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tee

/ˈtiː/noun, verb1 syllable

Tee means: the starting place for each hole on a golf course.

Synonyms for tee4

noun, as in the starting place for each hole on a golf course

teeing ground

noun, as in support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

football tee

noun, as in a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground

golf tee

verb, as in place on a tee

tee up

What does tee mean?5

noun

1

the starting place for each hole on a golf course“they were waiting on the first tee”

2

support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

3

a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground

verb

1

place on a tee“tee golf balls”

2

connect with a tee“tee two pipes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tee?60

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All 60 rhymes for tee, grouped by syllable

Tee in a sentence

  • That looks like the kind of guy who'd buy me lots of designer goods tee-hee-hee.unknown
  • He wasn't allowed into the restaurant because his tee shirt had a swear word on it.mccarras
  • I need to take off this little blemish on my tee-shirt as soon as possible.LoverofEnglish
  • Yanni described this creature to a tee.menaud

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tee

as a noun

plural
tees

as a verb

past tense
teed
present participle
teeing
third-person singular
tees
past participle
teed