Definitions for tandems

tandems tan·dem

Spelling: [tan-duh m]
IPA: /ˈtæn dəm/

Tandems is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 290 anagrams from letters in tandems (ademnst).

Definitions for tandems

noun

  1. a vehicle, as a truck, tractor, or trailer, in which a pair or pairs of axles are arranged in tandem.
  2. tandem bicycle.
  3. tandem trailer (def 1).
  4. a team of horses harnessed one behind the other.
  5. a two-wheeled carriage with a high driver's seat, drawn by two or more horses so harnessed.
  6. any of various mechanisms having a tandem arrangement.

Idioms

  1. in tandem, in single file: in association or partnership.

adverb

  1. one following or behind the other:

adjective

  1. having animals, seats, parts, etc., arranged tandem or one behind another.

Origin of tandems

1735-45; special use (orig. facetious) of Latin tandem at length, finally, equivalent to tam so far + -dem demonstrative suffix

Examples for tandems

The proposed legislation arrives in tandem with another law that would effectively criminalize graffiti.

In a veritable Mapplethorpe renaissance, two exhibitions have launched in tandem dedicated to his work.

I wouldn't have troubled you to send for me, only the tandem's hors de combat.

They rarely campaigned in tandem, and Biden was not on the nightly campaign conference calls.

"Because I intend to back the tandem into it, and break my neck," was the unexpected answer.

But in some circumstances, the two vital elements can work in tandem—as a project recently unveiled in Anguilla reveals.

Next to a leisurely walk I enjoy a "spin" on my tandem bicycle.

In tandem with the CIA, MI6 were in the midst of running their most successful espionage operation to date.

He did not want a tandem bicycle, but that influenced him not at all.

He was a first-rate driver; he could take a four-in-hand or a tandem as easily as a pair.

Word Value for tandems
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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