| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| escalading | present participle & vb. noun | of Escalade |
| escalloped | adjective | See Escaloped. |
| escapement | noun | The act of escaping; escape., Way of escape; vent., The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; — so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration. |
| escarpment | noun | A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach. See Scarp. |
| escharotic | adjective | Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar; caustic., A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild caustic. |
| escheating | present participle & vb. noun | of Escheat |
| escheatage | noun | The right of succeeding to an escheat. |
| eschewment | noun | The act of eschewing. |
| escritoire | noun | A piece of furniture used as a writing table, commonly with drawers, pigeonholes, and the like; a secretary or writing desk. |
| esculapian | noun | Aesculapian. |
| esculapius | noun | Same as Aesculapius. |
| escutcheon | noun | The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the upper part is called the chief, and the lower part the base (see Chiff, and Field.). That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called dexter, and the other side sinister., A marking upon the back of a cow’s udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities., That part of a vessel’s stern on which her name is written., A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole., The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area. |
| esophageal | adjective | Pertaining to the esophagus. |
| esophagean | adjective | Esophageal. |
| esoterical | adjective | Esoteric. |
| espaliered | imp. & past participle | of Espalier |
| espauliere | noun | A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping plates of metal, used in the 15th century; — the origin of the modern epaulette. |
| especially | adverb | In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree. |
| espressivo | adjective | With expression. |
| esentially | adverb | In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really; as, essentially different. |
| essentiate | verb t. | To form or constitute the essence or being of., To become assimilated; to be changed into the essence. |
| esteemable | adjective | Worthy of esteem; estimable. |
| esthetical | noun | Alt. of Esthetics |
| estiferous | adjective | Producing heat. |
| estimating | present participle & vb. noun | of Estimate |
| estimation | verb t. | The act of estimating., An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation; as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral qualities., Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor., Supposition; conjecture. |
| estimative | adjective | Inclined, or able, to estimate; serving for, or capable of being used in, estimating., Pertaining to an estimate. |
| estivation | noun | Same as Aestival, Aestivate, etc. |
| estramacon | noun | A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries., A blow with edge of a sword. |
| estranging | present participle & vb. noun | of Estrange |
| estreating | present participle & vb. noun | of Estreat |