Temporary Tem"po·ra·ry adjective [ Latin
temporarius , from
tempus ,
temporis , time: confer French
temporaire .]
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief. Temporary government of the city.
Motley. Temporary star .
(Astron.) See under Star .
Temporist Tem"po·rist noun A temporizer. [ Obsolete]
Why, turn a temporist , row with the tide.
Marston.
Temporization Tem`po·ri·za"tion noun [ Confer French
temporisation .]
The act of temporizing. Johnson.
Temporize Tem"po·rize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Temporized ;
present participle & verbal noun Temporizing .] [ French
temporiser . See
Temporal of time.]
1. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to trim, as between two parties. They might their grievance inwardly complain,
But outwardly they needs must temporize .
Daniel. 2. To delay; to procrastinate. [ R.]
Bacon. 3. To comply; to agree. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Temporizer Tem"po·ri`zer noun One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a trimmer. A sort of temporizers , ready to embrace and maintain all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of preferment.
Burton.
Temporizingly Tem"po·ri`zing·ly adverb In a temporizing or yielding manner.
Temporo- Tem"po·ro- A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with , or relation to , the temple , or temporal bone ; as, temporo facial.
Temporo-auricular Tem`po·ro-au·ric"u·lar adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the ear; as, the temporo- auricular nerve.
Temporofacial Tem`po·ro·fa"cial adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face.
Temporomalar Tem`po·ro·ma"lar adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the region of the malar bone; as, the temporomalar nerve.
Temporomaxillary Tem`po·ro·max"il·la·ry adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the temple or the temporal bone and the maxilla.
Temps Temps noun [ Old French & F., from Latin
tempus . See
Temporal of time.]
Time. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Tempse Tempse noun See Temse . [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
Tempt Tempt transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tempted ;
present participle & verbal noun Tempting .] [ Middle English
tempten ,
tenten , from Old French
tempter ,
tenter , French
tenter , from Latin
tentare ,
temptare , to handle, feel, attack, to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from
tendere ,
tentum , and
tensum , to stretch. See
Thin , and confer
Attempt ,
Tend ,
Taunt ,
Tent a pavilion,
Tent to probe.]
1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try. God did tempt Abraham.
Gen. xxii. 1. Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God.
Deut. vi. 16. 2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what is wrong; to seduce. Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
James i. 14. 3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite; to provoke; to instigate. Tempt not the brave and needy to despair.
Dryden. Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.
Pope. 4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt. Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.
Dryden. Syn. -- To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.
Temptability Tempt`a·bil"i·ty noun The quality or state of being temptable; lability to temptation.
Temptable Tempt"a·ble adjective Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted. Cudworth.
Temptation Temp·ta"tion noun [ Old French
temptation ,
tentation , French
tentation , Latin
tentatio .]
1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction. When the devil had ended all the temptation , he departed from him for a season.
Luke iv. 13. 2. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil. Lead us not into temptation .
Luke xi. 4. 3. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement, especially to something evil. Dare to be great, without a guilty crown;
View it, and lay the bright temptation down.
Dryden.
Temptationless Temp·ta"tion·less adjective Having no temptation or motive; as, a temptationless sin. [ R.]
Hammond.
Temptatious Temp·ta"tious adjective Tempting. [ Prov. Eng.]
Tempter Tempt"er noun One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil. "Those who are bent to do wickedly will never want
tempters to urge them on."
Tillotson. So glozed the Tempter , and his proem tuned.
Milton.
Tempting Tempt"ing adjective Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures. --
Tempt"ing*ly ,
adverb --
Tempt"ing*ness ,
noun
Temptress Tempt"ress noun A woman who entices. She was my temptress , the foul provoker.
Sir W. Scott.
Temse Temse noun [ French
tamis , or Dutch
tems ,
teems . Confer
Tamine .]
A sieve. [ Written also
tems , and
tempse .] [ Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell. Temse bread ,
Temsed bread ,
Temse loaf ,
bread made of flour better sifted than common fluor. [ Prov. Eng.]
Temulence, Temulency Tem"u·lence, Tem"u·len·cy noun [ Latin
temulentia .]
Intoxication; inebriation; drunkenness. [ R.] "Their
temulency ."
Jer. Taylor.
Temulent Tem"u·lent adjective [ Latin
temulentus .]
Intoxicated; drunken. [ R.]
Temulentive Tem"u·lent·ive adjective Somewhat temulent; addicted to drink. [ R.]
R. Junius.
Ten Ten adjective [ Anglo-Saxon
tēn ,
tién ,
t...n ,
tēne ; akin to OFries.
tian , Old Saxon
tehan , Dutch
tien , German
zehn , Old High German
zehan , Icelandic
tīu , Swedish
tio , Danish
ti , Goth.
taíhun , Lithuanian
deszimt , Russian
desiate , W.
deg , Ir. & Gael.
deich , Latin
decem , Greek ..., Sanskrit
daçan . √308. Confer
Dean ,
Decade ,
Decimal ,
December ,
Eighteen ,
Eighty ,
Teens ,
Tithe .]
