wear
wearing | the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment, she bought it for everyday wear |
clothing
article of clothing
vesture
wear
wearable
habiliment | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
handwear
hand wear | clothing for the hands |
| leisure wear | informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing |
| ready-to-wear | ready-made clothing, she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked |
sportswear
athletic wear
activewear | attire worn for sport or for casual wear |
| wash-and-wear | a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing |
depreciation
wear and tear | decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use |
| wear | impairment resulting from long use, the tires showed uneven wear |
| wear | have or show an appearance of, wear one's hair in a certain way |
| wear bear | have on one's person, He wore a red ribbon, bear a scar |
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 |
wear
have on | be dressed in, She was wearing yellow that day |
c tire wear upon
tire out
wear weary
jade wear out
outwear
wear down
fag out
fag
fatigue
c | exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress, We wore ourselves out on this hike |
erode gnaw
gnaw at
eat at
wear away | become ground down or deteriorate, Her confidence eroded |
| wear on | pass slowly (of time), The day wore on |
wear
wear off
wear out
wear down
wear thin | deteriorate through use or stress, The constant friction wore out the cloth |
wear away
wear off | diminish, as by friction, Erosion wore away the surface |
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 |
whittle away
whittle down
wear away | cut away in small pieces |
tack
wear round | turn into the wind, The sailors decided to tack the boat, The boat tacked |
| wear ship | turn away from the wind, The sailors decided it was time to wear ship |
call the shots
call the tune
wear the trousers | exercise authority or be in charge, Who is calling the shots in this house? |
wear
hold out endure | last and be usable, This dress wore well for almost ten years |
| wear | have in one's aspect, wear an expression of one's attitude or personality, He always wears a smile |
off-the-rack
off-the-shelf
off-the-peg
ready-to-wear | (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock, a ready-made jacket, ready-to-wear clothes |
wash-and-wear
drip-dry | treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing, a wash-and-wear shirt |