These are the meanings of the letters AERE when you unscramble them.
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Are ()
The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be; but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art, are, and is, all come from the root as.
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Are (n.)
The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.
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Ear (n.)
Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.
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Ear (n.)
Same as Acroterium.
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Ear (n.)
Same as Crossette.
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Ear (n.)
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.
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Ear (n.)
The organ of hearing; the external ear.
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Ear (n.)
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only.
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Ear (n.)
The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.
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Ear (v. i.)
To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.
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Ear (v. t.)
To plow or till; to cultivate.
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Ear (v. t.)
To take in with the ears; to hear.
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Era (n.)
A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.
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Era (n.)
A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
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Era (n.)
A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian).
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Ere (adv.)
Before; sooner than.
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Ere (adv.)
Rather than.
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Ere (v. t.)
To plow. [Obs.] See Ear, v. t.
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Ree (n.)
See Rei.
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Ree (v. t.)
To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.