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Er

Definition: Er

Er

Noun

1. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Er" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "watchman".

Date "Er" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Er

DomainDefinition

Computing

Er The country code for Eritrea. (1999-01-27) ERA Entity-Relationship-At. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: ER

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ER may stand for:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ER."

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ER (television)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ER is a popular NBC drama primarily set in a teaching hospital's emergency room, the fictional County General (based loosely off Cook County General, a real hospital) in Chicago, Illinois. The first episode, known as "24 Hours" or simply "Pilot", aired in the United States on September 19, 1994.

Stars of the series include:

There have been numerous guest performers over the years including Sally Field, Alan Alda and William H. Macy.

It has won at least one Emmy every year of its production up to and including the 2002 awards and has won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Television Dramatic Series every year between 1997-2002. Over the years, it has been nominated for and/or won numerous other awards including BAFTAs, Screen Actors Guild awards, TV Guide awards, Image awards, GLAAD awards and Golden Globes.

The complete first season of ER was released on DVD on August 26, 2003.

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Erbium

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A chemical element, in the periodic table erbium has the symbol Er and atomic number 68. Erbium is a lanthanide.

Erbium has a melting point of 1497 °C (2727 °F) and a boiling point of 2868 °C (5194 °F).

Erbium's everyday uses are varied; commonly it is used as a photographic filter, as a colourant (pink) for glass and porcelain, and because of its resilience it is useful as an metallurgical additive. Erbium is also used in nuclear technology.

Erbium is also used as a dopant in Fiber amplifiers.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Erbium."

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ISO 3166-2:ER

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ISO 3166-2 codes for Eritrea. The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. Anywhere where a short alphanumeric code can serve to clearly indicate a location in a more convenient and less ambiguous form than the full place name. US readers may wish to consider them as the equivalent of worldwide zip or postal codes. Within the Wikipedia, the codes from the country pages link to the pages for the locations they identify.

Newsletters

ISO 3166-2:2000-06-21

See also

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ISO 3166-2:ER."

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List of people by name: Er

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Ea - Eb - Ec - Ed - Ee - Ef - Eg - Eh - Ei-Ej - Ek - El - Em - En - Eo - Ep-Eq - Er - Es - Et - Eu - Ev - Ew - Ex-Ez

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Er

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField

ER

DanishStaten EritreaGeography

ER

EnglishEnlisted ReservistN/A

ER

FinnishEritrean valtioGeography

ER

Frenchélément de réseauComputing, Post & Telecom

ER

GermanStaat EritreaGeography

ER

GreekΕρυθραίαGeography

ER

ItalianStato d'EritreaGeography, Law

ER

PortugueseEritreiaGeography

ER

SpanishEstado de EritreaGeography

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Er

Synonyms: atomic number 68 (n), erbium (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Er

English words defined with "Er": rabbit-eye blueberry. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Er": accommodation coefficientEndoplasmic Reticulum, Rough, estrogen receptorGARP, glycosylationIgnatius LoyolaLawson criterionNotaricaObject Role Modeling. (references)
Etymologies containing "Er": Calendographer. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Er" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Breton (in, in the), Danish (are, have, is), Dutch (at that place, it, no translation, over there, there, untranslated, yon, yonder), Flemish (there), Frisian (at that place, he, over there, there, yon, yonder), German (he, him, it, to deal with), Icelandic (am, is), Manx (during, for, on, on him, onto), Norwegian (am, are, is), Portuguese (truck on train), Swedish (you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves), Turkish (buck private, man, private, private soldier, ranker, soldier), Welsh (albeit, although, for, from, in order to, since, though).

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Modern Usage: Er

DomainUsage

Screenplays

That, er, I I don't know (Tootsie; writing credit: Larry Gelbart; Don McGuire)

See, here I'm now by myself, uh, er, talking to myself (Jurassic Park; writing credit: Michael Crichton)

Er, Prince of Darkness, sir. He's your eleven o'clock (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Er, not really (This Is Spinal Tap; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Michael McKean)

Er, uh, milk (Gay Purr-ee; writing credit: Chuck Jones; Dorothy Jones)

Lyrics

Because er hatte Flair (Rock Me Amadeus; performing artist: Falco)

Er hatte Schulden denn er trank (Rock Me Amadeus; performing artist: Falco)

Er war so exaltiert (Rock Me Amadeus; performing artist: Falco)

Wo er alles tat (Rock Me Amadeus; performing artist: Falco)

Clever

While in ER, she was examined, X-rated, and sent home. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Hvor er Ulla Katrine? (1974)

Er long zheng zhu (1974)

Mafiaen - det er osse mig! (1974)

Hvor er Viggo? (1973)

Qi shi er jia fang ke (1973)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Er

DomainTitle

Books

  • Just Here Trying to Save a Few Lives: Tales of Life and Death from the Er (reference)

