tear


Meanings

  • 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;
  • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking;
  • the act of tearing;
    • "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
  • separate or cause to separate abruptly;
    • "tear the paper"
  • to separate or be separated by force;
  • move quickly and violently;
  • strip of feathers;
  • fill with tears or shed tears;
    • "Her eyes were tearing"
  • TEAR v -ED, -ING, -S to emit tears (drops of saline liquid secreted by a gland of the eye)
  • TEAR v TORE, TORN, TEARING, TEARS to pull apart or into pieces TEARABLE adj


Scrabble Score: 4

tear is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

tear is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

tear is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 4

tear is a valid Words With Friends word