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temse

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/tɛms/
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/tɛms/ · /tɛmz/

Definition of temse

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (dialectal, obsolete)To sift.
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verb

  1. (dialectal, obsolete)To sift.

noun

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete)A sieve.
    “Stone your apricots , coddle them , and rub them through a temse”

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Etymology

From Middle English temse (“a sieve”) and temsen (“to sieve”), both from Old English temsian, temesian (“to sieve; strain; sift”). Compare also French tamis, Dutch teems, North Frisian tems, Danish dialectal tems (“sieve”), German dialectal Zims (“sieve”). Compare also tamine. Doublet of tamis.

Anagrams of temse

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

9 words

2-letter words

5 words

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