tears

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Noun and verb related to the liquid from the eyes:

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɪɹz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɪəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /tiːɹz/

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z

Noun and verb related to rending or ripping:

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɛɹz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɛəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /teːɹz/

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Noun

tears

1. plural of tear
2. Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.

Verb

tears

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tear

Anagrams

• 'earts, -aster, Aters, Sater, Satre, TASer, Taser, Tesar, arets, arste, aster, earst, rates, reast, resat, setar, stare, stear, tares, tarse, taser, teras