Get the origins of different words and phrases.
If your word is a homograph (shares a spelling with another word) you can try specifying "the verb to tear" or "a tear as in crying".
Ok Google, ask Etymology Dictionary about the etymology of sideburns
Ok Google, ask Etymology Dictionary about the etymology of the noun tear
Ok Google, ask Etymology Dictionary about the etymology of the word tear as in crying
Ok Google, ask Etymology Dictionary about the origin of the phrase balls to the wall