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Ree vs Bamboo - What's the difference?

ree | bamboo |

As a noun bamboo is

a grass of the poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe.

As an adjective bamboo is

made of the wood of the bamboo.

As a verb bamboo is

to flog with a bamboo cane.

ree

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) rei, reh, reoh, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
  • Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
  • A state of great excitement or frenzy.

    • Verb

  • To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
  • To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

    • Etymology 3

    Compare (riddle) a sieve.

    Verb

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
    • (Mortimer)
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    bamboo

    English

    (wikipedia bamboo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the tribe.
  • The wood of the bamboo plant as a material or cane.
  • a didgeridoo
  • (slang) A British military or Honourable East India Company employee, who spent so much time in Indonesia, India, or Malaysia that they never went back home.

    • Derived terms

    * bamboo ceiling * bamboo clam * Bamboo Curtain, bamboo curtain * bamboo man

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of the wood of the bamboo.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flog with a bamboo cane.
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