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roe | ree |

As nouns the difference between roe and ree

is that roe is the eggs of fish while ree is alternative form of lang=en.

As a proper noun Roe

is {{surname|from=nicknames}}, from a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.

As an adjective ree is

wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.

As a verb ree is

to become extremely excited; fly into a rage.

roe

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rowe, rowne, roun, rawne, from (etyl) .Wolfgang Pfeifer, ed., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen , s.v. “Rogen” (Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2005).

Alternative forms

* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (dialectal) * (l), (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(-) (wikipedia roe)
  • The eggs of fish.
  • The sperm of certain fish.
  • The ovaries of certain crustaceans.
    • Quotations
    * 1988' : It was quite flavourless, except that, where its innards had been imperfectly removed, silver traces of '''roe gave it an unpleasant bitterness. - , (Penguin Books, paperback edition, 40)
    Synonyms
    * (sperm) milt
    Derived terms
    * hard roe * soft roe * white roe

    See also

    * caviar * egg

    References

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) ro, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun) (Roe Deer)
  • A small, nimble Eurasian deer, Capreolus capreolus , with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers.
  • A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
    • Synonyms
    * roe deer, chevreuil
    Derived terms
    * roebuck

    Anagrams

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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.
    • (Mortimer)
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