Crossword-Solution: WEAR
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Wear | n. | Same as Weir. |
| Wear | v. t. | To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up, instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other side; to veer. |
| Wear | v. t. | To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self, as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage, etc.; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to wear a coat; to wear a shackle. |
| Wear | v. t. | To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance. |
| Wear | v. t. | To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes rapidly. |
| Wear | v. t. | To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition, scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to lower or disappear; to spend. |
| Wear | v. t. | To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a channel; to wear a hole. |
| Wear | v. t. | To form or shape by, or as by, attrition. |
| Wear | v. i. | To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance. |
| Wear | v. i. | To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be spent, gradually. |
| Wear | n. | The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment. |
| Wear | n. | The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion. |
| Wear | n. | A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond, or the like. |
| Wear | n. | A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish. |
| Wear | n. | A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, -- used in measuring the quantity of flowing water. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| WEAR | anagram | AREW, REWA, WARE |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with WEAR (5)
They are forbidden by Peter to look in the least like him, and they wear the skins of the bears slain by themselves, in which they are so round and furry that when they fall they roll.
This said unanimous, and other Rites Observing none, but adoration pure Which God likes best, into thir inmost bower Handed they went; and eas’d the putting off These troublesom disguises which wee wear, Strait side by side were laid, nor turnd I weene _Adam_ from his fair Spouse, nor _Eve_ the Rites Mysterious of connubial Love refus’d: Whatever Hypocrites austerely talk Of puritie and place and innocence, Defaming as impure what God declares Pure, and commands to som, leaves free to all.
This, with the wear and tear of clothing and calking tools, made my regular expenses about six dollars per week.
Here she could wear her nightcap and sleep with all her windows shut, listen to Ivar reading the Bible, and here she could run about among the stables in a pair of Emil’s old boots.
This may be said to be a defect in an individual if he depends for his valuation as a total more upon his appearance than upon his capacity to wear well, which Oak did not.
Quotes with WEAR (3)
Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet. To make all your friends feelthat there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everythingand make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of othersas you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the pastand pre…
Boys are like purses. You're always gonna have that one boy that you're always comfortable with and you know you'll always kind of like. That's your purse that you wear everywhere. Then you have that gorgeous bag that you want everyone to see you with but the gorgeous bag is usually an asshole or costs a lot of money. Then you have those other purses that you really like but you really don't want to be seen with
So you actually need spectacles,” Leo finally said.“Of course I do,” Marks said crossly. “Why would I wear spectacles if I didn’t need them?”“I thought they might be part of your disguise.”“My disguise?”“Yes, Marks, disguise. A noun describing a means of concealing someone’s identity. Often used by clowns and spies. And now apparently governesses. Good God, can anything be ordinary for my family?
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Daily Beast, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, Slate, Three Across, Tribune, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 367 times in crossword archives (1943–2025).