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tiresome
Tirgu Mures
tiring
tiro
Tirol
Tiros
Tirthankara
Tiruchchirappalli
Tirunelveli
Tiryns
’tis
tisane
Tisha b’Av
Tishri
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tissue
tissue culture
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tire (1)

tire [ tīr ] (past and past participle tired, present participle tir·ing, 3rd person present singular tires)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. grow or make somebody tired: to make somebody feel in need of rest or sleep, or grow weaker and less energetic and feel a need for rest or sleep

2. exhaust somebody's interest: to lose interest in and become bored and impatient with somebody or something, or cause somebody to do this

[ Old English tyrian, origin ?]
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