Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
esthetics |
noun |
The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art., Same as Aesthete, Aesthetic, Aesthetical, Aesthetics, etc. |
embassade |
ambassade. |
The mission of an ambassador., An embassy., An embassy. See Ambassade. |
eachwhere |
adverb |
Everywhere. |
eagerness |
noun |
The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire., Tartness; sourness. |
eaglewood |
noun |
A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum. |
ealderman |
noun |
Alt. of Ealdorman |
ealdorman |
noun |
An alderman. |
ear-bored |
adjective |
Having the ear perforated. |
earcockle |
noun |
A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms. |
earliness |
noun |
The state of being early or forward; promptness. |
earmarked |
imp. & past participle |
of Earmark |
earnestly |
adverb |
In an earnest manner. |
ear-shell |
noun |
A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis; — called also sea-ear. See Abalone. |
earshrift |
noun |
A nickname for auricular confession; shrift. |
earthbank |
noun |
A bank or mound of earth. |
earthborn |
adjective |
Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human., Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects. |
earthbred |
adjective |
Low; grovelling; vulgar. |
earthfork |
noun |
A pronged fork for turning up the earth. |
earthling |
noun |
An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. |
earthstar |
noun |
A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores. |
earthward |
adverb |
Alt. of Earthwards |
earthwork |
noun |
Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth., The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc., An embankment or construction made of earth. |
earthworm |
noun |
Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; — called also angleworm and dewworm., A mean, sordid person; a niggard. |
earwigged |
imp. & past participle |
of Earwig |
eastwards |
adverb |
Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York. |
eavesdrop |
verb i. |
To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private., The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. |
ebonizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Ebonize |
ebrieties |
plural |
of Ebriety |
ebrillade |
noun |
A bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he refuses to turn. |
ebriosity |
noun |
Addiction to drink; habitual drunkenness. |
ebulliate |
verb i. |
To boil or bubble up. |
ebullient |
adjective |
Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. |
ecardines |
noun pl. |
An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda. |
ecballium |
noun |
A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared. |
ecce homo |
|
A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate, and wearing a crown of thorns. |
eccentric |
adjective |
Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation from the center or from true circular motion., Not having the same center; — said of circles, ellipses, spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same center; — opposed to concentric., Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod in a steam engine., Not coincident as to motive or end., Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular; anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct., A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first., One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing., In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in its center., A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius., A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide. It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a crank having the same throw. |
ecchymose |
verb t. |
To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin; — chiefly used in the passive form; as, the parts were much ecchymosed. |
ecclesiae |
plural |
of Ecclesia |
ecclesial |
adjective |
Ecclesiastical. |
echidnine |
noun |
The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. |
echinated |
adjective |
Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp. |
echinidan |
noun |
One the Echinoidea. |
echinital |
adjective |
Of, or like, an echinite. |
echinozoa |
noun pl. |
The Echinodermata. |
echometer |
noun |
A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds, and determining their different, and the relation of their intervals. |
echometry |
noun |
The art of measuring the duration of sounds or echoes., The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes. |
echoscope |
noun |
An instrument for intensifying sounds produced by percussion of the thorax. |
eclampsia |
noun |
A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions. |
eclipsing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Eclipse |
economics |
noun |
The science of household affairs, or of domestic management., Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources. See Political economy, under Political. |
economist |
noun |
One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste., One who is conversant with political economy; a student of economics. |
economize |
verb t. |
To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with frugality; as, to economize one’s income., To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich. |
economies |
plural |
of Economy |
ecossaise |
noun |
A dancing tune in the Scotch style. |
ecphonema |
noun |
A breaking out with some interjectional particle. |
ecphoneme |
noun |
A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation. |
ecstasies |
plural |
of Ecstasy |
ecthoreum |
noun |
The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See Nettling cell. |
ecthymata |
plural |
of Ecthyma |
ectoblast |
noun |
The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the ectoderm., The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall. |
ectoplasm |
noun |
The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum., The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell., The ectosarc of protozoan. |
ectosteal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification. |
ectropion |
noun |
An unnatural eversion of the eyelids. |
ectropium |
noun |
Same as Ectropion. |
edelweiss |
noun |
A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. |
edematous |
adjective |
Alt. of Edematose |
edematose |
adjective |
Same as oedematous. |
edentated |
adjective |
Same as Edentate, a. |
edibility |
noun |
Suitableness for being eaten; edibleness. |
edificant |
adjective |
Building; constructing. |
edificial |
adjective |
Pertaining to an edifice; structural. |
edileship |
noun |
The office of aedile. |
editioner |
noun |
An editor. |
editorial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor; as, editorial labors; editorial remarks., A leading article in a newspaper or magazine; an editorial article; an article published as an expression of the views of the editor. |
educating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Educate |
education |
noun |
The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. |
educative |
adjective |
Tending to educate; that gives education; as, an educative process; an educative experience. |
effecting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Effect |
effection |
noun |
Creation; a doing. |
effective |
adjective |
Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the effective men in a regiment., That which produces a given effect; a cause., One who is capable of active service., Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; — a term used in many parts of Europe. |
effectual |
noun |
Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. |
efficient |
noun |
Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power., An efficient cause; a prime mover. |
effigiate |
verb t. |
To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion; to adapt. |
efflation |
noun |
The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out; a puff, as of wind. |
effluence |
noun |
A flowing out, or emanation., That which flows or issues from any body or substance; issue; efflux. |
effluency |
noun |
Effluence. |
effluvial |
adjective |
Belonging to effluvia. |
effluvium |
adjective |
Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation; as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from ill drainage. |
effluxion |
noun |
The act of flowing out; effusion., That which flows out; effluvium; emanation. |
effodient |
adjective |
Digging up. |
efforcing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Efforce |
effossion |
noun |
A digging out or up. |
effrontit |
adjective |
Marked by impudence. |
effulging |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Effulge |
effulgent |
adjective |
Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid. |
egg-glass |
noun |
A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table. |
eglantine |
noun |
A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors., The sweetbrier (R. rubiginosa). |
egophonic |
adjective |
Belonging to, or resembling, egophony. |
egotheism |
noun |
The deification of self. |
egotistic |
adjective |
Alt. of Egotistical |
egotizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Egotize |
egregious |
adjective |
Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); — formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake. |
egression |
noun |
The act of going; egress. |
egyptized |
imp. & past participle |
of Egyptize |
eidograph |
noun |
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of the pantograph. |
eightfold |
adjective |
Eight times a quantity. |
eightieth |
adjective |
The next in order after seventy-ninth., Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions., The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal parts. |
eightling |
noun |
A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals. |
eirenarch |
noun |
A justice of the peace; irenarch. |
ejaculate |
verb t. |
To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart; to eject., To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer., To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty exclamations. |
ejectment |
noun |
A casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection; as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes., A species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful withholding of it. |
ejulation |
noun |
A wailing; lamentation. |
elaborate |
adjective |
Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research., To produce with labor, To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a literary work. |
elaeagnus |
noun |
A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered with small silvery scales; oleaster. |
elaeolite |
noun |
A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster, and gray to reddish color. |
elaoptene |
noun |
See Elaeoptene. |
elaqueate |
verb t. |
To disentangle. |
elasipoda |
noun pl. |
An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms. |
elastical |
adjective |
Elastic. |
elaterite |
noun |
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; — called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen. |
elaterium |
noun |
A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium). |
elbowroom |
noun |
Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action; free scope. |
elcesaite |
noun |
One of a sect of Asiatic Gnostics of the time of the Emperor Trajan. |
eldership |
noun |
The state of being older; seniority., Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders. |
elderwort |
noun |
Danewort. |
el dorado |
|
A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound in gold and precious stones., Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness. |
electress |
noun |
The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire. |
electrify |
verb t. |
To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar., To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body., To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic sentiment electrified the audience., To become electric. |
electrine |
adjective |
Belonging to, or made of, amber., Made of electrum, an alloy used by the ancients. |
electrize |
verb t. |
To electricity. |
electrode |
noun |
The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from source of electricity, and terminating in the medium traversed by the current. |
electuary |
noun |
A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under Confection. |
elegantly |
adverb |
In a manner to please nice taste; with elegance; with due symmetry; richly. |
elegiacal |
adjective |
Elegiac. |
elemental |
adjective |
Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air., Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. |
elementar |
adjective |
Elementary. |
elenchize |
verb i. |
To dispute. |
elenchtic |
adjective |
Alt. of Elenchtical |
elephansy |
noun |
Elephantiasis. |
elevating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Elevate |
elevation |
noun |
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; — said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character., Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation., That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill., The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star., The angle which the style makes with the substylar line., The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line o/ sight; — distinguished from direction., A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; — called by the ancients the orthography. |
elevatory |
adjective |
Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces., See Elevator, n. (e). |
eliciting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Elicit |
elicitate |
verb t. |
To elicit. |
eliminant |
noun |
The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous equations of any degree; — called also resultant. |
eliminate |
verb t. |
To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty., To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity., To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration., To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion., To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system. |
elinguate |
verb t. |
To deprive of the tongue. |
elixation |
noun |
A seething; digestion. |
ellachick |
noun |
A fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus marmoratus) of California; — used as food. |
elleborin |
noun |
See Helleborin. |
ellipsoid |
noun |
A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See Conoid, n., 2 (a)., Alt. of Ellipsoidal |
elocation |
noun |
A removal from the usual place of residence., Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy. |
elocution |
noun |
Utterance by speech., Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution., Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. |
elocutive |
adjective |
Pertaining to oratorical expression. |
elohistic |
adjective |
Relating to Elohim as a name of God; — said of passages in the Old Testament. |
eloigning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Eloign |
eloignate |
verb t. |
To remove. |
eloinment |
noun |
See Eloignment. |
elongated |
imp. & past participle |
of Elongate |
elopement |
noun |
The act of eloping; secret departure; — said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation. |
eloquence |
noun |
Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion., Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech., That which is eloquently uttered or written. |
elsewhere |
adverb |
In any other place; as, these trees are not to be found elsewhere., In some other place; in other places, indefinitely; as, it is reported in town and elsewhere. |
elucidate |
verb t. |
To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject. |
elumbated |
adjective |
Weak or lame in the loins. |
elutriate |
verb t. |
To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing. |
eluxation |
noun |
Dislocation; luxation. |
emacerate |
verb t. & i. |
To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. |
emaciated |
imp. & past participle |
of Emaciate |
emaculate |
verb t. |
To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection. |
emanating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Emanate |
emanation |
noun |
The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin., That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower. |
emanative |
adjective |
Issuing forth; effluent. |
emanatory |
adjective |
Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. |
embalming |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Embalm |
embanking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Embank, of Embar |
embargoes |
plural |
of Embargo |
embargoed |
imp. & past participle |
of Embargo |
embarking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Embark |
embarrass |
verb t. |
To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator., To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed., To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; — said of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements., Embarrassment. |
embassage |
noun |
An embassy., Message; errand. |
embassies |
plural |
of Embassy |
embattail |
verb t. |
To furnish with battlements; to fortify as with battlements. |
embattled |
imp. & past participle |
of Embattle, Having indentations like a battlement., Having the edge broken like battlements; — said of a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like., Having been the place of battle; as, an embattled plain or field. |
embayment |
noun |
A bay. |
embedding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Embed |
embedment |
noun |
The act of embedding, or the state of being embedded. |
embellish |
verb t. |
To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or style with metaphors. |
emberings |
noun pl. |
Ember days. |
embezzled |
imp. & past participle |
of Embezzle |
embezzler |
noun |
One who embezzles. |
emblazing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Emblaze |
embleming |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Emblem |
emblement |
noun |
The growing crop, or profits of a crop which has been sown or planted; — used especially in the plural. The produce of grass, trees, and the like, is not emblement. |
emblemize |
verb t. |
To represent by an emblem; to emblematize. |
emblossom |
verb t. |
To cover or adorn with blossoms. |
embodying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Embody |
emboguing |
noun |
The mouth of a river, or place where its waters are discharged. |
embossing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Emboss |
emboweled |
imp. & past participle |
of Embowel |
emboweler |
noun |
One who takes out the bowels. |
embracing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Embrace |
embraceor |
noun |
One guilty of embracery. |
embracery |
noun |
An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or other improper inducements. |
embracive |
adjective |
Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing. |
embrangle |
verb t. |
To confuse; to entangle. |
embrasure |
noun |
An embrace., A splay of a door or window., An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate. |
embrocate |
verb t. |
To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge. |
embroglio |
noun |
See Imbroglio. |
embroider |
verb t. |
To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf. |
embroiled |
imp. & past participle |
of Embroil |
embroiler |
noun |
One who embroils. |
embrothel |
verb t. |
To inclose in a brothel. |
embryonal |
adjective |
Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ; embryonic. |
embryonic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary. |
embryotic |
adjective |
Embryonic. |
emendable |
adjective |
Corrigible; amendable. |
emendator |
noun |
One who emends or critically edits. |
emergence |
noun |
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearance. |
emergency |
noun |
Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion., An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. |
emication |
noun |
A flying off in small particles, as heated iron or fermenting liquors; a sparkling; scintillation. |
emigrated |
imp. & past participle |
of Emigrate |
emigrator |
noun |
One who emigrates; am emigrant. |
eminences |
plural |
of Eminency |
eminently |
adverb |
In an eminent manner; in a high degree; conspicuously; as, to be eminently learned. |
emeership |
noun |
The rank or office of an Emir. |
emmetropy |
noun |
Same as Emmetropia. |
emolliate |
adjective |
To soften; to render effeminate. |
emollient |
adjective |
Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient., An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc. |
emolument |
noun |
The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary. |
emotioned |
adjective |
Affected with emotion. |
emotional |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature. |
emotivity |
noun |
Emotiveness. |
empaistic |
adjective |
