pair.

tear, n. rent, fissure, rip.

tear, v. rend, rip, lacerate, dilacerate, sunder, dismember; fume,
rage, rave, rant, storm.

tearful, a. lachrymose, weeping, maudlin.

tearing, n. rending, laceration, lancination, ripping, dismemberment.

tears, n. pl. Associated Words: lachrymal, lachrymation,
lachrymatory, lachrymals, lachrymiform, lachrymary.

tease, v. torment, plague, tantalize, hector, taunt, harass, badger.

teat, n. nipple, pap, dug, mammilla.

tedious, a. tiresome, wearisome, irksome, humdrum, monotonous.

tedium, n. tediousness, humdrum.

teem, v. multiply, be prolific, abound, overflow, swarm.

teeming, a. prolific, abounding, replete, overflowing, rife.

teeter, v. seesaw, titter, titter-totter.

teeth, n. pl. biters, incisors, molars, bicuspids, grinders, tusks,
wisdom teeth, eye teeth, canine teeth, fangs. Associated Words:
odontology, dentist, dentistry, dental, odontography, dentiloquy, denture,
cement, tartar, pyorrhea, gnash, alveoli, corona, dentifrice, dentilave,
pulp, dentiform, dentilation, cusp, overshot.

teething, n. dentition, odontiasis.

teetotaler, n. nephalist, total abstainer.

teetotalism, n. nephalism, abstinence (from spirituous liquors),
temperance.

tell, v. mention, recount, relate, narrate, enumerate, advise,
inform, recite, disclose, bruit, divulge, proclaim, expose, apprise,
peach, communicate, acquaint, notify, reveal, discern. Antonyms:
suppress, reserve, withhold, forbear.

telling, n. notification, apprising, communication, relation,
narration, recital, divulgement.

telling, a. effective, cogent, potent, conclusive.

telltale, n. tattler.

temerity, n. audacity, boldness, presumption, recklessness,
foolhardiness, rashness.

temper, v. qualify, modify, moderate, appease; anneal.

temper, n. mood, disposition, humor; passion.

temperament, n. constitution, nature, temper, disposition.

temperance, n. sobriety, nephalism, moderation.

temperate, a. moderate; dispassionate, calm; abstemious, sober,
self-denying.

tempest, n. storm, tumult, commotion, disturbance.

tempestuous, a. See stormy.

temple, n. fane, church, sanctuary, tabernacle; teocalli, pagoda,
mosque, hieron, marai.

temporal, a. secular, worldly; temporary; political, civil.

temporary, a. transitory, transient, temporal, impermanent,
ephemeral, fleeting.

tempt, v. seduce, entice, decoy, allure, induce; provoke, incite,
instigate.

temptation, n. seduction, allurem