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Tenter

noun
/ˈtɛn.təɹ/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
2.nounOne who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
3.nounA kind of governor, or regulating device.
4.verbTo stretch cloth on such a framework.
5.verbTo admit extension; to be stretchable.

Synonyms

hookslissetauteningcontignationtensingtuckpaddingtuftcouchinggatherwrapfabric

Rhymes With

centreepicentertormentorstentorlentorcivic centerexperimentercommunity center
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