jittery vs tense

jittery is not a noun while tense is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jittery	No	Yes	No	No
tense	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

jittery (noun)	tense (noun)
	a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

jittery (adjective)	tense (adjective)
characterized by jerky movements	taut or rigid; stretched tight
being in a tense state	pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
	in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

jittery (verb)	tense (verb)
	cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
	become tense, nervous, or uneasy
	increase the tension on
	become stretched or tense or taut