ten-, tent-, tin-, -tain, -tainment, -tenance, -tinence

1. A function or curve; extending without break or irregularity.
2. Continuing without changing, stopping, or being interrupted in space or time: There were several days of continuous rain and wind."
3. Having no gaps, holes, or breaks.

1. A link between two things, or a continuous series of things, that blend into each other so gradually and seamlessly that it is impossible to say where one becomes the next; such as, a rainbow forms a continuum of color.
2. A set of real numbers between any two of which a third can always be found, and in which there are no gaps.
3. A continuous non-spatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts.

1. A person held temporarily or for a short time in custody or confinement.
2. Someone who is held in custody prior to a trial or a legal hearing.
3. To hold temporarily, usually in an emergency.
4. In the military, a term used to refer to anyone who is captured or otherwise detained by an armed force.