tee
The name of the Latin script letter T/tThe name of the Latin script letter T/t.
» Yanni described this creature to a tee.
Meaning
8 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter T/t.
Something shaped like the letter T.
angles and tees
тиti, тэtɛ
The process of redirecting output to multiple destinations.
A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
Abschlag, Tee
ме́ткаmétka, ко́лышекkólyšek
A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.
The target area of a curling rink.
мише́ньmišénʹ
The mark at which players aim in quoits.
A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries.
- a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
- support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
- the starting place for each hole on a golf course
Examples
6 sentencesYanni described this creature to a tee.
That's a good tee shot.
He wasn't allowed into the restaurant because his tee shirt had a swear word on it.
I need to take off this little blemish on my tee-shirt as soon as possible.
That looks like the kind of guy who'd buy me lots of designer goods tee-hee-hee.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
* From Middle English, from Old English te, from Latin tē (the name of the letter T). Fir* From Middle English, from Old English te, from Latin tē (the name of the letter T).
First attested in the 17th century as teaz, back-formation from obsolete Scots teaz, later reanalyzed as a plural.
From Burmese ထီး (hti:, “umbrella”).
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Forms
plural: teesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground:golf tee
- support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff:football tee
- the starting place for each hole on a golf course:teeing ground