Unscramble tears

Definition of tears

noun:

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child", "she was in tears". Synonyms: crying, weeping.
• a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes". Synonyms: tear, teardrop.
• an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants", "she had snags in her stockings". Synonyms: rent, rip, snag, split, tear.
• an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days". Synonyms: binge, bout, bust, tear.
• the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear". Synonyms: tear.

verb:

• separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped", "tear the paper". Synonyms: bust, rupture, snap, tear.
• to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars". Synonyms: tear.
• move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street", "He came charging into my office". Synonyms: buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear.
• strip of feathers; "pull a chicken", "pluck the capon". Synonyms: deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear.
• fill with tears or shed tears; "Her eyes were tearing". Synonyms: tear.

Related words

bawling, cleave, lacerate, laceration, pull, rend, rent, rip, rive, shred, snivel, sniveling, sob, sobbing, split, wailing.

Words nearby

tear, teary, years.

Rhymes with

affairs, airs, downstairs, stairs, unawares, upstairs.