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tyre

tyre
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahyuh r]
    • /taɪər/
    • /ˈtaɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahyuh r]
    • /taɪər/

Definitions of tyre word

  • verb with object tyre to furnish with tires. 1
  • noun tyre a ring or band of rubber, either solid or hollow and inflated, or of metal, placed over the rim of a wheel to provide traction, resistance to wear, or other desirable properties. 1
  • noun tyre a metal band attached to the outside of the felloes and forming the tread of a wagon wheel. 1
  • countable noun tyre A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, and bicycles. 0
  • noun tyre a rubber ring placed over the rim of a wheel of a road vehicle to provide traction and reduce road shocks, esp a hollow inflated ring (pneumatic tyre) consisting of a reinforced outer casing enclosing an inner tube 0
  • noun tyre a ring of wear-resisting steel shrunk thermally onto a cast-iron railway wheel 0

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Origin of tyre

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; special use of tire3

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tyre

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tyre popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tyre usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tyre

verb tyre

noun tyre

  • circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
  • cirque — a semicircular or crescent-shaped basin with steep sides and a gently sloping floor formed in mountainous regions by the erosive action of a glacier
  • colure — either of two great circles on the celestial sphere, one of which passes through the celestial poles and the equinoxes and the other through the poles and the solstices
  • cordon — A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.
  • disc — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.

Antonyms for tyre

verb tyre

Top questions with tyre

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