n. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear"

n. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

adj. producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

n. (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him

n. the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

adj. requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"

adj. requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

adj. (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"