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TEASER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device for teasing wool
Example:
a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("teaser" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
tease (disentangle and raise the fibers of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("teaser" is a kind of...):
flat (scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("teaser" is a kind of...):
opening (the initial part of the introduction)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
Example:
that's a real puzzler
Synonyms:
mystifier; puzzle; puzzler; teaser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("teaser" is a kind of...):
problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "teaser"):
sudoku (a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number)
acrostic; word square (a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("teaser" is a kind of...):
ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("teaser" is a kind of...):
persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)
Derivation:
tease (harass with persistent criticism or carping)
tease (mock or make fun of playfully)
tease (annoy persistently)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A worker who teases wool
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("teaser" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
tease (disentangle and raise the fibers of)
