Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
REE
Proper noun
Ree (plural Rees)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ree is the 24665th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1012 individuals. Ree is most common among White (57.02%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.68%) individuals.
Anagrams
• 'ere, -eer, EER, Ere, e'er, eer, ere
Noun
REE (plural REEs)
(geology) Initialism of rare earth element.
Anagrams
• 'ere, -eer, EER, Ere, e'er, eer, ere
Etymology 1
Noun
ree (plural rees)
Alternative form of rei
Etymology 2
Adjective
ree (comparative reer or more ree, superlative reest or most ree)
(Now chiefly dialectal) Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
(Now chiefly dialectal) Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
Synonyms
• (frenzied): frantic, frenetic, off the chain
• (half-drunk): buzzed, merry, squiffy; see also drunk
Noun
ree (plural rees)
(Now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
(Now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.
Verb
ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)
(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
Etymology 3
Verb
ree (third-person singular simple present rees, present participle reeing, simple past and past participle reed)
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
Anagrams
• 'ere, -eer, EER, Ere, e'er, eer, ere
Source: Wiktionary
Ree (re), n. Etym: [Pg. real, pl. reis. See Real the money.]
Definition: See Rei.
Ree, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Prov. G. r, raden, raiten. Cf. Riddle a sieve.]
Definition: To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
15 April 2025
DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Coffee Trivia
