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Weer vs Neer - What's the difference?

weer | neer |

As an adjective weer

is (wee).

As a noun neer is

(anatomy) kidney.

weer

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (wee)
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    wee

    English

    (wikipedia wee)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (15c).

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, NZ) Small, little.
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 73:
  • I had not seen a wee' boy do it like that before. He was ' weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
    You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.

    References

    * Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial, uncountable) urine
  • (colloquial) An act of urination.
  • to have a wee
    Synonyms
    * wee wee * See also * See also

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To urinate.
  • Synonyms
    * See also

    neer

    English

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • nominal effective exchange rate
  • See also

    * REER

    Anagrams

    * *