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REE

Definitions: REE

REE

Noun

1. See Rei.

Transitive verb

1. To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 



Specialty Definitions: REE

DomainDefinitions

Agriculture

Research, education and economics (a mission area within USDA). (references)

Literature

Ree Right. Thus teamers say to a leading horse, "Ree!" when they want it to turn to the right, and "Hey!" for the contrary direction. (Saxon, reht; German, recht; Latin, rectus; various English dialects, reet, whence reetle, "to put to rights.")
"Who with a hey and res the beasts command."
Micro-Cynicon (1599).
Riddle me, riddle me ree. Expound my riddle rightly. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: REE

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

REE

EnglishRare earth elementsN/A

REE

FrenchRapport d'évaluation de l'environnementEnvironment

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

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Crosswords: REE

Non-English Usage: "REE" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (roe), Dutch (roe), Esperanto (again, once more), Frisian (cash, finished, in cash, ready, through), Manx (king).

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Commercial Usage: REE

DomainTitle

Books

  

Music

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

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Non-Fiction Usage: REE

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Spain's major power generators, its electricity distribution companies, and the owner of the national grid, Red Electrica Española (REE), are increasingly concerned about their capacity to absorb the additional inputs of added wind farms. (references)

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

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Usage Frequency: REE

"REE" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 38.46% of the time. "REE" is used about 13 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
Noun (singular)38.46%5157,705
Noun (common)38.46%5157,705
Noun (proper)23.08%3202,518
                    Total100.00%13N/A

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

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Name Usage Frequency: REE

The following table summarizes the usage of "REE" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
ReeLast name30024,286
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: REE

Expressions using "REE": Ree Heights Se Ree. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "REE": chi-ree, mony-ay-ree, riddle-me-ree, saw-ree.

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

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Derivations: REE

Derivations

Words beginning with "REE": reearn, reearned, reearning, reearns, reechier, reechiest, reecho, reechoed, reechoes, reechoing, reechy, reed, reedbird, reedbirds, reedbuck, reedbucks, reeded, reedier, reediest, reedified, reedifies, reedify, reedifying, reedily, reediness, reedinesses, reeding, reedings, reedit, reedited, reediting, reedition, reeditions, reedits, reedlike, reedling, reedlings, reedman, reedmen, reeds, reeducate, reeducated, reeducates, reeducating, reeducation, reeducations, reeducative, reedy, reef, reefable, reefed, reefer, reefers, reefier, reefiest, reefing, reefs, reefy, reeject, reejected, reejecting, reejects, reek, reeked, reeker, reekers, reekier, reekiest, reeking, reeks, reeky, reel, reelable, reelect, reelected, reelecting, reelection, reelections, reelects, reeled, reeler, reelers, reeligibilities, reeligibility, reeligible, reeling, reels, reembark, reembarked, reembarking, reembarks, reembodied, reembodies, reembody, reembodying, reembroider, reembroidered, reembroidering, reembroiders, reemerge, reemerged, reemergence, reemergences, reemerges, reemerging, reemission, reemissions, reemit, reemits, reemitted, reemitting, reemphases, reemphasis, reemphasize, reemphasized, reemphasizes, reemphasizing, reemploy, reemployed, reemploying, reemployment, reemployments, reemploys, reenact, reenacted, reenacting, reenactment, reenactments, reenacts, reencounter, reencountered, reencountering, reencounters, reendow, reendowed, reendowing, reendows, reenergize, reenergized, reenergizes, reenergizing, reenforce, reenforced, reenforces, reenforcing, reengage, reengaged, reengagement, reengagements, reengages, reengaging, reengineer, reengineered, reengineering, reengineers, reengrave, reengraved, reengraves, reengraving, reenjoy, reenjoyed, reenjoying, reenjoys, reenlist, reenlisted, reenlisting, reenlistment, reenlistments, reenlists, reenroll, reenrolled, reenrolling, reenrolls, reenter, reentered, reentering, reenters, reenthrone, reenthroned, reenthrones, reenthroning, reentrance, reentrances, reentrant, reentrants, reentries, reentry, reequip, reequipment, reequipments, reequipped, reequipping, reequips, reerect, reerected, reerecting, reerects, rees, reescalate, reescalated, reescalates, reescalating, reescalation, reescalations, reest, reestablish, reestablished, reestablishes, reestablishing, reestablishment, reestablishments, reested, reestimate, reestimated, reestimates, reestimating, reesting, reests, reevaluate, reevaluated, reevaluates, reevaluating, reevaluation, reevaluations, reeve, reeved, reeves, reeving, reevoke, reevoked, reevokes, reevoking, reexamination, reexaminations, reexamine, reexamined, reexamines, reexamining, reexpel, reexpelled, reexpelling, reexpels, reexperience, reexperienced, reexperiences, reexperiencing, reexplore, reexplored, reexplores, reexploring, reexport, reexportation, reexportations, reexported, reexporting, reexports, reexpose, reexposed, reexposes, reexposing, reexposure, reexposures, reexpress, reexpressed, reexpresses, reexpressing. (additional references)

