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tear

Letters that make tear

a, e, r, t are letters that make 'tear'

Words within tear

ear, te, tea, ar, Ea, AR, Ar, Te are words within 'tear'

Anagrams of tear

tare, rate are anagrams of 'tear'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of tear

tears, teary are words created by adding a letter to 'tear'

tear is a 4 letter word ending with r
tear is a 4 letter word starting with t

9 possible definitions for 'tear'

Tear as "a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands"

Under this definition, tear is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

teardrop has the same meaning as tear

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of driblet, drib, drop.

Substances of tear

water, H2O are substances of 'tear'.

tear as a part

'tear' can be a part of lacrimal secretion, lachrymal secretion.

Derivatives of tear

tear is a derivative of tear.

Example of tear used within this context

"his story brought tears to her eyes"

Tear as "an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart"

Under this definition, tear is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

split, snag, rip, rent have the same meaning as 'tear'

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of gap, opening.

Derivatives of tear

cleave, rive, rend, split, tear, rip, bust, snap, rupture, pull are derivatives of 'tear'.

Tear as "fill with tears or shed tears"

Under this definition, tear is a verb and has the following properties:

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of weep, cry.

Derivatives of tear

teardrop, tear, lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering are derivatives of 'tear'.

Example of tear used within this context

"Her eyes were tearing"

Tear as "strip of feathers"

Under this definition, tear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull have the same meaning as 'tear'

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of strip.

Tear as "to separate or be separated by force"

Under this definition, tear is a verb and has the following properties:

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of disunite, divide, part, separate.

Types of tear

cleave, rive, split are types of 'tear'.

Derivatives of tear

split, tear, snag, rip, rent are derivatives of 'tear'.

Tear as "separate or cause to separate abruptly"

Under this definition, tear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bust, snap, rupture have the same meaning as 'tear'

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of disunite, divide, part, separate.

Types of tear

rend, tear up, rip up, lacerate, shred, rip, rive, pull are types of 'tear'.

Derivatives of tear

split, tear, snag, rip, rupture, snap, rent are derivatives of 'tear'.

Example of tear used within this context

"The rope snapped", "tear the paper"

Tear as "move quickly and violently"

Under this definition, tear is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shoot down, buck, charge, shoot have the same meaning as 'tear'

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of race, hasten, hie, pelt along, rush along, bucket along, belt along, step on it, cannonball along, hotfoot, speed, rush.

Types of tear

rip is a type of tear.

Verb groups of tear

scoot, flash, dash, scud, dart, shoot are verb groups of 'tear'.

Tear as "the act of tearing"

Under this definition, tear is a noun and has the following properties:

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of separation.

Types of tear

laceration, rent, rip, split are types of 'tear'.

Derivatives of tear

tear, bust, snap, rupture are derivatives of 'tear'.

Example of tear used within this context

"he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

Tear as "an occasion for excessive eating or drinking"

Under this definition, tear is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bust, binge, bout have the same meaning as 'tear'

tear as a type

'tear' can be a type of revel, revelry.

Types of tear

piss-up is a type of tear.

Derivatives of tear

ingurgitate, overindulge, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, pig out, scarf out, stuff, glut, gorge, satiate, binge, englut are derivatives of 'tear'.