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esopic adjective Same as Aesopian., Same as Aesopian, Aesopic.
eadish noun See Eddish.
eaglet noun A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle.
earing present participle & vb. noun of Ear, A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; — also called head earing., A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; — also called reef earing., A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions., Coming into ear, as corn., A plowing of land.
earcap noun A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.
earlap noun The lobe of the ear.
earlet noun An earring.
earned imp. & past participle of Earn
earthy adjective Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter., Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal., Gross; low; unrefined., Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.
earwax noun See Cerumen.
earwig noun Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera., In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus., A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor., To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk.
easing present participle & vb. noun of Ease
easily adverb With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen., Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily., Readily; without reluctance; willingly., Smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without /umult or discord., Without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily.
easter noun An annual church festival commemorating Christ’s resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pasha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha, pasque, paque, or pask., The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day., To veer to the east; — said of the wind.
eating present participle & vb. noun of Eat, The act of tasking food; the act of consuming or corroding., Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating.
eatage noun Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, esp. that of aftermath.
ebbing present participle & vb. noun of Ebb
eburin noun A composition of dust of ivory or of bone with a cement; — used for imitations of valuable stones and in making moldings, seals, etc.
ecarte noun A game at cards, played usually by two persons, in which the players may discard any or all of the cards dealt and receive others from the pack.
ecbole noun A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own words.
echini plural of Echinus
echoes plural of Echo, of Echo
echoed imp. & past participle of Echo
echoer noun One who, or that which, echoes.
echoon pronoun Each one.
eclair noun A kind of frosted cake, containing flavored cream.
eclegm noun A medicine made by mixing oils with sirups.
ecoute noun One of the small galleries run out in front of the glacis. They serve to annoy the enemy’s miners.
ectopy noun Same as Ectopia.
ectype noun A copy, as in pottery, of an artist’s original work. Hence:, A work sculptured in relief, as a cameo, or in bas-relief (in this sense used loosely)., A copy from an original; a type of something that has previously existed.
ecurie noun A stable.
eczema noun An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; — called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
eddaic adjective Alt. of Eddic
eddish noun Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See Arrish.
eddoes noun pl. The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum. See Taro.
eddies plural of Eddy
eddied imp. & past participle of Eddy
edenic adjective Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic.
edging present participle & vb. noun of Edge, That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden., The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.
edible adjective Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes., Anything edible.
edited imp. & past participle of Edit
editor noun One who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication.
educed imp. & past participle of Educe
eelpot noun A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.
eerily adverb In a strange, unearthly way.
efface verb t. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin., To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.
effect noun Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May., Manifestation; expression; sign., In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury., Impression left on the mind; sensation produced., Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect., Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; — with to., The purport; the sum and substance., Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance., Goods; movables; personal estate; — sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects., To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be., To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.
effete adjective No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy; incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren; sterile.
effigy noun The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; — commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits.
efflux noun The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men’s piety., That which flows out; emanation; effluence., To run out; to flow forth; to pass away.
efform verb t. To form; to shape.
effort noun An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall., A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion., To stimulate.
effray verb t. To frighten; to scare.
effume verb t. To breathe or puff out.
effund verb t. To pour out.
effuse adjective Poured out freely; profuse., Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal., Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence., Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; — said of certain shells., Effusion; loss., To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed., To emanate; to issue.
efreet noun See Afrit.
egence noun The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.
egesta noun pl. That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; — opposed to ingesta.
egging present participle & vb. noun of Egg
eggery noun A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs.
egghot noun A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale.
eggler noun One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.
eggnog noun A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.
egling noun The European perch when two years old.
egoism noun The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for., Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one’s self as the center of every interest; selfishness; — opposed to altruism.
egoist noun One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self., A believer in egoism.
egoity noun Personality.
egress noun The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure., The passing off from the sun’s disk of an inferior planet, in a transit., To go out; to depart; to leave.
egriot noun A kind of sour cherry.
ehlite noun A mineral of a green color and pearly luster; a hydrous phosphate of copper.
eighth adjective Next in order after the seventh., Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing., The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part., The interval of an octave.
eighty adjective Eight times ten; fourscore., The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects., A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.
eiking noun See Eking.
either adjective & pronoun One of two; the one or the other; — properly used of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one., Each of two; the one and the other; both; — formerly, also, each of any number., precedes two, or more, coordinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.
ekabor noun Alt. of Ekaboron
elaeis noun A genus of palms.
