| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| elain | noun | Same as Olein. |
| eland | noun | A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; — called also Cape elk., The elk or moose. |
| elaps | noun | A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old World. Many species are known. See Coral snake, under Coral. |
| elate | adjective | Lifted up; raised; elevated., Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed or exalted with confidence; elated; exultant., To raise; to exalt., To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make proud. |
| elayl | noun | Olefiant gas or ethylene; — so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine. [Written also elayle.] See Ethylene. |
| elbow | noun | The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent., Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent., A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back., To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another., To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the manner of an elbow., To push rudely along; to elbow one’s way. |
| elder | adjective | Older; more aged, or existing longer., Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; — opposed to younger, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc., One who is older; a superior in age; a senior., An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor., A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church., A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments; as, a traveling elder., A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries. |
| elect | adjective | Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more., Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life., Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect., One chosen or set apart., Those who are chosen for salvation., To pick out; to select; to choose., To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to elect a representative, a president, or a governor., To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor. |
| elegy | noun | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation. |
| elemi | noun | A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters. |
| eleve | noun | A pupil; a student. |
| elves | plural | of Elf |
| elfin | adjective | Relating to elves., A little elf or urchin. |
| elide | verb t. | To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument., To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision. |
| elite | noun | A choice or select body; the flower; as, the elite of society. |
| elles | adverb & conj. | See Else. |
| elmen | adjective | Belonging to elms. |
| eloge | noun | A panegyrical funeral oration. |
| elogy | noun | The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy. |
| eloin | verb t. | See Eloign. |
| elong | verb t. | To lengthen out; to prolong., To put away; to separate; to keep off. |
| elope | verb t. | To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; — said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart. |
| elops | noun | A genus of fishes. See Saury., A mythical serpent. |
| elsin | noun | A shoemaker’s awl. |
| elude | verb t. | To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force of an argument or a blow. |
| elute | verb t. | To wash out. |
| elvan | adjective | Pertaining to elves; elvish., Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course., Alt. of Elvanite |
| elver | noun | A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; — called also elvene. |