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| Main Entry: |
wear
 [wair] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be clothed in |
| Synonyms: | array, attire, be dressed in, bear, carry, clothe oneself, cover, display, don, draw on, dress in, effect, exhibit, fit out, get into, get on, harness, have on, put on, show, slip on, sport, suit up, turn out, wrap |
| Notes: | ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place |
| Antonyms: | disrobe, take off |
| Main Entry: | wear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, undermine |
| Synonyms: | annoy, drain, enervate, exasperate, exhaust, fatigue, get the better of, harass, irk, pester, reduce, tax, vex, weaken, wear down, weary |
| Antonyms: | cheer, delight, please |
| Main Entry: | wear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | be durable, bear up, hold up, last, remain, stand, stand up |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject |
Example Sentences
- Grandma, who always wore a cotton housecoat, was methodical.
- The mummy wore bead necklaces and had a gold bowl over her face.
- In summer, she wore large- brimmed hats festooned with veils that she tied down around her neck.
| Main Entry: | abrade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scrape |
| Synonyms: | chafe, erode, grate, rub, rub off, scuff, triturate, wear, wear down |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause weariness, disinterest |
| Synonyms: | afflict, annoy, be tedious, bend one's ear, bother, burn out, cloy, discomfort, drag, exhaust, fatigue, irk, irritate, jade, pall, pester, put to sleep, send to sleep, talk one's ear off, tire, trouble, turn one off, vex, wear, wear out, weary, worry |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
| Antonyms: | amuse, charm, excite, interest, please |
| Main Entry: | chafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rub, grind against |
| Synonyms: | abrade, bark, corrode, damage, erode, excoriate, gall, grate, graze, hurt, impair, inflame, irritate, peel, ruffle, scrape, scratch, skin, wear |
| Main Entry: | drain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove liquid; remove supply |
| Synonyms: | abate, bankrupt, bleed, bleed dry, catheterize, consume, debilitate, decrease, deplete, devitalize, diminish, dissipate, divert, draft, draw off, drink up, dry, empty, evacuate, exhaust, expend, fatigue, filter off, finish, free from, get last drop, get rid of, gulp down, impoverish, lessen, milk, pump, pump out, quaff, reduce, sap, siphon, spend, strain, suck, suck dry, swallow, tap, tax, tire out, use up, waste, wear, wear down, weary, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | fill, pour |
| Main Entry: | dress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put on clothing |
| Synonyms: | adorn, apparel, array, attire, bedeck, bundle up, change, clad, clothe, costume, cover, deck, decorate, don, drape, embellish, fit out, furbish, garb, ornament, outfit, primp, put on, raiment, rig, robe, slip into, slip on, spruce up, suit up, trim, turn out, wear |
| Antonyms: | bare, disrobe, lay bare, unclothe, undress |
| Main Entry: | endure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue; be durable |
| Synonyms: | abide, be, be left, be long lived, be timeless, bide, carry on, carry through, cling, exist, go on, hang on, have no end, hold, hold on, hold out, keep on, last, linger, live, live on, never say die, outlast, outlive, perdure, persist, prevail, remain, ride out, run on, stand, stay, stay on, stick to, superannuate, survive, sustain, wear, wear on, wear well |
| Antonyms: | discontinue |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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