tear

NOUNVERB /tɜr/

4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T

tear is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

T1E1A1R1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12

MEANING

What does tear mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES

A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands.

“his story brought tears to her eyes”

SYNONYMS

TEARDROP

BROADER

DROP DRIBLET DRIB

An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.

SYNONYMS

BINGE BOUT BUST

BROADER

REVELRY REVEL

NARROWER

PISS-UP

An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.

SYNONYMS

RENT RIP SNAG SPLIT

BROADER

GAP OPENING

The act of tearing.

“he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear”

BROADER

SEPARATION

NARROWER

SPLIT RIP RENT LACERATION

VERB · 5 SENSES

Strip of feathers.

SYNONYMS

DEPLUMATE DEPLUME DISPLUME PLUCK PULL

BROADER

STRIP

Move quickly and violently.

SYNONYMS

BUCK CHARGE SHOOT SHOOT DOWN

BROADER

PELT ALONG HASTEN HIE STEP ON IT SPEED RUSH ALONG BELT ALONG BUCKET ALONG

NARROWER

RIP

Separate or cause to separate abruptly.

“tear the paper”

SYNONYMS

BUST RUPTURE SNAP

BROADER

PART DISUNITE SEPARATE DIVIDE

NARROWER

RIP UP RIVE LACERATE PULL REND RIP TEAR UP SHRED

Fill with tears or shed tears.

“Her eyes were tearing”

BROADER

CRY WEEP

TEARING

To separate or be separated by force.

BROADER

PART DIVIDE DISUNITE SEPARATE

NARROWER

SPLIT RIVE CLEAVE

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of tear

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

RATE4 TERA4 TARE4 ARTE4

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