Having to do with inlaid work; — especially used with reference to work of the ancient Greeks. |
empassion |
verb t. |
To move with passion; to affect strongly. See Impassion. |
emphasize |
verb t. |
To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase. |
emphrensy |
verb t. |
To madden. |
emphysema |
noun |
A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. |
empirical |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments., Depending upon experience or observation alone, without due regard to science and theory; — said especially of medical practice, remedies, etc.; wanting in science and deep insight; as, empiric skill, remedies. |
emplaster |
noun |
See Plaster., To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good appearance. |
emplastic |
adjective |
Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications., A medicine causing constipation. |
emplecton |
noun |
A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders. |
employing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Employ |
emporetic |
adjective |
Alt. of Emporetical |
emporiums |
plural |
of Emporium |
empowered |
imp. & past participle |
of Empower |
emprising |
verb t. |
Full of daring; adventurous. |
emptiness |
noun |
The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space; vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the stomach., Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness; inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; the emptiness of earthly glory., Want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind. |
emptional |
adjective |
Capable of being purchased. |
empurpled |
imp. & past participle |
of Empurple |
empyreuma |
noun |
The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in close vessels. |
empyrical |
adjective |
Containing the combustible principle of coal. |
empyrosis |
noun |
A general fire; a conflagration. |
emulating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Emulate |
emulation |
noun |
The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry., Jea/ous rivalry; envy; envious contention. |
emulative |
adjective |
Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; as, an emulative person or effort. |
emulatory |
adjective |
Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry. |
emulously |
adverb |
In an emulous manner. |
emunctory |
noun |
Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter. |
enactment |
noun |
The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law., That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment; a social enactment. |
enamelled |
|
of Enamel |
enameling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enamel |
enamelist |
noun |
One who enamels; a workman or artist who applies enamels in ornamental work. |
enamoring |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enamor |
enatation |
noun |
A swimming out. |
enavigate |
verb t. |
To sail away or over. |
enbattled |
adjective |
Embattled. |
encamping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Encamp |
encaustic |
adjective |
Prepared by means of heat; burned in., The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors. |
enchafing |
noun |
Heating; burning. |
enchannel |
verb t. |
To make run in a channel. |
enchanted |
imp. & past participle |
of Enchant, Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; as, an enchanted castle. |
enchanter |
noun |
One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who delights as by an enchantment. |
encharged |
imp. & past participle |
of Encharge |
enchasing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enchase |
enchasten |
verb t. |
To chasten. |
encheason |
noun |
Occasion, cause, or reason. |
enchorial |
adjective |
Alt. of Enchoric |
encircled |
imp. & past participle |
of Encircle |
encirclet |
noun |
A small circle; a ring. |
enclitics |
noun |
The art of declining and conjugating words. |
enclosure |
noun |
Inclosure. See Inclosure. |
encomiast |
noun |
One who praises; a panegyrist. |
encomiums |
plural |
of Encomium |
encompass |
verb t. |
To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world. |
encoubert |
noun |
One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, having five toes both on the fore and hind feet. |
encounter |
adverb |
To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth., To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo., A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview., A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter. |
encourage |
verb t. |
To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; — the opposite of discourage. |
encratite |
noun |
One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage, wine, and animal food; — called also Continent. |
encrimson |
verb t. |
To give a crimson or red color to; to crimson. |
encrinite |
noun |
A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus. Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid. |
encrisped |
adjective |
Curled. |
encurtain |
verb t. |
To inclose with curtains. |
endamaged |
imp. & past participle |
of Endamage |
endamnify |
verb t. |
To damnify; to injure. |
endearing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Endear, Making dear or beloved; causing love. |
endecagon |
noun |
A plane figure of eleven sides and angles. |
endeictic |
adjective |
Serving to show or exhibit; as, an endeictic dialogue, in the Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of skill. |
endemical |
adjective |
Peculiar to a district or particular locality, or class of persons; as, an endemic disease. |
endenizen |
verb t. |
To admit to the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize. |
endlessly |
adverb |
In an endless manner. |
endoblast |
noun |
Entoblast; endoplast. See Nucleus, |
endognath |
noun |
The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla. |
endolymph |
noun |
The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
endomorph |
noun |
A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as one of rutile inclosed in quartz. |
endoplasm |
noun |
The protoplasm in the interior of a cell. |
endoplast |
noun |
See Nucleus. |
endorhiza |
noun |
Any monocotyledonous plant; — so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo. |
endorsing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Endorse |
endoscope |
noun |
An instrument for examining the interior of the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder. |
endoscopy |
noun |
The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope. |
endosmose |
noun |
Alt. of Endosmosis |
endosperm |
noun |
The albumen of a seed; — limited by recent writers to that formed within the embryo sac. |
endospore |
noun |
The thin inner coat of certain spores. |
endosteal |
adjective |
Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification. |
endosteum |
noun |
The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone. |
endostoma |
noun |
A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea. |
endostome |
noun |
The foramen or passage through the inner integument of an ovule., And endostoma. |
endostyle |
noun |
A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata. |
endotheca |
noun |
The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another. |
endowment |
noun |
The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision for support., That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college., That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind; gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents; — usually in the plural. |
enduement |
noun |
Act of enduing; induement. |
endurable |
adjective |
Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable. |
endurably |
adverb |
In an endurable manner. |
endurance |
noun |
A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance., The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience. |
energetic |
adjective |
Alt. of Energetical |
energical |
adjective |
In a state of action; acting; operating., Having energy or great power; energetic. |
energized |
imp. & past participle |
of Energize |
energizer |
noun |
One who, or that which, gives energy, or acts in producing an effect. |
energumen |
noun |
One possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac. |
enervated |
imp. & past participle |
of Enervate |
enfeebled |
imp. & past participle |
of Enfeeble |
enfeebler |
noun |
One who, or that which, weakens or makes feeble. |
enfeloned |
adjective |
Rendered fierce or frantic. |
enfeoffed |
imp. & past participle |
of Enfeoff |
enfierced |
imp. & past participle |
of Enfierce |
enfiladed |
imp. & past participle |
of Enfilade |
enforcing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enforce |
enforcive |
adjective |
Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive. |
enfreedom |
verb t. |
To set free. |
enfroward |
verb t. |
To make froward, perverse, or ungovernable. |
engagedly |
adverb |
With attachment; with interest; earnestly. |
engallant |
verb t. |
To make a gallant of. |
engarboil |
verb t. |
To throw into disorder; to disturb. |
engarland |
verb t. |
To encircle with a garland, or with garlands. |
enginemen |
plural |
of Engineman |
engineman |
noun |
A man who manages, or waits on, an engine. |
engirding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Engird |
engiscope |
noun |
A kind of reflecting microscope. |
englaimed |
adjective |
Clammy. |
englished |
imp. & past participle |
of English |
englishry |
noun |
The state or privilege of being an Englishman., A body of English or people of English descent; — commonly applied to English people in Ireland. |
englutted |
imp. & past participle |
of Englut |
engorging |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Engorge |
engrailed |
imp. & past participle |
of Engrail, Indented with small concave curves, as the edge of a bordure, bend, or the like. |
engrained |
imp. & past participle |
of Engrain |
engrapple |
verb t. & i. |
To grapple. |
engrasped |
imp. & past participle |
of Engrasp |
engraving |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Engrave, The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for producing an original, from which a pattern or design may be printed on paper., That which is engraved; an engraved plate., An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or other material; a print. |
engravery |
noun |
The trade or work of an engraver. |
engrossed |
imp. & past participle |
of Engross |
engrosser |
noun |
