Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tyre
2 senses of tyre
Sense 1
Sur, Tyre -- (a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks)
INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Sense 2
tire, tyre -- (hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air")
=> hoop, ring -- (a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse")