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veers

veers is the plural of veer.

Meaning of veer

Noun (1)

veer (plural veers)

  1. A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
    • […] there is always a sudden, though small rise in the barometer, and a sudden drop of temperature of several degrees, sometimes as much as ten or fifteen degrees; there is also a sudden veer in the wind direction.1917, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Noun (2)

veer (plural veers)

  1. (Cornwall) A piglet or a heifer.
    • But with us veers are little pigs; and in some parishes heifers are called veers too. So you see it is not such a noble name with us, that I was going to be startled at the idea of a veer eating up my grass.1868, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Belgravia, volume 5, page 490

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Questions about veers

What is veers the plural of?
Veers is the plural of veer.

Words near veers in the dictionary

  1. veerers
  2. veeries
  3. veering
  4. veeringly
  5. veerings
  6. veers
  7. veery
  8. vees
  9. veesick
  10. veesicks
  11. veetol

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