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erect

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5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈɹɛkt/Part of speech adjective, verbSorted ceertStarts with EEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

Word origin

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

Used in a sentence

  • Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect—a column in a scene of ruins.
  • The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation.
  • erect nipples

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