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- n. Used to form nouns denoting clothing worn by a particular sex (e.g. menswear) or age of person (e.g. kidswear)
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synonyms (4)
Words with the same meaning
- veer
- bear
- waste
- spend
equivalents (1)
Other words for ‘-wear’
- to wear upon
hypernyms (10)
Words that are more generic or abstract
- have
- feature
- deed
- human action
- human activity
- act
- last
- endure
- deterioration
- impairment
same context (19)
Words that are found in similar contexts
- attire
- damage
- friction
- exposure
- deterioration
- exertion
- clothe
- fatigue
- stress
- disturbance
- hardship
- pant
- corrosion
- break
- resistance
- expenditure
- discomfort
- give
- usage
rhymes (109)
Words with the same terminal sound
- Adair
- Aer
- Altair
- Astaire
- Ayre
- Baer
- Bear
- Blair
- Cher
- Clair
- Claire
- Clare
- Dare
- Eyre
- Finnair
- Herr
- Khmer
- Mair
- Maire
- Mehr
- Montclair
- Pierre
- Sinclair
- Voltaire
- affair
- air
- aware
- ayre
- bare
- bear
- beware
- billionaire
- blare
- care
- chair
- cher
- claire
- clare
- compare
- concessionaire
- dare
- darr
- debonair
- declare
- despair
- dispair
- disrepair
- doctrinaire
- dreher
- ensnare
- ere
- err
- eyre
- fair
- faire
- fare
- fer
- ferre
- flair
- flare
- forswear
- foursquare
- gair
- gare
- glare
- hair
- haire
- hare
- heir
- herre
- impair
- lair
- lare
- lehr
- mair
- mare
- mer
- midair
- millionaire
- multimillionaire
- nair
- pair
- pare
- pear
- prayer
- prepare
- questionnaire
- rare
- repair
- scare
- serr
- share
- skare
- snare
- solitaire
- spare
- square
- stair
- stare
- swear
- tear
- terre
- their
- there
- unaware
- unfair
- ware
- werre
- where
reverse dictionary (248)
Words that contain this word in their definition
- ablate
- tucker out
- beat
- tucker
- wash up
- exhaust
- rub down
- rub off
- abrade
- abrase
- corrade
- fray
- frazzle
- woman's clothing
- ready-to-wear
- uniform
- gym suit
- hat
- man's clothing
- were
- ware
- wear
- kimono
- chafe
- toe-ring
- warte
- wear-plate
- werie
- wore
- worn
- wair
- overwear
- pajamas
- pyjamas
- thumb
- waste
- outwear
- shim
- undermine
- wear-iron
- jade
- excoriate
- fade
- macerate
- made-to-order
- erode
- eveningwear
- exantlate
- mask
- masked ball
- work
- efface
- liveryman
- doeskin
- manganese steel
- long-coats
- coroneted
- corrode
- custom-made
- to go about
- hackney
- hairnet
- to have on
- horn
- chuckhole
- clothe
- grenadine
- grind
- gully
- cangue
- channel
- gnaw
- gorce
- forwear
- dead-eye
- grisaille
- lansdowne
- moulleton
- neck-leathers
- orleans
- piston-area
- regimen
- release-nut
- sicuri
- tatter
- tawdry-lace
- trachle
- trash
- trinket
- unbreeched
- undercoat
- wastage
- watch-jewel
- wearable
- well-worn
- woolen-draper
- worn-out
- bethumb
- blazer
- blue jeans
- bush
- bushing
- glove fight
- man-mercer
- marrymuffe
- masquerade
- melton
- miswear
- napless
- nave-box
- newmarket coat
- overtoil
- overwork
- peruke
- polka-dot
- rope-porter
- shawl-mantle
- shirtwaist
- sinking-pump
- sleeve-weight
- smoking-jacket
- sole-channel
- stamin
- strap-skein
- sword-flighted
- baselevel
- bengaline
- chuck-block
- coal-vend
- ausform
- Toews-scores
- 44-caliber
- ambisexual
- cover-up
- toe-in
- dancable
- accessorize
- black tie
- iridium
- colorfast
- formalwear
- antimacassar
- backlash
- batter
- Franciscan
- fret
- frote
- gall
- gear
- armozeen
- bang
- boot-stocking
- boulder
- brave
- cassimere
- choir-ruler
- clump-boot
- contrive
- corrasive
- cravat
- enecate
- face
- fendillé
- fritter
- louisine
- depredation
- depreciation
- parka
- ruthenium
- occlusal
- Cassini
- misfortune
- tribology
- timeworn
- everyday
- overdo
- have
- knock
- informal
- wearability
- tungsten carbide
- slopwork
- wearing
- leisurewear
- leisure suit
- tights
- refit
- casualwear
- sportswear
- bachelor
- bear
- collar day
- crown
- degrade
- eat
- flash
- holdup
- tatty
- tea gown
- thickened
- tweediness
- unwearable
- welder's mask
- housecoat
- RTW
- slumber party
- knockoff
- knockabout
- kickboxing
- wash-and-wear
- toga virilis
- polyimide
- heavy-duty
- wash
- order
- hard
- show
- save
- shoe
- sport
- heart
- weather
- street
- polo shirt
- pothole
- Rastafari
- rastas
- ratty
- romper
- romper suit
- ruggedisation
- ruggedization
- scarlet letter
- scarred
- scratch
- scratch up
- shabby
- shod
- slacks
- sport shirt
- stellite
- stockinet
- stockinette
- subside
- washout
- mileage
- burn
- casual
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