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- [reest]
- /rist/
- /riːˈest/
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- [reest]
- /rist/
Definitions of reest word
- verb with object reest to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish). 1
- verb without object reest (of a horse) to stop or refuse to go; balk. 1
- verb reest (esp of horses) to be noisily uncooperative 0
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Origin of reest
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian riste to roast
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Parts of speech for Reest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reest popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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