ees
/ˈiːz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative spelling of is.
noun
plural of ee
noun
Alternative letter-case form of ees.
name
Initialism of Entry/Exit System.
Example Sentences
- "These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees."
- "1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone to say (full of ees, ies, ues) that plurals are always two or more"
- "The verse is further slowed by the heavy punctuation of the refrain and by the long vowel sounds—not only the "hollow oes and aes" but especially the interminable "ees" of "dreary . . . aweary, aweary.""
- "Regardless of how well EES eventually functions, Britons will still face a €20 (£17) charge to visit the EU when an additional layer of border formality, Etias, is introduced in the coming year."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
EESs (plural)
EESes (plural)