Words ending with "REE": agree, axletree, bourree, bourtree, bree, camporee, carefree, chickaree, chivaree, cicoree, conferee, corroboree, decree, degree, disagree, dree, dungaree, entree, filagree, filaree, filigree, free, germfree, gree, greegree, gumtree, honoree, jamboree, kedgeree, laree, machree, millidegree, murderee, nondegree, overfree, pedigree, peppertree, pree, pugaree, puggaree, puggree, pugree, puree, rapparee, referee, retiree, rooftree, saddletree, sangaree, saree, scree, shikaree, shivaree, shoetree, singletree, siree, sirree, soiree, spree, stingaree, swingletree, three, transferee, tree, unfree, whiffletree, whippletree. (additional references)

Words containing "REE": afreet, afreets, agreeabilities, agreeability, agreeable, agreeableness, agreeablenesses, agreeably, agreed, agreeing, agreement, agreements, agrees, amreeta, amreetas, antifreeze, antifreezes, axletrees, backstreet, backstreets, bescreen, bescreened, bescreening, bescreens, boreen, boreens, 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, bystreet, bystreets, camporees, careen, careened, careener, careeners, careening, careens, career, careered, careerer, careerers, careering, careerism, careerisms, careerist, careerists, careers, chickarees, chivareed, chivareeing, chivarees, cicorees, conferees, corroborees, creed, creedal, creeds, creek, creeks, creel, creeled, creeling, creels, creep, creepage, creepages, creeper, creepers, creepie, creepier, creepies, creepiest, creepily, creepiness, creepinesses, creeping, creeps, creepy, creese, creeses, creesh, creeshed, creeshes, creeshing, crossbreed, crossbreeding, crossbreeds, crosstrees, decreed, decreeing, decreer, decreers, decrees, degreed, degrees, disagreeable, disagreeableness, disagreeablenesses, disagreeably, disagreed, disagreeing, disagreement, disagreements, disagrees, discreet, discreeter, discreetest, discreetly, discreetness, discreetnesses, dreed, dreeing, drees, dungarees, entrees, evergreen, evergreens, fenugreek, fenugreeks, filagreed, filagreeing, filagrees, filarees, filigreed, filigreeing, filigrees, freebase, freebased, freebaser, freebasers, freebases, freebasing, freebee, freebees, freebie, freebies, freeboard, freeboards, freeboot, freebooted, freebooter, freebooters, freebooting, freeboots, freeborn, freed, freedman, freedmen, freedom, freedoms, freedwoman, freedwomen, freeform, freehand, freehanded, freehandedly, freehandedness, freehandednesses, freehearted, freeheartedly, freehold, freeholder, freeholders, freeholds, freeing, freelance, freelanced, freelancer, freelancers, freelances, freelancing, freeload, freeloaded, freeloader, freeloaders, freeloading, freeloads, freely, freeman, freemartin, freemartins, freemasonries, freemasonry, freemen, freeness, freenesses, freer, freers, frees, freesia, freesias, freest, freestanding, freestone, freestones, freestyle, freestyler, freestylers, freestyles, freethinker, freethinkers, freethinking, freethinkings, freeware, freewares, freeway, freeways, freewheel, freewheeled, freewheeler, freewheelers, freewheeling, freewheelingly, freewheels, freewill, freewriting, freewritings, freeze, freezer, freezers, freezes, freezing, freezingly, greed, greedier, greediest, greedily, greediness, greedinesses, greeds, greedy, greegrees, greeing, greek, green, greenback, greenbacker, greenbackers, greenbackism, greenbackisms, greenbacks, greenbelt, greenbelts, greenbrier, greenbriers, greenbug, greenbugs, greened, greener, greeneries, greenery, greenest, greenfield, greenfinch, greenfinches, greenflies, greenfly, greengage, greengages, greengrocer, greengroceries, greengrocers, greengrocery, greenhead, greenheads, greenheart, greenhearts, greenhorn, greenhorns, greenhouse, greenhouses, greenie, greenier, greenies, greeniest, greening, greenings, greenish, greenishness, greenishnesses, greenkeeper, greenkeepers, greenlet, greenlets, greenling, greenlings, greenly, greenmail, greenmailed, greenmailer, greenmailers, greenmailing, greenmails, greenness, greennesses, greenockite, greenockites, greenroom, greenrooms, greens, greensand, greensands, greenshank, greenshanks, greensick, greensickness, greensicknesses, greenskeeper, greenskeepers, greenstone, greenstones, greenstuff, greenstuffs, greensward, greenswards, greenth, greenths, greenway, greenways, greenwing, greenwings, greenwood, greenwoods, greeny, grees, greet, greeted, greeter, greeters, greeting, greetings, greets, gumtrees, hareem, hareems, honeycreeper, honeycreepers, honorees, inbreed, inbreeding, inbreedings, inbreeds, indiscreet, indiscreetly, indiscreetness, indiscreetnesses, interbreed, interbreeding, interbreeds, jamborees, jereed, jereeds, jerreed, jerreeds, kedgerees, kreep, kreeps, larees, linebreeding, linebreedings, machrees, millidegrees, moreen, moreens, mouthbreeder, mouthbreeders, multiscreen. (additional references)

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

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Rhyming with "REE"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "REE" (pronounced rē")
2r ē"agree, Bree, Brie, Curie, debris, decree, degree, disagree, Esprit, free, indri, potpourri, pree, re, retiree, shri, Signori, spree, Sri, three, tree.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: REE

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: ere.

Words within the letters "e-e-r"

-1 letter: er, re.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-r"
 

+1 letter: beer, bree, cere, deer, dere, dree, eery, eger, erne, ever, ewer, eyer, eyre, fere, free, gree, here, jeer, leer, mere, peer, pree, rede, reed, reef, reek, reel, rees, rete, seer, sere, tree, veer, weer, were.

 

+2 letters: aerie, agree, ameer, areae, arete, beers, beery, beret, berme, brede, breed, brees, breve, ceder, cered, ceres, cheer, creed, creek, creel, creep, creme, crepe, deers, defer, deter, dreed, drees, eager, eagre, eared, eater, edger, eerie, egers, egger, egret, eider, elder, elver, ember, emeer, emery, emmer, ender, enter, enure, erase, erect, ernes, erode, erose, erred, erses, esker, ester, ether, evert, every, ewers, exert, eyers, eyres, eyrie, feres, fever, fewer, feyer, fleer, freed, freer, frees, frere, genre, grebe, greed, greek, green, grees, greet, heder, heres, hewer, hexer, jeers, kerne, kreep, laree, leers, leery, leger, leper, lever, merde, merer, meres, merge, merle, meter, metre, nerve, never, newer, peers, peery, perea, perse, peter, preed, preen, prees, prese, puree, queer, 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, scree, seder, seers, sered, serer, seres, serge, serve, sever, sewer, sheer, siree, sneer, speer, spree, steer, stere, sweer, terce, terne, terse, there, three, treed, treen, trees, veers, veery, verge, verse, verve, vexer, weber, where.

