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Meaning of tensies | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where ten actions must be performed.

Examples

“He saw Lindy playing jacks on the sidewalk in Front of the store, snatching up ninesies and tensies in a heedless, all-out swoop that kept the backs of her fingers perpetually scraped raw.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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