ed
education: a course in driver's ed; adult ed.
Origin of ed
1Words Nearby ed
Other definitions for ED (3 of 8)
Pathology. erectile dysfunction.
Other definitions for -ed (4 of 8)
a suffix forming the past tense of weak verbs: he crossed the river.
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4Other definitions for -ed (5 of 8)
a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting from the action of the verb (inflated balloons).
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5Other definitions for -ed (6 of 8)
a suffix forming adjectives from nouns: bearded; monied; tender-hearted.
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6Other definitions for ed. (7 of 8)
edited.
plural eds. edition.
plural eds. editor.
education.
Other definitions for E.D. (8 of 8)
Eastern Department.
election district.
ex dividend.
executive director.
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How to use ed in a sentence
ed Brooke, the first African-American Senator since Reconstruction, embraced fights with the left and right.
Ed Brooke: The Senate's Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial America | John Avlon | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCocker became an international star in the late 1960s, showing up everywhere from Woodstock to The ed Sullivan Show.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI like all of them, in a way, but I like Scissorhands and ed Wood.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel | Marlow Stern | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, yeah, Beetlejuice, Scissorhands, and ed Wood are my favorites.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel | Marlow Stern | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGays have won, Mr. Barron said in his op-ed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Christians are now “outlaws” and “martyrs.”
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around | Jay Michaelson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
By way of example, compare 'The bysschop weop for 'ermyng'; King Alisaunder, ed.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerO Jakobowski many tears you'll shed man,You lost your money when you lost your 'ed-man!
If I'd a boiled beetroot face like you, I'd never show my 'ed in a public room again.
The Chequers | James RuncimanHe also quotes the expression 'grans danses et grans karolles' from Froissart, ed.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerSee the long account of this in the Knight de la Tour Landry, ed.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for -ed (1 of 4)
forming the past tense of most English verbs
Origin of -ed
1British Dictionary definitions for -ed (2 of 4)
forming the past participle of most English verbs
Origin of -ed
2British Dictionary definitions for -ed (3 of 4)
possessing or having the characteristics of: salaried; red-blooded
Origin of -ed
3British Dictionary definitions for ed. (4 of 4)
edited
plural eds edition
plural eds editor
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