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tense


tense - noun

  • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

    • tense - verb

    • become stretched or tense or taut
    • increase the tension on
    • become tense, nervous, or uneasy
    • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

    tense - adjective

    • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
    • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
    • taut or rigid; stretched tight

    tense - thesaurus

    strain  

    Scrabble score for tense

    t is 1 e is 1 n is 1 s is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 5

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