elaine noun Alt. of Elain
elance verb t. To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart.
elanet noun A kite of the genus Elanus.
elapse verb i. To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; — used chiefly in reference to time.
elated imp. & past participle of Elate
elater noun One who, or that which, elates., An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts., Any beetle of the family Elateridae, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; — called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle., The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola., The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative.
elcaja noun An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the cure of the itch.
eldern adjective Made of elder.
eldest adjective Oldest; longest in duration., Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder.
elding noun Fuel.
elegit noun A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant’s goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant’s interest has expired.
elemin noun A transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from the resin.
elench noun That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation., A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
elenge adjective Sorrowful; wretched; full of trouble.
eleven adjective Ten and one added; as, eleven men., The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects., A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi., The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven.
elfish adjective Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.
elfkin noun A little elf.
elicit adjective Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident., To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion.
elided imp. & past participle of Elide
elison noun Division; separation., The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the two words are drawn together.
elisor noun An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are disqualified.
elixir noun A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol in some form., An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitae, or the elixir of life., The refined spirit; the quintessence., Any cordial or substance which invigorates.
elknut noun The buffalo nut. See under Buffalo.
elleck noun The red gurnard or cuckoo fish.
elohim noun One of the principal names by which God is designated in the Hebrew Scriptures.
eloign verb t. To remove afar off; to withdraw., To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress.
eloped imp. & past participle of Elope
eloper noun One who elopes.
elrich adjective Alt. of Elritch
eluded imp. & past participle of Elude
elvish adjective Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also, vacant; absent in demeanor. See Elfish., Mysterious; also, foolish.
elwand noun See Ellwand.
elysia plural of Elysium
elytra plural of Elytrum
embace verb t. See Embase.
embale verb t. To make up into a bale or pack., To bind up; to inclose.
emball verb t. To encircle or embrace.
embalm verb t. To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction., To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume., To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.
embank verb t. To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.
embark verb t. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard., To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade., To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon., To engage in any affair.
embase verb t. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate.
embeam verb t. To make brilliant with beams.
emblem noun Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface., A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity., A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation., To represent by an emblem; to symbolize.
embody verb t. To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody one’s ideas in a treatise., To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce.
emboil verb i. To boil with anger; to effervesce., To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe.
emboli plural of Embolus
emboly noun Embolic invagination. See under Invagination.
emboss verb t. To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work., To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like., To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal., To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood., To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset., To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.
embowl verb t. To form like a bowl; to give a globular shape to.
embrew verb t. To imbrue; to stain with blood.
embrue verb t. See Imbrue, Embrew.
embryo noun The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant, The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus)., The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination., Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud.
embulk verb t. To enlarge in the way of bulk.
embush verb t. To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush.
embusy verb t. To employ.
emerge verb i. To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity.
emeril noun Emery., A glazier’s diamond.
emesis noun A vomiting.
emetic adjective Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth., A medicine which causes vomiting.
emeute noun A seditious tumult; an outbreak.
emigre noun One of the natives of France who were opposed to the first Revolution, and who left their country in consequence.
emmove verb t. To move; to rouse; to excite.
emodin noun An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; — so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei).
empair verb t. To impair.
empale verb t. To make pale., To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale., To inclose; to surround. See Impale., To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body., Same as Impale.
empark verb t. To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence; to impark.
empasm noun A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of sweat.
empawn verb t. To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.
empery noun Empire; sovereignty; dominion.
empire noun Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion., The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire., Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
employ verb t. To inclose; to infold., To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; — often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one’s energies., To occupy; as, to employ time in study., To have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy., That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment.
empugn verb t. See Impugn.
empuse noun A phantom or specter.
emrods noun pl. See Emerods.
emulge verb t. To milk out; to drain.
emyd// plural of Emyd
emydea noun pl. A group of chelonians which comprises many species of fresh-water tortoises and terrapins.
enable verb t. To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong., To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow.
enamel verb t. A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors., A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe., That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated., The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement., To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted., To variegate with colors as if with enamel., To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth., To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman’s complexion., To practice the art of enameling., Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting.
enamor verb t. To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; — with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science.
enarch verb t. To arch.
enbibe verb t. To imbibe.
encage verb t. To confine in a cage; to coop up.
encamp verb i. To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary habitations, as tents or huts; to halt on a march, pitch tents, or form huts, and remain for the night or for a longer time, as an army or a company traveling., To form into a camp; to place in a temporary habitation, or quarters.
