tether

Meaning of tether

noun
  1. A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
  2. A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay
  3. (by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
  4. The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)
verb
  1. To restrict something with a tether.
  2. To connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot.

Information about tether

  • The plural form of tether is: tethers.
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Hyphenation of tether

tether

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • tether is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

tether synonyms

Meaning leash:

leash, lead

Meaning :

hobble

Anagrams of tether

hetter

Words that rhyme with tether

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