tire- root words — words with the tire- root

The root tire- comes from Old French tirer, meaning to draw, pull. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including retire, tiresome, tier, retiree, preretirement. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tire- root

Explore words with tire- — words containing the tire- root and sharing its sense of "to draw, pull". Examples include retire, tiresome, tier, retiree, preretirement. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tire- mean?

The tire- root means to draw, pull, from Old French tirer. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.