encase verb t. To inclose as in a case. See Incase.
encash verb t. To turn into cash; to cash.
encave verb t. To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess.
encore adverb / interj. Once more; again; — used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part., A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous., To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer.
encowl verb t. To make a monk (or wearer of a cowl) of.
encyst verb t. To inclose in a cyst.
ending present participle & vb. noun of End, Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death., The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.
endark verb t. To darken.
endear verb t. To make dear or beloved., To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive.
endict verb t. See Indict.
endite verb t. See Indite.
endive noun A composite herb (Cichorium Endivia). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.
endome verb t. To cover as with a dome.
endoss verb t. To put upon the back or outside of anything; — the older spelling of endorse.
endued imp. & past participle of Endue
endure verb i. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain., To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out., To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather., To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate., To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.
endyma noun See Ependyma.
energy noun Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive., Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate., Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; — said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy., Capacity for performing work.
enerve verb t. To weaken; to enervate.
enfect adjective Contaminated with illegality.
enfire verb t. To set on fire.
enfold verb t. To infold. See Infold.
enform verb t. To form; to fashion.
enfree verb t. To set free.
engage verb t. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or promise., To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage men for service., To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to draw., To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to engross; to draw on., To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict., To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part., To promise or pledge one’s self; to enter into an obligation; to become bound; to warrant., To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or involve one’s self; to devote attention and effort; to enlist; as, to engage in controversy., To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies engaged in a general battle., To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.
engaol verb t. To put in jail; to imprison.
engild verb t. To gild; to make splendent.
engine noun (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill., Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent., Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture., A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect., To assault with an engine., To equip with an engine; — said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another., (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture.
engirt of Engird, To engird.
engird verb t. To gird; to encompass.
englue verb t. To join or close fast together, as with glue; as, a coffer well englued.
englut verb t. To swallow or gulp down., To glut.
engore verb t. To gore; to pierce; to lacerate., To make bloody.
engulf verb t. To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
enhalo verb t. To surround with a halo.
enhort verb t. To encourage.
enigma noun A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed., An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.
enjall verb t. To put into jail; to imprison.
enjoin verb t. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge., To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on., To join or unite.
enlace verb t. To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle.
enlard verb t. To cover or dress with lard or grease; to fatten.
enlimn verb t. To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and decorated letters and figures, as a book or manuscript.
enlink verb t. To chain together; to connect, as by links.
enlist verb t. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register., To engage for military or naval service, the name being entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men., To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or in a charitable enterprise., To enroll and bind one’s self for military or naval service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men enlisted for the war., To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.
enlive verb t. To enliven.
enlock verb t. To lock; to inclose.
enlute verb t. To coat with clay; to lute.
enmesh verb t. To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes.
enmist verb t. To infold, as in a mist.
enmity noun The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition., A state of opposition; hostility.
enmove verb t. See Emmove.
enmure verb t. To immure.
ennead noun The number nine or a group of nine.
ennuye adjective Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted., One who is affected with ennui.
enodal adjective Without a node.
enoint adjective Anointed.
enopla noun pl. One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis.
enough adjective Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want; sufficient; — usually, and more elegantly, following the noun to which it belongs., In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction; sufficiently., Fully; quite; — used to express slight augmentation of the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as, he is ready enough to embrace the offer., In a tolerable degree; — used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough., A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had enough to do take care of himself., An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough.
enrace verb t. To enroot; to implant.
enrage verb t. To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make furious.
enrank verb t. To place in ranks or in order.
enrapt p. adjective Thrown into ecstasy; transported; enraptured.
enrich verb t. To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge., To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling by frescoes., To make rich with manure; to fertilize; — said of the soil; as, to enrich land by irrigation., To supply with knowledge; to instruct; to store; — said of the mind.
enring verb t. To encircle.
enrive verb t. To rive; to cleave.
enrobe verb t. To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire.
enroll noun To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also, reflexively, to enlist., To envelop; to inwrap; to involve.
enroot verb t. To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep.
ensafe verb t. To make safe.
ensate adjective Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.
enseal verb t. To impress with a seal; to mark as with a seal; hence, to ratify.
enseam verb t. To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain., To cover with grease; to defile; to pollute.
ensear verb t. To sear; to dry up.
enseel verb t. To close eyes of; to seel; — said in reference to a hawk.
