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“Teas” or “Tease” or “Tees” or “Tis”

teas / tease / tees / tis are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

teas t·IY·z

  • nouna beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
  • nouna light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes.
  • nouna tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves.
  • nouna reception or party at which tea is served.
  • noundried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea.

tease t·IY·z

  • nounsomeone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity).
  • nounthe act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances.
  • verbannoy persistently.
  • verbharass with persistent criticism or carping.
  • verbto arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them.
  • verbtear into pieces.
  • verbraise the nap of (fabrics).
  • verbdisentangle and raise the fibers of.
  • verbseparate the fibers of.
  • verbmock or make fun of playfully.
  • verbruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect.

tees t·IY·z

  • nounthe starting place for each hole on a golf course.
  • nounsupport holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff.
  • nouna short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground.
  • verbplace on a tee.
  • verbconnect with a tee.

tis t·IH·z

  • nounshrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii.
  • nounthe syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization.
Usage

Examples in context

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“teas”

  • Teas for the different blends are…
  • …the centre for tea's international trade.
  • The teas are available in loose leaf…
  • …to continue a series of teas, fundraising socials and other events…
  • Madame Flavour teas are served on Virgin Australia…
  • …however, is often mixed with teas for its therapeutic benefits, and…
  • …used in contrast to true teas (e.g., black, green, white, yellow,…
  • …US does not require herbal teas to have any evidence concerning…
  • …of the herbal ingredients, herbal teas, like any crop, may be…
  • …Tank include investments in Talbott Teas (later bought by Jamba Juice)…

“tease”

  • …4: TV Documentary – "Strip Tease: America America 3 : Mon…
  • …is level-headed and likes to tease her siblings.
  • …first used the nickname to tease the young upstart.
  • …2001 TV Documentary – "Strip Tease: Les Caprices du Chef" by…
  • Three wood-sprites tease the Water-Gnome, ruler of the
  • "Please Don't Tease" (with The Shadows) (Peter Chester,…
  • …23: TV Documentary – "Strip Tease: America America 6 : Et…
  • …11: TV Documentary – "Strip Tease: America America 4 : Le…
  • …groups—the married and the unmarried—who tease one another endlessly, with Aya…
  • To tease them, he pulls out a…

“tees”

  • Tees Newport Bridge (A1032 road)
  • …of crossings of the River Tees
  • Tees Viaduct (A19 road)
  • Tees Bridge (East Coast Main Line…
  • Category:Places in the Tees Valley
  • …tidal point on the River Tees until the building of the…
  • …Merlin, Mass, Math, Morph, Scorpion, Tees and Punk (John Halpern).
  • From the championship tees, Aronimink's course is and plays…
  • Tees
  • West Tees Railway Bridge (dismantled rail)

“tis”

  • …Transcriptions of the broadside ballad Tis Money makes a Man: Or,…
  • …, alternative form Ta Zeibekika Tis Nichtas) is an album by…
  • 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in…
  • Tis Money makes a Man: Or,…
  • …lines, "OO what a madness 'tis to borrow or lend, /…
  • 'Tis Money makes a Man: Or,…
  • "Peftoun tis vrochis i stales" - (Πέφτουν…
  • I Mystiki Diathiki Tis Pinelopis Gavoyanni (The Secret Will…
  • 'Tis no Deceit to Deceive the…
  • My City 'Tis of Thee: New York City…

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