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Look up: tire

  1. tire
    [n] - hoop that covers a wheel 2. [v] - exhaust or tire though overuse or great strain or stress 3. [v] - get tired of something or somebody
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. tire
    a bundle of steel wire embedded in the rubber around the inner circumference of an aircraft tyre Category: Transport
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Tire
    Tire noun A tier, row, or rank. See Tier . [ Obsolete] « In posture to displode their second tire Of thunder.» Milton.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/61

  4. Tire
    Tire noun [ Aphetic form of attire ; Middle English tir , a tir . See Attire .] 1. Attire; apparel. [ Archaic] 'Having rich tire about you.' Shak. 2. A covering for the head; a headdress. &#x...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/61

  5. Tire
    Tire transitive verb To adorn; to attire; to dress. [ Obsolete] « [ Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head.» 2 Kings ix. 30.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/61

  6. Tire
    Tire intransitive verb [ French tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic origin, and akin to English tear to rend. See Tirade .] 1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. [ Obsolete] « Even as an empty eagle, sharp b...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/61

  7. Tire
    Tire intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tired ; present participle & verbal noun Tiring .] [ Middle English teorien to become weary, to fail, Anglo-Saxon teorian...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/61

  8. Tire
    Tire transitive verb To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. Shak. « Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past.&...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/61

  9. tire
    1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. 'Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone.' (Shak) 'Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men, That tire upon the hearts of generous spirits.' (B. Jonson) ... 2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey;...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. tire
    tyre noun hoop that covers a wheel; `automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. tire
    tire out verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; `We wore ourselves out on this hike`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. Tire
    • (n.) A covering for the head; a headdress. • (n.) Attire; apparel. • (n.) A tier, row, or rank. See Tier. • (n.) Furniture; apparatus; equipment. • (v. t.) To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust the patience of; to wear out (one`s interest, attention, ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. tire
    a continuous band that encircles the rim of a wheel and forms a tread that rolls on either a road, a prepared track, or the ground.[4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/53

  14. tire
    tire, device made of rubber and fabric and attached to the outer rim of a vehicle wheel. Solid rubber tires were in limited use before 1850; they are still used in some special applications, e.g., for industrial trucks in factories. The pneumatic rubber tire uses rubber and enclosed air to reduce vi...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08488

  15. tire
    US spelling of tyre, an inflatable rubber hoop fitted round the rims of bicycle, car, and other road-vehicle wheels
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  16. Tire
    A `tire` (in American English and Canadian English) or `tyre` (in British English, New Zealand English, Australian English and others) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while k...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire



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12 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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