Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
era |
noun |
A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned., A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian)., A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch. |
erd |
noun |
The earth. |
ere |
adverb |
Before; sooner than., Rather than., To plow. [Obs.] See Ear, v. t. |
erf |
noun |
A garden plot, usually about half an acre. |
erg |
noun |
The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is equal to 13,560,000 ergs. |
ern |
noun |
Alt. of Erne, To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare.] |
err |
verb i. |
To wander; to roam; to stray., To deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed at., To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken., To deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a figurative sense; to do wrong; to sin., To offend, as by erring. |
ers |
noun |
The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia). |
ery |
noun |
A dish of anything fried., A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. |