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.
Definition of tentacle for Students. : one of the long thin flexible parts that stick out around the head or the mouth of an animal (as a jellyfish or sea anemone) and are used especially for feeling or grasping.