erect
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
erect/ɪˈrekt/
▶adjective rigidly upright or straight.
■ (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, especially in sexual excitement.
▶verb construct (a building, wall, etc.).■ create or establish (a theory or system).
– derivatives
erectable adjective,
erectly adverb,
erectness noun,
erector noun.
erectable adjective,
erectly adverb,
erectness noun,
erector noun.
– origin ME: from L. erect-, erigere ‘set up’.
'erect' also found in these Oxford entries:
blackboy
- butterfly
- chimera
- cock
- construct
- dildo
- erectile
- erection
- foxglove
- gooseflesh
- horn
- hyena
- ithyphallic
- Jack-in-the-pulpit
- kale
- lion tamarin
- Mohican
- phallus
- prayer plant
- priapic
- prick
- ramrod
- red-hot poker
- re-erect
- ribwort
- ruffle
- set
- sexual intercourse
- shih-tzu
- standard
- stand-up
- straighten
- strut
- upright
- upstanding
- West Highland terrier
- zebra
