erect

Verb

Verb Forms: erected, erecting, erects

To build or construct something; to set upright.
construct, build, or erect
cause to rise up
To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
To cause to stand up or out.
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
To spin up and align to vertical.
To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
To enter a state of physiological erection.
To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.

Adjective

upright in position or posture
- "an erect stature"
- "erect flower stalks"
- "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"

Adjective Satellite

of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

Adj

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
Having an erect penis or clitoris.
Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Watchful; alert.
Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.

Examples

As soon as electrical power was restored, the attitude indicators' gyros would have begun to erect.
erect nipples
He managed to erect a five-letter word using the ’E’ his opponent just placed.
OK, baby, I'm erect now. Let's get it on!
The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation.
to erect a house or a fort
to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

Synonyms

put up, raise, rear, set up, tumid, upright, vertical, build, hard, stiff

Antonyms

level, unerect, flaccid

Scrabble Score: 7

erect: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
erect: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
erect: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

erect: valid Words With Friends Word