wear: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with W · ends with R
Meaning of wear
verb
- transitive
To have on: To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
Example: He's wearing some nice pants today.
- transitive
To have on: To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
Example: He wears eyeglasses.
- transitive
To have on: To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
Example: She wore a smile all day.
To erode: To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
Example: You're going to wear a hole in the bottom of those shoes.
Listed forms: wears, wearing, wore, ware, worn, worne.
Source: Wiktionary — wear.
noun
- in-compounds, uncountable
Clothing.
Example: footwear; outdoor wear; maternity wear
- uncountable
Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
- uncountable
Fashion.
- uncountable
Wearing.
Source: Wiktionary — wear.
verb
- UK, dialectal, transitive
To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- UK, dialectal, transitive
To defend; protect.
- UK, dialectal, transitive
To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
- UK, dialectal, transitive
To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
Listed forms: wears, wearing, weared, wore, worn, worne.
Source: Wiktionary — wear.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for wear.
noun
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
- clothing
- article of clothing
- vesture
- wearable
- habiliment
noun
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
verb
be dressed in
- have on
verb
have on one's person
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wear in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wear
W(4) + E(1) + A(1) + R(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of wear
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from wear
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in wear. Showing up to 24, longest first.