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effuse.adjective
pour forth; spreading out loosely
effuse,
effused,
effusing,
effuses.verbs
transitive
verb uses.to pour out (a liquid);
to radiate;
diffuse
intransitive
verb uses.to spread or flow out; to
ooze forth; exude
egomania,
egomaniac.noun
obsessive/excessive.preoccupation
with the self
egomaniacal-adjective
egomaniacally.adverb
engross, engrossed,
engrossing,
engrosses.transitive
verbs
to occupy exclusively; absorb (a great novel engrosses
the reader);
monopolize
engrosser-noun
exotic.adjective
from another part of the world; foreign: exotic
tropical plants in a greenhouse; foreign; intriguingly unusual or different;
excitingly strange; hinting at unfamiliar territory
evidence, evidenced,
evidencing,
evidences.transitive
verbs
to indicate
clearly; exemplify or prove
in evidence.idiom
plainly visible; to be seen (it was early and
few pedestrians were in evidence on the city streets)
evident.adjective
easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent.(it
was early and few pedestrians were evident on the streets)
evidence.noun
a thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion
or judgment.(crumbs
on the counter was evidence that some little hands were into the cookie
jar)
evident.adjective
easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent;
to see
evidently.adverb
obviously;
clearly
evidentiary.adjective
of evidence; evidential
emasculate,
emasculated,
emasculating,
emasculates
to deprive of strength or vigor; weaken
emasculate.adjective
deprived of virility, strength, or vigor
emasculation, emasculator.noun
emasculative or emasculatory-adjectives
electromotive force.noun.Abbr.
emf, EMF
the energy per unit charge that is converted reversibly
from chemical, mechanical, or other forms of energy into electrical energy
in a battery or dynamo
end run.noun
a maneuver in which impediments are bypassed,
often by deceit or trickery (made an end run around the departmental finance
officer in order to increase the budget)
eunuch-noun
a castrated
man employed as a harem attendant or as a functionary in certain Asian
courts
eunuchism.noun
The word 'eunuch' goes back to the Greek word eunoukhos,
"a castrated person employed to take charge of the women of a harem and
act as chamberlain." A eunuch, of course, was ideally suited to guard the
bedchamber of women. a castrated man employed as a harem attendant or as
a functionary in certain Asian courts; literally bed-keeper or chamberlain:.2Kings
9:32;
Esther 2:3. They were common also among the Greeks and Romans. Three
classes of eunuchs are mentioned in
Matthew 19:12
embark,
embarked,
embarking,
embarks.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cause to board a vessel or aircraft (stopped to embark passengers)
intransitive verb use.to
set out on a venture; commence (embark on a world tour); to go aboard a
vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey
embarkation or embarkment.noun
eschew,
eschewed,
eschewing,
eschews.transitive
verbs
to avoid; shun;
escape
eschewal-noun
environs.plural.noun
a surrounding area, especially of a city; surroundings;
environment
environ, environed,
environing,
environs.transitive
verbs
to encircle; surround
extirpate,
extirpated,
extirpating,
extirpates.transitive
verbs
to pull up by the roots; to destroy totally; exterminate;
abolish
extirpation, extirpator.noun
extirpative.adjectives
enmesh.also.immesh,
enmeshed,
enmeshing,
enmeshes.transitive
verbs
to entangle, involve, or catch in or as if in
a mesh; catch
enmeshment.noun
exalt, exalted,
exalting,
exalts.transitive
verbs
to raise in rank, character, or status;
elevate: exalted the shepherd to a high rank;
to glorify, praise, or honor
exalter.noun
extol, extolled,
extolling,
extols.transitive
verbs
to praise highly; exalt;
praise
extoller, extolment.nouns
etiquette.noun
the practices and forms prescribed by social convention;
the normal ways to treat one another in being repectful and appreciative
expose, exposed,
exposing,
exposes.transitive
verbs
to subject or allow to be subjected to an action
or an influence (exposed themselves to danger driving recklessly);
exposed their children to classical music; show; reveal; open to see
exposer.noun
entwine.also.intwine,
entwined,
entwining,
entwines.verbs
intransitive verb uses.to
twine around or together (the ivy entwined the column)
transitive verb uses.to
twine or twist together
entwinement.noun
entangle, entangled,
entangling,
entangles.transitive
verbs
to twist
together or entwine into a confusing mass;
snarl;
to complicate; confuse; to involve
in or as if in a tangle; catch
entanglement, entangler.nouns
endanger, endangered,
endangering,
endangers.transitive
verbs
to expose to harm or danger; imperil
endangerment.noun
especially.adverb
to an extent
or degree deserving of special
emphasis;
particularly
extraordinary.adjective
beyond what is ordinary or usual (extraordinary
achievements of mankind in this century); highly exceptional;
remarkable.(an
extraordinary achievement)
extraordinarily.adverb
elytron.noun,.plural.elytra
either of the leathery or chitinous
forewings of a beetle or a related insect, serving to encase the thin,
membranous
hind wings used in flight
elytroid.adjective
embrace, embraced,
embracing,
embraces
transitive verb uses.to
take up willingly or eagerly (embrace a social cause); to avail oneself
of; to include; to surround; to clasp or hold close with the arms, usually
as an expression of affection; enclose (we allowed the warm water to embrace
us);
intransitive verb uses.to
join in an embrace
embrace.noun
an act of holding close with the arms, usually
as an expression of affection; a hug; an enclosure or encirclement (caught
in the jungle's embrace); eager
acceptance (embraced the prospect of a better tomorrow for third world
countries)
embraceable.adjective
embracement.noun
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