 

+3 letters: adhere, aerate, aeried, aerier, aeries, aerobe, aether, afreet, agreed, agrees, ambeer, ameers, amerce, ampere, areole, aretes, averse, barege, bargee, beaker, bearer, beater, beaver, bedder, beeper, beezer, before, befret, belier, belter, bemire, bender, berake, berate, bereft, berets, berime, bermes, better, beware, bireme, boreen, bredes, breech, breeds, breeks, breeze, breezy, breves, brevet, brewed, brewer, bribee, burgee, careen, career, ceders, ceiler, celery, censer, center, centre, cerate, cereal, cereus, cerise, cerite, cermet, certes, ceruse, cheder, cheero, cheers, cheery, chevre, chewer, clever, coerce, cohere, corvee, crease, create, creche, creeds, creeks, creels, creeps, creepy, creese, creesh, cremes, crenel, creole, creped, crepes, crepey, crewed, crewel, deader, deafer, dealer, dearer, dearie, decare, decern, decker, decree, deeper, defers, defier, defter, degerm, degree, deicer, dekare, delver, demure, denier, denser, deperm, derate, deride, derive, desert, desire, deters, dewier, dexter, dieter, dragee, drawee, dredge, dueler, eagers, eagres, earned, earner, easier, easter, eaters, eatery, ecarte, echoer, edgers, edgier, eelier, eerier, eerily, eggers, egress, egrets, eiders, either, elater, elders, elmier, eloper, eluder, elvers, embers, embrue, emeers, emerge, emerod, emigre, emmers, emoter, empery, empire, encore, endear, enders, endure, energy, enrage, enrobe, enserf, ensure, entera, enters, entire, entree, enured, enures, envier, epimer, erased, eraser, erases, erects, erenow, ergate, ermine, eroded, erodes, eroses, eskers, esters, etcher, eterne, ethers, euchre, eureka, evader, evener, everts, eviler, evoker, exedra, exerts, expert, expire, exsert, extern, eyebar, eyries, faerie, fakeer, feared, fearer, feater, feeder, feeler, feirie, feller, fencer, fender, feriae, ferine, ferlie, ferrel, ferret, ferule, fester, fetter, fevers, fierce, fleers, formee, freely, freers, freest, freeze, freres, frieze, frisee, fueler, galere, geared, geezer, gelder, gender, genera, genres, gerent, germen, getter, geyser, grease, greave, grebes, greeds, greedy, greens, greeny, greets, greige, greyed, greyer, grieve, gyrene, haeres, hareem, header, healer, hearer, hearse, heater, heaver, heders, hedger, heeder, heeler, hefter, heifer, heired, heller, helper, hemmer, herbed, herded, herder, hereat, hereby, herein, hereof, hereon, heresy, hereto, hermae, heroes, herpes, hetero, hewers, hexers, inhere, jaeger, jeered, jeerer, jereed, jerked, jerker, jersey, jester, keener, keeper, kegler, kelter, kerbed, kerfed, kermes, kerned, kernel, kernes, kersey, kreeps, larees, laveer, leader, leaker, leaner, leaper, leaser, leaver, lecher, ledger, leered, lefter, legers, lender, lepers, lesser, letter, levers, levier, lewder, lieder, liefer, lierne, liever, meager, meagre, meaner, meeker, meeter, melder, melter, member, mender, mercer, merdes, merely, merest, merged, merger, merges, merles, mermen, meteor, meters, metier, metred, metres, mewler, moreen, neared, nearer, neater, necker, needer, nereid, nereis, nerved, nerves, nester, nether, netter, neuter, obeyer, ocreae, oeuvre, opener, oreide, overed, pardee, pareve, pecker, pedler, peeler, peeper, peered, peerie, pelter, penner, pepper, perdie, perdue, pereia, pereon, perked, permed, perses, perter, peruke, peruse, pester, peters, petrel, petter, pewter, piecer, pierce, preens, prefer, premed, premen, premie, preset, prevue, prexes, preyed, preyer, prezes, pugree, pureed, purees, pyrene, quaere, queers, queuer, raceme, ragees, raggee, rakees, ramees, ranees, rappee, razeed, razees, reader, realer, reales, reamed, reamer, reaped, reaper, reared, rearer, reaved, reaver, reaves, rebate, rebbes, rebeck, rebecs, rebels, rebore, rebred, rebuke, recane, recces, recede, recent, recept, recess, rechew, recipe, recite, recked, recode, recuse, redate, redded, redden, redder, reddle, redear, redeem, redefy, redeny, redeye, rediae, redleg, redoes, redone, redrew, reduce, redyed, redyes, reearn, reecho, reechy, reeded, reedit, reefed, reefer, reeked, reeker, reeled, reeler, reemit, reests, reeved, reeves, reface, refect, refeed, refeel, refell, refels, refelt, refers, reffed, refile, refine, refire, reflet, reflew, reflex, refuel, refuge, refuse, refute, regale, regave, regear, regent, reggae, regime, regive, reglet, reglue, regret, regrew, rehear, reheat, reheel, rehems, rehire, reined, reived, reiver, reives, reject, rekeys, relace, relate, relend, relent, relets, releve, relied, relief, relier, relies, reline, relive, relume, remade, remake, remate, remedy, remeet, remelt, remend, remise, remote, remove, rename, rended, render, renege, renest, renews, rennet, rented, renter, rentes, reopen, repave, repeal, repeat, repegs, repels, repent, reperk, repine, repled, repose, repped, repute, reread, rerise, rerose, resale, rescue, reseal, reseat, reseau, resect, reseda, reseed, reseek, reseen, resees, resell, resend, resent, resets, resewn, resews, reshes, reshoe, reside, resile, resite, resize, resole, rested, rester, resume, retake, retape, reteam, retear, retell, retems, retene, retest, retied, reties, retile, retime, retine, retire, retore, retted, retune, retuse, retype, reused, reuses, reveal, revels, reverb, revere, revers, revert, revery, revest, revets, review, revile, revise, revive, revoke, revote, revues, revved, rewake, reweds, reweld, rewets, rewire, rewoke, rewove, rezone, ribeye, riever, rupees, rushee, sarees, screed, screen, screes, sealer, seamer, seared, searer, seater, secern, secret, secure, seders, seeder, seeker, seemer, seiner, seiser, seizer, seller, sempre, sender, serape, serein, serene, serest, serges, series, serine, served, server, serves, setter, severe, severs, sewers, sexier, sheers, shewer, sirees, sirree, skewer, sneers, soever, soiree, speers, spewer, sphere, sprees, steers, stereo, steres, streek, streel, street, swerve, teared, tearer, teaser, tedder, teemer, teener, teeter, telfer, teller, temper, tender, tenner, tenrec, tenser, tenter, tenure, tercel, terces, tercet, teredo, terete, termed, termer, ternes, terrae, terret, terser, tester, tether, tetter, theres, therme, threep, threes, tierce, tiered, treble, treens, trevet, triene, tureen, tuyere, unfree, unreel, urease, ureide, ureter, vealer, veered, veiler, veiner, velure, vender, veneer, venery, venire, venter, verged, verger, verges, verier, verite, vermes, versed, verser, verses, verset, verste, vertex, verves, vervet, vesper, vetoer, vexers, viewer, weaker, weaner, wearer, weaver, webers, wedder, weeder, weeper, weever, weiner, welder, welter, wester, wether, wetter, wheres, wherve, wiener, yeller, yelper, yerked, yester, zeroed, zeroes, zester.

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

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Alternative Orthography: REE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 45 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-.    .    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000101 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#69 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0045 0045

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

523939

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Names: Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Abbreviations
9. Acronyms
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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