ree

¹

[ ree ]

noun

1. reeve ³.

ree

²

[ ree, rey ]

verb (used with object)

, British Dialect.

, reed, ree·ing.

1. to sift (grain, peas, beans, etc.).

Ree

³

[ ree ]

noun

1. Arikara.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ree¹

1350–1400; Middle English < ?

Example Sentences

When I credit her for discovering Jennifer Lawrence in casting her as Ree Dolly, she smiles bashfully, before backpedaling a bit.

From The Daily Beast

Lawrence's performance as Ree Dolly has not gotten the same level of attention.

From The Daily Beast

Ree Drummond, aka The Pioneer Woman, knows how to make a hungry crowd happy.

From The Daily Beast

Despite having attracted the interest of the police, Jason seems like a nice guy and a good dad to their 4-year-old daughter, Ree.

From The Daily Beast

Arter wha's come and gone, we t'ree can't hob an' nob, as ye may say, together.

From Project Gutenberg

From this lake we arrived, in one hour, at Te-ne-ree, a place where we paid our first caphar.

From Project Gutenberg

His body won't be found here for two or t'ree months, if da finds it at all.

From Project Gutenberg

The "t'ree t'ousand rails" kept coming in in his narrative as the utter and unbearable aggravation of injustice.

From Project Gutenberg

At Post heem worth fi' hundred dollars—at Montreal t'ree hundred more!

From Project Gutenberg