football tee vs tee

football tee and tee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
football tee	Yes	No	No	No
tee	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, football tee and tee are synonyms defined as:

football tee and tee: support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

football tee (noun)	tee (noun)
support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff	a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground
	support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
	the starting place for each hole on a golf course

football tee (verb)	tee (verb)
	place on a tee
	connect with a tee