tenterhooks
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Noun
- One of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter
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Words that contain the term "tenterhooks".
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| 1 | centers | 2 | 52 |
| 2 | enters | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | tenths | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | textbooks | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | tenebrous | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | tethers | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | teters | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | enterococcus | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | westbrooks | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | venters | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | texters | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | testers | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tenders | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | teeters | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | senters | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | renters | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | estabrooks | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | enterology | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | tetramerous | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | sketchbooks | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | easterbrook | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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This Word in the News:
Scarlett Johansson says Lost in Translation crew were ‘on tenterhooks’ around Bill Murray
May 16, 2025 The Independent
May 16, 2025 The Independent
Industry on tenterhooks after draft US order proposes to pile more fees on shipping
Mar 7, 2025 TradeWinds
Mar 7, 2025 TradeWinds
Millions of illegal immigrants, including 750,000 Indians, on tenterhooks as Trump returns to White House
Jan 21, 2025 Times of India
Jan 21, 2025 Times of India