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Tee

/tiː/

The name of the Latin-script letter T.

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📖 Definitions of "Tee"

noun

1
The name of the Latin-script letter T.
2
Something shaped like the letter T.
"angles and tees"
3
(clothing) T-shirt.

🔄 Synonyms of "Tee"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tee upverb	(golf) To place a golf ball on a tee.
teeing ground	The teeing ground is the area where play begins in a hole of golf.
golf teenoun	a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
football teenoun	support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tee"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tee upverb	(golf) To place a golf ball on a tee.
football teenoun	support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
golf teenoun	a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
teeing ground	The teeing ground is the area where play begins in a hole of golf.
holenoun	A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
pathnoun	A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
moundnoun	An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
waynoun	(heading) To do with a place or places.
routenoun	A course or way which is traveled or passed.
roadnoun	A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
teanoun	(uncountable) The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
sernoun	(historical) An old Indian unit of weight, equal to 80 tolas, or one fortieth of a maund.
etonoun	(finance) Initialism of exchange-traded option.
etenoun	—
heenoun	A surname from Dutch
rendez-vousnoun	Alternative form of rendezvous. [A meeting or date.]
t-shirtnoun	(clothing) A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.
shirtnoun	(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
jerseynoun	(countable, US) A shirt worn by a member of an athletic team, usually oversized, typically depicting the athlete's name and team number as well as the team's logotype.
topnoun	The highest or uppermost part of something.