Tennis

ten'nis, n. A play in which a ball is driven for continually, or kept in motion by striking it with rackets or with the open hand. the Tenon, ten'un, n. The end of a piece of wood cut into form, for insertion into a cavity in another pro piece called a mortise, in order to unite the 2 pieces: to be see Mohtise. — v. t. To fit (the end of a piece of timber) for insertion into a mortise.— Ten'on-saw, n. A saw with a thin blade usually stiffened by a bra or steel back, for cutting tenons. an- Tenor, ten'er, n. Stamp; character; the general drift, etc. course, or direction of thought; general spirit or and meaning: purport; intent. (31us.) The higher of the 2 kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; to be the part of a tune adapted to this voice; one who sings act he tenor, or the instrument that plays it. (Law.) An — exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. in- Tense, tens, n. (Gram.) One of the forms which a verb takes to indicate the time of the action or debt, I event signified. pen-; Tense, a..