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teaser

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Synonyms: tease, teased, teasel, easer, teases, taser, tearer, teamer, teater, teasler, leaser

Antonyms: tease, teased, teasel, easer, teases, taser, tearer, teamer, teater, teasler, leaser

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Noun

  1. One who [[tease]]s or pokes fun.
  2. {{lb|en|textiles}} A person or thing that [[tease]]s.
  3. {{lb|en|marketing}} A [[preview]] or [[part]] of a product released in preparation of its main [[advertising]], typically a short [[film]], [[song]]{{,}} or [[quote]].
  4. {{lb|en|television|video}} A brief portion of a television episode or video that is shown at the beginning, often before the main [[title]] [[sequence]], meant to introduce the story and entice viewers to watch the rest of the episode.
  5. {{lb|en|UK|dialect}} A kind of gull, the [[jaeger]]<ref>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
  6. {{lb|en|electrical}} A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining their magnetism when the main circuit is open.
  7. The [[stoker]] of a [[glassworks]] [[furnace]].
  8. {{lb|en|theatre}} A short horizontal curtain used to mask the [[flies]] and frame the top of the inner stage opening, adjustable to the desired height.<ref>W. P. Bowman and R. H. Ball, ''Theatre Language: A Diction of Terms in English of the Drama and Stage from Medieval to Modern Times'', New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1961, p.{{nbsp}}375,<sup>[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001111243]</sup></ref>
  9. {{lb|en|UK}} An [[assistant]] who accompanies the [['Obby 'Oss]] in the [[May Day]] festivities of [[Padstow]], [[Cornwall]].
  10. One who excites a person or an animal (see [[gomer]]) sexually without fulfilment.
  11. {{lb|en|fishing}} A [[lure]], especially one without a hook, used to attract fish to another lure or lures.
  12. {{lb|en|fishing}} A [[lure]] used in addition to a [[bucktail]] used for [[fluke]] fishing.

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