tears

English

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Noun and verb related to the liquid from the eyes:

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɪɹz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɪəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /tiːɹz/

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z

Noun and verb related to rending or ripping:

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɛɹz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɛəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /teːɹz/

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Noun

tears

1. plural of tear
2. Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.

Verb

tears

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tear

Anagrams

• teras, -aster, reast, earst, treas., taser, setar, stare, TASer, aster-, arste, Stear, sater, stear, aster, tares, Satre, tarse, Sater, arets, resat, rates, Aerts, Aters, Tesar, 'earts, Taser