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Tyre

Tyre

,
Noun.
[Tamil
tayir
.]
Curdled milk.
[India]

Tyre

,
Noun.
&
Verb.
Attire. See 2d and 3d
Tire
.
[Obs.]

Tyre

,
Verb.
I.
To prey upon. See 4th
Tire
.
[Obs.]

Definition 2024


Tyre

Tyre

See also: tyre

English

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Proper noun

Tyre

  1. An ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia, in present-day Lebanon.

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tyre

tyre

See also: Tyre

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɪə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -aɪə(r)
  • Homophone: tire

Noun

tyre (plural tyres)

  1. (British, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ spelling) The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
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Etymology 2

From Tamil.

Noun

tyre (uncountable)

  1. (India) curdled milk

Etymology 3

Noun

tyre (uncountable) (obsolete)

  1. attire

References

  • tyre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Albanian

Adjective

i tyre m (feminine e tyre, m plural e tyre, f plural e tyre)

  1. their

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Danish

Noun

tyre c

  1. plural indefinite of tyr