  • Nightcrawlers: After Hours at the Er (reference)

  • Pet ER : Memoirs of an Animal Doctor (reference)

  • Sagraia Bibla: Latinoamericana Translation Nuestra Senora De Guadalupe White Bonded Leath Er Gold-Gilded Pages Edges (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • ER - The Series Premiere (reference)

  • Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu - Yi Lu Mei Fu and Er Lu Mei Fu (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Er

Illustrations:
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Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Er

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Illustration of structure of hyphal tip. er - endoplasmic reticulum, s - septum, m - mitochondrion, n - nucleus, vgs - Golgi, r - ribosome, p - plasma membrane, v - vesicles. Credit: CDC.

Figure 69. Buchanan sounding apparatus and water bottle. This instrument was devised by John Buchanan for the simultaneous collection of a bottom sediment sample and a water sample at the bottom. Schematic drawing from: Murray, J. and Reynard, A. F., 1891. Report on the scientific results of H. M. S. Challeng er... Deep-sea deposits, pp. 1-32. Figure 7. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Magaly Rodriguez (left), NRCS Soil Conservation Tech. and Darryl Williams (right), NRCS District Conservationist, Okaloosa Co., FL, review the success of sand fencing and sea oats along Destin Beach. The fencing and sea oats were installed to stabilize er. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Wenn er dir Gänsehaut Macht.... : ....safer sex. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Baráttan Videydni Er Barátta Uppá Lífog Dauda. Taktu Enga Ahaettu Smokkurinn Er Vörn Gegn Eydni. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

De axe, it clom' back on top er de woodpile an' fell off on t'er side. Credit: Library of Congress.

For your -- er -- knickknacks, my darling. Credit: Library of Congress.

Yes, this er Professor Van Dyke says there are only thirty-five genuine Rembrandts ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Wie beslist er nou eigenlijk! u : PvdA 1. Credit: Library of Congress.

Der er tillid til det Konservative folkeparti : bliv medlem. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Er
 

"Newcastle, er...castle" by Simon Cataudo
Commentary: "The castle that gave Newcastle it’s name. Taken 3rd August 2003. ."
"Balls of Stone 1" by Paige Foster
Commentary: "When I was walking around skyscrapers in Bellevue, I found this area behind one. Presumably, it's meant for employees to sit outside and eat lunch. I guess the designer was making a statement with his, er, balls. :D."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Use in Literature: Er

TitleAuthorQuote

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Er, excuse me, who am I

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Er

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

The group has since identified the human homologue of the ER found in the rat prostate. (references)

Because the ER is so busy, less seriously ill patients may have to wait before they are seen by an emergency medical technician, nurse, or doctor. (references)

Moran JS, Aral SO, Jenkins WC, Peterman TA, Alexander ER. 1989. The impact of sexually transmitted diseases on minority populations in the United States. (references)

Civil Liberties

Sri Lanka

The ER, which lapsed in July, also restricted the right of assembly, but was not invoked during the year. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

To improve the effectiveness and profitability of its fleet, Vietnam Airlines is committed to purchasing 4 units of long-range Boeing 777-2000 ER aircraft and 2 units of mid-range aircraft A-320 from Airbus. (references)

Switzerland

This grim outlook for U.S. aircraft manufacturing industry notwithstanding, both Airbus and Boeing are highly regarded by the Swissair Group, the parent company of SAirLines, which comprises the following providers of airborne transport: Swissair, Crossair and Balair/CTA Leisure Ltd. Balair/CTA, Leisure Ltd., formerly known as Balair/CTA, is Swissair's affiliated provider of long-haul charter flights and presently operates two aircraft of the Boeing 767-300 ER make. (references)

Human Rights

Sri Lanka

Courts held hearings on approximately 500 PTA and ER cases during the year. (references)

Sri Lanka

The ER gave security forces broad powers to arrest and detain without charge or the right to judicial review. (references)

Sri Lanka

The high courts held hearings on just over 500 cases under the PTA or ER during the first 8 months of the year. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Er

"Er" is generally used as an unclassified items -- approximately 99.73% of the time. "Er" is used about 89,983 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Unclassified Items99.73%89,743100
Interjection0.27%24019,318
                    Total100.00%89,983N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Er

Expressions using "Er": Metadate ER Methylin ER. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Er": er-appendages, Er-mr.

Ending with "Er": oo-er, see-er.

