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TYRE
tire, tyre
(noun) hoop that covers a wheel; “automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air”
Sur, Tyre
(noun) a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
tyre (plural tyres) (British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ spelling)
The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
The metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railway vehicle.
Verb
tyre (third-person singular simple present tyres, present participle tyring, simple past and past participle tyred)
(transitive) To fit tyres to (a vehicle).
Etymology 2
Noun
tyre (uncountable)
(India) Curdled milk.
Etymology 3
Noun
tyre (uncountable)
(obsolete) Attire.
Verb
tyre (third-person singular simple present tyres, present participle tyring, simple past and past participle tyred)
(obsolete) To adorn.
Anagrams
• Trey, Tyer, trey, tyer
Etymology
Proper noun
Tyre
An ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia, in present-day Lebanon.
Anagrams
• Trey, Tyer, trey, tyer
Source: Wiktionary
Tyre, Etym: [Tamil tayir.]
Definition: Curdled milk. [India]
Tyre, n. & v.
Definition: Attire. See 2d and 3d Tire. [Obs.]
Tyre, v. i.
Definition: To prey. See 4th Tire. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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