Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Wear
Wear verb - To use up all the physical energy of.
How words are described
| alien | alien refuse | alien wear |
| real | real refuse | real wear |
| little | little refuse | little wear |
| main | main refuse | main wear |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Because of the cost of those lenses some refuse and wear glasses with the demo lenses from the store still in the frame.
Source: Purely Aesthetic Glasses - Those that can't afford it or for whatever reason refuse to be cut into sometimes opt to wear multiple bras(often "pushup" bras to boot) or put padding in their ring gear for a similar effect.
Source: Fake Boobs -
You can also vehemently refuse to wear a helmet in space, resulting in another Nonstandard Game Over.
Source: Video Game / Super Paper Mario
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