"reem" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹiːm/ [UK], /ɹɪˈɛm/ [UK] Audio: En-au-reem.ogg [Australia] Forms: reemer [comparative], more reem [comparative], reemest [superlative], most reem [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːm Etymology: Of unclear origins, popularised by Joey Essex. Possibly derived from cream or ream. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cream}} cream, {{m|en|ream}} ream Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} reem (comparative reemer or more reem, superlative reemest or most reem)
  1. (UK, chiefly Essex, slang) cool, excellent; desirable; sexy. Tags: Essex, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-reem-en-adj-qqI9vvde Categories (other): British English, Essex English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːm/ [UK], /ɹɪˈɛm/ [UK] Audio: En-au-reem.ogg [Australia] Forms: reems [plural]
Rhymes: -iːm Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם (r'em). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|hbo|רְאֵם|||tr=r'em}} Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם (r'em) Head templates: {{en-noun}} reem (plural reems)
  1. A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn). Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Translations (horned creature): réem [masculine] (French), единоро́г (jedinoróg) (Russian), одноріг (odnorih) [masculine] (Ukrainian), однорожець (odnorožecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-reem-en-noun-4PvWNYpV Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 13 72 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 65 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːm/ [UK], /ɹɪˈɛm/ [UK] Audio: En-au-reem.ogg [Australia] Forms: reems [present, singular, third-person], reeming [participle, present], reemed [participle, past], reemed [past]
Rhymes: -iːm Etymology: Compare ream (“to make a hole in”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|ream||to make a hole in}} ream (“to make a hole in”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} reem (third-person singular simple present reems, present participle reeming, simple past and past participle reemed)
  1. (transitive, nautical) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-reem-en-verb-d5-ZY3TQ Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "(UK, chiefly Essex, slang) cool, excellent; desirable; sexy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Essex",
        "UK",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹiːm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈɛm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːm"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-reem.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/En-au-reem.ogg/En-au-reem.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/En-au-reem.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "reem"
}

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