Be+erect

  • 11erect a barrier — index bar (hinder), impede Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 12erect — (adj.) late 14c., upright, not bending, from L. erectus upright, elevated, lofty; eager, alert, aroused, pp. of erigere raise or set up, from e up + regere to direct, keep straight, guide (see REGAL (Cf. regal)). The verb is from c.1400, a back… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 13erect — vb *build, construct, frame, raise, rear Analogous words: fabricate, fashion, form (see MAKE): *lift, raise, elevate Antonyms: raze …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14erect — ► ADJECTIVE 1) rigidly upright or straight. 2) (of a body part) enlarged and rigid, especially in sexual excitement. ► VERB 1) construct (a building, wall, etc.). 2) create or establish (a theory or system). DERIVATIVES erectly adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15Erect-crested Penguin — Taxobox name = Erect crested Penguin status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Sphenisciformes familia = Spheniscidae genus = Eudyptes species = E. sclateri binomial = Eudyptes… …

    Wikipedia

  • 16erect — erectable, adj. erectly, adv. erectness, n. /i rekt /, adj. 1. upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect. 2. raised or directed upward: a dog with ears erect. 3. Bot. vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an… …

    Universalium

  • 17erect — /əˈrɛkt / (say uh rekt), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. upright in position or posture: an erect stance. 2. raised or directed upwards: a dog with ears erect. 3. Botany vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an erect leaf; an …

  • 18Erect, North Carolina — Infobox Settlement name = Erect, North Carolina settlement type = Unincorporated community nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image pushpin pushpin label position = none pushpin map caption = Location of Erect in North Carolina… …

    Wikipedia

  • 19erect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ specially ▪ The event will take place in a specially erected marquee. PREPOSITION ▪ around …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 20erect — 01. My children love to [erect] towers out of blocks and then knock them over. 02. Standing [erect] on its hind legs, a grizzly bear can reach up to 8 feet in height. 03. In 1982, two 250 foot walls of polished black granite were [erected] in… …

    Grammatical examples in English