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Definitions: EE |
EENoun1. The branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "EE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Ee |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
EE | Danish | Republikken Estland | Geography |
EE | Dutch | Republiek Estland | Geography |
EE | English | Ether extract | N/A |
EE | Finnish | Viro | Geography |
EE | French | éthinyloestradiol | Chemistry |
EE | German | Ethinylestradiol | Chemistry |
EE | Greek | Εσθονία | Geography |
EE | Italian | Repubblica d'Estonia | N/A |
EE | Portuguese | Estónia | Geography |
EE | Spanish | Etinilestradiol | Chemistry |
EE | Swedish | Republiken Estland | Geography |
| EE UU | Spanish | Estados Unidos | Politics & International Affaires |
| EE3 | English | STC No 3 of ETSI/TC EE | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: EESynonym: electrical engineering (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: EE |
| English words defined with "EE": Ae ♦ Spenserian sonnet. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "EE": Algorithmic Processor Description Language ♦ nozzle-expansion area ratio. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "EE": Darnel. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "EE" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (whoa), Luxembourgish (a, one, somebody), Manx (depletion, devour, dispose; consumption, eating, erode, feed, her, it; eat, kill off, she), Somali (of, that is, which), Tswana (yes). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Ee Bhargavi Nilayam (2002) Ivide Ee Theerathu (1985) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Addiss DG, Davis JP, Roberts JM, Mast EE. Epidemiology of giardiasis in Wisconsin. (references) | |
Patients with hemoglobinopathies of questionable or minimal significance (e.g., CC, EE) can be followed in a sickle cell setting at the option of the patient or the provider. (references) | ||
Trade | Netherlands | Such requests should be sent to: Ministry of Finance, Director of Customs, P.O. Box 20201, 2500 EE The Hague. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "EE" is generally used as an unclassified items -- approximately 85.97% of the time. "EE" is used about 505 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Unclassified Items | 85.97% | 435 | 13,223 |
| Interjection | 14.03% | 71 | 39,674 |
| Total | 100.00% | 505 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "EE" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ee | Last name | 100 | 85,563 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "EE": ee-aw, ee-aye-ee-aye-oh. | |
Ending with "EE": oo-ee, squeez-ee. | |
Containing "EE": ag-ee-ma, de-ee-o, de-ee-ooo, Jon-ee-than, kitt-ee-wayke, Mar-ee-a. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ee cummings | 586 |
ee | 465 |
ee bond | 182 |
ee savings bond | 113 |
ee times | 55 |
commerce.com ee | 29 |
ee cummings poem | 21 |
ee cummings poetry | 21 |
series ee | 21 |
ee robbins | 17 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ee"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | eeay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "EE": eel, eelgrass, eelgrasses, eelier, eeliest, eellike, eelpout, eelpouts, eels, eelworm, eelworms, eely, eerie, eerier, eeriest, eerily, eeriness, eerinesses, eery. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "EE": abductee, absentee, acceptee, ackee, addressee, adoptee, advisee, agee, aglee, agree, ajee, akee, alee, alienee, allee, allottee, amputee, apogee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, arrestee, assignee, attendee, awardee, awee, axletree, bailee, banshee, bargee, baubee, bawbee, bee, beebee, bendee, bidarkee, biographee, bootee, botonee, botonnee, bouchee, bourree, bourtree, bree, bribee, buckshee, bumblebee, bungee, burgee, calipee, callipee, camporee, carefree, cee, chickadee, chickaree, chickee, chimpanzee, chincherinchee, chivaree, chutnee, cicoree, coatee, coffee, colessee, committee, communicatee, conferee, congee, conominee, consignee, contactee, cooee, corroboree, corvee, coryphee, cotrustee, coulee, counselee, covenantee, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, dee, degree, delegatee, departee, deportee, designee, detainee, devisee, devotee, disagree, dischargee, distributee, divorcee, donee, donnee, doolee, draftee, dragee, drawee, dree, dungaree, electee, emcee, employee, endorsee, enlistee, ennuyee, enrollee, enshrinee, entree, epee, epopee, escapee, etouffee, etwee, evacuee, evictee, examinee, expellee, fedayee, fee, feoffee, fiancee, filagree, filaree, filigree, fitchee, flambee, flee, foresee, formee, fourchee, franchisee, free, freebee, fricassee, frisbee, frisee, fusee, fuzee, galilee, garnishee, gee, gelee, germfree, ghee, glee, goatee, gobonee, grandee, grantee, gratinee, gree, greegree, guarantee, gumtree, hackee, hadjee, honeybee, honoree, humvee, imphee, indictee, indorsee, inductee, internee, interrogatee, interrogee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, jaygee, jayvee, jee, jinnee, jubilee, kedgeree, kidnapee, kidnappee, killdee, kimchee, knee, kokanee, laree, laryngectomee, lee, legatee, lessee, levee, libelee, libellee, licencee, licensee, lichee, listee, lungee, lycee, lychee, machree, maharanee, mallee, mammee, manatee, marquee, matinee, melee, mestee, millidegree, mortgagee, muggee, murderee, mustee, nee, negligee, ngwee, nominee, nondegree, nonemployee, obligee, ogee, optionee, outsee, overfree, oversee, pardee, parolee, passee, patentee, pattee, pawnee, payee, pedigree, pee, peewee, pensee, peppertree, perigee, permittee, persecutee, pewee, pharisee, picotee, pledgee, pollee, pommee, pongee, pree, presentee, prithee, promisee, protegee, prythee, pugaree, puggaree, puggree, pugree, puree, puttee, ragee, raggee, rakee, ramee, ranee, rapparee, rappee, ratafee, razee, ree, referee, refugee, rejectee, relocatee, repartee, resee, retiree, returnee, rooftree, rupee, rushee, saddletree, salvagee, sangaree, saree, scree, see, selectee, settee, shikaree, shivaree, shoetree, sickee, sightsee, signee, singletree, siree, sirree, skee, snickersnee, soignee, soiree, spahee, spondee, spree, squeegee, squilgee, standee, stingaree, subcommittee, suttee, swingletree, sycee, tee, teepee, tepee, testee, thee, three, thuggee, tirrivee, toffee, topee, toupee, towhee, townee, trainee, transferee, transportee, tree, trochee, trustee, tullibee, tutee, twee, tyee, undee, unfree, vaccinee, vee, veepee, vendee, vestee, vouchee, warrantee, wee, weewee, whangee, whee, whiffletree, whippletree, whoopee, yippee, yogee, zee. (additional references) | |
Words containing "EE": abductees, absenteeism, absenteeisms, absentees, acceptees, ackees, addressees, adeem, adeemed, adeeming, adeems, adoptees, advisees, afreet, afreets, agreeabilities, agreeability, agreeable, agreeableness, agreeablenesses, agreeably, agreed, agreeing, agreement, agreements, agrees, agueweed, agueweeds, airspeed, airspeeds, akees, alienees, allees, allottees, allseed, allseeds, ambeer, ambeers, ameer, ameerate, ameerates, ameers, amputees, amreeta, amreetas, aniseed, aniseeds, anteed, antifreeze, antifreezes, antiprofiteering, antiracketeering, antisleep, antiweed, apeek, apogees, appellees, appointees, appraisees, arrestees, asleep, assignees, attendees, atween, auctioneer, auctioneers, awardees, axletrees, axseed, axseeds, backstreet, backstreets, bailees, baksheesh, baksheeshes, baleen, baleens, balladeer, balladeers, bandoleer, bandoleers, banshees, bargees, barkeep, barkeeper, barkeepers, barkeeps, baubees, bawbees, bayadeer, bayadeers, bebeeru, bebeerus, bedsheet, bedsheets, beebees, beebread, beebreads, beech, beechdrops, beechen, beeches, beechier, beechiest, beechnut, beechnuts, beechy, beef, beefalo, beefaloes, beefalos, beefcake, beefcakes, beefeater, beefeaters, beefed, beefier, beefiest, beefily, beefing, beefless, beefs, beefsteak, beefsteaks, beefwood, beefwoods, beefy, beehive, beehives, beekeeper, beekeepers, beekeeping, beekeepings, beelike, beeline, beelined, beelines, beelining, been, beep, beeped, beeper, beepers, beeping, beeps, beer, beerier, beeriest, beers, beery, bees, beestings, beeswax, beeswaxes, beeswing, beeswings, beet, beetle, beetled, beetler, beetlers, beetles, beetling, beetroot, beetroots, beets, beeves, beeyard, beeyards, beezer, beezers, beggarweed, beggarweeds, bejeezus, belleek, belleeks, bendees, berseem, berseems, bescreen, bescreened, bescreening, bescreens, beseech, beseeched, beseeches, beseeching, beseechingly, beseem, beseemed, beseeming, beseems, between, betweenbrain, betweenbrains, betweenness, betweennesses, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, beweep, beweeping, beweeps, bheestie, bheesties, bheesty, bidarkees, bigfeet, bindweed, bindweeds, bioengineer, bioengineered, bioengineering, bioengineerings, bioengineers, biofeedback, biofeedbacks, biographees, birdseed, birdseeds, bittersweet, bittersweetly, bittersweetness, bittersweetnesses, bittersweets, bitterweed, bitterweeds, biweeklies, biweekly, bleed, bleeder, bleeders, bleeding, bleedings, bleeds, bleep, bleeped, bleeping, bleeps, blueweed, blueweeds, bookkeeper, bookkeepers, bookkeeping, bookkeepings, bootees, bopeep, bopeeps, boreen, boreens, bouchees, bourrees, bourtrees, breech, breechblock, breechblocks, breechcloth, breechcloths, breechclout, breechclouts, breeched, breeches, breeching, breechings, breechloader, breechloaders, breed, breeder, breeders, breeding, breedings, breeds, breeks, brees, breeze, breezed, breezeless, breezes, breezeway, breezeways, breezier, breeziest, breezily, breeziness, breezinesses, breezing, breezy, bribees, broadsheet, broadsheets, buccaneer, buccaneered, buccaneering, buccaneerish, buccaneers, buckeen, buckeens, buckshees, buckteeth, budgeteer, budgeteers, bugleweed, bugleweeds, bugseed, bugseeds, bullweed, bullweeds, bumblebees, bungees, burgees, burseed, burseeds, burweed, burweeds, butterweed, butterweeds, bystreet, bystreets, calipees, callipees, cameleer, cameleers, camporees, cannoneer, cannoneers, canteen, canteens, carabineer, carabineers, carageen, carageens, careen, careened, careener, careeners, careening, careens, career, careered, careerer, careerers, careering, careerism, careerisms, careerist, careerists, careers, carpetweed, carpetweeds, carrageen, carrageenan, carrageenans, carrageenin, carrageenins, carrageens, carragheen, carragheens, cartwheel, cartwheeled, cartwheeler, cartwheelers, cartwheeling, cartwheels, cees, chainwheel, chainwheels, chanticleer, chanticleers, charioteer, charioteers, cheechako, cheechakos, cheek, cheekbone, cheekbones, cheeked, cheekful, cheekfuls, cheekier, cheekiest, cheekily, cheekiness, cheekinesses, cheeking, cheeks, cheeky, cheep, cheeped, cheeper, cheepers, cheeping, cheeps, cheer, cheered, cheerer, cheerers, cheerful, cheerfuller, cheerfullest, cheerfully, cheerfulness, cheerfulnesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e" | |
+1 letter: bee, cee, dee, eel, eke, eme, ere, eve, ewe, eye, fee, gee, jee, lee, nee, pee, ree, see, tee, vee, wee, zee. | |
+2 letters: agee, ajee, akee, alee, awee, beef, been, beep, beer, bees, beet, bene, bree, cede, cees, cepe, cere, cete, deed, deem, deep, deer, dees, deet, deke, dele, deme, dene, dere, dree, ease, eave, eche, edge, eels, eely, eery, eger, eide, eked, ekes, else, emes, emeu, epee, erne, eses, even, ever, eves, ewer, ewes, exec, exes, eyed, eyen, eyer, eyes, eyne, eyre, feed, feel, fees, feet, feme, fere, fete, flee, free, geed, geek, gees, geez, gene, ghee, glee, gree, hebe, heed, heel, heme, here, jeed, jeep, jeer, jees, jeez, jefe, jete, keef, keek, keel, keen, keep, keet, knee, leek, leer, lees, leet, leke, meed, meek, meet, meme, mere, mete, meze, need, neem, neep, nene, neve, ogee, peed, peek, peel, peen, peep, peer, pees, peke, pele, pree, rede, reed, reef, reek, reel, rees, rete, seed, seek, seel, seem, seen, seep, seer, sees, seme, sene, sere, skee, teed, teel, teem, teen, tees, tele, thee, tree, twee, tyee, veep, veer, vees, weed, week, weel, ween, weep, weer, wees, weet, were, whee, zees. | |
