Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z tendrillessness The quality or state of being tendrilless, lacking tendrils. tendrillous Of or pertaining to tendrils. tendrilly Resembling or characteristic of a tendril or tendrils. tendrilous Tendril-like. tendring A village and civil parish in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1424). tendron A young, tender plant shoot; a bud. Tendruk A gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. tendry A tender; an offer. tendsome Characterised by needing much tending, attention, or care. tendu A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor. Tenebrae A Christian religious service celebrated by the Western Church on the evening before or early morning of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, involving the gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms are chanted or recited. tenebral Profoundly dark. tenebrescence Reversible photochromism; the ability of a material to change colour when exposed to sunlight. tenebrescent Exhibiting tenebrescence. tenebricose Full of darkness; gloomy, tenebrous. tenebrific Producing darkness, obscuring; (loosely) gloomy. tenebrificous Synonym of tenebrific (“producing darkness”). tenebrionid Any member of family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles. tenebrionoid Any beetle of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. tenebrism A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image. tenebrist A painter working in the style of tenebrism. tenebristic Of or suggesting the artistic style of tenebrism. tenebrity The quality of being tenebrous; darkness, gloom. tenebrize To dwell in darkness. tenebrose Dark, tenebrous. tenebrosin Any of a group of cytotoxic proteins found in Actinia tenebrosa. tenebrosity The state or quality of being tenebrose or tenebrous. tenebrous Dark and gloomy; obscure. tenebrously In a tenebrous way. tenebrousness The state or property of being tenebrous. tenecteplase A tissue plasminogen activator enzyme used as a thrombolytic drug. tenectomy Synonym of tenonectomy. Tenedos An island of Turkey in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. teneligliptin A particular gliptin drug used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. teneliximab A chimeric monoclonal antibody that binds to the immune-stimulatory protein CD40. tenement A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. tenemental Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being held by tenants. tenementary Capable of being leased; held by tenants. tenemented Divided into tenements; rented to multiple tenants. tenementer One who holds property as a tenement. tenementization Conversion into tenements. tenementlike Resembling or characteristic of a tenement. Tenenbaum A surname. tenendas Synonym of tenendum. tenendum The clause in a deed wherein the tenure of the land is defined and limited. tenent A tenet. Tener A surname. teneral In the pale, soft-bodied state that follows moulting, before the hardening and darkening of the cuticle, during which the creature is able to expand. tenericute Any bacterium of the phylum Tenericutes Tenerife An island of the Canary Islands, the largest of the islands. Capital: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Teneriffe A suburb of Brisbane in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. tenerity tenderness Tenes The eponymous hero of the island of Tenedos. Tenesaca A surname. tenesmal Synonym of tenesmic tenesmic Of or pertaining to tenesmus; characterized by tenesmus. tenesmus A continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness. tenet An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. Tenetehara An ethnic group of Brazil. teneurin Any of a group of glycoproteins associated with neurons Teneyck A surname. Tenezaca A surname from Spanish. tenfold Ten times as much or as many. tenfoldness The property of being tenfold. tenfoot A ten-foot-wide alleyway, typically located behind residential properties. Teng A surname from Hokkien. tenga The currency of Bukhara before 1920, divided into 10 falus. Tengchong A county-level city of Baoshan, Yunnan, China. tengchongite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal yellow mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, molybdenum, oxygen, and uranium. tenge The basic monetary unit of Kazakhstan; subdivided into tiyin. tengellid Any spider in the family Tengellidae. tengen The center point on a Go board. Tenger A surname. tengerite A rare carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Y₂(CO₃)₃·2-3H₂O. Tenggerese A Javanese subethnicity in eastern Java, mostly inhabiting the Tengger mountains. tengkawang Any member of the species Rubroshorea macrophylla (syn. Shorea macrophylla), of trees of Borneo, that have oil-bearing seeds. Tenglish A crossover of Telugu and English language. Tengnoupal A district of Manipur, India. Tengri The chief deity of various historic pagan Turkic peoples. Tengrian Of or relating to the Turkic deity Tengri. Tengrianism Synonym of Tengrism. Tengrism A Central Asian religion characterized by features of shamanism, animism, totemism, both polytheism and monotheism, and ancestor worship, and formerly the state religion of the six ancient Turkic states. Tengrist A follower of Tengrism. tengu A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose. tengwa A glyph found in Tengwar. tengwar A constructed script created by J. R. R. Tolkien for his invented Elvish constructed languages of Sindarin (ISO 639 code sjn) and Quenya (ISO 639 code qya). Tengzhou A county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong, China. Tenharim An indigenous people of Amazonas, Brazil. Tenhoff A surname. tenible Capable of being held; holdable. tenidap A particular kind of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Teniente A surname. tenifugal Able to expel tapeworms tenigue A feeling of exhaustion resulting from doing something stressful (such as driving) for a long period of time without a break. tenilapine An antipsychotic drug. teniloxazine An antidepressant drug. tenilsetam A neuroprotective drug. Teningen A municipality in Emmendingen (district), Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tenino A grouping of Sahaptin Native American subtribes that historically occupied territory located in the North-Central portion of the American state of Oregon. teniposide A podophyllotoxin derivative used in chemotherapy. Tenis An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea tenish Any time close to ten o'clock. Tenisha A female given name. Tenison A surname. Tenite A kind of non-durable cellulosic thermoplastic. Tenjin A Japanese god of the heavens; also the Shinto kami of scholarship. Tenkasi A district of Tamil Nadu, India. tenkasu Crunchy pieces of deep-fried flour batter used in Japanese cuisine. Tenke A town in Lualaba province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. tenkey The numeric keypad portion of a computer keyboard. tenkeyless Lacking a numeric keypad. tenkil In Turkey, a political purge or crackdown on dissidents. tenkile A critically endangered tree kangaroo of the species Dendrolagus scottae, endemic to a portion of the Torricelli Mountains in Papua New Guinea. Tenley A habitational surname from Old English. tenmantale Synonym of tithing (“ten households”). tenmoku A dark glaze with a surface that resembles oil spotting, made of feldspar, limestone, and iron oxide. Tenna A river in Marche. Tennant A surname originating as an occupation. tennantite A sulfide mineral of iron, copper and arsenic that is an ore of copper Tennent A surname. tenner A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note. tennesi A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkmenistani manat. tenness The property of being ten in number. Tennessean Of, or from, Tennessee. Tennessee The Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrina. Tennesseean Of, or pertaining to, Tennessee or its culture. Tennesseian Of, or from, Tennessee. tennesside The halide (anion or salt) formed from tennessine tennessine The chemical element (halogen) with atomic number 117. tennessium A rejected name for tennessine. Tenneti An Indian surname. Tenney A surname. tennies Trainers, sneakers (sport shoes). tennikoit A sport resembling tennis, played with a rubber ring instead of a ball. tennis A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets. tennisdom The world of tennis. tenniser A tennis player. tennislike Resembling the game of tennis or some aspect of it. tennisman A male tennis player. Tennison A surname. tennist A tennis player tenniswear Clothing for playing tennis in. tenniswoman A female tennis player. Tenniswood A surname from Old English. tennisy Resembling or characteristic of the game of tennis. tenno The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family. tenny A surname. Tennyson An English patronymic surname. Tennysonian Relating to, or characteristic of the style of, the 19th-century English poet Alfred Tennyson. Tennysonianism Appreciation or imitation of the works of Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809–1892), English poet.