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teach<br />

v. instruct (in), inform (about), communicate (to), educate,<br />

guide, train, tutor, coach, enlighten, edify, indoctrinate,<br />

inculcate, instil, school in, demonstrate, show, familiarize or<br />

acquaint with, give lessons (in) (to); drill, discipline: She<br />

is qualified to teach chemistry. Captain Ross taught many<br />

youngsters to sail. She wants to teach when she completes her<br />

training.<br />

teacher n. schoolteacher, educator, instructor, professor, doctor,<br />

tutor, fellow, lecturer, master, mistress, schoolmaster,<br />

schoolmistress, coach, trainer, guide, mentor, guru, cicerone,<br />

counsellor, advisor; educationist; Brit don, Scots dominie, US<br />

docent, Colloq schoolma'm: One can be counted extremely lucky<br />

to have inspiring teachers.<br />

team<br />

n. 1 side, line-up, group, band, gang, body, crew, party,<br />

troupe: Which team does Lineker play for? 2 pair, yoke, span,<br />

duo, set, rig, tandem: They hitched a fresh team of horses to<br />

the coach and we were soon back on the road.<br />

--v. 3 Often, team up. join (up or together), band or get or<br />

work together, unite, combine, link (up), cooperate,<br />

collaborate; conspire: If we team up, we'll get the job done<br />

better and in half the time.<br />

tear<br />

v. 1 rip, rend, rive, rupture, pull apart, shred, mutilate,<br />

mangle, claw, split, divide, separate, sever: The tiger is<br />

tearing its quarry to shreds. He tore the contract in half and<br />

stormed out. 2 pull, snatch, wrench: The force of the blast<br />

tore the attach‚ case from my grasp. The child was torn from<br />

her mother's arms by the soldier. 3 dash, fly, run, gallop,<br />

race, sprint, rush, scoot, shoot, sprint, speed, bolt, dart,<br />

flit, scurry, scuttle, career, zoom, hurry, hasten, Colloq zip:<br />

He is tearing around trying to find the money to cover his loan.<br />

--n. 4 rip, rent, rupture, hole, split, slash, gore, cut,<br />

score, slit, gash, fissure, rift, laceration: Nobody will see<br />

the tear in your trousers if you remain seated.<br />

tearful adj. weeping, crying, in tears, sobbing, whimpering, dewy-eyed,<br />

blubbering, snivelling, lachrymose, Colloq weepy: She was<br />

tearful as she told him they could not meet again.

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