What is the name meaning of TENNIS. Phrases containing TENNIS
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Possibly an altered spelling of North German or Dutch Tönnis, a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony).English (Welsh borders)
Possibly an altered spelling of North German or Dutch Tönnis, a short form of the personal name Antonius (see Anthony).English (Welsh borders) : origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Dennis 1.
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English : perhaps from a pet form of Dennis 1.variant of German Tennis.
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English : variant spelling of Tennyson.
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A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis; also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.
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A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.
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A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
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A division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.
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To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis.
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To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball.
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A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
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The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital; retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a book or money; a good return in tennis.
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Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.
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A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game.
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To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
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Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.
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A set or game at tennis.
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A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.
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A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
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A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.