tear: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of tear
- wheatear«Word Popularity Bar1/5
wheatear
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- stear1/5
stee
A ladder. Obs. or Prov. Eng.Written also stey .
Suffixes of tear
- tears«Word Popularity Bar5/5
tears
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
weeping; crying.
- I hate to hear the crying of a child
- she was in tears
- noun a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
tear; teardrop.
- his story brought tears to her eyes
- noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
- tearing4/5
tearing
- noun shedding tears
lacrimation; watering; lachrymation.
- verb separate or cause to separate abruptly
tear; snap; rupture; bust.
- The rope snapped
- tear the paper
- noun shedding tears
- tearful3/5
tearful
- adjective filled with or marked by tears
- tearful eyes
- tearful entreaties
- adjective satellite showing sorrow
dolorous; dolourous; weeping; lachrymose.
- adjective filled with or marked by tears
- teardrop2/5
teardrop
- noun anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
- noun a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
tear.
- his story brought tears to her eyes
- noun anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
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teardrop
- noun anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
- noun a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
tear.
- his story brought tears to her eyes
- noun anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
- teary2/5
teary
- adjective satellite with eyes full of tears
teary-eyed; watery-eyed.
- adjective satellite with eyes full of tears
- tearoom2/5
tearoom
- noun a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
teashop; teahouse; tea parlor; tea parlour.
- noun a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
- tearless2/5
tearless
- adjective free from tears
dry-eyed.
- adjective free from tears
- tearfully2/5
tearfully
- adverb with tears; in a tearful manner
- the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife
- adverb with tears; in a tearful manner
- teardown2/5
teardown
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- tearsheets2/5
- teared1/5
tear
- noun a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
teardrop.
- his story brought tears to her eyes
- noun an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
split; rent; rip; snag.
- there was a rip in his pants
- she had snags in her stockings
- noun a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
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tearfulness
- noun sadness expressed by weeping
weepiness.
- noun sadness expressed by weeping
- tearooms1/5
tearoom
- noun a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
teashop; teahouse; tea parlor; tea parlour.
- noun a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
- teargas1/5
teargas
- noun a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
tear gas; lachrymator; lacrimator.
- verb attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes
- The students were teargassed during the riot
- noun a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
- tearjerker1/5
tearjerker
- noun an excessively sentimental narrative
- noun an excessively sentimental narrative
- tearaway1/5
tearaway
- noun a reckless and impetuous person
- adjective satellite characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish' is archaic)
impetuous; brainish; impulsive; madcap; hotheaded.
- a hotheaded decision
- liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
- an impetuous display of spending and gambling
- madcap escapades
- noun a reckless and impetuous person
- tearjerkers1/5
tearjerker
- noun an excessively sentimental narrative
- noun an excessively sentimental narrative
- tearstained1/5
tearstained
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- tearsheet1/5
tearsheet
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Derived words of tear
- stearns«Word Popularity Bar3/5
stearns
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- stearic2/5
stearic
- adjective of or relating to or composed of fat
- adjective of or relating to or composed of fat
- stearate2/5
stearate
(Chem.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium .stearates
- stearin1/5
stearin
- noun an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
- noun an ester of glycerol and stearic acid
- tristearin1/5
tristearin
- noun a triglyceride of stearic acid
glycerol tristearate.
- noun a triglyceride of stearic acid
- wheatears1/5
wheatear
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- stearyl1/5
stearyl
(Chem.) The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid.
- stears1/5
steer
- noun an indication of potential opportunity
lead; hint; tip; wind; confidential information.
- he got a tip on the stock market
- a good lead for a job
- noun castrated bull
bullock.
- noun an indication of potential opportunity
- stearine1/5
- stearates1/5
stearate
(Chem.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium .stearates
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `tear`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `tear`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `tear`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `tear`, some are not.
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