As nouns the difference between pyre and tyre
is that pyre is a funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned while tyre is the ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
As a proper noun Tyre is
an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenecia, in present-day Lebanon.
pyre
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
:* For nine long nights, through all the dusky air, The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. - Homer Iliad, p. 31
Any heap or pile of combustibles.
Related terms
* empyreal, empyrean
Anagrams
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tyre
Etymology 1
The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that the word derives from (attire), while other sources suggest a connection with the verb to'' (tie). The spelling ''tyre'' is used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand after being revived in the 19th century. Both ''tyre'' and (tire) were used in the 15th and 16th centuries. The United States did not adopt the revival of ''tyre'', and ''(tire) is the only spelling currently used there and in Canada.
Alternative forms
* (qualifier) tire
Noun
(
en noun)
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) The ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
Usage notes
Tyre is one of the few words where Canadian usage prefers the US spelling over the British/Commonwealth spelling.
Related terms
* pneumatic tyre
* spare tyre
Etymology 2
From Tamil.
Noun
(-)
(India) curdled milk
Etymology 3
Noun
(-)
attire
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