ensign noun A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; — as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like., A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice., Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol., Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment., A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army., To designate as by an ensign., To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
ensoul verb t. To indue or imbue (a body) with soul.
ensued imp. & past participle of Ensue
ensure verb t. To make sure. See Insure., To betroth.
entail noun That which is entailed., An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue., The rule by which the descent is fixed., Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio., To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; — said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage., To appoint hereditary possessor., To cut or carve in a ornamental way.
entame verb t. To tame.
entend verb i. To attend to; to apply one’s self to.
enter- A prefix signifying between, among, part.
entice verb t. To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen.
entire adjective Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance., Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally whole; pure; faithful., Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla., Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no kind of teeth., Not gelded; — said of a horse., Internal; interior., Entirely., A name originally given to a kind of beer combining qualities of different kinds of beer.
entity noun A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.
entoil verb t. To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare.
entomb verb t. To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to inhume.
entrap verb t. To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men.
entree noun A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access; permission or right to enter; as, to have the entree of a house., In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses, as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc.
entune verb t. To tune; to intone.
envier noun One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another possesses.
envies plural of Envy
envied imp. & past participle of Envy
enwall verb t. See Inwall.
enwind verb t. To wind about; to encircle.
enwomb verb t. To conceive in the womb., To bury, as it were in a womb; to hide, as in a gulf, pit, or cavern.
enwrap verb t. To envelop. See Inwrap.
enzyme noun An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment. Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of enzymes.
eocene adjective Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists, and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the present era; as, Eocene deposits., The Eocene formation.
eolian adjective Aeolian., Formed, or deposited, by the action of wind, as dunes.
eozoic adjective Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic, in many of which the eozoon has been found.
eozoon noun A peculiar structure found in the Archaean limestones of Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider it a concretion, without organic structure.
eparch noun In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.
epaule noun The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.
epeira noun A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider.
ephors plural of Ephor
ephori plural of Ephor
ephyra noun A stage in the development of discophorous medusae, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila.
epical adjective Epic.
epigee noun See Perigee.
epizoa plural of Epizoon
epocha noun See Epoch.
epodic adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, an epode.
eponym noun Alt. of Eponyme
epopee noun Alt. of Epopoeia
epulis noun A hard tumor developed from the gums.
equant noun A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; — called also eccentric equator.
equate verb t. To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as, to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or curves; equated distances.
equery noun Same as Equerry.
equine adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.
equity noun Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality., An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife’s equity, etc., A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.
erased imp. & past participle of Erase, Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated., Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; — used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. Couped.
eraser noun One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc.
erbium noun A rare metallic element associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden. Symbol Er. Atomic weight 165.9. Its salts are rose-colored and give characteristic spectra. Its sesquioxide is called erbia.
erebus noun A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy space through which the souls passed to Hades. See Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Book II., line 883., The son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who dwelt in Erebus.
eriach noun Alt. of Eric
eringo noun The sea holly. See Eryngo.
erinys noun An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience personified.
ermine noun A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black., The fur of the ermine, as prepared for ornamenting garments of royalty, etc., by having the tips of the tails, which are black, arranged at regular intervals throughout the white., By metonymy, the office or functions of a judge, whose state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity and honor without stain., One of the furs. See Fur (Her.), To clothe with, or as with, ermine.
ernest noun See Earnest.
eroded imp. & past participle of Erode, Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away., Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed.
erotic adjective Alt. of Erotical, An amorous composition or poem.
erring present participle & vb. noun of Err
errand noun A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one’s purpose in going anywhere.
errant adjective Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving., Notorious; notoriously bad; downright; arrant., Journeying; itinerant; — formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large., One who wanders about.
errata noun pl. See Erratum., of Erratum
erucae plural of Eruca
erucic adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.
eryngo noun A plant of the genus Eryngium.
escape verb To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger., To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade; as, the fact escaped our attention., To flee, and become secure from danger; — often followed by from or out of., To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed without harm., To get free from that which confines or holds; — used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors., The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil; flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also, the means of escape; as, a fire escape., That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression., A sally., The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner’s departure from custody., An apophyge., Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid., Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation.
escarp noun The side of the ditch next the parapet; — same as scarp, and opposed to counterscarp., To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scrap.
eschar noun A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application of caustics., In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams.
eschew adjective To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one’s self clear of., To escape from; to avoid.
