wear

Definition

Examples

Workers must wear safety helmets while entering the construction area.

Word Family

Synonyms

• dona Spanish gentleman or nobleman
• sportan active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
• erodebecome ground down or deteriorate

Collocations

• Easy wear a warm coat
  to have on one's body as clothing or accessory regarding a warm coat
• Medium normal wear and tear on office equipment
  describing normal wear and tear on office equipment (something regarded as a normative example)
• Hard wear down diplomatic resistance through embargoes
  to have on one's body as clothing or accessory regarding down diplomatic resistance through embargoes
• Very Hard wear one's heart upon one's sleeve
  to have on one's body as clothing or accessory regarding one's heart upon one's sleeve