tares

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Editorial note

Hopefully still, in the end, the current mess will help separate the wheat from the tares, within both sides.

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The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

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noun

The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

noun

Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.

noun

Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.

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Core meanings and parts of speech for tares.

noun

The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

noun

Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.

noun

Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.

noun

Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”). [(New Zealand, rare) The tern.]

Example sentences

Hopefully still, in the end, the current mess will help separate the wheat from the tares, within both sides.

In bad times and in desperation, extra miles are what keep things together, what plugs leaks and patches tares.

Twice, the tares were so bad the book was partially de-bound.

I hope the EU tares them a new one if the us doesn't.

This is further reflected in the biblical distinction between the visible and invisible church and Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares: genuine followers and the others grow together until the final judgment.

Where I live, self-checkouts almost universally have a "Use my own bag" button, that prompts you to place your empty bag on the scale and then tares it after you press the button to continue.

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Where I live, self-checkouts almost universally have a "Use my own bag" button, that prompts you to place your empty bag on the scale and then tares it after you press the button to continue.