1917. Reed was himself in St Petersburg during the Revolution, and actively supported it.
ten·den·cy /'tendənsi/ n 1 [(to, towards)] a natural likelihood of developing, thinking, or behaving in a particular way; PROPENSITY: She has artistic tendencies. | He's always had a tendency to/towards frivolity. | [+to-v] his tendency to view world affairs purely in terms of the East-West conflict 2 [(to, towards)] a general movement or development in a certain direction or towards a certain condition; TREND: an increasing tendency towards the use of firearms by criminals | [+to-v] There is a growing tendency for people to work at home instead of in offices. 3 [+sing./pl; v] BrE a group within a political party that supports ideas different from and usually more extreme than those of the main party → see also MILITANT TENDENCY
ten·den·tious /ten'denfes/ adj fml derog (of a speech, remark, book etc) expressing a particular opinion; intended to influence the reader or hearer in a particular direction, especially on a subject causing strong feelings or argument ~~ly adv ~~ness n [U]
ten·der¹ /'tendər/ adj 1 painful; sore; sensitive to the touch: The wound is still very tender. | (fig.) Don't mention his divorce – it's a very tender subject. (=a subject which could upset him) 2 easy to bite through; soft: beautifully tender meat → opposite TOUGH 3 gentle and loving; sympathetic; kind: a tender heart | tender loving care 4 [A] lit or humor young; inexperienced: a child of tender years | He went to boarding school at the tender age of eight. —ly adv —ness n [U]
tender $ ^{2} $ n 1. a vehicle carrying coal and/or water, pulled behind a railway engine 2 a small boat for carrying passengers, supplies etc, between the shore and a larger boat 3 (often in comb.) a person who takes care of something: a bartender
tender $ ^{3} $ n a statement of the price one would charge for providing goods or services or for doing a job: to submit a tender → see also LEGAL TENDER
tender^{4} v 1 [(for)] to make a formal offer to do something at a particular price: Several firms have tendered for the new road-building contract. 2 [(to)] fml to present for acceptance: The minister tendered his resignation to the Queen, but was asked to reconsider his decision. 3 [T] fml to offer in payment: 'Passengers should tender the exact fare. Change will not be given on this bus.' (notice)
ten·der·foot /'tendəfʊtˈɜːr-/ n pl. -foots or -feet /fiːt/
1 AmE infml a person who has recently arrived in a rough place, such as formerly the western US, where life is hard 2 an inexperienced beginner: a political tenderfoot
ten·der·heart·ed /,tende'ha:t3d·‖-dər'här-/ adj easily made to have feelings of love, pity, or sorrow: She was too tenderhearted to refuse. ︷ly adv ︸ness n [U]
Tender Is The 'Night a NOVEL by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald about Rosemary Hoyt, a young FILM STAR, who is on holiday in the French Riviera and who meets and falls in love with Dick Diver, a PSYCHOLOGIST who is married to Nicole, an HEIRESS from Chicago who used to be one of his PATIENTS
ten·der·ize also -ise BrE /'tendərərz/ v [T] to make (meat) tender by special preparation
ten·der·loin /'tendələinl-ər-/ n [U] tender meat taken from each side of the backbone of cows or pigs: pork/beef tender-loin
ten·don /'tendən/ n a thick strong cord that connects a muscle to a bone
ten·dril /'tendrʒl/ n a thin leafless curling stem by which a climbing plant fastens itself to a support
ten·ement/ten1ment/n a large building divided into flats, especially in the poorer areas of a city
Ten·e·rife /,tenə'rif/ one of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, which is very popular with British and other tourists
ten·et /'tenʒt/ n fml a principle or belief held by a person, religious group etc, especially one that forms part of a larger system of beliefs: socialist tenets
'ten-gallon 'hat n a tall hat made of soft material with a very wide BRIM of a kind worn by COWBOYs in the US
'Ten Green 'Bottles a song about ten green bottles hanging on a wall and becoming fewer and fewer as they fall off the wall
Ten·nents /'tenənts/ trademark a type of beer originally from Scotland, which is sold in the UK
ten·ner /'tenər/ n BrE infɪml £10 or a ten-pound note: It costs a tenner. | I've only got tenners.
Ten·nes·see /,tenə'siː/ written abrev. TN a state in the southeast of the US, whose cities include Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. Tennessee is both an industrial and farming centre, with coal mines, chemicals industries, and crops such as cotton and tobacco.
Ten·ni·el, Sir John /'teniəl/ (1820–1914) a British artist who drew the original pictures for the books ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and Through the Looking-Glass. He also drew CARTOONS (=funny drawings) for the magazine PUNCH for many years.
ten·nis /'tenʒs/ n [U] 1 a game for two people or two pairs of people who use RACKETS to hit a small soft ball backward and forwards across a low net dividing a specially marked level court: Do you play tennis? | a tennis player/racket/ball court → see also DECK TENNIS, LAWN TENNIS, WIMBLE DON 2 anyone for tennis? a phrase from plays of the 1920s and 1930s and usually said by UPPER-CLASS people when inviting others to play tennis. It is used humorously by other people. → see colour photo on page A45
In an important tennis match the person in charge is called the umpire; the winner of such a match is the one who wins the larger number of sets (=groups of games).
tennis 'elbow n [U] a painful condition of the elbow caused especially by too much repeated twisting of the hand
'tennis,shoe n AmE for TRAINER
Ten·ny·son, Al·fred /'tenʒsən, 'әлfrʒd/ (1809-92) often called by his title, Alfred, Lord Tennyson; an English poe who was made POET LAUREATE (=the queen's official poet) His works include 'In Memoriam', a poem written for a friend of his who died, but he is best known for his NARRATIVE poems (=poems that tell a story), such as CHARGE OF THI LIGHT BRIGADE and The Lady of Shalott.
Ten O'Clock News, 'the a British television news programme, which is broadcast on BBC1 at 10 pm every Monday to Friday, and is one of the main television news programs in the UK → compare NEWS AT TEN
ten·on /'tenən/ n a specially cut end of a piece of wood made to fit exactly into a shaped opening (MORTISE) in another piece of wood and so form a joint
ten·or /'tenər/ n 1 [C] (usually a man with) a high male singing voice, lower than ALTO and higher than BARITONE 2 [C] musical instrument with the same range of notes as this: tenor saxophone 3 [(the)S(of)] fml the general direction, course or character: It seemed nothing could disturb the even tenor a our existence in those happy prewar days. 4 [(the)S(of)] fml the general meaning (of something written or spoken): I under stood the tenor of his speech but not the details.
ten·pin /'ten,pin/ n any of the ten bottle-shaped wooden objects that one tries to knock down in BOWLING
,tenpin 'bowling BrE || ten·pins /'ten,pinz/ AmE.— n [U BOWLING
tense¹ /tens/ adj 1 having, showing, or causing nervous anxiety: I was so tense the night before my exams that couldn't sleep. | a tense situation/atmosphere 2 stretches tight; stiff; TAUT: tense muscles → see also TENSION ︷ly ac ︸ness n [U]
tense² v [I;T(UP)] to (cause to) become tense
$ tense^{3}n $ [C;U] any of the forms of a verb that show the time and continuance or completion of the action or state expressed by the verb: 'I am' is in the present tense, 'I was' past tense, and 'I will be' is future tense.
tensed 'up adj [F] nervously anxious: John seems very tense up; do you know what's worrying him?
ten-sile /'tensaɪlɪ'tensəl/ adj tech 1 [A no comp.] related t TENSION: The tensile strength of a rope is the amount c weight it can hold. without breaking. 2 that can be stretched tensile rubber