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tenis [tí.nis.] : tennis (n.) [dula]
[ Etymology: English: tennis ]

Derivatives of tenis


Glosses:
tennis
n. (act)1. lawn tennis, tennisa game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court.
~ double fault(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point.
~ footfaulta fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline.
~ court gamean athletic game played on a court.
~ break of serve, break(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving.; "he was up two breaks in the second set"
~ professional tennisplaying tennis for money.
~ singlestennis played with one person on each side.
~ doublestennis played with two players on each side.
~ court tennis, real tennis, royal tennisan ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court.
~ undercut, cut(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball.; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
~ returna tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player.; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
~ drive(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash).
~ forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash).
~ forehand drive(sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash).
~ serve, service(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play.; "his powerful serves won the game"
~ fault(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area).; "he served too many double faults"
~ rally, exchange(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes.; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
~ service breaka tennis game won on the opponent's service.
~ advantage(tennis) first point scored after deuce.
~ set point(tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis.
~ match point(tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis).
~ game(tennis) a division of play during which one player serves.
~ aceserve an ace against (someone).
~ drop one's servelose a game in which one is serving.