eyry

1. 1.

   the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

   Synonymsaerieaeryeyrie

   Broaderbird's nest
2. 2.

   any habitation at a high altitude

   Synonymsaerieaeryeyrie

   Broaderhabitation

Other forms of eyry

plural

eyries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about eyry

What does eyry mean?

eyry means "the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in eyry?

eyry has 2 syllables: ey-ry. The stress falls on "ey".

What is another word for eyry?

Close synonyms include aerie, aery, eyrie, aerie, aery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eyry a common word?

eyry is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.