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Ree vs Zee - What's the difference?

ree | zee |

As a noun zee is

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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.
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    zee

    English

    Etymology 1

    1670s: variant of .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds such as zee-bar.
  • (colloquial) (usually plural ) Sleep (as in "get some zees").
    • See also
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    Synonyms
    * zed (UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) * izzard (Scotland, South Asia)

    See also

    * zeta

    Verb

  • (informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
  • (rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

    • Etymology 2

    Article

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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