NOUN | person | teaser | a worker who teases wool |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | abuser ... womanizer: 73 rhymes with zer... |
Meaning | A worker who teases wool. | |
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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). | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Synonyms | tormenter, tormentor | |
Broader | flat | scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas |
Meaning | A device for teasing wool. | |
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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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