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URES
Verb
ures
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ure
Anagrams
• ERUs, Ersu, Reus, Rues, Ruse, US'er, rues, ruse, suer, sure, user
Source: Wiktionary
URE
Ur, Ure, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The urus.
Ure, n. Etym: [OE. ure, OF. oevre, ovre, ouvre, work, F. oeuvre, L. opera. See Opera, Operate, and cf. Inure, Manure.]
Definition: Use; practice; exercise. [Obs.] Fuller. Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure That lies in us. Chapman.
Ure, v. t.
Definition: To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice. [Obs.] The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been practiced and ured in feats of arms. Sir T. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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