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tweese

/twiːz/

tweese noun: a surgeon's case of instruments.

Noun

tweese (plural tweeses)

  1. (obsolete) A surgeon's case of instruments.
    • Tweese, or box of instruments1660, James Howell, Lexicon Tetraglotton

Forms of tweese

pluraltweeses

Origin of tweese

From French étuis pl. Compare tweezers.

Words that rhyme with tweese

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about tweese

What does tweese mean?
Tweese means a surgeon's case of instruments.
What part of speech is tweese?
Tweese is a noun.
How do you pronounce tweese?
Tweese is pronounced /twiːz/.
What is the plural of tweese?
The plural of tweese is tweeses.

Words near tweese in the dictionary

  1. tweeping
  2. tweeple
  3. tweeps
  4. tweer
  5. tweers
  6. tweese
  7. tweeses
  8. tweest
  9. tweet
  10. tweet-worthy
  11. tweetable

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