Meanings
ees1
- 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
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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 10The 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
- alternativenonstandardAlternative spelling of is.
ees3
- pluralplural of ee
Ees4
- Alternative letter-case form of ees.
EES5
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of epidural electrical stimulation.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of epidural electrical stimulator.
- abbreviationcountableuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of ethinylestradiol sulfonate.
- 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
- pluralplural of EE
Origin
Pronunciation spelling of is, representing Latino- or French-accented English.
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ees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ees
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