Wear
Meaning of Wear
verb
- have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection.
he was wearing a dark suit
the firefighters were wearing breathing apparatus
- damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use.
the track has been worn down in part to bare rock
shells worn smooth by the sea
- pass (a period of time) in some activity.
spinning long stories, wearing half the day
- tolerate; accept.
the environmental health people wouldn't wear it
- clothing suitable for a particular purpose or of a particular type.
evening wear
- damage or deterioration sustained from continuous use.
you need to make a deduction for wear and tear on all your belongings
Old English werian, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vestis ‘clothing’.
verb- bring (a ship) about by turning its head away from the wind.
Shannon gives the order to wear ship
early 17th century: of unknown origin.
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Hyphenation of Wear
Wear
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- Wear is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Wear synonyms
Meaning clothing:
clothing, vesture, wearable, habiliment, apparel, raiment, habiliments
Meaning wearing:
Meaning bear:
Meaning hold out:
Meaning break:
Meaning tire:
tire, weary, jade, outwear, fag, fatigue
Meaning put on:
Meaning wear or display (a distinctive item):
Meaning (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land):
Meaning scrape or wear away by friction or erosion:
Meaning clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent:
Meaning score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object:
Meaning drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter:
Meaning make a harsh, grating noise:
Meaning be constantly or visibly anxious:
Meaning destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action:
Meaning (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution:
Meaning let (someone) have or do something:
Meaning officially allow (someone) to do something:
Meaning give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent):
Meaning give official permission or approval for (an action):
Meaning accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive):
Meaning allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of:
Meaning wear or require (a particular size of garment or type of complementary article):
Meaning be able to endure or tolerate:
Meaning bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:
Meaning experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant or arduous):
Meaning tolerate or submit to (something unpleasant or undesired):
Meaning put up with or meekly accept (something unwelcome):
Meaning allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one dislikes or disagrees with) without interference:
Meaning a small stream:
Meaning admit as acceptable or possible:
Meaning a pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat and on which an oar pivots:
Meaning a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree:
Meaning cut with rough or heavy blows:
Meaning be unable to tolerate (someone or something):
Meaning endure or accept (an obnoxious thing or person):
Meaning tolerate:
Meaning items worn to cover the body:
Meaning a one-piece garment worn by women and girls that covers the body and extends down over the legs:
Meaning clothes, especially fine or formal ones:
Meaning clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind:
Meaning expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration:
Meaning an item of clothing:
Meaning a set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose:
Meaning a person's entire collection of clothes:
Meaning a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose:
Meaning an act of undressing, especially in a striptease:
Meaning clothing, especially of a specified kind:
Meaning clothes:
Meaning hit (someone) hard:
Meaning an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing:
Meaning physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something:
Meaning the action of striking repeatedly with hard blows:
Meaning the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another:
Meaning the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents:
Meaning the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure:
Meaning the process of corroding or being corroded:
Meaning the process of scraping or wearing something away:
Meaning the process of becoming progressively worse:
Meaning the state or process of being or becoming degenerate; decline or deterioration:
Meaning the action of wearing something away by friction:
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Words that rhyme with Wear
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