Root words of 9 letters or fewer with two valid spellings that differ only by ER versus RE with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | PARTNER | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | SEER | S | SERE | [n. -S] · a prophet / [x] { sear searer sere § sears serer seres § sear seared searing sears sere § sear seared searer searest searing seer sere sered serer serest sering } |
| M | EAGER | S | EAGRE | [a. -GERER, -GEREST] · impatiently longing - EAGERLY [b.] / ----- [n. -S] · eagre / [x] { eager eagre eger § eagers eagres egers § eagers § eagerer eagerest § eagerly } |
| — | FIBER | S | FIBRE | [n. -S] · a thread or threadlike object or structure - FIBERED [a.] / [x] { fiber fibre § fibers fibres § fibered fibred } |
| — | LITER | S | LITRE | [n. -S] · a unit of capacity / [x] { liter litre § liters litres } |
| — | METER | S | METRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to measure by mechanical means / [x] { meter metre § meters metres § meter metered metering meters metre metred metres metring § metered } |
| S | MITER | S | MITRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to raise to the rank of a bishop / [x] { miter mitre § miters mitres § miter mitered mitering miters mitre mitred mitres mitring § mitered mitred } |
| U | NITER | SY | NITRE | [n. -S] · a chemical salt / [x] { niter nitre § niters nitres } |
| T | OCHER | SY | OCHRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to color with ocher / [x] { ocher ochre § ochers ochres § ocher ochered ochering ochers ochre ochred ochres ochring § ocher ochre ochred } |
| BCS | OMBER | S | OMBRE | [n. -S] · ombre / [x] { omber ombre § ombers ombres } |
| — | SABER | S | SABRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to strike with a saber / [x] { saber sabre § sabers sabres § saber sabered sabering sabers sabre sabred sabres sabring § sabred } |
| — | TITER | S | TITRE | [n. -S] · the strength of a chemical solution / [x] { titer titre § titers titres § titer titers titre titres } |
| — | BISTER | S | BISTRE | [n. -S] · a brown pigment - BISTERED [a.] / [x] { bister bistre § bisters bistres § bistered bistred } |
| — | CENTER | S | CENTRE | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to place at the center / [x] { center centre § centers centres § center centered centering centers centre centred centres centring § center centered centre centred } |
| — | GOITER | S | GOITRE | [n. -S] · an enlargement of the thyroid gland - GOITROUS GOITERED [a.] (=goitered) / [x] { goiter goitre § goiters goitres § goitered goitred goitrous } |
| — | LOUVER | S | LOUVRE | [n. -S] · a type of window - LOUVERED [a.] / [x] { louver louvre lover § louvers louvres § louvered louvred } |
| BCF | LUSTER | S | LUSTRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make or become lustrous / [x] { luster lustre § lusters lustres § luster lustered lustering lusters lustre lustred lustres lustring § lustred } |
| — | MAUGER | — | MAUGRE | [p.] · maugre «in spite of» / [x] { malgre mauger maugre § malgre mauger maugre } |
| — | ZAFFER | S | ZAFFRE | [n. -S] · a blue ceramic coloring / [x] { zaffar zaffer zaffir zaffre § zaffars zaffers zaffirs zaffres } |
| — | CALIBER | S | CALIBRE | [n. -S] · the diameter of a gun barrel / [x] { caliber calibre § calibers calibres § calibred } |
| — | DIOPTER | S | DIOPTRE | [n. -S] · a measure of refractive power - DIOPTRAL [a.] / [x] { diopter dioptre § diopters dioptres § dioptral } |
| — | MACABER | — | MACABRE | [a.] · macabre / [x] { macaber macabre macabrer macabrest } |
| — | PHILTER | S | PHILTRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put under the spell of a love potion / [x] { philter philtre § philters philtres § philter philtered philtering philters philtre philtred philtres philtring } |
| — | PIASTER | S | PIASTRE | [n. -S] · a monetary unit of several Arab~ countries / [x] { piaster piastre § piasters piastres } |
| — | SALTIER | S | SALTIRE | [n. -S] · saltire / [x] { saltier saltire sautoir sautoire § saltiers saltires sautoires sautoirs } |
| — | SCEPTER | S | SCEPTRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to invest with royal authority / [x] { scepter sceptre § scepters sceptres § scepter sceptered sceptering scepters sceptre sceptred sceptres sceptring § sceptered sceptred } |
| — | SPECTER | S | SPECTRE | [n. -S] · a visible disembodied spirit / [x] { specter spectre § specters spectres } |
| — | THEATER | S | THEATRE | [n. -S] · a building for dramatic presentations - THEATRIC° [a.] / [x] { theater theatre § theaters theatres § theatric } |
| — | UNMITER | S | UNMITRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to depose from the rank of bishop / [x] { unmiter unmitered unmitering unmiters unmitre unmitred unmitres unmitring } |
| — | ACCOUTER | S | ACCOUTRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to equip / [x] { accouter accoutered accoutering accouters accoutre accoutred accoutres accoutring § accoutred } |
| — | BAYADEER | S | BAYADERE | [n. -S] · bayadere «a dancing girl» / [x] { bayadeer bayadere § bayadeers bayaderes } |
| — | CADASTER | S | CADASTRE | [n. -S] · a public record of land ownership / [x] { cadaster cadastre § cadasters cadastres } |
| — | DECENTER | S | DECENTRE | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to put out of center / [x] { decenter decentered decentering decenters decentre decentred decentres decentring } |
| — | DECALITER | S | DECALITRE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Decalitre «a decaliter» / [x] { decaliter decalitre dekaliter dekalitre § decaliters decalitres dekaliters dekalitres } |
| — | DECILITER | S | DECILITRE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Decilitre / [x] { deciliter decilitre § deciliters decilitres } |
| — | DECIMETER | S | DECIMETRE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Decimetre / [x] { decimeter decimetre § decimeters decimetres } |
| — | DEKALITER | S | DEKALITRE | [n. -S] · © same as Decaliter / [x] { decaliter decalitre dekaliter dekalitre § decaliters decalitres dekaliters dekalitres } |
| — | DEKAMETER | S | DEKAMETRE | [n. -S] · © same as Decameter / [x] { decameter dekameter dekametre § decameters dekameters dekametres } |
| — | EPICENTER | S | EPICENTRE | [n. -S] · derivative of epicentre / [x] { epicenter epicentre § epicenters epicentres § epicenter epicenters epicentre epicentres } |
| — | KILOLITER | S | KILOLITRE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Kilolitre / [x] { kiloliter kilolitre § kiloliters kilolitres } |
| — | KILOMETER | S | KILOMETRE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Kilometre / [x] { kilometer kilometre § kilometers kilometres } |
| — | MANOEUVER | S | MANOEUVRE | [v. -S, -ED, -ING] · to maneuver / [x] { maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre § maneuvers manoeuvers manoeuvres § maneuver maneuvered maneuvering maneuvers manoeuver manoeuvered manoeuvering manoeuvers manoeuvre manoeuvred manoeuvres manoeuvring } |
| — | SALTPETER | S | SALTPETRE | [n. -S] · © alt. of Saltpetre / [x] { saltpeter saltpetre § saltpeters saltpetres § saltpeter saltpeters saltpetre saltpetres } |
| — | SEPULCHER | S | SEPULCHRE | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Sepulchre / [x] { sepulcher sepulchre § sepulchers sepulchres § sepulcher sepulchered sepulchering sepulchers sepulchre sepulchred sepulchres sepulchring § sepulchred } |
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