- tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
--1 is a kind of unwelcome person, persona non grata
Derived forms: verb tease2, verb tease1 - coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
--2 is a kind of woman, adult female
Derived forms: verb tease8, verb tease3 - tease, teasing, ribbing - the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
--3 is a kind of harassment, molestation
Derived forms: verb tease2, verb tease1
- tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
--1 is one way to torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tease3, noun tease1, noun teaser2
Sam cannot tease Sue
- tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
--2 is one way to mock, bemock
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tease3, noun tease1, noun teaser2, noun teasing1
Somebody ----s somebody
- tease - to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
--3 is one way to manipulate, keep in line, control
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun tease2
Somebody ----s somebody
- tease - tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
--4 is one way to shred, tear up, rip up
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Somebody ----s something
- tease - raise the nap of (fabrics)
--5 is one way to change surface
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Somebody ----s something
- tease, tease apart, loosen - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
--6 is one way to disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun teaser7, noun teaser1
Somebody ----s something
- tease, card - separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
--7 is one way to separate
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
--8 is one way to ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun tease2, noun teaser2
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
- tease, fluff - ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
--9 is one way to comb, comb out, disentangle
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun teasing3
They tease their hair
- tease - raise the nap of (fabrics)