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tethers

tethers is the plural of tether.

tethers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tether.

Meaning of tether

Noun

tether (plural tethers)

  1. A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
    • With the bulky, heavy helmet for the film strapped on, I was inside a fully immersive virtual world. With de la Peña playing minder and holding a tether which prevented me from bumping into walls, I somehow ended up inside the news story.2013 September 25, Neal Ungerleider, “Put On A Helmet, And You’re In The Story: Why Virtual Reality Journalism Is The Future”, in Fast Company
  2. (figuratively) 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.
  3. (figuratively) An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.
    • Despite moving, he maintained a strong tether to his culture back home.
  4. A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.

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Questions about tethers

What is tethers the plural of?
Tethers is the plural of tether.

Words near tethers in the dictionary

  1. tethering
  2. tetherings
  3. tetherins
  4. tetherless
  5. tetherlessness
  6. tethers
  7. tethinid
  8. tethinids
  9. teths
  10. Tethyan
  11. tethydan

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