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tennis Definition

ten·nis (ten′is)

noun

  1. a game, usually played outdoors, in which two players or two pairs of players using rackets hit a fabric-covered, hollow rubber ball back and forth over a net stretched across a marked, level, rectangular area (tennis court)
  2. a similar but more complex old indoor game (court tennis) in which the ball is bounced against the walls of a specially constructed court as well as hit over a net

Etymology: ME tenetz, prob. < Anglo-Fr tenetz, receive, hold (imper. for OFr tenez) < OFr tenir, to hold (see tenant): a cry by the server before play

tennis Synonyms

tennis

n.

lawn tennis, court tennis, platform tennis, table tennis, tennis tournament, match play, professional tennis, amateur tennis, net game*, the tennis racket*; see also sport 3.

tennis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • floodlight: Floodlit tennis and netball courts - Hard surface - 7 tennis and 6 netball courts available all year round.
  • play: Oliver, Are you an actor who also plays tennis, or a tennis player who also acts?
  • bowl: You can enjoy playing snooker, darts or billiards, bowls, tennis or archery.
  • watch: After passionately watching tennis as a teen, he told us how he was overjoyed to learn tennis from retired tennis star Pat Cash.

Adjective modifier

  • indoor: There is an outdoor children's play area and indoor table tennis and pool tables.
  • competitive: The aim of the ladder is to provide participants with competitive tennis at their own level.
  • junior: Anna Kournikova dazzled the world at age 13 and 14 in international junior tennis, winning several tournaments including the 1995 Italian Open.
  • short: Or hire the courts and organize your own game of badminton, short tennis, table tennis, football, basketball.

Modifies a noun

  • court: Two tennis courts are across from the main entrance.
  • racket: The first 10 people to register will get a FREE tennis racket on their fourth session.
  • elbow: Was not playing at all well, technique shot to pieces, bit of a tennis elbow by the end.
  • racquet: Guitar Hero for Sony PlayStation 2 Publisher: Red Octane Playing air guitars and tennis racquet guitars is now a thing of the past.
  • ball: You could have used tennis balls to block all four throttle inlets.
  • tournament: The girls had a tennis tournament every year on their tennis court - the boys school were given time to watch which they enjoyed.

Noun used with modifier

  • table: We also have a table tennis table up at the farm.
  • lawn: My brother and I are teaching each other lawn tennis.
  • wheelchair: For more than 10 years she has worked with a number of squads including hockey, rowing, weightlifting and wheelchair tennis.
  • grass: The grass tennis court was removed in the 1980's to accommodate an extension to the bowling green.
  • weather: We also have an all weather tennis court for visitors use.
  • playing: Tho Iâve still got more weight to lose, Iâm more active playing tennis, skiing and able to work harder.