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NOUN | 1 | wear | Impairment resulting from long use |
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2 | wear, clothing, article of clothing, vesture | A covering designed to be worn on a person's body | |
3 | wear, wearing | The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment | |
VERB | 1 | wear, have on | Be dressed in |
2 | wear, bear | Have on one's person | |
3 | wear | Have in one's aspect | |
4 | wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin | Deteriorate through use or stress | |
5 | wear | Have or show an appearance of | |
6 | wear, hold out, endure | Last and be usable | |
7 | wear, break, wear out, bust, fall apart | Go to pieces | |
8 | wear, tire, wear upon, tire out, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue | Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress | |
9 | wear, put on, get into, don, assume | Put clothing on one's body |
Sounds | weh'r |
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Rhymes | affair, air, airfare, and 109 more rhymes in ehr at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Impairment resulting from long use. |
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Examples | "the tires showed uneven wear" |
Broader | deterioration, impairment |
Verbs | wear; wear; wear |
Meaning | A covering designed to be worn on a person's body. |
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Synonyms | clothing, article of clothing, vesture |
Narrower | accessory, accoutrement, accouterment; apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes; array, raiment, regalia; attire, garb, dress; beachwear; black; blue; brace, suspender, gallus; change; civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes; drag; footwear; garment; gray, grey; G-string; handwear, hand wear; headdress, headgear; knitwear; leisure wear; lounger; neckpiece; nightclothes, nightwear; outerwear, overclothes; protective garment; slip-on; slops; street clothes; togs, threads, duds; uniform; wardrobe; work-clothing, work-clothes |
Broader | consumer goods; covering |
Verbs | wear; wear; wear |
Meaning | The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment. |
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Examples | "she bought it for everyday wear" |
Synonyms | wearing |
Broader | act, human action, human activity |
Verbs | wear |
Meaning | Be dressed in. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "She was wearing yellow that day" |
Synonyms | have on |
Entails | dress, get dressed |
Nouns | wear; wearer |
Meaning | Have on one's person. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | bear |
Broader | have, feature |
Nouns | wear; wear, wearing |
Meaning | Have in one's aspect. Wear an expression of one's attitude or personality. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "He always wears a smile" |
Broader | have, feature |
Meaning | Deteriorate through use or stress. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | wear off, wear out, wear thin |
Narrower | ablate; scuff |
Broader | deteriorate |
Nouns | wear |
Meaning | Have or show an appearance of. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "wear one's hair in a certain way" |
Broader | have, feature |
Meaning | Last and be usable. |
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Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | hold out, endure |
Broader | last, endure |
Meaning | Go to pieces. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Synonyms | break, wear out, bust, fall apart |
Caused by | break, bust |
Entailed by | leak |
Narrower | fray, frazzle |
Broader | decay, crumble, delapidate |
Similar to | break, bust |
See also | wear away; wear away, wear off |
Nouns | wear |
Meaning | Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Model | Sam wants to wear with Sue |
Synonyms | tire, wear upon, tire out, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue |
Cause to | tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade |
Narrower | exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out; overtire, overweary, overfatigue |
Broader | indispose |
Contrary | refresh, freshen, refreshen |
Nouns | wear |
Meaning | Put clothing on one's body. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "What should I wear today?" |
Synonyms | put on, get into, don, assume |
Narrower | hat; try on, try; scarf; slip on |
Broader | dress, get dressed |
Nouns | wear |