escort noun A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending as a mark of respect or honor; — applied to movements on land, as convoy is to movements at sea., Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion; as, to travel under the escort of a friend., To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; — used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land; as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a baggage wagon.
escout noun See Scout.
escrod noun See Scrod, a young cod.
escrol noun Alt. of Escroll
escrow noun A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee.
eskimo noun One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the Mongolian race.
esloin verb t. To remove; to banish; to withdraw; to avoid; to eloign.
esnecy noun A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
esodic adjective Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the spinal cord; — said of certain nerves. Opposed to exodic.
espace noun Space.
espial noun The act of espying; notice; discovery., One who espies; a spy; a scout.
espier noun One who espies.
esprit noun Spirit.
espied imp. & past participle of Espy
espies plural of Espy
essays plural of Essay
essene noun One of a sect among the Jews in the time of our Savior, remarkable for their strictness and abstinence.
essoin noun Alt. of Essoign, To excuse for nonappearance in court.
estate noun Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation., Social standing or rank; quality; dignity., A person of high rank., A property which a person possesses; a fortune; possessions, esp. property in land; also, property of all kinds which a person leaves to be divided at his death., The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs., The great classes or orders of a community or state (as the clergy, the nobility, and the commonalty of England) or their representatives who administer the government; as, the estates of the realm (England), which are (1) the lords spiritual, (2) the lords temporal, (3) the commons., The degree, quality, nature, and extent of one’s interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc., To establish., Tom settle as a fortune., To endow with an estate.
esteem verb t. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon., To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship., To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider., Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price., High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.
estray verb i. To stray., Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray.
estufa noun An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians.
esture noun Commotion.
etched imp. & past participle of Etch
etcher noun One who etches.
eterne adjective Eternal., See Etern.
ethane noun A gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H6, forming a constituent of ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also dimethyl.
ethene noun Ethylene; olefiant gas.
ethics noun The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics.
ethide noun Any compound of ethyl of a binary type; as, potassium ethide.
ethine noun Acetylene.
ethiop noun Alt. of Ethiopian
ethnic adjective Alt. of Ethnical, A heathen; a pagan.
ethule Ethyl.
etnean adjective Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.
etoile noun See Estoile.
etymic adjective Relating to the etymon; as, an etymic word.
etymon noun An original form; primitive word; root., Original or fundamental signification.
euchre noun A game at cards, that may be played by two, three, or four persons, the highest card (except when an extra card called the Joker is used) being the knave of the same suit as the trump, and called right bower, the lowest card used being the seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot. See Bower., To defeat, in a game of euchre, the side that named the trump., To defeat or foil thoroughly in any scheme.
euclid noun A Greek geometer of the 3d century b. c.; also, his treatise on geometry, and hence, the principles of geometry, in general.
eugeny Nobleness of birth.
eulogy noun A speech or writing in commendation of the character or services of a person; as, a fitting eulogy to worth.
eunomy noun Equal law, or a well-adjusted constitution of government.
eunuch noun A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge of the women’s apartments. Some of them, in former times, gained high official rank., Alt. of Eunuchate
eureka The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out “Eureka! eureka!” (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero’s crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
eutaxy noun Good or established order or arrangement.
evaded imp. & past participle of Evade
evanid adjective Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as, evanid color.
evened imp. & past participle of Even
evener noun One who, or that which makes even., In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.
evenly adverb With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably; impartially; serenely.
everse verb t. To overthrow or subvert.
evilly adverb In an evil manner; not well; ill.
evince verb t. To conquer; to subdue., To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to evidence.
evoked imp. & past participle of Evoke
evolve verb t. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe., To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odors., To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution.
evomit verb t. To vomit.
examen adjective Examination; inquiry.
exarch noun A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch , who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc.
excamb verb t. Alt. of Excambie
excave verb t. To excavate.
exceed verb t. To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; — used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours., To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure., To be more or greater; to be paramount.
except verb t. To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit., To object to; to protest against., To take exception; to object; — usually followed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony., With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting., Unless; if it be not so that.
excern verb t. To excrete; to throw off through the pores; as, fluids are excerned in perspiration.
excerp adjective To pick out.
excess noun The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or prover; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light., An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation., The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
excide verb t. To cut off.
excise noun In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system., That department or bureau of the public service charged with the collection of the excise taxes., To lay or impose an excise upon., To impose upon; to overcharge., To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a tumor.
excite verb t. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; as, to excite a person, the spirits, the passions; to excite a mutiny or insurrection; to excite heat by friction., To call forth or increase the vital activity of an organism, or any of its parts.
