wearability |
the ability to resist deterioration under normal use. |
wearable |
suitable for or capable of being worn. |
wear and tear |
deterioration or wear caused by ordinary use; normal depreciation. |
wear away |
to gradually break down or disappear due to friction or use. [2 definitions] |
wear down |
to cause to gradually break down or erode due to friction, exposure, or use, [2 definitions] |
wearing |
pertaining to articles of clothing. [2 definitions] |
wearisome |
causing fatigue; tiring. [2 definitions] |
wear off |
to diminish or disappear gradually. |
wear out |
to make useless through prolonged use. [3 definitions] |
wearproof |
resistant to the damage or deterioration caused by normal use. |
wear the pants |
to have the greatest authority or play the dominant role, as in a family. |
weary |
physically or mentally tired, esp. from exertion or strain; fatigued. [6 definitions] |
weasel |
any of various carnivorous, slender-bodied mammals, related to minks and polecats, with brownish fur, short legs, and a long bushy tail. [4 definitions] |
weasel words |
statements that are intentionally misleading, ambiguous, evasive, or indirect. |
weather |
the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as characterized by sunshine, moisture, temperature, precipitation, and other variables. [7 definitions] |
weather-beaten |
worn, damaged, or marked by exposure to the weather. |
weatherboard |
a long narrow board used to cover the outer walls of a frame house in such away that each board partly overlaps the one below it and thereby sheds water from the house; clapboard. [3 definitions] |
weather-bound |
detained or stopped by bad weather. |
Weather Bureau |
a former bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce that was responsible forgathering meteorological data. (See National Weather Service.) |
weathercock |
a weather vane, esp. one shaped like a rooster. |
weathered |
seasoned, stained, softened, or creased by, or as if by, the weather. [2 definitions] |