Tire vs. Tyre

Tire vs. Tyre — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Tire and Tyre

Tireverb

(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.

Tyrenoun

The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.

Tireverb

(transitive) To make sleepy or weary.

Tyrenoun

(India) curdled milk

Tireverb

(intransitive) To become bored or impatient (with)

I tire of this book.

Tyreverb

(transitive) To fit tyres to (a vehicle).

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Tireverb

(transitive) To bore

Tyreverb

To adorn.

Tireverb

To dress or adorn.

Tyrenoun

a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks

Tireverb

(obsolete) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.

Tyrenoun

hoop that covers a wheel;

automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air
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Tireverb

(obsolete) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.

Tirenoun

(obsolete) Accoutrements, accessories.

Tirenoun

(obsolete) Dress, clothes, attire.

Tirenoun

A covering for the head; a headdress.

Tirenoun

Metal rim of a wheel, especially that of a railroad locomotive.

Tirenoun

(North America) The rubber covering on a wheel; a tyre.

Tirenoun

A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.

Tirenoun

hoop that covers a wheel;

automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air

Tireverb

get tired of something or somebody

Tireverb

exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress;

We wore ourselves out on this hike

Tireverb

deplete;

exhaust one's savingsWe quickly played out our strength

Tireverb

cause to be bored