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- pronunciation:
- ih
rekt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
upright in posture or position.
The teacher told the students to sit erect in their seats.
- synonyms:
- up, upright
- antonyms:
- recumbent, slumping
- similar words:
- stand-up, standing, straight
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| definition 2: |
rigidly directed upward or outward; not limp.
The dog held his ears erect at the sound.- synonyms:
- up
- antonyms:
- floppy, limp
- similar words:
- rigid, stiff
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| definition 3: |
not spreading or inclined; vertical.
Most trees grow erect even if the ground slopes.- synonyms:
- upright, vertical
- antonyms:
- flat, horizontal, recumbent
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(adj.)erect
+ adverb
straight
(adj.)erect
+ noun
arm, bearing, chair, figure, head, leaf, leg, neck, nipple, penis, position, posture, rhizome, spine, stance, standing, stem
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
erects, erecting, erected |
| definition 1: |
to establish and construct; build.
They are erecting a house on that lot now.She's erected a new theoretical model.- synonyms:
- build, raise, rear, uprear
- antonyms:
- demolish, dismantle, tear down
- similar words:
- construct, fabricate
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| definition 2: |
to raise into a vertical or upright position.
The columns that had fallen were being erected.- synonyms:
- raise, rear, stand
- similar words:
- lift, right, rise, upraise, uprear, upright
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| definition 3: |
in geometry, to draw (a figure) upon a defined line or other base.
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| related words: |
build, found, pitch, stand |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to assume an upright, vertical, or outwardly directed position.
- synonyms:
- stand
- similar words:
- right, rise
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| related words: |
stand |
adverb + (v.)erect
fully, hastily, newly, originally, proudly, rigidly, stiffly
(v.)erect
+ noun
altar,
antenna,
arch,
barricade,
barrier,
booth,
border,
brick,
bridge,
camp,
canopy,
castle,
cemetery,
condominium,
cross,
dam,
display,
enclosure,
entrance,
fence,
fencing,
foot,
fortification,
foundation,
frame,
framework,
gate,
grave,
honor,
hurdle,
hut,
infrastructure,
lawn,
log,
mall,
mansion,
marker,
memorial,
mile,
mill,
monument,
obelisk,
observatory,
obstacle,
parade,
parking,
pavilion,
perimeter,
plaque,
platform,
plaza,
pole,
privacy,
pyramid,
screen,
sculpture,
shrine,
sign,
site,
square,
statue,
steel,
stone,
structure,
tariff,
temple,
tent,
tower,
tripod,
turbine,
wall,
windmill
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| derivations: |
erectable (adj.), erectly (adv.), erectness (n.) |
The word erect
contains the following part:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means king, rule, guide; straight
  Example words:
correct, corrigible, direct, direction, director, dirigible, erect, incorrigible, irregular, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rector, regal, regalia, regent, regicide, regime, regimen, regiment, region, regular, regulate, regulation
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