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on the tenters

on the tenters prepositional phrase: synonym of on tenterhooks.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of on tenterhooks
    Synonyms:
    on tenterhooks

Synonyms of on the tenters

Questions about on the tenters

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

Words near on the tenters in the dictionary

  1. on the take
  2. on the tap
  3. on the tapis
  4. on the telephone
  5. on the tenterhooks
  6. on the tenters
  7. on the tiles
  8. on the tip of one's tongue
  9. on the tools
  10. on the toss of a coin
  11. on the town

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