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ree¹
- /ɹiː/
Rhymes with -iː
noun rees
- Alternative form of rei (“Portuguese real”).rei
ree²
- /ɹiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (“bad, wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”).
Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (“ree”), Old Saxon hrē (“evil, bad, angry”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inrauhtjan, “to become angry, rage against”). Related to Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.
adjective reer · more ree · reest · most ree · rie
- Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy. "I saw,", says I, "he was a ree-brained divell, but thought nothing of it, as all the British are so when they come abroad."
- Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy. One of the witnesses speaks of having seen this sober judge "upon the bench, when he appeared to be ree, and as if he had been drunk the night before."
noun rees · rie
- A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
- A state of great excitement or frenzy.
verb rees · reeing · reed · rie
- To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
- To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
ree³
- /ɹiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
Compare riddle (“a sieve”).
verb rees · reeing · reed
- To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off. After it is well rubbed and winnowed, you must then Ree it over in a fine Sieve , and if any of the Malt be uncleansed , then rub it again into the Sieve , 'till it be pure , and the rubbings will ariſe on the Top of the Sieve
ree⁴
- /ɹiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
Of obscure origin. Perhaps from a rebracketing of ea with Old English þære, i.e. þære ēa becoming the ree. Alternatively, perhaps a variant (like rye, found in the placename Rye) of rith.
noun rees
- A small river or stream. The church of this pariſh, vulgarly called St. Mary Overy, from its dedication to the virgin Mary, and ſituation over the Ree or river, in reſpect of London, is a ſtately Gothic ſtructure, in the form of a cathedral.
ree⁵
- /ɹiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From Old Norse hríð (“storm”), whence also Norwegian Nynorsk ri (“period with harsh weather”).
noun rees
- A period of stormy or unsettled weather, especially one occurring somewhat predictably at a particular time of year. To my surprise he took our caustic remarks about the climate very calmly, even cheerfully. "Och, man, it's only the Beltane ree," he said with a lively twinkle, enjoying our bewilderment. Evidently, the Shetland weather was merely putting on a scheduled performance and he for one was very well satis
REE⁶
noun REEs
- Initialism of rare earth element.rare earth element REE-bearing minerals in these occurrences are allanite, betafite, brannerite, davidite, euxenite, fergusonite, florencite, monazite, polycrase, samarskite, synchysite, thorite, xenotime and yttrocrasite.
Ree⁷
Where it comes from
Clipping of Arikaree (“variant of Arikara”).
noun Rees · Ree
- A member of the Arikara. If I'd kept a woman, he realized, instead of sending 'em back to their fathers' lodges - the Shoshone girl, them two Hunkpapas, the Crow I called Sally, even that Ree that come near talking me to death - if I'd kept one of 'em for more than just a winter, I'd have boys of my own by now to bring in m
Ree⁸
Where it comes from
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Rea, Ray.
* As a Norwegian surname, from the name of several farmsteads, from an obsolete Old Norse word meaning "gravelly ridge."
* As a Korean surname, variant of Ri, itself a variant of Yi.
proper noun Rees
- A surname.
