Read-Around Review: tain, ten, tent hold
What are the roots that mean to hold?
the roots tain, ten, tent
What is the word that identifies what you hold if you invented something and have legal ownership of it?
patent legal ownership of an invention held by the creator; exclusive right or ownership
What is the word that identifies a person who holds the right to live in a home or on a specific piece of land?
tenant a holder of land rights; a person who holds the right to live in a residence; an occupant
What is the word that means to stretch out?
extend to hold back; to unbend; to stretch or spread out; to offer right or ownership
What is the word that names the punishment you receive when you have to stay after school?
detention a period of time in which someone is held back; to delay; a form of punishment by holding someone after school hours
What is the word that names the body part made up of tissue that connects muscles to bones?
tendon a band of tough fibrous tissue that holds a muscle to a bone
What is the word that identifies a device that has the purpose of holding something in place?
retainer something that holds something else in; a device that holds something in
What is the word that means to hold in?
contain to hold; to have within
What is the word that means uncertain or undecided?
tentative holds back on the final decision; uncertain; hesitant; not fully agreed upon
What is the word that means to hold back on doing something by choice?
abstain to hold back from an activity by choice; to hold back from voting
What is the word that means to delay or to hold someone back?
detain to hold back; to delay; to keep from proceeding