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- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Meaning of wear
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: wear n 1: impairment resulting from long use; "the tires showed uneven wear" 2: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body [syn: {clothing}, {article of clothing}, {vesture}, {wear}, {wearable}, {habiliment}] 3: the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" [syn: {wear}, {wearing}] v 1: be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day" [syn: {wear}, {have on}] 2: have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar" [syn: {wear}, {bear}] 3: have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile" 4: deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" [syn: {wear}, {wear off}, {wear out}, {wear down}, {wear thin}] 5: have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way" 6: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}, {endure}] 7: go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" [syn: {break}, {wear}, {wear out}, {bust}, {fall apart}] 8: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}] 9: 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" [syn: {wear}, {put on}, {get into}, {don}, {assume}]
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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- OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
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