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1 : to pull up (as a weed) by the roots : UPROOT

2 : destroy completely : ELIMINATE

— erad·i·ca·ble adjective

— erad·i·ca·tion noun

Synonyms

annihilate, blot out, demolish, eliminate, exterminate, liquidate, obliterate, root, rub out, snuff, stamp, wipe out—more at ANNIHILATE

erase verb erased; eras·ing : to rub or scratch out (as written words); also : OBLITERATE

— eras·er noun

— era·sure noun

er·bi·um noun : a rare metallic element found with yttrium

1ere preposition : preceding in time : BEFORE

Synonyms

ahead of, before, of, previous to, prior to, to—more at BEFORE

2ere conjunction : BEFORE

1erect adjective 1 : not leaning or lying down : UPRIGHT

2 : being in a state of physiological erection

Synonyms

perpendicular, standing, upright, upstanding, vertical; also elevated, lifted, upended, upraised; freestanding

Antonyms

flat, recumbent

2erect verb 1 : to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts : BUILD

2 : to fix or set in an upright position

3 : SET UP; also : ESTABLISH, DEVELOP

Synonyms

[1] assemble, build, construct, fabricate, make, make up, piece, put up, raise—more at BUILD

[2] pitch, put up, raise, rear, set up; also brace, buttress, prop (up), shore (up), support; elevate, hoist, lift

erec·tile adjective : capable of becoming erect <~ tissue> <~ feathers of a bird>

erec·tion noun 1 : the turgid state of a previously flaccid bodily part when it becomes dilated with blood

2 : CONSTRUCTION

ere·long adverb : before long

er·e·mite noun : a religious recluse : HERMIT

er·go adverb [ORIGIN: L]

: because of a preceding fact or premise : THEREFORE

Synonyms

accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefore, thus, wherefore—more at THEREFORE

er·go·nom·ics noun singular or plural : an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use in order to improve efficiency and safety

— er·go·nom·ic adjective

er·got noun 1 : a disease of rye and other cereals caused by a fungus; also : this fungus

2 : a medicinal compound or preparation derived from an ergot fungus

Er·i·tre·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Eritrea

— Eritrean adjective

er·mine noun, plural ermines 1 : any of several weasels with winter fur mostly white; also : this white fur

2 : a rank or office whose official robe is ornamented with ermine

erode verb erod·ed; erod·ing : to diminish or destroy by degrees; especially : to gradually eat into or wear away

— erod·ible also erod·able adjective

Synonyms

abrade, bite, chafe, corrode, eat, fray, fret, gall, rub, wear—more at ABRADE

erog·e·nous adjective 1 : sexually sensitive <~ zones>

2 : of, relating to, or arousing sexual feelings

ero·sion noun : the process or state of being eroded

— ero·sion·al adjective

— ero·sion·al·ly adverb

ero·sive adjective : tending to erode

— ero·sive·ness noun

erot·ic adjective : relating to or dealing with sexual love : AMATORY

— erot·i·cal·ly adverb

— erot·i·cism noun

Synonyms

amatory, amorous, sexy; also carnal, sensual, sensuous; bawdy, lascivious, lewd, lustful, obscene, prurient, spicy

err verb : to be or do wrong

Synonyms

offend, sin, transgress, trespass—more at OFFEND

er·rand noun : a short trip taken to do something; also : the object or purpose of such a trip

er·rant adjective 1 : traveling or given to traveling : WANDERING

2 : straying outside proper bounds

3 : deviating from an accepted pattern or standard (as of behavior)

Synonyms

[1] itinerant, nomad, peripatetic, roaming, vagabond, vagrant—more at ITINERANT

[3] bad, contrary, froward, mischievous, naughty—more at NAUGHTY

er·ra·ta noun : a list of corrigenda

er·rat·ic adjective 1 : having no fixed course

2 a : characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity : INCONSISTENT

b : ECCENTRIC

— er·rat·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

aimless, arbitrary,