Unscramble wears

Definition of wear

noun:

• impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear".
• a covering designed to be worn on a person's body. Synonyms: article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wearable.
• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear". Synonyms: wearing.

verb:

• be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day". Synonyms: have on.
• have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon", "bear a scar". Synonyms: bear.
• have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile".
• deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth". Synonyms: wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin.
• have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way".
• last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years". Synonyms: endure, hold out.
• go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke", "The gears wore out", "The old chair finally fell apart completely". Synonyms: break, bust, fall apart, wear out.
• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike". Synonyms: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary. Antonyms: refresh.
• put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?", "He put on his best suit for the wedding", "The princess donned a long blue dress", "The queen assumed the stately robes", "He got into his jeans". Synonyms: assume, don, get into, put on.

Related words

ablate, accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, apparel, array, attire, beachwear, beat, black, blue, change, clothes, drag, dress, duds, exhaust, footwear, fray, frazzle, garb, garment, gray, grey, handwear, hat, headdress, headgear, knitwear, loungewear, neckpiece, nightclothes, nightwear, outerwear, overclothes, overfatigue, overtire, overweary, raiment, regalia, scarf, scuff, sleepwear, slops, threads, togs, try, tucker, uniform, vestiture.

Words nearby

bear, dear, ear, fear, gear, hear, lear, near, pear, rear, sear, swear, tear, war, weak, weal, wean, weary, weir, year.

Rhymes with

affair, air, altair, astaire, aware, bare, bear, beware, billionaire, blair, blare, care, chair, compare, concessionaire, dare, debonair, declare, despair, disrepair.