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emersed

adjective \(ˌ)ē-ˈmərst\

Definition of EMERSED

:  standing out of or rising above a surface (as of a fluid) <emersed aquatic weeds>
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First Known Use of EMERSED

1686

Rhymes with EMERSED

accursed, airburst, at first, athirst, cloudburst, downburst, face-first, feetfirst, groundburst, headfirst, outburst, starburst, sunburst

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