One who copies a writing in large, fair characters., One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller. |
engulfing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Engulf |
enhancing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enhance |
enhearten |
verb t. |
To give heart to; to fill with courage; to embolden. |
enhydrous |
adjective |
Having water within; containing fluid drops; — said of certain crystals. |
enigmatic |
adjective |
Alt. of Enigmatical |
enjailing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enjall |
enjoining |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enjoin |
enjoyable |
adjective |
Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy; yielding enjoyment. |
enjoyment |
noun |
The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of an estate., That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction. |
enkindled |
imp. & past participle |
of Enkindle |
enlarging |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enlarge |
enlighten |
verb t. |
To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth., To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding. |
enlisting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enlist |
enlivened |
imp. & past participle |
of Enliven |
enlivener |
noun |
One who, or that which, enlivens, animates, or invigorates. |
ennobling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Ennoble |
enodation |
noun |
The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying; hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. |
enouncing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enounce |
enquicken |
verb t. |
To quicken; to make alive. |
enrapture |
verb t. |
To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to enravish. |
enriching |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enrich |
enrolling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enroll |
enshedule |
verb t. |
To insert in a schedule. See Schedule. |
ensconced |
imp. & past participle |
of Ensconce |
enshelter |
verb t. |
To shelter. |
enshrined |
imp. & past participle |
of Enshrine |
ensilaged |
imp. & past participle |
of Ensilage |
enslaving |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enslave |
enstatite |
noun |
A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety. |
entailing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Entail |
entangled |
imp. & past participle |
of Entangle |
entangler |
noun |
One that entangles. |
entelechy |
noun |
An actuality; a conception completely actualized, in distinction from mere potential existence. |
ententive |
adjective |
Attentive; zealous. |
enterdeal |
noun |
Mutual dealings; intercourse. |
enteritis |
noun |
An inflammation of the intestines. |
enterlace |
verb t. |
See Interlace. |
entermete |
verb i. |
To interfere; to intermeddle. |
entermise |
noun |
Mediation. |
entertain |
verb t. |
To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one’s service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep., To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one’s board, or into one’s house; to receive as a guest., To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to entertain friends with conversation, etc., To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal., To meet or encounter, as an enemy., To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain sentiments., To lead on; to bring along; to introduce., To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously., Entertainment. |
entertake |
verb t. |
To entertain. |
enthymeme |
noun |
An argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed. The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be humble. |
entitling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Entitle |
entoblast |
noun |
The inner germ layer; endoderm. See Nucleolus. |
entoiling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Entoil |
entombing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Entomb |
entomical |
adjective |
Relating to insects; entomological. |
entomolin |
noun |
See Chitin. |
entophyte |
noun |
A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
entoplasm |
noun |
The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum., Endosarc. |
entr’acte |
noun |
The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama., A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between two acts of a drama. |
entrammel |
verb t. |
To trammel; to entangle. |
entranced |
imp. & past participle |
of Entrance |
entrapped |
imp. & past participle |
of Entrap |
entreated |
imp. & past participle |
of Entreat |
entreater |
noun |
One who entreats; one who asks earnestly; a beseecher. |
entremets |
noun sing. & pl. |
A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner., Any small entertainment between two greater ones. |
entrochal |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints of encrinites; — used of a kind of stone or marble. |
entropion |
noun |
Same as Entropium. |
entropium |
noun |
The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids. |
enubilate |
verb t. |
To clear from mist, clouds, or obscurity. |
enubilous |
adjective |
Free from fog, mist, or clouds; clear. |
enucleate |
verb t. |
To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell., To remove without cutting (as a tumor)., To bring to light; to make clear. |
enumerate |
verb t. |
To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by one; to name over; to make a special and separate account of; to recount; as, to enumerate the stars in a constellation. |
enunciate |
verb t. |
To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth., To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly., To utter words or syllables articulately. |
enveloped |
imp. & past participle |
of Envelop |
envenomed |
imp. & past participle |
of Envenom |
envermeil |
verb t. |
To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. |
environed |
imp. & past participle |
of Environ |
envisaged |
imp. & past participle |
of Envisage |
envoyship |
noun |
The office or position of an envoy. |
enwombing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Enwomb |
enwreathe |
verb t. |
See Inwreathe. |
epanthous |
adjective |
Growing upon flowers; — said of certain species of fungi. |
epaulette |
noun |
A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot. |
epauleted |
adjective |
Alt. of Epauletted |
ependymis |
noun |
See Ependyma. |
ephemeral |
adjective |
Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower., Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only., Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral plant, insect, etc. |
ephemeran |
noun |
One of the ephemeral flies. |
ephemeric |
adjective |
Ephemeral. |
ephemeris |
noun |
A diary; a journal., A publication giving the computed places of the heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the “American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac.”, Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several successive days., A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. |
ephemeron |
noun |
One of the ephemeral flies. |
ephialtes |
noun |
The nightmare. |
ephippial |
adjective |
Saddle-shaped; occupying an ephippium. |
ephippium |
noun |
A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa., A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera. |
ephoralty |
noun |
The office of an ephor, or the body of ephors. |
epicedial |
adjective |
Elegiac; funereal. |
epicedian |
adjective |
Epicedial., An epicede. |
epicedium |
noun |
An epicede. |
epiclinal |
adjective |
Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower. |
epicurean |
adjective |
Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy., Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious; pertaining to good eating., A follower or Epicurus., One given to epicurean indulgence. |
epicurely |
adverb |
Luxuriously. |
epicurism |
noun |
The doctrines of Epicurus., Epicurean habits of living; luxury. |
epicurize |
verb i. |
To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus., To feed or indulge like an epicure. |
epicyclic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an epicycle. |
epidermal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular. |
epidermic |
adjective |
Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark. |
epidermis |
verb t. |
The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis., The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced. |
epidictic |
adjective |
Alt. of Epidictical |
epigaeous |
adjective |
Growing on, or close to, the ground. |
epigraphy |
noun |
The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them. |
epigynous |
adjective |
Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; — said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk. |
epileptic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy., One affected with epilepsy., A medicine for the cure of epilepsy. |
epilogism |
noun |
Enumeration; computation. |
epilogize |
verb i. & t. |
To speak an epilogue to; to utter as an epilogue. |
epimachus |
noun |
A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of Australia, allied to the birds of Paradise. |
epinastic |
adjective |
A term applied to that phase of vegetable growth in which an organ grows more rapidly on its upper than on its under surface. See Hyponastic. |
epineural |
adjective |
Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra. |
epinicial |
adjective |
Relating to victory. |
epinicion |
noun |
A song of triumph. |
epinikian |
adjective |
Epinicial. |
epiphragm |
noun |
A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or aestivation. |
epiphyses |
plural |
of Epiphysis |
epiphysis |
noun |
The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately from the central portion, or diaphysis., The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See Pineal gland, under Pineal. |
epiphytal |
adjective |
Pertaining to an epiphyte. |
epiphytic |
adjective |
Alt. of Epiphytical |
epiplexis |
noun |
A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding. |
epipodial |
adjective |
Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong., Pertaining to the epipodium of Mollusca. |
epipodite |
noun |
The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped. |
epipodium |
noun |
One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods. |
epipolism |
noun |
See Fluorescence. |
epipteric |
adjective |
Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid., The epipteric bone. |
episcopal |
adjective |
Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church., Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system. |
episodial |
adjective |
Pertaining to an episode; by way of episode; episodic. |
epistaxis |
noun |
Bleeding at the nose. |
episterna |
plural |
of Episternum |
epistolar |
adjective |
Epistolary. |
epistoler |
noun |
One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler. |
epistolet |
noun |
A little epistle. |
epistolic |
adjective |
Alt. of Epistolical |
epitapher |
noun |
A writer of epitaphs. |
epitaphic |
adjective |
Pertaining to an epitaph; epitaphian., An epitaph. |
epithelia |
plural |
of Epithelium |
epithesis |
noun |
The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles. |
epithetic |
adjective |
Alt. of Epithetical |
epitomist |
noun |
One who makes an epitome; one who abridges; an epitomizer. |
epitomize |
verb t. |
To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin., To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words. |
epizeuxis |
noun |
A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis, as in the following lines: – |
epizootic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to an epizoon., Containing fossil remains; — said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like., Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at the same time; — corresponding to epidemic diseases among men., An epizootic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses. |
eponymist |
noun |
One from whom a race, tribe, city, or the like, took its name; an eponym. |
eponymous |
adjective |
Relating to an eponym; giving one’s name to a tribe, people, country, and the like. |
epotation |
noun |
A drinking up; a quaffing. |
epulation |
noun |
A feasting or feast; banquet. |
epulosity |
noun |
A feasting to excess. |
epuration |
noun |
Purification. |
equalling |
|
of Equal |
equalized |
imp. & past participle |
of Equalize |
equalizer |
noun |
One who, or that which, equalizes anything. |
equalness |
noun |
Equality; evenness. |
equerries |
plural |
of Equerry |
equicrure |
adjective |
Equicrural. |
equipping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Equip |
equipaged |
adjective |
Furnished with equipage. |
equipedal |
adjective |
Equal-footed; having the pairs of feet equal. |
equipment |
noun |
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition., Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments. |
equipoise |
noun |
Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; — said of moral, political, or social interests or forces., Counterpoise. |
equirotal |
adjective |
Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation. |
equisetum |
noun |
A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; — also called horsetails. |
equitable |
adjective |
Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as an equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an estate; equitable men., That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc. |
equitably |
adverb |
In an equitable manner; justly; as, the laws should be equitably administered. |
equitancy |
noun |
Horsemanship. |
equivalue |
verb t. |
To put an equal value upon; to put (something) on a par with another thing. |
equivalve |
adjective |
Alt. of Equivalved |
equivocal |
adjective |
(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence., Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal., Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful., A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque. |
equivoque |
noun |
Alt. of Equivoke |
eradiated |
imp. & past participle |
of Eradiate |
eradicate |
verb t. |
To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree eradicated., To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to eradicate diseases, or errors. |
erasement |
noun |
The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration. |
ercedeken |
noun |
An archdeacon. |
erectable |
adjective |
Capable of being erected; as, an erectable feather. |
erectness |
noun |
Uprightness of posture or form. |
eremitage |
noun |
See Hermitage. |
eremitish |
adjective |
Eremitic. |
eremitism |
noun |
The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social life. |
eretation |
noun |
A creeping forth. |
erewhiles |
adverb |
Some time ago; a little while before; heretofore. |
ergotized |
adjective |
Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye. |
eriometer |
noun |
An instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles or fibers, from the size of the colored rings produced by the diffraction of the light in which the objects are viewed. |
eristalis |
noun |
A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed larvae) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; — also called drone fly. |
eristical |
adjective |
Controversial. |
ernestful |
adjective |
Serious. |
erogating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Erogate |
erogation |
noun |
The act of giving out or bestowing. |
erostrate |
adjective |
Without a beak. |
eroticism |
noun |
Erotic quality. |
erratical |
adjective |
Erratic. |
erroneous |
adjective |
Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; — hence, irregular; unnatural., Misleading; misled; mistaking., Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. |
erstwhile |
adverb |
Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. |
erucifrom |
adjective |
Having the form of a caterpillar; — said of insect larvae. |
erudition |
noun |
The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship. |
eruginous |
adjective |
Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; aeruginous. |
erythrean |
adjective |
Alt. of Erythraean |
erythrine |
noun |
A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also erythric acid., See Erythrite, 2. |
erythrina |
noun |
A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; — so called from its red flowers. |
erythrism |
noun |
A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism. |
erythrite |
noun |
A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; — called also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite, pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin., A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; — called also erythrin or erythrine. |
erythroid |
adjective |
Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle). |
escaladed |
imp. & past participle |
of Escalade |
escaloped |
adjective |
Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped., Covered with a pattern resembling a series of escalop shells, each of which issues from between two others. Its appearance is that of a surface covered with scales. |
escapable |
adjective |
Avoidable. |
escarping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Escarp |
escharine |
adjective |
Like, or pertaining to, the genus Eschara, or family Escharidae. |
eschaunge |
noun |
Exchange. |
escheator |
noun |
An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them. |
eschynite |
noun |
A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents. |
escocheon |
noun |
Escutcheon. |
escopette |
noun |
A kind of firearm; a carbine. |
escorting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Escort |
esophagal |
adjective |
Esophageal. |
esophagus |
noun |
That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive. |
esoterics |
noun |
Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science. |
esperance |
noun |
Hope. |
espiaille |
noun |
Espial. |
espionage |
noun |
The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching. |
esplanade |
noun |
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town., The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country., A grass plat; a lawn., Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; esp., a terrace by the seaside. |
espousage |
noun |
Espousal. |
espousing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Espouse |
espringal |
noun |
An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal. |
esquimaux |
plural |
of Esquimau |
esquiring |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Esquire |
essencing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Essence |
essential |
adjective |
Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object, or class of objects, what it is., Hence, really existing; existent., Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the attainment of an object; indispensably necessary., Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence, unmixed; as, an essential oil., Necessary; indispensable; — said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones., Idiopathic; independent of other diseases. |
establish |
adjective |
To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm., To appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers, laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain., To originate and secure the permanent existence of; to found; to institute; to create and regulate; — said of a colony, a state, or other institutions., To secure public recognition in favor of; to prove and cause to be accepted as true; as, to establish a fact, usage, principle, opinion, doctrine, etc., To set up in business; to place advantageously in a fixed condition; — used reflexively; as, he established himself in a place; the enemy established themselves in the citadel. |
estafette |
noun |
A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military courier sent from one part of an army to another. |
estatlich |
adjective |
Alt. of Estatly |
esteeming |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Esteem |
estimable |
adjective |
Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable damage., Valuable; worth a great price., Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or regard., A thing worthy of regard. |
estimably |
adverb |
In an estimable manner. |
estimated |
imp. & past participle |
of Estimate |
estimator |
noun |
One who estimates or values; a valuer. |
estopping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Estop |
estranged |
imp. & past participle |
of Estrange |
estranger |
noun |
One who estranges. |
estrangle |
verb t. |
To strangle. |
estrapade |
noun |
The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously. |
estreated |
imp. & past participle |
of Estreat |
estuarine |
adjective |
Pertaining to an estuary; estuary. |
estuaries |
plural |
of Estuary |
estuating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Estuate |
estuation |
noun |
The act of estuating; commotion, as of a fluid; agitation. |
