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tire
What does tire mean?
tire (noun): the ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use tire in a sentence?
- Automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce tire?
/ˈtaɪɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “tire” mean?
a tradition; a practice or set of values that is passed down from preceding generations through families or through institutional memory
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the body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities
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a register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself
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the ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid
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