"tears" meaning in English

See tears in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɪɹz/ [General-American], /tɪəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tiːɹz/ [Scotland], /tɛɹz/ [General-American], /tɛəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /teːɹz/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tears.wav , en-us-tears-noun.ogg , en-us-tears-verb.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tears
  1. plural of tear Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tear
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  2. Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain wines are swirled around before tasting.
    Sense id: en-tears-en-noun-E5X1kgbs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 43 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 43 48

Verb

IPA: /tɪɹz/ [General-American], /tɪəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tiːɹz/ [Scotland], /tɛɹz/ [General-American], /tɛəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /teːɹz/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tears.wav , en-us-tears-noun.ogg , en-us-tears-verb.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tears
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tear Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: tear
    Sense id: en-tears-en-verb-MEE~vAYF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 42 45 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 17 41 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 43 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 43 48
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