Phrase Hound found 48 phrases and 240 compound words that contain wear. The most common are listed below. Open wear in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 48
- wear outTo cause (something) to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use, especially hard, heavy, or careless use.
- ready-to-wearDescribing apparel that does not need any tailoring (for example hemming) before it can be worn.
- wear and tearPhysical damage caused to an object due to ordinary use over time; specifically (accounting, law), as justifying a write-down of the object's value in a set of accounts, or exclusion of compensation for the object under a warranty of …
- wear offto diminish in effect
- formal wearAlternative spelling of formalwear: Clothing suited to formal occasions
- wash-and-wearThat requires no ironing after being washed and dried.
- Casual wear
- worse for wearIn poor physical condition due to long or heavy use.
- wear downTo cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
- Tyne and WearA metropolitan county in the north-east of England, bordering County Durham and Northumberland.
- wear awayTo erode gradually and progressively.
- wear thinTo lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse.
- wear the pantsSynonym of wear the trousers: Typically of a woman, to be the dominant partner in a relationship.
- wear the trousersTypically of a woman, to be the dominant partner in a relationship.
- Countess WearA suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9489).
- wear rose-colored glassesTo see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.
- Witton-le-WearA village and civil parish alongside the River Wear in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1431).
- wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be very transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotions.
- re-wearAlternative form of rewear: To wear again.
- ring wearA circular discoloration that appears on the printed cardboard jacket of a long-play (LP) record, caused by the record pressing itself against the jacket, often due to improper storage.
- wear throughto use (something) too much so that a hole develops in it
- wear upTo tire; to become tired
- wear too many hatsTo try to fill more roles at once than is realistically possible.
- bridal wearAlternative spelling of bridalwear: Clothing to be worn by a bride on her wedding day.
- maternity wearClothing for pregnant women, designed to handle changes in body size during pregnancy.
Compound words 240
- underwearClothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
- wearableAble to be worn.
- hardwearMisspelling of hardware: Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
- wearerOne who wears.
- workwearClothes designed to be worn while working, especially in a physically demanding job.
- dancewearClothing made to be worn by dancers, such as leotards and ballet shoes.
- headwearClothing worn on the head (e.g. hats, helmets, headdresses, headscarves).
- softwearathletic shoes, sneakers
- clubwearClothing intended to be worn to nightclubs.
- shapewearFoundation garments, designed to hold a part of the body in a particular form.