Tess

[ tes ]

/ tɛs /

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noun

a female given name, form of Theresa.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Also Tes·sa

[tes-uh]. /ˈtɛs ə/.

Words nearby Tess

TE score, TESL, tesla, Tesla coil, TESOL, Tess, TESSA, tessellate, tessellated, tessellation, tessera

How to use Tess in a sentence

I began to hunt among the piles of canvases, saying, “Hurry up, Tess, and get ready; we must take advantage of the morning light.”
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“How foolish, Tess, to go and buy me such a beautiful thing as this,” I said.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tess Morris is a London-based screenwriter: If Helen Fielding felt that Darcy needed to go, then, well, Darcy needed to go.
Mark Darcy Is Dead! British Bridget Jones Fans: It Had to Happen|Tom Sykes|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, Tess will have slipped off somewhere and disposed of her body so that it will never be found.
The First Great Internet Novel|Lauren Elkin|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Tess wants to die, but she also wants to spare her friends and family the trauma of dealing with her suicide.
The First Great Internet Novel|Lauren Elkin|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In other words, Harry didn't stop to figure that you were selling him stuff that Tess Rillette had nothing to do with.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
And he finally gave you up altogether because he was getting big ideas concerning Tess Rillette.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Up Fourth avenue and two turns to blade through heavy uptown traffic and then down the street where Tess Rillette lived.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Tess Rillette was grabbing Lasseroe's arm, saying, "Please—enough has already happened—"
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Tess Rillette was screaming and putting herself between Frey and Lasseroe, in an ungraceful try at the old martyr act.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various