tentˈer noun

Someone who lives in a tent

tentˈful noun

As many as a tent will hold

tentˈing noun adjective (Keats)

Having the form of a tent

tentˈless adjective

tentˈwise adverb

tent bed noun

A camp bed, a bed with a canopy hanging from a central point

tent caterpillar noun

Any of several caterpillars that build communal shelters in trees

tent cloth noun

Cloth suitable for tents

tent coat, tent dress, etc noun

A coat, dress, etc shaped like a circular tent, narrow at the shoulders and wide at the hem

tentˈ-fly noun

1. A flap forming a door to a tent
2. A subsidiary outer roof to a tent

tentˈ-guy noun

A stay or guy rope for a tent

tentˈmaker noun

tent peg or tent pin noun

A strong notched peg driven into the ground to fasten a tent

tentˈ-pegging noun

The sport of riding at full speed and trying to bear off a tent peg on the point of a lance

tent pole noun

A pole to support a tent

tentˈ-preaching noun

Open-air preaching

tent rope noun

A rope for securing a tent to a peg

big tent see under big¹

tent⁴ /tent/ (Scot)

noun

Heed

transitive verb

To take heed or notice of, attend to

tentˈer noun

A person who tends, esp to a machine

tentˈie or tentˈy adjective

Wary, attentive

tenter¹ /tenˈtər/

noun

1. A frame for stretching cloth, esp so that it retains its shape while drying
2. A tenterhook
3. A hook

transitive verb

To stretch on hooks

tenˈterhook noun

1. A sharp, hooked nail to fasten cloth to a tenter
2. A hook

on tenterhooks

In impatient suspense