- Types Of Speech
- You can use tear as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Tear
- A 1 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters a, e, r, and t, 2 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters ea. Tear starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters t, te, tea, and the ending characters are r, ar, ear, ..
- Definition
- The act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Tear is set as a grade two word that starts with t, ends with r, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is tear a scrabble word? A 4 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Tear in Pig Latin is said as "eartay or eartway".
- Unigram
- t | e | a | r
- Bigram
- te | ea | ar
- Trigram
- tea | ear
- Quadrigram
- tear
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of tearing;
"he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking;
"they went on a bust that lasted three days" - a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands;
"his story brought tears to her eyes" - an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart;
"there was a rip in his pants";
"she had snags in her stockings"
- Verb Examples
- fill with tears or shed tears;
"Her eyes were tearing" - strip of feathers;
"pull a chicken";
"pluck the capon" - to separate or be separated by force;
"planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" - separate or cause to separate abruptly;
"The rope snapped";
"tear the paper" - move quickly and violently;
"The car tore down the street";
"He came charging into my office"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrade | strike against an object "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" |
| Abrasion | the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice |
| Adhere | follow through or carry out a plan without deviation "They adhered to their plan" |
| Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
| Affray | a noisy fight |
| Amputate | remove surgically "amputate limbs" |
| Animalise | become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling |
| Animalize | become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling |
| Annoyance | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
| Aroused | of persons excessively affected by emotion "he would become emotional over nothing at all" "she was worked up about all the noise" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Tear
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tear | the act of tearing "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" |
| Tare | counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight |
| Rate | the relative speed of progress or change "he lived at a fast pace" "he works at a great rate" "the pace of events accelerated" |
| Tera | a three-tone Chadic language |
View English words with the unique letters used in tear. Words With The Letters Aert
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bust | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking "they went on a bust that lasted three days" |
| Rupture | the act of making a sudden noisy break |
| Snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back "the quarterback fumbled the snap" |
| Tear | the act of tearing "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Separation | the act of dividing or disconnecting |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Laceration | the act of lacerating |
| Rent | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" |
| Rip | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" |
| Split | division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Stearns | No | No |
| Stearl | No | No |
| Tearesa | No | Yes |
| Tearsa | Yes | Yes |
| Teara | Yes | Yes |
View All Names For Tear
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tear (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Ratter (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 6 +2 | ratter | ||
| Tetra (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 5 +1 | treat | ||
| Aertex (6 letters) | 13 +9 | 13 +9 | aertex | ||
| Artery (6 letters) | 9 +5 | 8 +4 | artery | ||
| Extra (5 letters) | 12 +8 | 12 +8 | extra | ||
| Reata (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 5 +1 | reata | ||
| Tatter (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 6 +2 | aerttt | ||
| Tare (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Trave (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 9 +5 | avert | ||
| Water (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 8 +4 | water | ||
| Rate (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Treaty (6 letters) | 9 +5 | 8 +4 | treaty | ||
| Tera (4 letters) | 4 | 4 | rate | ||
| Treat (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 5 +1 | treat | ||
| Eater (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 5 +1 | eater | ||
| Tater (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 5 +1 | treat | ||
| Arete (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 5 +1 | eater | ||
| Auteur (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 8 +4 | auteur | ||
| Taxer (5 letters) | 12 +8 | 12 +8 | extra | ||
| Urate (5 letters) | 5 +1 | 6 +2 | urate | ||
| Aerate (6 letters) | 6 +2 | 6 +2 | aaeert | ||
| Avert (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 9 +5 | avert | ||
| Watery (6 letters) | 12 +8 | 11 +7 | watery | ||
| Teary (5 letters) | 8 +4 | 7 +3 | teary |
Tear Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With T
- Ends With R
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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