One more than nine; twice five. With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea.
Dryden. »
Ten is often used, indefinitely, for
several ,
many , and other like words.
There 's proud modesty in merit,
Averse from begging, and resolved to pay
Ten times the gift it asks.
Dryden.
Ten Ten noun 1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and five; ten units of objects. I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
Gen. xviii. 32. 2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, x , or X .
Ten-o'clock Ten"-o'·clock` noun (Botany) A plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See under Star .
Ten-pounder Ten"-pound`er noun (Zoology) A large oceanic fish ( Elops saurus ) found in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.
Ten-strike Ten"-strike` noun 1. (Tenpins) A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery of the ball. [ U. S.]
2. Any quick, decisive stroke or act. [ Colloq. U. S.]
Tenability Ten`a·bil"i·ty noun The quality or state of being tenable; tenableness.
Tenable Ten"a·ble adjective [ French
tenable , from
tenir to hold, Latin
tenere . See
Thin , and confer
Continue ,
Continent ,
Entertain ,
Maintain ,
Tenant ,
Tent .]
Capable of being held, naintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or againts attempts to take or process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument. If you have hitherto concealed his sight,
Let it be tenable in your silence still.
Shak. I would be the last man in the world to give up his cause when it was tenable .
Sir W. Scott.
Tenableness Ten`a·ble·ness noun Same as Tenability .
Tenace Ten"ace noun [ French
tenace tenacious, demeurer
tenace to hold the best and third best cards and take both tricks, and adversary having to lead. See
Tenacious .]
(Whist) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand.
Tenacious Te·na"cious adjective [ Latin
tenax ,
- acis , from
tenere to hold. See
Tenable , and confer
Tenace .]
1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights. 2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory. 3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough; as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than oil. Sir I. Newton. 4. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive. "Female feet, too weak to struggle with
tenacious clay."
Cowper. 5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. Ainsworth. 6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate; stubborn. --
Te*na"cious*ly ,
adverb --
Te*na"cious*ness ,
noun
Tenacity Te·nac"i·ty noun [ Latin
tenacitas : confer French
ténacité . See
Tenacious .]
1. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity , or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity , or persistency, of purpose. 2. That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; -- as distinguished from brittleness , fragility , mobility , etc. 3. That quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity. Holland. 4. (Physics) The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, -- usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
Tenaculum Te·nac"u·lum noun ;
plural Latin
Tenacula ; English
Tenaculums . [ Latin , a holder, from
tenere to hold. Confer
Tenaille .]
(Surg.) An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.
Tenacy Ten"a·cy noun [ Latin
tenacia obstinacy. See
Tenacious .]
Tenaciousness; obstinacy. [ Obsolete]
Barrow.
Tenaille Te·naille" noun [ French, a pair of pincers or tongs, a tenaille, from Latin
tenaculum . See
Tenaculum .]
(Fort.) An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain, between two bastions. See Illust. of Ravelin .
Tenaillon Te·nail"lon noun [ French See
Tenaille .]
(Fort.) A work constructed on each side of the ravelins, to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.
Tenancy Ten"an·cy noun ;
plural Tenacies . [ Confer Old French
tenace , Late Latin
tenentia . See
Tenant .]
(Law) (a) A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another. (b) (O. Eng. Law) A house for habitation, or place to live in, held of another. Blount. Blackstone. Wharton.
Tenant Ten"ant noun [ French
tenant , present participle of
tenir to hold. See
Tenable , and confer
Lieutenant .]
1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; -- correlative to landlord . See Citation from Blackstone , under Tenement , 2. Blount. Wharton. 2. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant. "Sweet
tenants of this grove."
Cowper. The hhappy tenant of your shade.
Cowley. The sister tenants of the middle deep.
Byron. Tenant in capite [ Latin
in in +
capite , abl. of
caput head, chief.], or
Tenant in chief ,
by the laws of England, one who holds immediately of the king. According to the feudal system, all lands in England are considered as held immediately or mediately of the king, who is styled lord paramount . Such tenants, however, are considered as having the fee of the lands and permanent possession. Blackstone. --
Tenant in common .
See under Common .
Tenant Ten"ant transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Tenanted ;
present participle & verbal noun Tenanting .]
To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant. Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have served him or his ancestors.
Addison.
Tenant saw Ten"ant saw` See Tenon saw , under Tenon .
Tenantable Ten"ant·a·ble adjective Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a tenant. --
Ten"ant*a*ble*ness ,
noun
Tenantless Ten"ant·less adjective Having no tenants; unoccupied; as, a tenantless mansion. Shak.
Tenantry Ten"ant·ry noun 1. The body of tenants; as, the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom. 2. Tenancy. [ Obsolete]
Ridley.
Tench Tench noun [ Old French
tenche , French
tanche , Latin
tinca .]
(Zoology) A European fresh- water fish ( Tinca tinca , or T. vulgaris ) allied to the carp. It is noted for its tenacity of life.
Tend Tend transitive verb [ See
Tender to offer.]
(O. Eng. Law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender. [ Obsolete]
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