ees

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/ˈiːz/

A form of ees

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

ees1

noun
  1. pluralrareplural of e, the name of the letter E.

    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

    2 more examples

    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.

    1856, Goold Brown, The First Lines of English Grammar, page 10

    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."

    2005, David Riede, Allegories of One's Own Mind: Melancholy in Victorian Poetry, page 51

ees2

verb
  1. alternativenonstandardAlternative spelling of is.

ees3

noun
  1. pluralplural of ee

Ees4

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of ees.

EES5

nounEES (countable and uncountable, plural EESs or EESes or EES)

plural EESs · plural EESes

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of epidural electrical stimulation.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of epidural electrical stimulator.
  3. abbreviationcountableuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of ethinylestradiol sulfonate.
proper noun
  1. European UnionabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Entry/Exit System.

    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.

    2026 June 20, “Boats, bankers and borders: five symbols that sum up Brexit a decade on”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

EEs6

noun
  1. pluralplural of EE

Origin

Pronunciation spelling of is, representing Latino- or French-accented English.

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APA

ees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ees

MLA

“ees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ees. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ees,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ees.

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