See also: Telephone numbers in the Dominican Republic and Area codes in the Caribbean. 1  Area codes: 809, 829, and 849. 2  International call prefix: +1. 3  Fixed lines: 1.0 million lines in use, 73rd in the world (2012). 4  Fixed line teledensity: 10 per 100 people (2011).  Mobile cellular: 9.0 million lines (2012).
tenterhook - one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter. 1  claw, hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. 2  tenter - a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth.
plural noun. on tenterhooks in suspense, anxious, on edge, keyed up, in an agony of doubt, with bated breath He was still on tenterhooks waiting for a decision to be made. Translations.