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worn [wawrn, wohrn] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
wear [wair]
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
  • Better the crown is worn by a dullard than by someone who thinks he has a mission”.
  • They need to have the worn heels sliced away and new heels melted in place.
  • Experience shows the device can be worn all day without discomfort.
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Main Entry: worn/worn-out
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: used, tired
Synonyms: beat, burned out, bushed, busted, clichéd, consumed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, frayed, gone, hackneyed, had it, haggard, jaded, kaput, knocked out, old, out of gas, overused, overworked, pinched, played out, pooped, ragged, ruined, shabby, shot, spent, stale, tattered, the worse for wear, threadbare, timeworn, tired out, totaled, used up, useless, wearied, weary, well-worn, wiped out, worn down, wrung out
Antonyms: fresh, new, unused
Main Entry: worn
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: used
Synonyms: beat, burned out, bushed, busted, clichéd, consumed, depleted, destroyed, deteriorated, dinged, drained, drawn, effete, exhausted, fatigued, frayed, gone, hackneyed, had it, haggard, jaded, kaput, knocked out, old, overused, overworked, pegged out, pinched, played-out, pooped, ragged, ruined, shabby, shot, spent, stale, tattered, threadbare, timeworn, tired, tired out, totaled, used up, useless, wearied, weary, well-worn, wiped out, worn-down, worn-out, wrung out
Antonyms: fresh, new, unused
Main Entry: abrade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: scrape
Synonyms: chafe, erode, grate, rub, rub off, scuff, triturate, wear, wear down
Main Entry: aged
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: old
Synonyms: age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, been around, creaky, elderly, getting on, gray, moth-eaten, oldie, over the hill, passé, rusty, senescent, senior citizen, shot*, timeworn, venerable, worn, worse for wear
Antonyms: new, unripe, young, youthful
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
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