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1 -er -- rank: 1000

... s I. adjective suffix or adverb suffix Etymology: Middle English -er, -ere, -re, from Old English -ra (in adjectives), -or (in ... II. noun suffix also -ier or -yer Etymology: Middle English -er, -ere, -ier, -iere; partly from Old English -ere (from Latin ... words after w, -ier in a few other words, otherwise -er Oxford Reference Dictionary 1. suffix forming nouns from nouns, adjectives ... the root word (rugger; soccer). Etymology: prob. an extension of -ER(1) 4. suffix forming iterative and frequentative verbs (blunder; glimmer ... Etymology: AF infin. ending of verbs Webster's 1913 Dictionary -er -er . 1. [AS. -ere; akin to L. -arius.] The termination ...

2 Er -- rank: 974

Er definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ER, the termination of many English words, is the Teutonic form ... in farmer, heater, grater. At the end names of places, er signifies a man of the place; Londoner is the same ... of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium [syn: erbium, Er, atomic number 68] 2: a room in a hospital or ... care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment [syn: emergency room, ER] Merriam Webster's interjection Date: 1862 — used to express hesitation ... a pause in speech. Etymology: imit. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Er is used in writing to represent the sound that ...

3 e'er -- rank: 919

e'er definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: at all ... to strike it rich"; "ever busy" [syn: always, ever, e'er] [ant: ne'er, never] Merriam Webster's adverb Date: 13th century ever Oxford ... Dictionary poet. var. of EVER. Webster's 1913 Dictionary E'er E'er (?; 277), adv. A contraction for ever. See Ever. Webster's ... always. Cf. Aye, Age,Evry, Never.] [Sometimes contracted into e'er.] 1. At any time; at any period or point ...

4 ne'er-do-well -- rank: 896

ne'er-do-well definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an idle worthless person [syn: goldbrick, goof-off, ne 'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for- naught ... Webster's noun Date: 1736 an idle worthless person • ne'er-do-well adjective Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ne'er-do-well Ne'er"-do-well`, n. A person who never does, or fares ... well; a good for nothing. The idle and dissolute ne'er-do-wells of their communities. --Harper's Mag.

5 whate'er -- rank: 871

whate'er definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary poet. var. of WHATEVER. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Whate'er What*e'er", pron. A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry. ``Whate'er is in his way.'' --Shak.

6 wheresoe'er -- rank: 871

wheresoe'er definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary poet. var. of WHERESOEVER. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wheresoe'er Where`so*e'er", adv. Wheresoever. [Poetic] ``Wheresoe'er they rove.'' --Milton.

7 Er-seller -- rank: 856

Er-seller definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FEATH'ER-SELLER,'ER-SELLER, n. One who sells fethers for beds.

8 whatsoe'er -- rank: 856

whatsoe'er definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary poet. var. of WHATSOEVER. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Whatsoe'er What`so*e'er", pron. A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry. --Shak.

9 where'er -- rank: 856

where'er definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary poet. var. of WHEREVER. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Where'er Wher*e'er", adv. Wherever; -- a contracted and poetical form. --Cowper.

10 whene'er -- rank: 856

whene'er definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary poet. var. of WHENEVER. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Whene'er When*e'er, adv. & conj. Whenever.

11 Knight-er-ratic -- rank: 856

Knight-er-ratic definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Knight-er-ratic Knight"-er-rat"ic, a. Pertaining to a knight-errant or to ...

12 whoe'er -- rank: 828

whoe'er definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary poet. var. of WHOEVER.

13 Er Hai -- rank: 828

Er Hai definitions Britannica Concise Lake, W Yunnan province, China. It ...

14 whensoe'er -- rank: 828

whensoe'er definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary poet. var. of WHENSOEVER.

15 Kelly, Walt(er Crawford) -- rank: 828

Kelly, Walt(er Crawford) definitions Britannica Concise U.S. cartoonist. Born in Philadelphia ...