Eyry

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Eyry

Definition: Eyry

Eyry

Noun

1. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle).

2. Any habitation at a high altitude.

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

Date "eyry" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1897. (references)

 

Synonyms: Eyry

Synonyms: aerie (n), aery (n), eyrie (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Eyry

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Abode

Nest, nidus, snuggery; arbor, bower; lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive; covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost; nidification; kala jagah.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Eyry

English words defined with "eyry": Ey"ries. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Expressions: Eyry

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

eagle eyry

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Eyry

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

Hungarian

  

sasfészek (aerie, eyrie). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eyryay.(various references)

   

Turkish

  

kartal yuvası (aerie, eyrie). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Eyry

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-r-y-y"

-1 letter: rye.

-2 letters: er, re, ye.

 Words containing the letters "e-r-y-y"
 

+2 letters: greyly, yarely, yearly.

 

+3 letters: cyclery, euryoky, mystery, synergy.

 

+4 letters: bayberry, biyearly, cryogeny, entryway, eurythmy, everyday, everyway, glyceryl, lawyerly, lyrately, naysayer, perigyny, pyrolyze, symmetry, waylayer, yeasayer, yeomanry.

 

+5 letters: asymmetry, bryophyte, dysentery, entryways, eurhythmy, everybody, glyceryls, hydrolyze, hypergamy, karyotype, naysayers, pyrolyses, pyrolyzed, pyrolyzer, pyrolyzes, pyrometry, waylayers, yeasayers, yesterday.

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

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