tear and wear
UK/ˌtɛəɹ‿ən ˈwɛə/US/ˌtɛɹ‿ən ˈwɛ(ə)ɹ/
tear and wear noun: synonym of wear and tear.
Noun
tear and wear (uncountable)
- Synonym of wear and tear.
- Synonyms:
- wear and tear
Synonyms of tear and wear
Origin of tear and wear
From tear (“damage caused by tearing”, noun) + and + wear (“damage caused by use over time”, noun).
Words that rhyme with tear and wear
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- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
Questions about tear and wear
- What does tear and wear mean?
- Tear and wear means synonym of wear and tear.
- What part of speech is tear and wear?
- Tear and wear is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tear and wear?
- Tear and wear is pronounced /ˌtɛəɹ‿ən ˈwɛə/ (UK).
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