WEAR THIN vs WEAR: NOUN
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- A covering designed to be worn on a person's body
- Impairment resulting from long use
- The act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
- Clothing, especially of a particular kind or for a particular use. Often used in combination.
- Damage resulting from use or age.
- The ability to withstand impairment from use or attrition.
- The act of wearing or using, or the state of being worn or used, as garments, ornaments, etc.; use: as, a garment not for every-day wear.
- Stuff or material for articles of wear; material for garments, etc.
- An article or articles worn, or intended or fit to be worn; style of dress, adornment, or the like; hence, fashion; vogue.
- Use; usage received in course of being worn or used; the impairment or diminution in bulk, value, efficiency, etc., which results from use, friction, time, or the like.
- The act of wearing or the state of being worn; use.
WEAR THIN vs WEAR: VERB
- To lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.
- Deteriorate through use or stress
- Last and be usable
- Have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
- Deteriorate through use or stress
- Have or show an appearance of
- Have on one's person
- Put clothing on one's body
- Be dressed in
- Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress
- Go to pieces
WEAR THIN vs WEAR: INTRANSITIVE VERB
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- To break down or diminish through use or attrition.
- To last through the passage of time.
- To last under continual or hard use.
- To make (a sailing ship) come about with the wind aft.
- To fatigue, weary, or exhaust.
- To bring to a specified condition by long use or attrition.
- To damage, diminish, erode, or consume by long or hard use, attrition, or exposure. Often used with away, down, or off.
- To come about with stern to windward.
- To pass gradually or tediously.
- To fly or display (colors). Used of a ship, jockey, or knight.
- To bear, carry, or maintain in a particular manner.
- To display in one's appearance.
- To carry or have habitually on one's person, especially as an aid.
- To carry or have on one's person as covering, adornment, or protection.
- To produce by constant use, attrition, or exposure.
WEAR THIN vs WEAR: OTHER WORD TYPES
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- To carry or bear on the body as a covering or an appendage for warmth, decency, ornament, or other use; put or have on: as, to wear fine clothes; to wear diamonds.
- To use, affect, or be in the habit of using in one's costume or adornment: as, to wear green.
- To consume by frequent or habitual use; deteriorate or waste by wear; use up: as, boots well worn.
- To waste or impair by rubbing or attrition; lessen or diminish by continuous action upon; consume; waste; destroy by degrees.
- Hence To exhaust; weary; fatigue.
- To cause or produce by constant percussion or attrition; form by continual rubbing: as, a constant current of water will wear a channel in stone.
- To efface; obliterate.
- To have or exhibit an appearance of; bear; carry; exhibit; show.
- To disaccustom to one thing and accustom to another; bring gradually; lead: often with in or into before the new thing or state.
- Nautical, to bring (a vessel) on another tack by turning her with her head away from the wind; veer. Also ware.
- To lay out; expend; spend; waste; squander. Compare ware.
- To waste or destroy by degrees; consume tediously: as, to wear out life in idle projects.
- Hence— To obliterate; efface.
- To harass; tire completely; fatigue; exhaust; waste or consume the strength of.
- To be in fashion; be in common or recognized use.
- To become fit or suitable by use; become accustomed.
- To last or hold out in course of use or the lapse of time: generally with well or ill.
- To undergo gradual impairment or diminution through use, attrition, or lapse of time; waste or diminish gradually; become obliterated: often with away, off, or out.
- Have in one's aspect
- (idiom) (pants/trousers) To exercise controlling authority in a household.
- (idiom) (wear thin) To become less convincing, acceptable, or popular, as through repeated use.
- (idiom) (wear thin) To be weakened or eroded gradually.
WEAR THIN vs WEAR: RELATED WORDS
- Shy away from, Snuff out, Chip away, Go wrong, Fatten up, Turn away, Keep quiet, Dig into, Dip into, Make headway, Sniff out, Gobble up, Wear off, Wear out, Wear
- Put on, Bear, Hold out, Weary, Break, Tire, Assume, Vesture, Fatigue, Endure, Clothes, Apparel, Clothing, Outwear, Don
WEAR THIN vs WEAR: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Churn out, Shy away from, Snuff out, Chip away, Go wrong, Fatten up, Turn away, Keep quiet, Dig into, Dip into, Make headway, Sniff out, Gobble up, Wear out, Wear
- Have on, Get into, Bust, Jade, Put on, Bear, Weary, Break, Tire, Vesture, Fatigue, Endure, Clothes, Apparel, Outwear
WEAR THIN vs WEAR: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- His excuses have begun to wear thin after he keeps using the same ones over and over.
- They disrupted everything on stage during breaks with their antics and soon the audience's patience started to wear thin.
- His patience, a virtue by any definition for this fine Catholic gent, should surely wear thin at some point.
- Gregory can begin to wear thin due to his slimy sounding voice and constant sniggering.
- Phone with a meal delivered to the doorstep may soon wear thin given cost and quality issues.
- So as the play goes on, that smart satire starts to wear thin.
- So are you supposed to wear thin socks along with those boot liners?
- Praying each day is starting to wear thin on me.
- Wear thin socks made of synthetic materials for blister prevention.
- The rhetoric of impossibility is beginning to wear thin.
- If you grow out of it or wear it out through fair wear and tear, you can get a free replacement.
- Clothes To Wear Home Your baby is going to need something to wear home, so plan accordingly.
- Remember, judges wear a red sash while justices of the peace wear a green sash.
- Tough Enough To Wear Pink, wear PINK to show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness!
- Most women in Egypt wear skinny jeans and flats, and a lot of young men wear jeans.
- If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you can wear them for the vision test as well.
- For example, Scottish advocates wear tail coats under their gowns, and wear white bow ties instead of bands.
- When checking tire pressure, examine the tires for wear, cuts, nicks, bruises and excessive wear.
- Wear with a different air unit patch guidance, may only for wear the military.
- Wear the same socks you wear during a walk.
WEAR THIN vs WEAR: QUESTIONS
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- Should swimmers wear goggles when learning to swim?
- What kind of shoes do professional ballerinas wear?
- Should Ballet ballerinas wear gender neutral clothes?
- Why should healthcare staff wear hygienic uniforms?
- What do you wear to a wake, and what to wear to a funeral?
- Why do Manchester United wear red and Manchester City wear blue?
- Why do girls wear feminine clothes and boys wear masculine clothes?
- What is the best way to wear sweatpants for casual wear?
- What kind of jeans should you wear for everyday wear?
- Can you wear extended wear contact lenses at night?