n.
1.a worker who teases wool
2.someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
3.an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
4.a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
5.an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show
6.a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
7.a device for teasing wool
Idiom of the Day
hold (someone's) attention
to keep someone interested
The man standing on the bridge held everyone's attention for over an hour.