What's the difference between attire and tire?

Attire


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
  • (n.) Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
  • (n.) The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.
  • (n.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The American Dental Association and the Centers for Disease Control are currently stressing the need for protective clinical attire and barrier techniques to reduce cross-contamination and the spread of diseases.
  • (2) A cooler full of beer is usually at hand, though swimming attire typically isn't.
  • (3) Moyes had already described how he had fretted about his attire when Ferguson initially invited him round to discuss the biggest job in English football and how the colour had drained from his face when he was offered it.
  • (4) A strong positive association was found between the counselors' attire and the clients' perception of the four selected characteristics of counselors.
  • (5) If the vendors are similarly attired then this doesn't help either," says Tim Dansie at Jackson-Stops & Staff.
  • (6) Every morning, we were were woken by a bugle and hurriedly changed into our gym attire for the exercise session '.
  • (7) Many program directors indicated they are considering changes in clinical attire requirements in the future because of concern for infection control.
  • (8) Latex gloves have become a standard part of OR attire, and even though they serve as the primary form of hand protection in the OR, gloves also may serve as one of the key causes of contact or allergic dermatitis in OR personnel.
  • (9) Thus attired, she demanded a second audition as the fat nurse – and got the part, as Nurse Hilda Price.
  • (10) To study patient preferences on physician attire and etiquette, we interviewed 200 patients on the general medical services of teaching hospitals in Boston and San Francisco.
  • (11) Setback of the week Dubai: Greek model Vicky Xipolitakis – flying to Dubai in an attempt to reach Diego Maradona's 53rd birthday party, but stopped and fined at the airport for " inappropriate attire ".
  • (12) Although children had no strong positive preferences, they may feel negatively about informal attire.
  • (13) In the last two years, a man dressed as Sesame Street's Cookie Monster was charged with shoving a two-year-old, a person attired in Super Mario's overalls was accused of groping a woman and an Elmo figure pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after unleashing an antisemitic tirade.
  • (14) I have said before that I find it a fairly confronting form of attire.
  • (15) In person, he looks like central casting's idea of a technology guru: vast bulk, informal attire, no socks, beard and dreadlocks.
  • (16) In the middle of the hotel bar, George Lamb sits tall and flamboyantly attired: grey suit, tanned skin, crisp shirt, plumey hair.
  • (17) That’s why I now work with people who know you don’t have to remove lint from the extras’ attire before we shoot.
  • (18) The Observer is brilliantly, admirably non-restrictive about employee attire, and I'm lucky to be relatively free to dress myself of a morning.
  • (19) In Truro (1973-81), full of firm Methodists and Atlantic storms, he might appear at an ordination attired in mitre, ceremonial gloves and gremial (a silk apron-like covering for the lap of bishops).
  • (20) Zuckerberg's hipster attire is an eloquent statement of his disregard for those on whom his business's continued expansion relies.

Tire


Definition:

  • (n.) A tier, row, or rank. See Tier.
  • (n.) Attire; apparel.
  • (n.) A covering for the head; a headdress.
  • (n.) A child's apron, covering the breast and having no sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.
  • (n.) Furniture; apparatus; equipment.
  • (n.) A hoop or band, as of metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear.
  • (v. t.) To adorn; to attire; to dress.
  • (v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does.
  • (v. i.) To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed upon, or engaged with, anything.
  • (v. i.) To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail; to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon tires.
  • (v. t.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As he sits in Athens wondering when the International Monetary Fund is going to deliver another bailout, George Papandreou might be tempted to hum a few lines of Tired of Waiting for You.
  • (2) I was so tired I just used to fall asleep on my feet.
  • (3) According to articles presented by Breitbart, Clinton is tired and ailing.
  • (4) That may sound familiar to Tottenham fans, who grew tired with their team’s aimless, sideways passing under André Villas-Boas.
  • (5) I’m personally sick and tired of Pristina and Belgrade, because we’ve been victimised by high politicians.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The bridge connecting the Albanian and Serb parts of Mitrovica.
  • (6) An example calculation of rolling resistance for a polyurethane tire is given in detail.
  • (7) The extent of inadequate rest has prompted fears that many people are too tired to do their jobs properly, with some so sleep-deprived their brains are as confused as if they had consumed too much alcohol.
  • (8) Do you not get tired of the mass surveillance in this country?” Finicum told reporters.
  • (9) We’re tired of answering these questions,” one woman said.
  • (10) I’m tired, man.” But he hopes that it might be done quickly.
  • (11) I, along with many others, am tired of this toxic propaganda.
  • (12) Further the diabetics claimed to be more tired and diabetic males had more sexual concerns.
  • (13) Apart from that, it’s becoming increasingly tiring to see people posing about how there is no point voting because it’s all rigged, the politicians are all the same and the rest.
  • (14) In any case, people had tired of combative rhetoric and wanted softer platitudes.
  • (15) There is no guarantee of surgical success with such an injury but Murray was tiring of the constant reliance on pain killers to get through tough matches.
  • (16) The concentrations of 1-NP and airborne particulates changed significantly in all examined areas in parallel with the rise and fall of the frequencies of studded tire use.
  • (17) Transposable and interspersed repetitive elements (TIREs) are ubiquitous features of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
  • (18) The players come to Australia tired and exhausted already because they’ve been going since mid-November.” Another issue is the way the women treat their practice time.
  • (19) But when you're tired, you've played in 94 or 95 minutes, players choose power rather than technique, rather than placing it.
  • (20) On the return journey, the tired passengers exchange smuggling anecdotes and safety tips.

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