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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

ablation, atomization, attrition, breakup, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decay, decomposition, decrement, degradation, deliquescence, depletion, dilapidation, disintegration, disjunction, disorganization, dissipation, dissolution, erosion, exhaustion, incoherence, loss, ravages of time, resolution, shrinkage, use, waste, wear, weathering

Dictionary Results for wear and tear:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

wear and tear
    n 1: decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use
         [syn: depreciation, wear and tear]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tear \Tear\, n.
   The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a
   fissure. --Macaulay.
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   Wear and tear. See under Wear, n.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wear \Wear\, n.
   1. The act of wearing, or the state of being worn;
      consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear
      of a garment.
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   2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion.
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            Motley 's the only wear.              --Shak.
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   3. The result of wearing or use; consumption, diminution, or
      impairment due to use, friction, or the like; as, the wear
      of this coat has been good.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   Wear and tear, the loss by wearing, as of machinery in use;
      the loss or injury to which anything is subjected by use,
      accident, etc.
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