teetertotter
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teetertotter — /tee teuhr tot euhr/, Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. n. 1. a seesaw. v.i. 2. to ride a seesaw. Also, teeter totter. [gradational formation based on TOTTER] Regional Variation. 1. See seesaw. * * * … Universalium
teetertotter — tee′ter•tot ter or tee′ter tot ter n. 1) a seesaw 2) to ride a seesaw • Etymology: 1900–05, amer.; gradational formation based on totter; cf. British dial. titter totter, teeter cum tauter … From formal English to slang
teetertotter — I noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end • Syn: ↑seesaw, ↑teeter, ↑teeter totter, ↑teeterboard, ↑tilting board, ↑dandle board • … Useful english dictionary
teeter — /tee teuhr/, Chiefly Northern U.S. v.i. 1. to move unsteadily. 2. to ride a seesaw; teetertotter. v.t. 3. to tip (something) up and down; move unsteadily. n. 4. a seesaw motion; wobble. 5. a seesaw; teetertotter. [1835 45; var. of dial. titter,… … Universalium
teeter — tee•ter [[t]ˈti tər[/t]] v. i. 1) dial. to move unsteadily 2) to waver; fluctuate 3) dial. to ride a seesaw; teetertotter 4) dial. a seesaw; teetertotter • Etymology: 1835–45; var. of dial. titter, ME titeren < ON titra tremble … From formal English to slang
seesaw — I noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end • Syn: ↑teeter, ↑teeter totter, ↑teetertotter, ↑teeterboard, ↑tilting board, ↑dandle board … Useful english dictionary
teeter-totter — I noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end • Syn: ↑seesaw, ↑teeter, ↑teetertotter, ↑teeterboard, ↑tilting board, ↑dandle board • … Useful english dictionary
Longest word in English — The identity of the longest word in English depends upon the definition of what constitutes a word in the English language, as well as how length should be compared. In addition to words derived naturally from the language s roots (without any… … Wikipedia
seesaw — /see saw /, n. 1. a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle. 2. a plank or apparatus for this recreation. 3. an up and down or a back and forth movement or… … Universalium
teeterboard — noun a) A seesaw; teetertotter. b) A similar board used by acrobats that sends a human into the air when another human jumps onto the opposite end … Wiktionary
