tether
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Synonyms: ether, aether, nether, gether, wether, mether, fether, tetter, tither, tother, thether
Antonyms: ether, aether, nether, gether, wether, mether, fether, tetter, tither, tother, thether
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Noun
- A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
- The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
- Since his hours have increased, I feel that he is at the end of his tether.
- An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.
- Despite moving, he maintained a strong tether to his culture back home.
- A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
Verb
- To restrict with, or as if with, a tether.
- The cowboy tethered his horse outside the saloon.
- To connect to something else. To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the computer access to the phone's Internet connection.
- To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the computer access to the phone's Internet connection.
Numeral
- Alternative form of tethera.
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