Definitions for tears
tears

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crying, weeping, tearsnoun

   the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

   "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tears

   Tears are a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands (tear gland) found in the eyes of all land mammals. Tears are made up of water, electrolytes, proteins, lipids, and mucins that form layers on the surface of eyes. The different types of tears—basal, reflex, and emotional—vary significantly in composition. The functions of tears include lubricating the eyes (basal tears), removing irritants (reflex tears), and also aiding the immune system. Tears also occur as a part of the body's natural pain response. Emotional secretion of tears may serve a biological function by excreting stress-inducing hormones built up through times of emotional distress. Tears have symbolic significance among humans.

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1. tears

   Tears refer to the salty liquid that is produced by lacrimal glands in the eyes, typically as a response to strong emotions, irritants, or physical pain. They serve to keep the eyes moisturized, protect them from foreign substances, and can also be an expression of sadness, happiness, or other intense feelings.

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1. Tears

   Tears are secretions that clean and lubricate the eyes. Lacrimation or lachrymation is the production or shedding of tears. Strong emotions such as sorrow, elation, awe and pleasure, as well as irritation of the eyes, laughing, and yawning may lead to an increased production of tears, or crying.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tears

   The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.

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1. tears

   Song lyrics by tears -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by tears on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. TEARS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tears is ranked #79846 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tears surname appeared 238 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tears.
   
   74.7% or 178 total occurrences were White.
   21% or 50 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Bodily Process

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tears' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2366

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Anagrams for tears »

1. arste

2. aster

3. rates

4. resat

5. setar

6. stare

7. tares

8. tarse

9. Taser

10. taser

11. teras

How to pronounce tears?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tears in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tears in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tears in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tears in a Sentence

1. Mother Teresa:

   More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.

2. Edgar Allen Poe:

   Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

3. Oliver Sacks:

   Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more - it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.

4. William Blake:

   The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.

5. Unknown:

   Count your life by smiles, not tears. Count your age by friends, not years.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tears
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tears
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tears