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effuse.adjective
pour forth; spreading out loosely
effuse,
effused,
effusing,
effuses.verbs
transitive
verb uses.to radiate; to pour out
a liquid; diffuse
intransitive
verb uses.to spread or flow out; to
ooze
forth; exude
effusive.adjective
unrestrained or excessive
in emotional expression; gushy
(an effusive manner); profuse;
overflowing (effusive praise spoiled the speech)
effusively.adverb
effusiveness.noun,.plural.effusivenesses
engross, engrossed,
engrossing,
engrosses.transitive
verbs
something that is engrossing is very interesting
and holds your attention completely; to occupy exclusively; absorb (a great
novel engrosses the reader);
monopolize
engrossing.adjective
occupying one's complete attention; wholly absorbing
(listened to an engrossing symphony)
engrossingly.adverb
engrosser.noun,.plural.engrossers
exotic.adjective
something that is exotic is unusual
and interesting
and somewhat.mysterious,
usually because it comes from or is related to a distant country and/or
to something we want more information on; intriguingly
unusual or different; excitingly interesting or unusual (the woman he met
was exotic enough and kind and caring enough to maintain his interest all
the way to a solid and lasting relationship);
hinting
at unfamiliar territory (the lady hinted at exciting
pleasures yet to be discovered); from another part of the world; foreign
(exotic tropical plants in a greenhouse)
exotic.noun,.plural.exotics
one that is exotic
exotically.adverb
exoticness.noun,.plural.exoticnesses
exotica.plural
noun
things that are curiously.unusual
or excitingly.strange
(such gustatory.exotica
as killer bee honey and fresh catnip sauce)
evidence, evidenced,
evidencing,
evidences.transitive
verbs
to indicate
clearly; exemplify or appear
to prove, because evidence is only
indicative
and not.proof positive,
whereas
proof positive is final or absolute
proof of something (no question the cabal ones are guilty of Crimes
Against Humanity); lack
of proof positive has been shown by honest courts, through decisons, to
be in error, but which decisions based upon evidence, nonetheless
resulted in wrongful convictions; lack of
proof positive has been shown by dishonest lying courts (having corrrupt
judges, lawyers, police), using such things as precedent
cases to base decisons on, which decisions are often purposely in error,
but which decisions are based upon what they regard as evidence
and non evidence, nonetheless
resulted in wrongful decisions either for or against one accused
in evidence.idiom
plainly visible; to be seen (it was early and
few pedestrians were in evidence on the city streets)
evidence.noun,.plural.evidences
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 known; obvious;
apparent;
to see (it was early and few pedestrians were evident on the streets)
evidently.adverb
obviously;
clearly
evidentiary.adjective
of evidence; evidential
evidential.adjective
in law, of, providing or constituting.evidence
(evidential material) evidentially.adverb
emasculate,
emasculated,
emasculating,
emasculates.transitive
verbs
to deprive
of strength or vigor;
weaken
emasculate.adjective
deprived of virility,
strength or vigor
emasculation.noun,.plural.emasculations
emasculator.noun,.plural.emasculators
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,.plural.end
runs
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,.plural.eunuchs
the word literally
means a bed-keeper or chamberlain:.2Kings
9:32;
Esther 2:3; a castrated
man employed as a harem attendant
or as a functionary
in certain Asian courts; a eunuch, of course, was ideally suited to guard
the bedchamber of women; the word 'eunuch' goes back to the Greek word
'eunoukhos', meaning 'a castrated man employed to take charge of the women
of a harem and act as chamberlain; eunuchs
were common also among the Greeks and Romans; three classes of eunuchs
are mentioned in
Matthew 19:12
eunuchism.noun
embark,
embarked,
embarking,
embarks.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cause to board a vessel or aircraft
(stopped to embark passengers)
intransitive verb use.to
start something new (Derek, like
so many others who had hit bottom in life, was ready to embark on a better
life path); 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.noun,.plural.embarkations
embarkment.noun,.plural.embarkments
eschew,
eschewed,
eschewing,
eschews.transitive
verbs
to avoid; shun;
keep away from; escape
eschewal.noun,.plural.eschewals
eschewer.noun,.plural.eschewers
environment.noun,.plural.environments
the circumstances or conditions, both visible
and invisible, that surround one; surroundings; the combination of external
physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development and
survival of organisms; the complex
of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual
or a community
environmental.adjective
of,
relating
to or associated
with the environment; relating to or being.concerned
with the ecological.impact
of altering
the environment; environmental illness can be caused by poisoning from
being in a sick building)
environmentally.adverb
environmentalism.noun,.plural.environmentalisms
advocacy
for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction
or pollution
environmentalist.noun,.plural.environmentalists
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.adjective
enmesh.also.immesh,
enmeshed,
enmeshing,
enmeshes.transitive
verbs
to entangle,
involve
or catch in or as if in a mesh; catch
enmeshment.noun,.plural.enmeshments
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,.plural.exalters
exaltedness.noun,.plural.exaltednesses
exaltedly.adverb
extol, extolled,extolling,
extols.transitive
verbs
to praise highly; exalt;
praise
extoller.noun,.plural.extollers
extolment.noun,.plural.extolment
etiquette.noun,.plural.etiquettes
the practices and forms prescribed by social convention;
the normal ways to treat one another in being repectful and appreciative
exposé.noun,.plural.exposés
an exposure or a revelation
of something discreditable;
exposition
of facts
expose, exposed,
exposing,
exposes.transitive
verbs
to subject or allow to be subjected to an action
or an influence (they loved being in the park, exposed to all nature's
wonders, but especially the flowers;
exposed themselves to danger driving recklessly;
exposed their children to classical.music);
to show; reveal; open to see
exposer.noun,.plural.exposers
exposure.noun,.plural.exposures
the act or an instance of exposing, as an act
of subjecting
or an instance of being subjected to an action or an influence (their first
exposure to big city life was a far cry from the peace of the country);
appearance in public or in the mass media (an actor with much recent exposure);
information made public (exposure of graft
by government); the condition of being exposed, especially to severe weather
or other forces of nature (treated himself for the effects of exposure);
a position in relation to climatic or weather conditions or points of the
compass (our house has a southern exposure); the act of exposing sensitized
photographic film or plate; a photographic plate or a piece of film so
exposed; the amount of radiant energy needed to expose a photographic film
(set the exposure on the camera)
entwine.also.intwine,
entwined,
entwining,
entwines.verbs
intransitive verb uses.to
twine around or together (the ivy entwined the column); intertwined
transitive verb uses.to
twine or twist together
entwinement.noun,.plural.entwinements
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.noun,.plural.entanglements
entangler.noun,.plural.entanglers
endanger, endangered,
endangering,
endangers.transitive
verbs
to expose to harm or danger; imperil
endangerment.noun,.plural.endangerments
especially.adverb
to an extent
or degree deserving of special
emphasis;
particularly
extraordinary.adjective
beyond what is ordinary or usual (extraordinary
achievements of humanity in this century); highly exceptional;
remarkable.(an
extraordinary achievement)
extraordinarily.adverb
extrasensory.adjective
being outside the normal range or bounds of the
senses
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.verbs
transitive verb uses.to
take up willingly
or eagerly
(embrace a social.cause);
to in confidence and joy, avail
oneself of; to accept;
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; the ancient.Etruscan.civilization
once embraced all Italy from the Alps to the
Tiber River)
intransitive verb uses.to
join in an embrace
to clasp or hold close with the arms, usually
as an expression of affection
embrace.noun,.plural.embraces
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,.plural.
effeminate.adjective
having qualities
or characteristics
associated with women; feminine
effeminately.adverb
effeminate.noun,.plural.effeminates
effeminateness.noun,.plural.effeminatenesses
effeminacy.noun,.plural.effeminacies
the quality
or condition of being effeminate
echelon.noun,.plural.echelons
a level of responsibility or authority in a hierarchy;
a rank
(a job in the higher echelon of a company)
echelon, echeloned,
echeloning,
echelons.transitive.and
intransitive
verbs
to arrange or take place in an echelon; a formation
of troops, ships, aircraft or vehicles in parallel
rows, as you see like in a marching band, for example
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