et cetera |
|
Alt. of Et caetera |
eternally |
adverb |
In an eternal manner. |
eternized |
imp. & past participle |
of Eternize |
ethereous |
adjective |
Formed of ether; ethereal., Pertaining to, or resembling, ether. |
etherized |
imp. & past participle |
of Etherize |
ethically |
adverb |
According to, in harmony with, moral principles or character. |
ethiopian |
noun |
A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man., Alt. of Ethiopic |
ethmoidal |
adjective |
Like a sieve; cribriform., Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. |
ethnarchy |
noun |
The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule. |
ethnicism |
noun |
Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. |
ethnology |
noun |
The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities which characterize them. |
ethologic |
a |
Alt. of Ethological |
etiolated |
imp. & past participle |
of Etiolate, Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. |
etiquette |
noun |
The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society. |
etymology |
noun |
That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning., That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection. |
eucairite |
noun |
A metallic mineral, a selenide of copper and silver; — so called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after the discovery of the metal selenium. |
eucharist |
noun |
The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving., The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper; the solemn act of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the communion. |
euchloric |
adjective |
Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric /. |
euchology |
noun |
A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of prayers. |
euchroite |
noun |
A mineral occurring in transparent emerald green crystals. It is hydrous arseniate of copper. |
euclidian |
noun |
Related to Euclid, or to the geometry of Euclid. |
eudialyte |
noun |
A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime. |
eugetinic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or derived from, eugenol; as, eugetic acid. |
euisopoda |
|
A group which includes the typical Isopoda. |
eulogical |
adjective |
Bestowing praise of eulogy; commendatory; eulogistic. |
eulogiums |
plural |
of Eulogium |
eulogized |
imp. & past participle |
of Eulogize |
eumenides |
noun pl. |
A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes. |
eunuchate |
verb t. |
To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. |
eunuchism |
noun |
The state of being eunuch. |
euosmitte |
noun |
A fossil resin, so called from its strong, peculiar, pleasant odor. |
euphemism |
noun |
A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable. |
euphemize |
verb t. & i. |
To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make use of euphemistic expressions. |
euphoniad |
noun |
An instrument in which are combined the characteristic tones of the organ and various other instruments. |
euphonism |
noun |
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony. |
euphonium |
noun |
A bass instrument of the saxhorn family. |
euphonize |
verb t. |
To make euphonic. |
euphonous |
noun |
Euphonious. |
euphonies |
plural |
of Euphony |
euphorbia |
noun |
Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products. |
euphotide |
noun |
A rock occurring in the Alps, consisting of saussurite and smaragdite; — sometimes called gabbro. |
eupittone |
noun |
A yellow, crystalline substance, resembling aurin, and obtained by the oxidation of pittacal; — called also eupittonic acid. |
euplastic |
adjective |
Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person., Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body are renewed. |
euryalida |
noun pl. |
A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera Euryale, Astrophyton, etc. They generally have the arms branched. See Astrophyton. |
euterpean |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Euterpe or to music. |
euthanasy |
noun |
Same as Euthanasia. |
eutychian |
noun |
A follower of Eutyches [5th century], who held that the divine and the human in the person of Christ were blended together as to constitute but one nature; a monophysite; — opposed to Nestorian. |
euxanthic |
adjective |
Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, euxanthin. |
euxanthin |
noun |
A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri, purree, and Indian yellow. |
evacuated |
imp. & past participle |
of Evacuate |
evacuator |
noun |
One who evacuates; a nullifier. |
evagation |
noun |
A wandering about; excursion; a roving. |
evanesced |
imp. & past participle |
of Evanesce |
evangelic |
adjective |
Belonging to, or contained in, the gospel; evangelical. |
evaporate |
verb t. |
To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible., To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation., To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or fumes., To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to evaporation; as, to evaporate apples., To give vent to; to dissipate., Dispersed in vapors. |
eventless |
adjective |
Without events; tame; monotomous; marked by nothing unusual; uneventful. |
eventtual |
adjective |
Coming or happening as a consequence or result; consequential., Final; ultimate., Dependent on events; contingent. |
eventuate |
verb i. |
To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass. |
everglade |
noun |
A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the everglades of Florida. |
evergreen |
adjective |
Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like., An evergreen plant., Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration. |
everichon |
pronoun |
Alt. of Everychon |
everychon |
pronoun |
Every one. |
everybody |
noun |
Every person. |
everywhen |
adverb |
At any or all times; every instant. |
evidenced |
imp. & past participle |
of Evidence |
evidencer |
noun |
One whi gives evidence. |
evidently |
adverb |
In an evident manner; clearly; plainly. |
evil-eyed |
adjective |
Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious. |
evincible |
adjective |
Capable of being proved or clearly brought to light; demonstrable. |
eviration |
noun |
Castration. |
evitation |
noun |
A shunning; avoidance. |
eviternal |
adjective |
Eternal; everlasting. |
evocation |
noun |
The act of calling out or forth. |
evocative |
adjective |
Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing. |
evolation |
noun |
A flying out or up. |
evolution |
noun |
The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg., A series of things unrolled or unfolded., The formation of an involute by unwrapping a thread from a curve as an evolute., The extraction of roots; — the reverse of involution., A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition; a maneuver., A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters which distinguish it; a gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or development., That theory of generation which supposes the germ to preexist in the parent, and its parts to be developed, but not actually formed, by the procreative act; — opposed to epigenesis., That series of changes under natural law which involves continuous progress from the homogeneous to the heterogeneous in structure, and from the single and simple to the diverse and manifold in quality or function. The pocess is by some limited to organic beings; by others it is applied to the inorganic and the psychical. It is also applied to explain the existence and growth of institutions, manners, language, civilization, and every product of human activity. The agencies and laws of the process are variously explained by different philosophrs. |
evomition |
noun |
The act of vomiting. |
exacinate |
verb t. |
To remove the kernel form. |
exactness |
noun |
The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision; regularity; as, exactness of jurgement or deportment., Careful observance of method and conformity to truth; as, exactness in accounts or business. |
exactress |
noun |
A woman who is an exactor. |
exaeresis |
noun |
In old writers, the operations concerned in the removal of parts of the body. |
exagitate |
verb t. |
To stir up; to agitate., To satirize; to censure severely. |
exaltment |
noun |
Exaltation. |
exametron |
noun |
An hexameter. |
examinant |
noun |
One who examines; an examiner., One who is to be examined. |
examinate |
noun |
A person subjected to examination. |
examining |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Examine, Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee. |
examplary |
adjective |
Serving for example or pattern; exemplary. |
exampling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Example |
exampless |
adjective |
Exampleless. [Wrongly formed.] |
exanimate |
adjective |
Lifeless; dead., Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened., To deprive of animation or of life. |
exanimous |
adjective |
Lifeless; dead. |
exanthema |
noun |
An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; — sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever. |
exantlate |
verb t. |
To exhaust or wear out. |
exaration |
noun |
Act of plowing; also, act of writing. |
exarchate |
noun |
The office or the province of an exarch. |
excalibur |
noun |
The name of King Arthur’s mythical sword. |
excambion |
noun |
Alt. of Excambium |
excambium |
noun |
Exchange; barter; — used commonly of lands. |
excarnate |
verb t. |
To deprive or clear of flesh. |
excavated |
imp. & past participle |
of Excavate |
excavator |
noun |
One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating. |
exceeding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Exceed, More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient; measureless., In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. |
excelling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Excel |
excellent |
adjective |
Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action., Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; — used with words of a bad significance., Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. |
excelsior |
verb t. |
More lofty; still higher; ever upward., A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses, etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for curled hair. |
excentral |
adjective |
Out of the center. |
excentric |
adjective |
Alt. of Excentrical |