Containing "Er": cock-er-nee, Em-er-sorry, fil-ox-er-oi-days, jogg-er-ling, Knight-er-ratic, or-er-like, Wobb-er-ling.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Er

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

er

2,549

er let lyrics rip

25

er episode guide

119

er music

24

er tv show

101

er 6

24

depakote er

86

er mapper

23

er fan fiction

62

er tnt

22

er episode

59

dumb dumber er

21

er diagram

57

1 er

21

nbc er

55

er television show

20

er nws.noaa.gov okx

55

er lounge

20

er spoiler

53

daily er

19

tv er

39

er transcript

18

chico er

39

er let rip

18

er solution

39

kawasaki er 5

18

er dvd

36

carter er

18

cast of er

35

er the show

17

er picture

29

er game

17

er javi

28

er in life trauma

16

er studio

27

er tierney

16

er manulife.com usa

26

er win

16

er op uit

25

dette e en er få kan kostbar løsning man synes

15
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Er

Language Translations for "Er"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

systematisk forberedende undersoegelse (systematic exploratory study er OJEC L 255/1977). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

verkenning (reconnaissance, systematic exploratory study er OJEC L 255/1977). (various references)

   

French

  

étude exploratoire systématique (systematic exploratory study er OJEC L 255/1977). (various references)

   

German

  

systematische Sondierungsstudie (p.31/1, systematic exploratory study er OJEC L 255/1977). (various references)

   

Italian

  

studio esplorativo sistematico (p.31/1, systematic exploratory study er OJEC L 255/1977). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

저어. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eray.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Er

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

erratum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Er

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 3, Verse 28
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintTou melci tou addi tou kwsam tou elmwdam tou hr
Latin405VulgateQui fuit Melchi qui fuit Addi qui fuit Cosam qui fuit Helmadam qui fuit Her
Old English990West Saxon----------
Middle English1395WyclifThat was of Neri, that was of Melchi, that was of Addi, that was of Cosan, that was of Elmadan, that was of Her,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleWhich was the sonne of Melchi: which was the sonne of Addi: which was the sonne of Cosam: which was the sonne of Helmadam: which was the sonne of Her:
Jacobean English1611King JamesWhich was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
Victorian English1833WebsterWho was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam, who was the son of Elmodam, who was the son of Er,
Basic English1964OgdenThe son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Er

LanguageLuke Chapter 3, Verse 28
Cebuanonga anak ni Melqui, nga anak ni Adi, nga anak ni Cosam, nga anak ni Elmadam, nga anak ni Er,
Chinese麥 基 是 亞 底 的 兒 子 、 亞 底 是 哥 桑 的 兒 子 、 哥 桑 是 以 摩 當 的 兒 子 、 以 摩 當 是 珥 的 兒 子 、 珥 是 約 細 的 兒 子 、
CroatianMalkijev, Adijev, Kosamov, Elmadamov, Erov,
DanishMelkis Søn, Addis Søn, Kosams Søn, Elmadams Søn, Ers Søn,
DutchDen zoon van Melchi, den zoon van Addi, den zoon van Kosam, den zoon van Elmodam, den zoon van Er,
Finnishtämä Melkin, tämä Addin, tämä Koosamin, tämä Elmadamin, tämä Eerin,
Frenchfils de Melchi, fils d`Addi, fils de Kosam, fils d`Elmadam, fils D`Er,
Germander war ein Sohn Melchis, der war ein Sohn Addis, der war ein Sohn Kosams, der war ein Sohn Elmadams, der war ein Sohn Hers,
Haitian CreoleNeri te pitit Mèlki, Mèlki te pitit Adi, Adi te pitit Kozam, Kozam te pitit Elmadam, Elmadam te pitit Er.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-harianak Malkhi, anak Adi, anak Kosam, anak Elmadam, anak Er,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamaanak Malkhi, anak Adi, anak Kosam, anak Elmodam, anak Er,
Italianfiglio di Melchi, figlio di Addi, figlio di Cosam, figlio di Elmadàm, figlio di Er,
LatvianTas bija Melhi, tas Adi, tas Kozama, tas Elmadama, tas Hçra dçls,
Manx GaelicMac Melchi, mac Addi, mac Cosam, mac Elmodam, mac Er,
MaoriTama a Mereki, tama a Ari, tama a Kohama, tama a Eremorama, tama a Ere,
Norwegiansønn av Melki, sønn av Addi, sønn av Kosam, sønn av Elmadam, sønn av Er,
PortugueseNeri de Melqui, Melqui de Adi, Adi de Cosão, Cosão de Elmodã, Elmodão de Er,   
Rumanianfiul lui Melhi, fiul lui Adi, fiul lui Cosam, fiul lui Elmadam, fiul lui Er,
ShuarNeri Mirkí Uchiríyayi; Mirki Atí Uchiríyayi; Atí Kusama Uchiríyayi; Kusam Irmutama Uchiríyayi; Irmutam Ira Uchiríyayi;
Spanishhijo de Neri, hijo de Melqui, hijo de Adi, hijo de Cosam, hijo de Elmodam, hijo de Er,
Swahilimwana wa Melki, mwana wa Adi, mwana wa Kosamu, mwana wa Elmadamu, mwana wa Eri,
Swedishsom var son av Melki, som var son av Addi, som var son av Kosam, som var son av Elmadam, som var son av Er,
UmaNeri ana' Malkhi, Malkhi ana' Adi, Adi ana' Kosam, Kosam ana' Elmadam, Elmadam ana' Er,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Er

