tears
Britishplural noun
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the clear salty solution secreted by the lacrimal glands that lubricates and cleanses the surface of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids
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a state of intense frustration (esp in the phrase bored to tears )
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weeping
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presented so as to be easily assimilated
reading without tears
Example Sentences
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The 75-year-old farmer's eyes filled with tears as he walked through his orchard in the village of Vosketap, where a breeze from snowcapped Mount Ararat, across the border in Turkey, dispelled the summer heat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Minutes earlier, the players paraded around Azteca Stadium — traditionally an impenetrable fortress — to applaud El Tri fans with tears in their eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
She said the worst had been when she was seen in tears in the House of Commons during a session of Prime Minister's Questions in July last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Some experts had voiced concerns that the complicated transfer -- funded by the UK for an undisclosed amount -- risked causing irreversible damage to a work already weakened by 30 tears and nearly 10,000 holes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
My body’s numb, and my face is sticky from tears.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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