Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tee

3 senses of tee

Sense 1
tee, teeing ground -- (the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee")
       => site, land site -- (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school")

Sense 2
tee, football tee -- (support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff)
       => support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")

Sense 3
tee, golf tee -- (a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground)
       => peg, nog -- (a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface)
       => golf equipment -- (sports equipment used in playing golf)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tee

2 senses of tee

Sense 1
tee, tee up -- (place on a tee; "tee golf balls")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 2
tee -- (connect with a tee; "tee two pipes")
       => connect, link, tie, link up -- (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms")