- exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying - producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
Antonym: effortless (indirect, via effortful)
- erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
--1 is a kind of geological process, geologic process
--1 has particulars:chatter mark; ablation; abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition; beach erosion; deflation; planation; soil erosion - wear, wearing - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"
--2 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
Derived form: verb wear2
- wear, have on - be dressed in; "She was wearing yellow that day"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun wear2, noun wearer1
Somebody ----s something
- wear, bear - have on one's person; "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"
--2 is one way to have, feature
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun wear2, noun wear3, noun wearing2
Somebody ----s something
- wear - have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality; "He always wears a smile"
--3 is one way to have, feature
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
--4 is one way to deteriorate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun wear1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- wear - have or show an appearance of; "wear one's hair in a certain way"
--5 is one way to have, feature
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
- wear, hold out, endure - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
--6 is one way to last, endure
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Something ----s something
- break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
--7 is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wear1
Something ----s
- tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue - exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
--8 is one way to indispose
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wear1
Sam wants to wear with Sue
- wear, put on, get into, don, assume - put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
--9 is one way to dress, get dressed
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun wear2
Somebody ----s something
- wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"