Derivations

Words beginning with "Er": era, eradiate, eradiated, eradiates, eradiating, eradicable, eradicate, eradicated, eradicates, eradicating, eradication, eradications, eradicator, eradicators, eras, erasabilities, erasability, erasable, erase, erased, eraser, erasers, erases, erasing, erasion, erasions, erasure, erasures, erbium, erbiums, ere, erect, erectable, erected, erecter, erecters, erectile, erectilities, erectility, erecting, erection, erections, erective, erectly, erectness, erectnesses, erector, erectors, erects, erelong, eremite. (additional references)

Words ending with "Er": abandoner, abaser, abater, abetter, abhorrer, abider, abjurer, abler, abolisher, aborter, abrader, abridger, abrupter, absconder, absenter, absoluter, absolver, absorber, abstainer, abstracter, abstruser, absurder, abuser, abutter, acceder, accelerometer, accepter, accipiter, acclaimer, acclimatizer, accomplisher, accorder, accouter, accuser, acerber, achier, achiever, acidifier, acidimeter, acquirer, acquitter, acrider, actinometer, acuter, adapter, adder, addresser, adducer, adepter, adherer, adjurer. (additional references)

Words containing "Er": abacterial, abampere, abamperes, abandoners, abasers, abaters, aberrance, aberrances, aberrancies, aberrancy, aberrant, aberrantly, aberrants, aberrated, aberration, aberrational, aberrations, abetters, abhorrers, abiders, abjurers, abolishers, aborters, abraders, abridgers, absconders, absenters, absolvers, absorbers, abstainers, absterge, absterged, absterges, absterging, abstracters, abusers, abutters, acceders, accelerando, accelerandos, accelerant, accelerants, accelerate, accelerated, accelerates, accelerating, acceleratingly, acceleration, accelerations, accelerative, accelerator. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Er

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: re.

 Words containing the letters "e-r"
 

+1 letter: are, ear, era, ere, erg, ern, err, ers, fer, her, ire, ore, per, reb, rec, red, ree, ref, reg, rei, rem, rep, res, ret, rev, rex, roe, rue, rye, ser.

 

+2 letters: acre, aero, aery, ager, aper, area, ares, arse, aver, bare, bear, beer, berg, berm, bier, bore, brae, bred, bree, bren, brew, brie, byre, care, cere, cero, cire, core, crew, cure, dare, dear, deer, dere, derm, dire, doer, dore, dree, dreg, drek, drew, dure, dyer, earl, earn, ears, ecru, eery, eger, emir, eras, ergo, ergs, erne, erns, eros, errs, erst, euro, ever, ewer, eyer, eyra, eyre, eyry, fare, fear, fere, fern, fire, fore, frae, free, fret, froe, gear, germ, goer, gore, gree, grew, grey, grue, gyre, hare, hear, heir, herb, herd, here, herl, herm, hern, hero, hers, hire, hoer, ired, ires, jeer, jerk, keir, kerb, kerf, kern, kier, kore, lear, leer, lehr, lier, lire, lore, lure, lyre, mare, mere, merk, merl, mire, more, mure, near, nerd, ogre, omer, ores, orle, over, oyer, pare, pear, peer, peri, perk, perm, perp, pert, pier, pore, pree, prep, prex, prey, prez, pure, pyre, race, rage, rake, rale, rape, rare, rase, rate, rave, raze, read, real, ream, reap, rear, rebs, reck, recs, redd, rede, redo, reds, reed, reef, reek, reel, rees, refs, reft, regs, reif, rein, reis, rely, rems, rend, rent, repo, repp, reps, resh, rest, rete, rets, revs, rhea, rice, ride, riel, rife, rile, rime, ripe, rise, rite, rive, robe, rode, roes, role, rope, rose, rote, roue, rove, rube, rude, rued, ruer, rues, rule, rune, ruse, ryes, ryke, sear, seer, sera, sere, serf, sers, sire, sore, suer, sure, tare, tear, term, tern, tier, tire, tore, tree, tref, trek, tret, trey, true, tyer, tyre, urea, urge, user, veer, vera, verb, vert, very, vier, ware, wear, weer, weir, were, wert, wire, wore, wren, yare, year, yerk, yore, zerk, zero.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Usage Frequency
12. Expressions
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Translations: Ancient
16. Bible Trace
17. Abbreviations
18. Acronyms
19. Derivations
20. Anagrams
21. Bibliography


  

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