+3 letters: abele, ackee, adeem, aedes, aerie, agene, aglee, agree, akees, akene, allee, ameer, anele, apeek, areae, arete, bedel, bedew, beech, beefs, beefy, beeps, beers, beery, beets, beget, beige, belie, belle, benes, benne, beret, berme, beset, betel, bevel, bezel, bleed, bleep, brede, breed, brees, breve, cease, ceded, ceder, cedes, celeb, cense, cepes, cered, ceres, cetes, cheek, cheep, cheer, cleek, clepe, cooee, creed, creek, creel, creep, creme, crepe, deave, debye, deeds, deedy, deems, deeps, deers, deets, defer, deice, deked, dekes, deled, deles, delve, demes, denes, dense, desex, deter, deuce, devel, dewed, dexes, dexie, diene, donee, dreed, drees, dweeb, eager, eagle, eagre, eared, eased, easel, eases, eaten, eater, eaved, eaves, ebbed, ebbet, eched, eches, edema, edged, edger, edges, edile, educe, eerie, egers, egest, egged, egger, egret, eider, eject, elate, elder, elect, elegy, elemi, elide, elite, elope, elude, elute, elver, elves, embed, ember, emcee, emeer, emend, emery, emeus, emmer, emmet, emote, emyde, enate, ended, ender, endue, enema, enemy, ensue, enter, enure, epees, epode, erase, erect, ernes, erode, erose, erred, erses, esker, esses, ester, etape, ether, etude, etwee, evade, evens, event, evert, every, evite, evoke, ewers, excel, execs, exert, exile, exine, expel, exude, eyers, eyres, eyrie, fease, feaze, feces, feeds, feels, feeze, femes, femme, fence, feres, fesse, feted, fetes, feued, fever, fewer, feyer, fezes, fleer, flees, fleet, freed, freer, frees, frere, fusee, fuzee, geeks, geeky, geese, geest, gelee, genes, genet, genie, genre, geode, geste, ghees, glebe, glede, gleed, gleek, glees, gleet, grebe, greed, greek, green, grees, greet, heave, hebes, heder, hedge, heeds, heels, heeze, helve, hemes, hence, heres, hewed, hewer, hexed, hexer, hexes, jebel, jeeps, jeers, jefes, jesse, jetes, jewed, jewel, kedge, keefs, keeks, keels, keens, keeps, keets, keeve, kelep, kerne, kevel, kexes, keyed, kneed, kneel, knees, kreep, laree, lease, leave, leben, ledge, leech, leeks, leers, leery, leets, leger, leges, lenes, lense, leone, leper, lethe, levee, level, lever, lexes, liege, lieve, lycee, meeds, meets, melee, memes, mense, merde, merer, meres, merge, merle, mesne, meted, meter, metes, metre, mewed, mezes, needs, needy, neems, neeps, nenes, nerve, neume, never, neves, newel, newer, newie, ngwee, niece, nieve, obese, ogees, oxeye, payee, peace, peage, pease, pedes, peeks, peels, peens, peeps, peers, peery, peeve, peise, pekes, pekoe, peles, pence, penes, penne, perea, perse, peter, pewee, piece, plebe, preed, preen, prees, prese, puree, queen, queer, queue, ragee, rakee, ramee, ranee, razee, reave, rebbe, rebec, rebel, recce, reded, redes, redye, reeds, reedy, reefs, reefy, reeks, reeky, reels, reest, reeve, refed, refel, refer, reges, rehem, reive, rekey, relet, remet, remex, renew, rente, repeg, repel, resee, reset, resew, retem, retie, reuse, revel, revet, revue, rewed, rewet, rexes, rupee, saree, scene, scree, seder, sedge, seeds, seedy, seeks, seels, seely, seems, seeps, seepy, seers, segue, seine, seise, seize, selle, semen, semes, sense, sente, sered, serer, seres, serge, serve, setae, seven, sever, sewed, sewer, sexed, sexes, sheen, sheep, sheer, sheet, siege, sieve, siree, skeed, skeen, skees, skeet, skene, sleek, sleep, sleet, smeek, sneer, speed, speel, speer, spree, steed, steek, steel, steep, steer, stele, stere, suede, swede, sweep, sweer, sweet, sycee, tease, teels, teems, teens, teeny, teeth, telae, teles, telex, tenet, tenge, tense, tepee, terce, terne, terse, tewed, thebe, theme, there, these, three, topee, treed, treen, trees, tutee, tweed, tween, tweet, tyees, undee, veena, veeps, veers, veery, vegie, venae, venge, venue, verge, verse, verve, vexed, vexer, vexes, weave, weber, wedel, wedge, weeds, weedy, weeks, weens, weeny, weeps, weepy, weest, weets, wheel, wheen, wheep, where, xebec, yente, yeses, yogee, zebec, zoeae. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0045 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3939 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Names: Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Abbreviations | 13. Acronyms 14. Derivations 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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