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  • 71wear — v 1. dress in, don, put on, slip into or on, get into, step into; display, show off, parade, flaunt, flourish, Inf. sport; bear, carry, exhibit, show, manifest, evince, reveal; assume, adopt. 2. impair, deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, canker,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 72wear — see better to wear out than to rust out if the cap fits, wear it constant dropping wears away a stone give a thing, and take a thing, to wear the devil’s gold ring if the shoe fits, wear it …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 73wear — I. v. a. 1. Carry (upon the person), bear, have on. 2. Bear, have an appearance of, exhibit in appearance. 3. Use up by having upon one. 4. Impair (by use), waste, consume by use, use up, wear away, wear out. 5. Impair, waste, diminish, consume… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 74wear thin — be worn out, grow shabby from frequent use; wear out, grow shabby from frequent use …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 75out-of-doors — noun where the air is unconfined (Freq. 1) he wanted to get outdoors a little the concert was held in the open air camping in the open • Syn: ↑outdoors, ↑open air, ↑open …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 76wear —   Komo; a skirt, pā ū;     a hat, pāpale, pāpale i ka pāpale;     finery, kāhiko;     well, pa a.     To wear out, as old clothes, komo ma u a …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 77Wear — Wear, v. i. 1. 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 78out|wear|y — «owt WIHR ee», transitive verb, wear|ied, wear|y|ing. to weary to exhaustion; tire out …

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  • 79wear down — [wear off] or[wear away] {v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. * /Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone./ * /The eraser has worn off my pencil./ * /The grass has worn away …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 80wear down — [wear off] or[wear away] {v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. * /Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone./ * /The eraser has worn off my pencil./ * /The grass has worn away …

    Dictionary of American idioms