Tee vs. The — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Tee and The
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Definitions
Tee
A tee is a stand used in sport to support and elevate a stationary ball prior to striking with a foot, club or bat. Tees are used extensively in golf, tee-ball, baseball, American football, and rugby.
The
The ( (listen)) is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers or speakers. It is the definite article in English.
Tee
See T (sense 2)
The
Denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge
Call the doctor
The phone rang
What's the matter?
Tee
A cleared space on a golf course, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole
He smashes the ball off the 15th tee
A tee shot
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The
Used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase
The fuss that he made of her
The top of a bus
I have done the best I could
Tee
A mark aimed at in bowls, quoits, curling, and other similar games.
The
Used to make a generalized reference to something rather than identifying a particular instance
I worry about the future
He taught himself to play the violin
Tee
A T-shirt.
The
Enough of (a particular thing)
He hoped to publish monthly, if only he could find the money
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Tee
Place the ball on a tee ready to make the first stroke of the round or hole
Jack teed the ball up
The two teenagers will be teeing up for Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup
The
(pronounced stressing ‘the’) used to indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type
He was the hot young piano prospect in jazz
Tee
The letter t.
The
Used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to another
The more she thought about it, the more devastating it became
Tee
Something shaped like a T.
The
To that extent; by that much. Used before a comparative
The sooner the better.
Tee
(Informal) A T-shirt.
The
Beyond any other
Enjoyed reading the most.
Tee
Sports & Games A mark aimed at in certain games, such as curling or quoits.
The
1=With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
Tee
A small peg with a concave top for holding a golf ball for an initial drive.
The
1=With a comparative, and often with none.}}
It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
It was a difficult time, and I’m {none - not any} the wiser for it.
I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
Tee
The designated area of each golf hole from which a player makes the first stroke.
The
See Thee.
Tee
A device used to stand a football on end for a kickoff.
The
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
Tee
A shaft with a concave top attached to a flat base, used to hold the ball in T-ball.
The
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; - used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
So much the rather thou, Celestial Light,Shine inward, and the mind through all her powersIrradiate.
Tee
To place (a ball) on a tee. Often used with up.
Tee
Something shaped like the letter T.
Angles and tees
Tee
(clothing) T-shirt.
Brendan pulled a black pocket tee over his head.
Tee
(golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
Tee
(sports) A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.
Tee
(curling) The target area of a curling rink
Tee
The mark at which players aim in quoits.
Tee
(golf) To place a ball on a tee
Tee
The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits.
Tee
A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with the line; - so called because it resembles the letter T in shape.
Tee
The letter T, t; also, something shaped like, or resembling in form, the letter T.
Tee
To place (the ball) on a tee; also called to tee up.
Tee
The starting place for each hole on a golf course;
They were waiting on the first tee
Tee
Support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
Tee
A short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
Tee
Place on a tee;
Tee golf balls
Tee
Connect with a tee;
Tee two pipes