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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