All wear synonyms
wear
W w noun wear
- utility β the state or quality of being useful; usefulness: This chemical has no utility as an agricultural fertilizer.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- attire β Your attire is the clothes you are wearing.
- dress β an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- clothing β Clothing is the things that people wear.
- clothes β Clothes are the things that people wear, such as shirts, coats, trousers, and dresses.
- garments β Plural form of garment.
- uniform β identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: uniform spelling; a uniform building code.
- costume β An actor's or performer's costume is the set of clothes they wear while they are performing.
- apparel β Apparel means clothes, especially formal clothes worn on an important occasion.
- garb β a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind: in the garb of a monk.
verb wear
- sport β an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- show off β a theatrical production, performance, or company.
- have on β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- put on β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- bear β If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
- carry β If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- display β to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- don β Donald Eugene ("Don") 1936β95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
- get into β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get on β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- show β to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- wrap β to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- array β An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
- effect β something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- exhibit β Publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.
- harness β the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- draw on β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- fit out β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- suit up β a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- turn out β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- rub β to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- fray β a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.
- scuff β to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
- grind β to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- wear out β the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
- wear down β to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- erode β (of wind, water, or other natural agents) Gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).
- corrode β If metal or stone corrodes, or is corroded, it is gradually destroyed by a chemical or by rust.
- abrade β To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it.
- chafe β If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
- consume β If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- crumble β If something crumbles, or if you crumble it, it breaks into a lot of small pieces.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- deteriorate β If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.