| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |