Foundation level · Year 4 · free
tyre
noun · Say it: TIRE
What it means
Foundationa thick rubber ring filled with air that fits round a wheel
Dad had to pump up the flat tyre on my bike.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- wheel cover
More examples
- The car tyre splashed through a big puddle outside school.
Where the word comes from
Probably a shortened form of 'attire', as the tyre was the wheel's covering.
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