Entry Word: wear

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the result of long and hard use <after several years, the carpet was finally showing wear>

Synonyms wear and tear

Related Words abrasion, corrosion, erosion, erasure; decomposition, disintegration

Near Antonyms fixing, mending, patching, rebuilding, reconditioning, reconstruction, renovation, repair, revamping

2 covering for the human body <the latest in fashionable wear> — see clothing