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teargas

noun verb

A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

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Word length
7
Starts with
T
Ends with
S
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
8

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noun

  1. A gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

verb

  1. Attack with teargas; subject to teargas fumes

    “The students were teargassed during the riot”

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The students were teargassed during the riot

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