(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
verb
(East Yorkshire, Midlands) present of be
first-person plural simple present of be
second-person plural simple present of be
second-person singular simple present of be
third-person plural simple present of be
ber
ber
noun
A fruit-bearing tree (Ziziphus mauritiana); the jujube.
bre
cre
der
der
adv
Nonstandard spelling of there.
intj
(Australia) Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
(Australia) Indication of stupidity.
dre
ear
ear
noun
(architecture) A crossette.
(architecture) An acroterium.
(countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
(countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
(countable, slang) A police informant.
(journalism) A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.
The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
verb
(archaic) To plough.
(humorous) To take in with the ears; to hear.
(intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
To hold by the ears.
ecr
eer
eer
adv
(poetic) Unpunctuated contraction of ever.
ehr
eir
eir
det
(rare, nonstandard) Belonging to em, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to the singular their and coordinate with his and her.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:eir.
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emr
era
era
noun
(geology) A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
erb
erd
erd
noun
(dialect, rare) Alternative form of earth
(zoology) The common European shrew (Sorex vulgaris); the shrewmouse or erd shrew.
(US regional, Cape Colony, New York, South Africa) A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement.
(by extension) Stock; cattle.
erg
erg
noun
(geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
(rowing, slang) An ergometer.
The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.
verb
(rowing, slang, transitive, intransitive) To use an ergometer.
eri
erk
erk
intj
(Australia, colloquial) An expression of revulsion or disgust; yuck.
(colloquial) An expression of trepidation; eek.
noun
(Britain, slang) A member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
erl
ern
ern
noun
Alternative spelling of erne
verb
(UK dialectal) To run; flow.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) (of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) To pain; torture.
(intransitive, obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
erp
err
err
intj
Alternative form of er (“sound of hesitation”)
verb
(archaic) to stray.
(intransitive) To sin.
(intransitive, formal) To make a mistake.
ers
ers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of er
ert
ert
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To be eager, prone; hurry.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To strive onward and upward.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To incite; urge on; encourage.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To irritate; grill; provoke.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To make as if to strike; argue (with); strive after; try to obtain.
eru
erv
esr
etr
eur
exr
eyr
ezr
fer
fer
prep
(dialectal, especially Britain) Pronunciation spelling of for.
ger
ger
noun
A male convert to Judaism.
A yurt.
gre
gre
noun
Obsolete form of gree.
her
her
det
Belonging to a person of unspecified gender (to counterbalance the traditional "his" in this sense).
Belonging to her (belonging to that female, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
noun
(informal) A female person or animal.
pron
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (deprecated) with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc.
hre
ier
ire
ire
noun
(obsolete) Iron.
Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
verb
(transitive, rare) To anger, to irritate.
jer
jer
noun
(linguistics) Ultra-short or reduced vowel in Proto- and Late Common Slavonic (or Slavic), then represented as ъ (back jer [ŭ]) or ь (front jer [ĭ]).
ker
ler
mer
mer
noun
(chemistry) A repeat unit: a structural unit which through repetition forms a polymer.
(fantasy) merpeople
(obsolete) Alternative form of mayor and mair.
mre
nre
oer
ore
ore
noun
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
per
per
adj
(rare, nonstandard) Belonging to per, their (singular). Gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, coordinate with gendered his and her.
prep
(medicine) By the, by means of the, via the, through the.
For each.
In accordance with, as per
To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).
pron
(rare, nonstandard) Them (singular) Neologistic gender-neutral third-person singular object pronoun, suggested for use in place of him and her.
(rare, nonstandard) They (singular). Gender-neutral neologistic third-person singular subject pronoun, coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
pre
pre
noun
(slang) Clipping of precum.
(slang) Clipping of preparty.
(slang, in the plural) Clipping of predrinks.
prep
Before (something significant).
verb
(slang) Clipping of pre-drink.
rae
rbe
rea
reb
reb
noun
(US, historical) Clipping of rebel: a Confederate, especially a Confederate soldier.
An honorific used by traditional Jews, much like sir and mister/Mr.
Shortened form of Rebbe.
rec
rec
adj
(informal) Abbreviation of recreational.
noun
(countable, informal) A recommendation or suggestion.
(countable, informal) A recreation ground.
(informal) Abbreviation of recreation.
verb
(transitive, informal) To recommend.
(transitive, informal) To record.
red
red
adj
(US politics) The U.S. Republican Party.
(astronomy) Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.
(card games, of a card) Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black (“of the spades or clubs suits”)
(chiefly derogatory, offensive) Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations
(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
(of the skin) With a red hue due to embarrassment or sunburn.
(particle physics) Having a color charge of red.
Having red as its color.
Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
the red-black grand coalition in Germany
noun
(Ireland, UK, beverages, informal) Red lemonade
(US, colloquial, uncountable) Chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red").
(countable and uncountable) Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.
(countable and uncountable) Red wine.
(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; (usually capitalized) a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.
(countable) Any of several varieties of ale which are brewed with red or kilned malt, giving the beer a red colour.
(countable, informal, Australia) A red kangaroo.
(countable, informal, UK, birdwatching) A redshank.
(countable, snooker) One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.
(derogatory, offensive) An American Indian.
(informal) A red light (a traffic signal)
(informal) The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, a fish with reddish fins and scales.
(particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.
(slang) The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
(slang, uncountable) Tomato ketchup.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of rede
Alternative spelling of redd
ree
ree
adj
(Now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.