n.
1.feelings of hostility that are not manifest
2.(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
3.the physical condition of being stretched or strained
4.a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)
5.(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body
6.the action of stretching something tight
Idiom of the Day
close the books (on someone or something)
to put an end to something (like closing the books in accounting records)
The city closed the books on the idea of building a new stadium.