Erect, v. a.
- 1. Set up, place upright, set upright.
- 2. Raise, build, construct.
- 3. Exalt, elevate, magnify.
- 4. Institute, found, form, plant, establish.
- 5. (Poetical.) cheer, animate, inspirit, enliven, encourage.
Erect, a.
- 1. Upright, standing.
- 2. Elevated, turned upward.
- 3. Bold, undaunted, undismayed, unterrified, firm, unshaken.
Erection, n.
- 1. Erecting, setting upright.
- 2. Raising, building, constructing.
- 3. Building, structure, edifice.
Erelong, ad. Soon, before long.
Eremite, n. (Poetical.) Hermit, anchoret, anchorite, solitaire, recluse.
Ergo, ad. [L.] Therefore, consequently.
Ergot, n. Spurred rye.
Erin, n. Ireland.
Eristic, Eristical, a. (Not used of persons.)
- 1. Controversial, polemic (al), controversive, disputative.
- 2. Entangling, catching, entrapping, posing, perplexing, embarrassing.