Be+erect

  • 31erect — 1 adjective 1 in a straight upright position: She held her head erect. 2 an erect penis or nipple is stiff and bigger than it usually is erectly adverb erectness noun (U) 2 verb (T) 1 formal to build a building, wall, statue etc: an imposing town …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32erect — [ɪˈrekt] verb [T] formal I to build something, or to put something in an upright position Police erected barriers to control the crowds.[/ex] II adj erect [ɪˈrekt] in a straight upright position the erect posture of a professional soldier[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 33erect — In England, one of the formal words of incorporation in royal charters. We do, incorporate, erect, ordain, name, constitute, and establish. construct is synonymous with erect …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 34erect — In England, one of the formal words of incorporation in royal charters. We do, incorporate, erect, ordain, name, constitute, and establish. construct is synonymous with erect …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 35erect — adj. & v. adj. 1 upright, vertical. 2 (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, esp. in sexual excitement. 3 (of hair) bristling, standing up from the skin. v.tr. 1 raise; set upright. 2 build. 3 establish (erect a theory).… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 36erect — [14] Erect was borrowed from Latin ērectus, the past participle of ērigere ‘raise up, set up’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out, up’ and regere ‘keep straight, set, direct’ (source of English regent, region, etc). The use… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 37erect — adjective rigidly upright or straight. ↘(of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, especially in sexual excitement. verb construct (a building, wall, etc.). ↘create or establish (a theory or system). Derivatives erectable adjective… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 38erect —   Kū, kūkulu. Also: ūlepe (as a cock s comb); lā au, kano, ko i i, ōnū, lalahū (as male organ); uluo a (rare). Cf. puahuku.    ♦ To become erect, kū, ea …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 39erect dayflower — stačioji komelina statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Komelininių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Commelina erecta), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Commelina erecta angl. erect dayflower šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 40erect sword fern — širdžialapis inkstpapartis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Inkstpapartinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Nephrolepis cordifolia), paplitęs atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Nephrolepis cordifolia angl. erect sword fern; ladder fern; tuber fern; …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)