teas·er (t z r)n.1. a. One that teases, as a device for teasing wool. b. One who engages in teasing; a tease. 2. A puzzling problem. 3. An advertisement that attracts customers by offering something extra or free. 4. Slang An attention-getting vignette or highlight presented before the start of a television show. |
teaser Noun
1. a difficult question
2. a preliminary advertisement in a campaign that makes people curious to know what product is being advertised
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| Noun | 1. | teaser - a worker who teases woolworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
| 2. | teaser - someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) |
| 3. | teaser - an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest |
| 4. | teaser - a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" sudoku - a number puzzle in which the numbers 1 through 9 must be placed into a grid of cells so that each row or column contains only one of each number acrostic, word square - a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across |
| 5. | teaser - an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television showopening - the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 6. | teaser - a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wingsflat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting |
| 7. | teaser - a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |