| NOUN | person | teaser | a worker who teases wool |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | teaser, tease, annoyer, vexer | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | |
| communication | teaser | an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest | |
| communication | teaser, puzzle, puzzler, mystifier | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution | |
| communication | teaser | an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show | |
| artifact | teaser, tormenter, tormentor | a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | |
| artifact | teaser | a device for teasing wool |
| Sounds | tiy'zer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abuser ... womanizer: 73 rhymes with zer... | |
| Meaning | A worker who teases wool. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | worker | A person who works at a specific occupation |
| Spanish | cardador | |
| Verbs | tease | disentangle and raise the fibers of |
| Meaning | someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tease, annoyer, vexer | |
| Broader | unwelcome person, persona non grata | A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome |
| Spanish | bromista, burlón, chunguero, ganso | |
| Verbs | tease | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| tease | mock or make fun of playfully | |
| tease | annoy persistently | |
| Meaning | An advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert | A public promotion of some product or service |
| Meaning | A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | puzzle, puzzler, mystifier | |
| Narrower | sudoku | A number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number |
| word square, acrostic | A puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across | |
| Broader | problem | A question raised for consideration or solution |
| Spanish | acertijo, enigma | |
| Catalan | enigma | |
| Meaning | An attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | opening | The initial part of the introduction |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | gancho | |
| Meaning | A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tormenter, tormentor | |
| Broader | flat | scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas |
| Meaning | A device for teasing wool. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers" | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Verbs | tease | disentangle and raise the fibers of |
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