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STERE
Etymology
Noun
stere (plural steres)
(obsolete) A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
Anagrams
• Ester, Reset, Steer, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, teers, teres, terse, trees
Source: Wiktionary
Stere, n. Etym: [F. stère, fr. Gr.
Definition: A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly 1
Stere, v. t. & i.
Definition: To stir. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Stere, n.
Definition: A rudder. See 5th Steer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Stere, n.
Definition: Helmsman. See 6th Steer. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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