excepting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Except, With rejection or exception of; excluding; except. |
exceptant |
adjective |
Making exception. |
exception |
noun |
The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule., That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included; as, almost every general rule has its exceptions., An objection, oral or written, taken, in the course of an action, as to bail or security; or as to the decision of a judge, in the course of a trail, or in his charge to a jury; or as to lapse of time, or scandal, impertinence, or insufficiency in a pleading; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts something before granted., An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against. |
exceptive |
adjective |
That excepts; including an exception; as, an exceptive proposition. |
excernent |
adjective |
Connected with, or pertaining to, excretion. |
excerpted |
imp. & past participle |
of Excerpt |
excerptor |
noun |
One who makes excerpts; a picker; a culler. |
excessive |
adjective |
Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch. |
exchanged |
imp. & past participle |
of Exchange |
exchanger |
noun |
One who exchanges; one who practices exchange. |
excheator |
noun |
See Escheator. |
exchequer |
noun |
One of the superior courts of law; — so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table., The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company’s exchequer is low., To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of Exchequer. |
excipient |
verb t. |
Taking an exception., An exceptor., An inert or slightly active substance used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of administration for the medicinal agents. |
excipulum |
noun |
The outer part of the fructification of most lichens. |
excisable |
adjective |
Liable or subject to excise; as, tobacco in an excisable commodity. |
excisemen |
plural |
of Exciseman |
exciseman |
noun |
An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise duty. |
excitable |
adjective |
Capable of being excited, or roused into action; susceptible of excitement; easily stirred up, or stimulated. |
excitator |
noun |
A kind of discarder. |
exciteful |
noun |
Full of exciting qualities; as, an exciteful story; exciteful players. |
exclaimed |
imp. & past participle |
of Exclaim |
exclaimer |
noun |
One who exclaims. |
excluding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Exclude |
exclusion |
noun |
The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded., The act of expelling or ejecting a fetus or an egg from the womb., Thing emitted. |
exclusive |
adjective |
Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive privilege; exclusive circles of society., Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration; — opposed to inclusive; as, five thousand troops, exclusive of artillery., One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select few. |
exclusory |
adjective |
Able to exclude; excluding; serving to exclude. |
excoction |
|
The act of excocting or boiling out. |
excommune |
verb t. |
To exclude from participation in; to excommunicate. |
eccoriate |
verb t. |
To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances. |
excreable |
adjective |
Capable of being discharged by spitting. |
excrement |
noun |
Matter excreted and ejected; that which is excreted or cast out of the animal body by any of the natural emunctories; especially, alvine, discharges; dung; ordure., An excrescence or appendage; an outgrowth. |
excreting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Excrete |
excretion |
noun |
The act of excreting., That which is excreted; excrement. |
excretive |
adjective |
Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion. |
excretory |
adjective |
Having the quality of excreting, or throwing off excrementitious matter. |
exculpate |
verb t. |
To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit. |
excurrent |
adjective |
Running or flowing out, Running or extending out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top., Characterized by a current which flows outward; as, an excurrent orifice or tube. |
excursion |
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A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally., A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country., A wandering from a subject; digression., Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.] |
excursive |
adjective |
Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as, an excursive fancy. |
excusable |
adjective |
That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable action. |
excusator |
noun |
One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an apologist. |
excussion |
noun |
The act of excusing; seizure by law. |
execrable |
adjective |
Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch. |
execrated |
imp. & past participle |
of Execrate |
executant |
noun |
One who executes or performs; esp., a performer on a musical instrument. |
executing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Execute |
execution |
noun |
The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc., A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer., The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music., The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law., A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process., The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will., That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; — usually with do., The act of sacking a town. |
executive |
adjective |
Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc., An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body. |
executory |
adjective |
Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in force; executive., Designed to be executed or carried into effect in time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency; as, an executory devise, reminder, or estate; an executory contract. |
executrix |
noun |
A woman exercising the functions of an executor. |
exegetics |
noun |
The science of interpretation or exegesis. |
exegetist |
noun |
One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation; — also called exegete. |
exemplary |
adjective |
Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct., Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages., Illustrating as the proof of a thing., An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. |
exemplify |
verb t. |
To show or illustrate by example., To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or transcript of, under seal, as of a record., To prove or show by an attested copy. |
exempting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Exempt |
exemption |
noun |
The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject; immunity; privilege; as, exemption of certain articles from seizure; exemption from military service; exemption from anxiety, suffering, etc. |
exequatur |
noun |
A written official recognition of a consul or commercial agent, issued by the government to which he is accredited, and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the place to which he is assigned., Official recognition or permission. |
exequious |
adjective |
Funereal. |
exercised |
imp. & past participle |
of Exercise |
exerciser |
noun |
One who exercises. |
exertment |
noun |
Exertion. |
exestuate |
verb i. |
To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce. |
exfoliate |
verb i. |
To separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark., To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales at the result of heat or decomposition., To remove scales, laminae, or splinters from the surface of. |
exhalable |
adjective |
Capable of being exhaled or evaporated. |
exhalence |
noun |
Exhalation. |
exhausted |
imp. & past participle |
of Exhaust |
exhauster |
noun |
One who, or that which, exhausts or draws out. |
exhibited |
imp. & past participle |
of Exhibit |
exhibiter |
noun |
One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge or bill. |
exhibitor |
noun |
One who exhibits. |
exhorting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Exhort |
exhumated |
adjective |
Disinterred. |
exigenter |
noun |
An officer in the Court of King’s Bench and Common Pleas whose duty it was make out exigents. The office in now abolished. |
exilement |
noun |
Banishment. |
exilition |
noun |
A sudden springing or leaping out. |
exinanite |
verb t. |
To make empty; to render of no effect; to humble. |
existence |
noun |
The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence., Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war., That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences. |
existency |
noun |
Existence. |
existible |
adjective |
Capable of existence. |
exocoetus |
noun |
A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See Flying fish. |
exoculate |
verb t. |
To deprive of eyes. |
exogamous |
adjective |
Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one’s own tribe; — opposed to endogenous. |
exogenous |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or having the character of, an exogen; — the opposite of endogenous., Growing by addition to the exterior., Growing from previously ossified parts; — opposed to autogenous. |
exolution |
noun |
See Exsolution. |
exonerate |
verb t. |
To unload; to disburden; to discharge., To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one’s self from blame, or from the charge of avarice., To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball. |
exopodite |
noun |
The external branch of the appendages of Crustacea. |
exoptable |
adjective |
Very desirable. |
exoration |
noun |
Entreaty. |
exorcised |
imp. & past participle |
of Exorcise |
exorciser |
noun |
An exorcist. |
exordiums |
plural |
of Exordium |
exorhizae |
plural |
of Exorhiza |
exorhizal |
adjective |
Alt. of Exorhizous |
exosmosis |
noun |
See Exosmose. |
exosmotic |
adjective |
Pertaining to exosmose. |
exosstate |
verb t. |
To deprive of bones; to take out the bones of; to bone. |
exostosis |
noun |
Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone., A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease. |
exoterics |
noun pl. |
The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle. See Esoterics. |
exoteries |
plural |
of Exotery |
exoticism |
noun |
The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word or idiom; an exotic. |
expanding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Expand, That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. |