excoct verb t. To boil out; to produce by boiling.
excuse verb t. To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve; to acquit., To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it., To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to overlook; to pardon., To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture., To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for., The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning, releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution; justification; extenuation., That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment., That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a fault.
excuss verb t. To shake off; to discard., To inspect; to investigate; to decipher., To seize and detain by law, as goods.
exedra noun A room in a public building, furnished with seats., The projection of any part of a building in a rounded form., Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several persons; esp., one of curved form.
exempt adjective Cut off; set apart., Extraordinary; exceptional., Free, or released, from some liability to which others are subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some law; released; free; clear; privileged; — (with from): not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from execution; a person exempt from jury service., One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject., One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an Exon., To remove; to set apart., To release or deliver from some liability which others are subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury service; to exempt from fear or pain.
exequy noun A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of burial; obsequies; funeral procession.
exeunt They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit.
exaled imp. & past participle of Exhale
exhale verb t. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia., To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth., To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish.
exhort verb t. To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address exhortation to; to urge strongly; hence, to advise, warn, or caution., To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite to good deeds., Exhortation.
exhume verb t. To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
exiled imp. & past participle of Exile
exilic adjective Pertaining to exile or banishment, esp. to that of the Jews in Babylon.
exodic adjective Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward; — said of the motor or efferent nerves. Opposed to esodic.
exodus noun A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place., The second of the Old Testament, which contains the narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
exogen noun A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Cf. Endogen.
exolve verb t. To loose; to pay.
exotic adjective Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word., Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom.
expand verb t. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves., To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; — opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence., To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5., To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.
expect verb t. To wait for; to await., To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; — often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated., To wait; to stay., Expectation.
expede verb t. To expedite; to hasten.
expend verb t. To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use; to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations; to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations., To be laid out, used, or consumed., To pay out or disburse money.
expert adjective Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert surgeon; expert in chess or archery., An expert or experienced person; one instructed by experience; one who has skill, experience, or extensive knowledge in his calling or in any special branch of learning., A specialist in a particular profession or department of science requiring for its mastery peculiar culture and erudition., A sworn appraiser., To experience.
expire verb t. To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; — opposed to inspire., To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors., To emit; to give out., To bring to a close; to terminate., To emit the breath., To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony., To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday., To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.
expiry noun Expiration.
explat verb t. Alt. of Explate
expone verb t. To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to imperil.
export verb t. To carry away; to remove., To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; — the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc., The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the export of wheat or tobacco., That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; — used chiefly in the plural, exports.
expose verb t. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection., To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to expose one’s self to the heat of the sun, or to cold, insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to destruction or defeat., To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor., To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat, liar, or hypocrite., A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or revelation, of something which some one wished to keep concealed.
expugn verb t. To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as, to expugn cities; to expugn a person by arguments.
exsect verb t. A cutting out or away., The removal by operation of a portion of a limb; particularly, the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint; the act or process of cutting out.
exsert adjective Alt. of Exserted
extacy noun See Ecstasy.
extant adjective Standing out or above any surface; protruded., Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding., Publicly known; conspicuous.
extasy noun & verb t. See Ecstasy, n. & v. t.
extend verb t. To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street., To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them., To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail., To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand., To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend sympathy to the suffering., To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions; as, to extend liquors., To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
extent adjective Extended., Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity., Degree; measure; proportion., A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment., A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.
extern adjective External; outward; not inherent., A pupil in a seminary who lives without its walls; a day scholar., Outward form or part; exterior.
extill verb i. To drop or distill.
extine noun The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.
extirp verb t. To extirpate.
extort verb t. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt., To get by the offense of extortion. See Extortion, 2., To practice extortion., Extorted.
extra- A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; — often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the word to which it is prefixed.
extras plural of Extra
exuded imp. & past participle of Exude
exuvia n. sing. of Exuviae.
eyalet noun Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; — now called a vilayet.
eyebar noun A bar with an eye at one or both ends.
eyecup noun A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of liquid remedies to eyes; — called also eyeglass.
eyeful adjective Filling or satisfying the eye; visible; remarkable.
eyelet noun A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc., A metal ring or grommet, or short metallic tube, the ends of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in place; — used to line an eyelet hole.
eyelid noun The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
eyghen noun pl. Eyes.
eyliad noun See /iliad.
eysell noun Same as Eisel.