tear
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1.0
- noun
- /tɛr/
:
lágrima
- Like a single drop of your tear
- shed tears
- tear-filled eyes
- burst into tears
Missus Thompson came with tears in her eyes and whispered back.
- Missus Thompson came with tears in her eyes and whispered back.
- I just found a clump of clogged tear in my bathtub.
- Do you guys remember the no more tears strawberry shampoo?
- You take a bite of it and you tear, you pry tears of joy.
- It's not the work that I, you know, blood, sweat and tear, you know, create.
- My tormented self found a moment of peace through tears for everyone.
- And once I'm in the mood for the tears, I'll definitely pick that one up.
Examples
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That man wasn't worth the tears, believe me.
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The camera panned up and you saw a tear running down his face.
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I can see a little tear right there.
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Oh, do I see a tear falling there?
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Her eyes were suddenly blurred, and at last the tears came, and she welcomed them.
Fiction book (1990) -
Here, her voice became inaudible, and tears for a while prevented him from making a reply.
Academic text (1992) -
Ma's listeners are moved to tears and follow her outside the performance venue.
Academic text (2017) -
A young man, Edmundo, breaks into tears, presumably over the loss of Simao's ring.
Academic text (1992) -
And all at once I found myself saying as tears flowed, that's me, that's me.
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After watching the sad movie, I couldn't help but shed a tear as I felt the character's pain.
Synonyms
6
1.0
A single drop of salty liquid from the eye that falls when someone cries
A clear salty liquid made by glands in the eye that keeps the eye wet and protects it
A salty liquid from the eye that keeps the surface wet and protects it
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
17
3.0
Slow damage that happens to things like cars or furniture from normal use over time
15
3.7
A gas that makes people's eyes burn and makes them cry, used by police to break up crowds
- Specialized
A small pouch near the inner corner of the eye that collects tears before they drain into the nose
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tear comes from an old English word tēar meaning 'drop from the eye', so the word names the salty 'drop' your eyes make when you cry or are irritated.