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deer

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dēr)

Inflections of 'deer' (n):
deer
npl
deers
npl (Less common)

Collocations for "deer"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "deer" in context.

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deer

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [white tail, red] deer
  2. [male, female, baby] deer
  3. like a deer in the headlights
  4. [hunt, track] deer
  5. [shot, killed] a deer
  6. [hit, dodged, ran into] a deer
  7. [clean, skin] a deer
  8. [was, saw] a deer [in, by] the road
  9. as gentle as a deer
  10. deer and [elk, turkey, pheasant]
n as adj
  1. deer [hunting, crossing]
  2. deer [antler, leather, meat]
  3. is a deer hunter
  4. a deer [park, lodge, enclosure]
  5. is deer season
  6. the deer population
'deer' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "deer" in the title:

a ... of deer - English Only forum
A deer is just a deer - English Only forum
a host of animals, including badger, roe deer, nuthatch and woodpecker - English Only forum
A worsening of the plight of deer was to be expected... - English Only forum
areas where deer had < an increase / increases > - English Only forum
as slick as deer guts on a door knob - English Only forum
baby cow,baby deer,baby horse - English Only forum
black-tailed deer...have benefitted from human activities through the elimination of their natural predators - English Only forum
burgeoning deer - English Only forum
deer [specific animal] - English Only forum
deer dance - English Only forum
deer or deers - English Only forum
deer path - English Only forum
Dog/Cat/Deer: Common gender or neuter gender? - English Only forum
eat deer they taught him how to hunt - English Only forum
fawn vs deer - English Only forum
Fox-red deer - English Only forum
have a deer on the bag - English Only forum
He has hunted deer for years. He has been hunting deer for years. - English Only forum
He noticed the trackes of a deer - English Only forum
Hunters did not fear deer and reindeers as much as they did large game animals such as horses and mammoths. - English Only forum
Jew-owned deer-park with tea-rooms - English Only forum
like a deer < getting > lost - English Only forum
like a deer to a dying hind - English Only forum
moved you up to deer - English Only forum
off the cliff falls/fall a pig, 2 deer - English Only forum
Often we would see deer. - English Only forum
Pa's mad to stop for deer now - English Only forum
Participle adjective -unsuspecting deer - English Only forum
pick up a young deer - English Only forum
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