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- US Pronunciation
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- [deer]
- /dɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [deer]
- /dɪər/
Definitions of deers word
- noun plural deers any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers. 1
- noun plural deers any of the smaller species of this family, as distinguished from the moose, elk, etc. 1
- noun deers (dated, or, nonstandard) Plural form of deer. 1
- noun deers (dated or nonstandard) plural of deer. 0
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Origin of deers
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English der, Old English dēor beast; akin to Gothic dius beast, Old High German tior
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Parts of speech for Deers
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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deers popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deers usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deers
noun deers
- hog — a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- horse — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- cow — A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows.
- pig — an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar.
- swine — any stout, cloven-hoofed artiodactyl of the Old World family Suidae, having a thick hide sparsely covered with coarse hair, a disklike snout, and an often short, tasseled tail: now of worldwide distribution and hunted or raised for its meat and other products. Compare hog, pig1 , wild boar.
Top questions with deers
- what do deers eat?
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