Definition of tenor for English Language Learners. : 1  the highest adult male singing voice; also : a singer who has such a voice. : 2  the general or basic quality or meaning of something.
A bullpen is an area of a baseball field that allows pitchers to warm up before entering a game. The bullpen is usually set to the side at one end of the team's dugout, but there is no rule for where it has to be. The bullpen often receives a lot of attention, especially toward the end of a game, as other pitchers may be called in to relieve the starter.
Bullâ²-baiting, the sport of baiting or exciting bulls with dogs; Bullâ²-bat (U.S.), the night-hawk or goat-sucker; Bullâ²-beef, the beef or flesh of bulls, coarse beef: (Shak., in pl.) Bullâ²-beeves; Bullâ²-beggâ²ar, a hobgoblin, &c.; Bullâ²-calf, a male calf: a stupid fellow, a lout; Bullâ²-dance, a dance of men only; Bullâ²dog, a breed of dogs of great courage, formerly used for baiting bulls, its general appearance that of a smooth-coated, compact dog, low in stature, but broad ...