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tee

/tiː/

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noun

The name of the Latin-script letter T.

Examples :

"My teacher wrote the word "cat" on the board, using a capital T and a small tee. "

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noun

Something shaped like the letter T.

Examples :

"angles and tees"

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noun

(clothing) T-shirt.

Examples :

"He wore a blue tee and jeans to the park. "

appearance style wear item

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verb

Examples :

"The teacher will tee the students through the complicated math problem, explaining each step carefully. "

action direction

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verb

To draw away; go; proceed.

Examples :

"As the meeting ended, people began to tee off to their individual workstations. "

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noun

A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.

Examples :

"The golfer placed his ball on the tee before his first shot. "

sport area game

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A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is hit.

Examples :

"The golfer carefully placed the tee in the ground before hitting the ball. "

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noun

The target area of a curling rink

Examples :

"The curling team aimed their stone at the tee. "

sport area game

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noun

The mark at which players aim in quoits.

Examples :

"The quoits player aimed for the tee in the center of the field. "

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verb

To place a ball on a tee

Examples :

"He carefully teed the golf ball before taking his swing. "

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A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries.

Examples :

"The ornate tee atop the dagoba shimmered in the afternoon sun. "

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