tire
To become sleepy or weary.
Verb 4 meanings
To become sleepy or weary.
To make sleepy or weary.
To become bored or impatient (with).
“I tire of this book.”
To bore.
Noun 4 meanings
US and Canada spelling of tyre: The rubber covering on a wheel.
A child's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied with tape or cord; a pinafore. Also tier.
A covering for the head; a headdress.
A tier, row, or rank.
Etymology
From Middle English tiren, tirien, teorien, from Old English tȳrian, tēorian (“to fail, cease, become weary, be tired, exhausted; tire, weary, exhaust”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *teuʀōn (“to cease”), which is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dews- (“to fail, be behind, lag”).
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TIRE at a glance
TIRE has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (T 1 + I 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,861 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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