expansile |
adjective |
Expansible. |
expansion |
noun |
The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement., That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal., Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space., Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes., The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)2 is a2 + 2ab + b2., The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston., The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction. |
expansive |
adjective |
Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. |
expansure |
noun |
Expanse. |
expatiate |
verb i. |
To range at large, or without restraint., To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant., To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden. |
expecting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Expect |
expectant |
adjective |
Waiting in expectation; looking for, waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment., One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. |
expective |
adjective |
Expectative. |
expediate |
verb t. |
To hasten; to expedite. |
expedient |
adjective |
Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances; conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable; advantageous; — sometimes contradistinguished from right., Quick; expeditious., That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end., Means devised in an exigency; shift. |
expedited |
imp. & past participle |
of Expedite |
expelling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Expel |
expending |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Expend |
expenitor |
noun |
A disburser; especially, one of the disbursers of taxes for the repair of sewers. |
expensive |
adjective |
Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family., Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad scene; extravagant; lavish. |
experient |
adjective |
Experienced. |
expetible |
adjective |
Worthy of being wished for; desirable. |
expiating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Expiate |
expiation |
noun |
The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or penalty., The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an atonement., An act by which the treats of prodigies were averted among the ancient heathen. |
expiatist |
noun |
An expiator. |
expiatory |
adjective |
Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an expiatory sacrifice. |
expilator |
noun |
One who pillages; a plunderer; a pillager. |
expirable |
adjective |
That may expire; capable of being brought to an end. |
expiscate |
verb t. |
To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation; to search out. |
explained |
imp. & past participle |
of Explain |
explainer |
noun |
One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator; an interpreter. |
explanate |
adjective |
Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form. |
expletion |
noun |
Accomplishment; fulfillment. |
expletive |
adjective |
Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous., A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath. |
expletory |
adjective |
Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous; as, an expletory word. |
explicate |
adjective |
Evolved; unfolded., To unfold; to expand; to lay open., To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of difficulties or obscurity; to interpret. |
exploding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Explode |
explodent |
noun |
An instrument or agent causing explosion; an exploder; also, an explosive., See Explosive, n., 2. |
explorate |
verb t. |
To explore. |
exploring |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Explore |
explosion |
noun |
The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc., A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc., A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath. |
explosive |
adjective |
Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder., An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as gunpowder, or nitro-glycerine., A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.] |
exporting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Export |
expositor |
noun |
One who, or that which, expounds or explains; an expounder; a commentator. |
exposture |
noun |
Exposure. |
expounded |
imp. & past participle |
of Expound |
expounder |
noun |
One who expounds or explains; an interpreter. |
expressed |
imp. & past participle |
of Express |
expressly |
adverb |
In an express manner; in direct terms; with distinct purpose; particularly; as, a book written expressly for the young. |
expulsion |
noun |
The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership, association, etc., The state of being expelled or driven out. |
expulsive |
adjective |
Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel. |
expunging |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Expunge |
expurgate |
verb t. |
To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book. |
exquisite |
adjective |
Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship., Exceeding; extreme; keen; — used in a bad or a good sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure., Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment., One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy. |
exscinded |
imp. & past participle |
of Exscind |
exsertile |
adjective |
Capable of being thrust out or protruded. |
exsiccant |
adjective |
Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up., An exsiccant medicine. |
exsiccate |
verb t. |
To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. |
exsputory |
adjective |
Spit out, or as if spit out. |
exstrophy |
noun |
The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder. |
exsuccous |
adjective |
Destitute of juice; dry; sapless. Latham. |
exsuction |
noun |
The act of sucking out. |
extempore |
adverb |
Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore., Done or performed extempore., Speaking or writing done extempore. |
extending |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Extend |
extendant |
adjective |
Displaced. |
extensile |
adjective |
Suited for, or capable of, extension; extensible. |
extension |
verb t. |
The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion., That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space., Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; — correlative of intension., The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line., The straightening of a limb, in distinction from flexion., A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt. |
extensive |
adjective |
Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded; large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm; an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence; extensive greatness., Capable of being extended. |
extensure |
noun |
Extension. |
extenuate |
verb t. |
To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the thickness., To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of; to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults, ills, accusations, etc.; — opposed to aggravate., To lower or degrade; to detract from., To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating considerations., Thin; slender. |
extermine |
verb t. |
To exterminate; to destroy. |
extersion |
noun |
The act of wiping or rubbing out. |
extilling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Extill |
extirpate |
verb t. |
To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy. |
extolling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Extol |
extolment |
noun |
Praise. |
extorsive |
adjective |
Serving or tending to extort. |
extorting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Extort |
extortion |
noun |
The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge., The offense committed by an officer who corruptly claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it is due., That which is extorted or exacted by force. |
extracted |
imp. & past participle |
of Extract |
extractor |
noun |
One who, or that which, extracts, A forceps or instrument for extracting substances., A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel. |
extradite |
verb t. |
To deliver up by one government to another, as a fugitive from justice. See Extradition. |
extraught |
past participle |
Extracted; descended. |
extremely |
adverb |
In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold. |
extremist |
noun |
A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions. |
extremity |
noun |
The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country., One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man., The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form., The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity. |
extricate |
verb t. |
To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc., To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat or moisture. |
extrinsic |
adjective |
Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; — opposed to intrinsic., Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part/ — said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic. |
extrorsal |
adjective |
Extrorse. |
extructor |
noun |
A builder. |
extruding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Extrude |
extrusion |
noun |
The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out; expulsion. |
exuberant |
adjective |
Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage. |
exuberate |
noun |
To abound; to be in great abundance. |
exudation |
noun |
The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded. |
exultance |
noun |
Alt. of Exultancy |
exultancy |
noun |
Exultation. |
exuperant |
adjective |
Surpassing; exceeding; surmounting. |
exuperate |
verb t. |
To excel; to surmount. |
exuviable |
adjective |
Capable of being cast off in the form of exuviae. |
exuviated |
imp. & past participle |
of Exuviate |
eyebright |
noun |
A small annual plant (Euphrasia officinalis), formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye. |
eyeglance |
noun |
A glance of eye. |
eyeleteer |
noun |
A small, sharp-pointed instrument used in piercing eyelet holes; a stiletto. |
eye-saint |
noun |
An object of interest to the eye; one worshiped with the eyes. |
eyestring |
noun |
The tendon by which the eye is moved. |
eyewinker |
noun |
An eyelash. |