tense
VERBNOUNADJECTIVE
/tɛns/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T
tense is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
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T1E1N1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does tense mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.
“he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up”
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2
Become stretched or tense or taut.
“the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed”
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3
Become tense, nervous, or uneasy.
“He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room”
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4
Increase the tension on.
“alternately relax and tense your calf muscle”
“tense the rope manually before tensing the spring”
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NOUN · 1 SENSE
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A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
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ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
In or of a state of physical or nervous tension.
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2
Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat').
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3
Taut or rigid; stretched tight.
“tense piano strings”
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