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   Team

   /tēm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport: "his team played well" Similar groupsquadsidebandbunchcompanypartygangselectioncrewtroupesetlineuparraybodycorpscadrepartnershipallianceworking partyposse
   • ▪ two or more people working together: "a team of researchers"
   • ▪ used before another word to form the name of a real or notional group which supports or favors the person or thing indicated: "are you team Mac or team PC?"
   • ▪ two or more animals, especially horses, harnessed together to pull a vehicle: "the abbey's wagon and a team of horses are gone" Similar pairspanyokeduosetrigtandem

   verb

   • 1. come together as a team to achieve a common goal: "he teamed up with the band to produce the album" Similar join (up)join forcescollaborateget togethercome togetherband togetherwork togetherunitecombinecooperatemergelinkallyassociateamalgamateintegratefraternizeform an alliancepool resourcesclub together
   • 2. match or coordinate a garment with (another): "a pinstripe suit teamed with a crisp white shirt" Similar matchcoordinatecomplementpair up
   • 3. harness (animals, especially horses) together to pull a vehicle: "the horses are teamed in pairs" Similar harnessyokesaddlebridlehitch upcouple

   Word Origin Old Englishtēam ‘team of draft animals’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zaum ‘bridle’, also to teem1 and tow1, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ducere ‘to lead’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. teamer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • E

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