tees

T1E1E1S1
UK/ˈtiːz/

proper noun

A river in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, north east England. The river flows through the city of Middlesbrough.

OriginOld English *Tēs(e) ← Proto-Brythonic *tes →
CommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

tees1

noun
  1. pluralplural of tee

Tees2

proper noun
  1. A river in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, north east England. The river flows through the city of Middlesbrough.
  2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tees.

TEEs3

noun
  1. pluralplural of TEE

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*tes“heat”
  2. Old English*Tēs(e)
  3. EnglishTees

From Old English *Tēs(e), but uncertain beyond that. Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *tes (“heat”), which would be in reference to the “boiling” surging water of so much of the upper river, especially at places like Cauldron Snout.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tees

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Sounds the same

teastease

Anagrams

estestee
Cite this entry
APA

tees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tees

MLA

“tees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tees. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tees,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tees.

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