tear-off
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A strip or sheet of paper, plastic film, etc., that is designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
noun
A COM (Component Object Model) interface that is instantiated only when explicitly requested.
noun
The demolition phase of a reroofing job, wherein the old shingles or other materials are torn off in preparation for the installation of new ones.
adj
Designed to be removed by tearing or pulling off.
Example Sentences
- "My visor was covered in mud, and I had used up all the tear-offs."
- "Tear-offs are rarely found in modern interfaces, though, so typically you'll want to disable the tear-off feature by default."
- "This makes tearoffs especially risky for objects that may be accessed remotely. Given all of the potential pitfalls of tearoffs, a logical question might be, "when are tearoffs appropriate?" There is no absolute answer; […]"
- "Holonyms: reroofing, roofing"
- "a tear-off strip, a tear-off protector"