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on tenters

on tenters prepositional phrase: synonym of on tenterhooks.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of on tenterhooks
    Synonyms:
    on tenterhooks

Synonyms of on tenters

Questions about on tenters

What does on tenters mean?
On tenters means synonym of on tenterhooks.
What part of speech is on tenters?
On tenters is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on tenters in the dictionary

  1. on target
  2. on task
  3. on television
  4. on tender hooks
  5. on tenterhooks
  6. on tenters
  7. on terms with
  8. on that note
  9. on that score
  10. on the
  11. on the air

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