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n. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place, allowing a short radius in which it can move about.

n. A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, especially for young children and astronauts.

n. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding one, especially an animal, in place, allowing a short radius in which one can move about.

n. The extent or limit of one's resources, abilities, or endurance: drought-stricken farmers at the end of their tether.

v. To fasten or restrict with or as if with a tether.

n. a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement

n. the limit of one's abilities, resources etc

n. The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)

v. to restrict something with a tether

n. A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.

v. To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits.

n. A rope, chain, or halter, especially one by which a grazing animal is confined within certain limits: often used figuratively, in the sense of a course in which one may move until checked; scope allowed.

To confine, as a grazing animal, with a rope or chain within certain limits; hence, to tie (anything) with or as with a rope or halter.

n. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

v. tie with a tether

"That tether is not merely the technological capability to remotely delete files, it is more importantly the legal tether of being the licensor for the content on your reading device."

tethered    tethering    tethers   

restraint    constraint    attach   

at the end of one' s tether    to the length of one' s tether   

tethered    tethering    tetherless    at the end of one’s tether    tetherless computing   

fasten    tie    bush    picket    stake    fastening   

Heather    altogether    feather    get-together    heather    leather    nether    together    weather    whether   

leash    lariat    manacle    lasso    fasten    thong