| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| elaidate | noun | A salt of elaidic acid. |
| elaiodic | adjective | Derived from castor oil; ricinoleic; as, elaiodic acid. |
| elamping | adjective | Shining. |
| elancing | present participle & vb. noun | of Elance |
| elaolite | noun | See Elaeolite. |
| elaphine | adjective | Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or Cervus elaphus. |
| elaphure | noun | A species of deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) found in china. It is about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar antlers. |
| elapsing | present participle & vb. noun | of Elapse |
| elapsion | noun | The act of elapsing. |
| elatedly | adverb | With elation. |
| elbowing | present participle & vb. noun | of Elbow |
| elderish | adjective | Somewhat old; elderly. |
| eldritch | adjective | Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. |
| electing | present participle & vb. noun | of Elect |
| electant | noun | One who has the power of choosing; an elector. |
| electary | noun | See Electuary. |
| election | adjective | The act of choosing; choice; selection., The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor., Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act., Discriminating choice; discernment., Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; — one of the “five points” of Calvinism., The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other., Those who are elected. |
| elective | adjective | Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective act., Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of choosing; electoral., Dependent on choice; bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective study; an elective office., In an American college, an optional study or course of study. |
| electric | adjective | Alt. of Electrical, A nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity. |
| electro- | A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic; electro-magnet. | |
| electron | noun | Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum. |
| electrum | noun | Amber., An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients., German-silver plate. See German silver, under German. |
| elegance | noun | Alt. of Elegancy |
| elegancy | noun | The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; — said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc., That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive. |
| elegiast | noun | One who composes elegies. |
| elenchus | noun | Same as Elench. |
| elenctic | adjective | Alt. of Elenctical |
| elephant | noun | A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing., Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. |
| elevated | imp. & past participle | of Elevate, Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts. |
| elevator | noun | One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything, A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage., A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; — called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself., A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain., A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye., An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone. |
| eleventh | adjective | Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter., Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing., Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth., The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts., The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth. |
| elfishly | adverb | In an elfish manner. |
| elicited | imp. & past participle | of Elicit |
| eligible | adjective | That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office., Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house. |
| eligibly | adverb | In an eligible manner. |
| elinguid | adjective | Tongue-tied; dumb. |
| ellebore | noun | Hellebore. |
| ellipses | plural | of Ellipsis |
| ellipsis | noun | Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire., An ellipse. |
| elliptic | adjective | Alt. of Elliptical |
| elocular | adjective | Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition. |
| eloigned | imp. & past participle | of Eloign |
| eloinate | verb t. | See Eloignate. |
| elongate | adjective | To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line., To remove further off., To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit., Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. |
| eloquent | adjective | Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher., Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury. |
| elsewise | adverb | Otherwise. |
| eluctate | verb i. | To struggle out; — with out. |
| eludible | adjective | Capable of being eluded; evadible. |
| elvanite | noun | The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan course. |
| elvishly | adverb | In an elvish manner. |
| elysiums | plural | of Elysium |
| elytroid | adjective | Resembling a beetle’s wing case. |