US,so TEN of us goin to USa together,the chances are very SLIM and it'll be a RARITY

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Tenuous comes from Attenuate. Attenuate means to make thin.

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tenous...this word it extracted from Latin tenuis means...thin, slight...

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split it "Ten+of+us". It is a rare possiblity that ten of us will accomodate in car

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this word is delibrately mispronounced some times as tenyeas....tenyears....so your ten years daughter is very thin.........and slim.....

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tenuous can be related to tension..in tension a person is weak....

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Read TENUOUS as 'TEN of U vs twO of US', so when ur only two against ten, u become "WEAK AND INSUBSTANTIAL"( Insubstantial : lacking strength and solidity ).

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tenuous sounds like "Thin" and fragile

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Tenuous and Bulbous are rhyming words with different meanings. Tenuous is something slim or thin while Bulbous is something fat and round .

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me playin TENNIS is a tenuous idea

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TEN+US....the plane we hired to go to gre could manage only 10 people because the plane was TENUOUS

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though ten of us are thin ,its very rare to fit in the car

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TEN of US can only cook a TENUOUS dish... for too many cooks spoil the dish..

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tenuous = tenis. tenis players(female) are thin and generally lack substance - they are more hype.

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ten u or us:so doubtful,uncertain; tender: easily broken so must be thin

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tenuous-sounds like strenuous. under strain we become fragile and thin

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Tenuous sound like tender, and tender meat is soft/flimsy

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think about Tin can which is thin

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