tira- root words — words with the tira- root

The root tira- comes from Italian tirare, meaning pull, shoot. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including tirade, tirades. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tira- root

Explore words with tira- — words containing the tira- root and sharing its sense of "pull, shoot". Examples include tirade, tirades. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tira- mean?

The tira- root means pull, shoot, from Italian tirare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.