erect

VERBADJECTIVE /ɪ'rɛkt/

5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

erect is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

E1R1E1C3T1

1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =7 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21

MEANING

What does erect mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES

1

Cause to rise up.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

ELEVATE BRING UP RAISE LIFT GET UP

NARROWER

PRICK UP SET UP COCK UP PITCH PRICK

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2

Construct, build, or erect.

SYNONYMS

PUT UP RAISE REAR SET UP

BROADER

MAKE BUILD CONSTRUCT

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ERECTION ERECTING

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES

1

Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid.

SYNONYMS

SIMILAR

2

Upright in position or posture.

“an erect stature”

“erect flower stalks”

SYNONYMS

UPRIGHT VERTICAL

ANTONYMS

SIMILAR

FASTIGIATE ERECTILE ORTHOSTATIC PASSANT RAMPANT REARING SEMI-CLIMBING SEMI-ERECT

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AT THE BOARD

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