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1. tires

   A tire (American English) or tyre (British English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, are pneumatically inflated structures, which also provide a flexible cushion that absorbs shock as the tire rolls over rough features on the surface. Tires provide a footprint, called a contact patch, that is designed to match the weight of the vehicle with the bearing strength of the surface that it rolls over by providing a bearing pressure that will not deform the surface excessively. The materials of modern pneumatic tires are synthetic rubber, natural rubber, fabric, and wire, along with carbon black and other chemical compounds. They consist of a tread and a body. The tread provides traction while the body provides containment for a quantity of compressed air. Before rubber was developed, the first versions of tires were simply bands of metal fitted around wooden wheels to prevent wear and tear. Early rubber tires were solid (not pneumatic). Pneumatic tires are used on many types of vehicles, including cars, bicycles, motorcycles, buses, trucks, heavy equipment, and aircraft. Metal tires are still used on locomotives and railcars, and solid rubber (or other polymers) tires are still used in various non-automotive applications, such as some casters, carts, lawnmowers, and wheelbarrows.

Anagrams for tires »

1. tries

2. resit

3. rites

4. tiers

How to pronounce tires?

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 tires in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tires in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tires in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tires in a Sentence

1. Charles Dickens:

   Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

2. Dorothy Parker:

   The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of the tires.

3. Dorothy Parker:

   The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires.

4. William Hazlitt:

   The contemplation of truth and beauty is the proper object for which we were created, which calls forth the most intense desires of the soul, and of which it never tires.

5. David Salyers:

   A lot of tires were being accumulated and were causing problems, such as [from] mosquitoes [and] rodents, so basically the idea of the Tires to Trails initiative came in line with the cleanup and utilizing those tires.

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