noun

tyre

teye-uh

noun

British spelling: the rubber ring fitted around a wheel that grips the road.

"He checked the tyre pressure before the long drive."

"A nail in the road left them with a flat tyre."

How to Use Tyre

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe rubber covering on a wheel — spelled "tyre" in British English and "tire" in American English.

UK vs US

British English uses "tyre"; American English uses "tire."

Easily confused with

tire →

Common pairings

a flat tyre tyre pressure change a tyre

Word Forms

tyred past tense, tyred past tense, tyres plural, Tyres plural, tyres singular, tyres singular

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Etymology

Traces back to a Middle English word related to "attire," describing the wheel's outer covering; the spelling "tyre" became standard in British English during the 1800s.

Rhymes for tyre

pyre lyre Eyre McIntyre MacIntyre

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