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Underwear vs Underbear - What's the difference?

underwear | underbear |

As a noun underwear

is clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

As a verb underbear is

to support, endure.

underwear

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
  • * 2006 , Toni L. Meilleur, Tournament of Fire
    • “A thong,” she answered him breathlessly. Now completely turned on by the fact that his man was sniffing her underwear and grinning like a tiger that took down its prey. That is if tigers could smile and still look sexy.
  • Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and bras.

    • Synonyms

    * shreddies * underclothes * undergarments * undies * See also

    underbear

    English

    Verb

  • To support, endure.
  • (of cloth) To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth.
  • * 1599 ,
    • cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel

    Derived terms

    * (l) English words prefixed with under-