TENACE

Meaning of TENACE in English

tenac|e BrE AmE ˈten eɪs -əs, -ɪs; te ˈneɪs

▷ tenac|es ɪz əz

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

TENACE — adj tenacious (= persistent in a state, an action; also: an opinion, etc.)
Interlingua English vocab
TENACE — noun Etymology: modification of Spanish tenaza, literally, forceps, probably from Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax Date: 1655 a combination …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TENACE — ˈteˌnās, teˈnās, ˈtenə̇s noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification (influenced by French tenace tenacious, from Latin tenac-, tenax ) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TENACE — (n.) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, …
Английский словарь Webster
TENACE — ( n. ) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TENACE — /ten"ays'/ , n. Whist, Bridge. a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TENACE — noun Etymology: modification of Spanish tenaza, literally, forceps, probably from Latin tenacia, neuter plural of tenax Date: 1655 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TENACE — noun the holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, …
Webster English vocab
TENACE — [ 'tɛnəs ] ■ noun (in bridge, whist, etc.) a pair of cards in one hand which rank immediately above …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TENACE — [ten.ace] n [modif. of Sp tenaza, lit., forceps, prob. fr. L tenacia, neut. pl. of tenax] (1655): a combination of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TENACE — n. 1 two cards, one ranking next above, and the other next below, a card held by an opponent. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TENACE — n. 1 two cards, one ranking next above, and the other next below, a card held by an opponent. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TENACE — n.1 two cards, one ranking next above, and the other next below, a card held by an opponent. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
TENACE — n. Pronunciation: ' te- ˌ n ā s, te- ' n ā s, ' te-n ə s Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MINOR TENACE — noun : a tenace in bridge and other card games consisting of the king and jack — compare major tenace
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MAJOR TENACE — noun : ace and queen of a suit held in one hand in some card games (as bridge) — compare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINOR TENACE — Bridge, Whist. the king and jack of a suit held by one player. Cf. major tenace, tenace .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAJOR TENACE — Bridge, Whist. the ace and queen of a suit held by one player. Cf. minor tenace, tenace .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORK — I. ˈfȯ(ə)rk, ˈfȯ(ə)k noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English forke, from Old English & Old North …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOURCHETTE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOURCHETTE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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