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Duumvir(n.) One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions.
Dwarf(n.) An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind
(v. i.) To become small
(v. t.) To hinder from growing to the natural size
Dwell(v. i.) To abide
(v. t.) To inhabit.
Dwelt(imp. & p. p.) of Dwell.
Dwindle(n.) The process of dwindling
(v. i.) To diminish
(v. t.) To break
Dyad(a.) Having a valence or combining power of two
(n.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or combining power of two.
Dye(n.) Color produced by dyeing.
(v. t.) To stain
Dyer(n.) One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.
Dyestuff(n.) A material used for dyeing.
Dyewood(n.) Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.
Dying(a.) In the act of dying
(n.) The act of expiring
Dynamics(n.) That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of bodies (kinematics) and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion (kinetics)
Dynamism(n.) The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.
Dynamite(n.) An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc
Dynamo(n.) A dynamo-electric machine.
Dynast(n.) A dynasty
Dyne(n.) The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units
Dyscrasia(n.) An ill habit or state of the constitution
Dysentery(n.) A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood
Dysmenorrhea(n.) Difficult and painful menstruation.
Dyspeptic(n.) A person afflicted with dyspepsia.
Dysphoria(n.) Impatience under affliction
Dysprosium(n.) An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy
Dystocia(n.) Difficult delivery pr parturition.
Each(a. / a. pron.) Every
Eager(a.) Brittle
Eagle(n.) A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.
Eagre(n.) A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river
Ealdorman(n.) An alderman.
Ear(n.) Privilege of being kindly heard
(v. i.) To put forth ears in growing
(v. t.) To plow or till
Earache(n.) Ache or pain in the ear.
Eardrop(n.) A pendant for the ear
Eardrum(n.) The tympanum.
Eared(a.) Having (such or so many) ears
Earing(n.) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.
Earl(n.) A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany
Earmark(n.) A mark for identification
(v. t.) To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
Earn(v. i.) To curdle, as milk.
(v. t.) To acquire by labor, service, or performance
(v. t. & i.) To grieve.
Earring(n.) An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant
Earshot(n.) Reach of the ear
Earth(n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself
(v. i.) To burrow.
(v. t.) To cover with earth or mold
Earwig(n.) Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera.
(v. t.) To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk.
Ease(n.) Freedom from anything that pains or troubles
Easily(adv.) Readily
East(a.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel
(adv.) Eastward.
(n.) Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States
(v. i.) To move toward the east
Eatable(a.) Capable of being eaten
(n.) Something fit to be eaten.
Eaten(p. p.) of Eat
Eater(n.) One who, or that which, eats.
Eating(n.) Something fit to be eaten
Eaves(n. pl.) Brow
Ebb(a.) Receding
(n.) The European bunting.
(v. i.) To flow back
(v. t.) To cause to flow back.
Ebon(a.) Consisting of ebony.
(n.) Ebony.
Ebracteate(a.) Without bracts.
Ebullient(a.) Boiling up or over
Ebullition(n.) A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid
Eburnation(n.) A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory
Eccentric(a.) Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws
(n.) A circle described about the center of an elliptical orbit, with half the major axis for radius
Ecchymosis(n.) A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion
Ecclesia(n.) A church, either as a body or as a building.
Ecclesiology(n.) The science or theory of church building and decoration.
Ecdysis(n.) The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc
Echelon(n.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of a ladder in position for climbing
(v. i.) To take position in echelon.
(v. t.) To place in echelon
Echidna(n.) A genus of Monotremata found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered with spines
Echinoderm(n.) One of the Echinodermata.
Echinoid(a.) Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea.
(n.) One of the Echinoidea.
Echinus(n.) A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe.
Echo(n.) A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice
(v. i.) To give an echo
(v. t.) To repeat with assent
Eclampsia(n.) A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of epilepsy
Eclectic(a.) Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected
(n.) One who follows an eclectic method.
Eclipse(n.) An interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention of some other body, either between it and the eye, or between the luminous body and that illuminated by it
(v. i.) To suffer an eclipse.
(v. t.) To cause the obscuration of
Ecliptic(a.) A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23¡ 28' with the equator
Eclogue(n.) A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other
Economical(a.) Managed with frugality
Economics(n.) Political economy
Economist(n.) One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality
Economize(v. i.) To be prudently sparing in expenditure
(v. t.) To manage with economy
Economy(n.) Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption
Ecru(a.) Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like.
Ecstasy(n.) A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power
(v. t.) To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm.
Ecstatic(n.) An enthusiast.
Ectasia(n.) A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.
Ectoderm(n.) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast
Ectomere(n.) The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in many segmenting ova, as those of mammals
Ectoparasite(n.) Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals
Ectopia(n.) A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial
Ectopic(a.) Out of place
Ectoplasm(n.) The ectosarc of protozoan.
Ecumenical(a.) General
Eczema(n.) An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts
Edacious(a.) Given to eating
Edda(n.) The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes
Eddy(n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
(v. i.) To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy
(v. t.) To collect as into an eddy.
Edelweiss(n.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps
Eden(n.) The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt
Edge(v. i.) To move sideways
(v. t.) Any sharp terminating border
Edging(n.) That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe, trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden
Edgy(a.) Easily irritated
Edh(n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It is sounded as "English th in a similar word: //er, other, d//, doth
Edible(a.) Fit to be eaten as food
(n.) Anything edible.
Edict(n.) A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power
Edification(n.) A building or edifice.
Edifice(n.) A building
Edify(v. i.) To build
Edit(v. t.) To superintend the publication of
Edomite(n.) One of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob
Educable(a.) Capable of being educated.
Educate(v. t.) To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child
Education(n.) The act or process of educating
Educative(a.) Tending to educate
Educator(n.) One who educates
Educe(v. t.) To bring or draw out
Educt(n.) That which is educed, as by analysis.
Edulcorate(v. t.) To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing
Eel(n.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla
Eelgrass(n.) A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast
Eelpout(n.) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young
Efface(v. t.) To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc
Effect(n.) Consequence intended
(v. t.) To bring to pass
Effeminate(a.) Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.
(v. i.) To grow womanish or weak.
(v. t.) To make womanish
Effendi(n.) Master
Efferent(a.) Conveyed outward
(n.) An efferent duct or stream.
Effervesce(v. i.) To be in a state of natural ebullition
Effete(a.) No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth
Efficacious(n.) Possessing the quality of being effective
Efficacy(n.) Power to produce effects
Efficiency(n.) The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects
Efficient(n.) An efficient cause
Effigy(n.) The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part
Effloresce(v. i.) To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source
Effluence(n.) A flowing out, or emanation.
Effluent(a.) Flowing out
(n.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
Effluvium(a.) Subtile or invisible emanation
Efflux(n.) That which flows out
(v. i.) To run out
Effort(n.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
(v. t.) To stimulate.
Effrontery(n.) Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum
Effulgence(n.) The state of being effulgent
Effuse(a.) Disposed to pour out freely
(n.) Effusion
(v. i.) To emanate
(v. t.) To pour out like a stream or freely
Effusion(n.) That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.
Effusive(a.) Pouring out
Eft(adv.) Again
(n.) A European lizard of the genus Seps.
Egad(interj.) An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.
Egest(v. t.) To cast or throw out
Egg(n.) Anything resembling an egg in form.
(v. t.) To urge on
Eggar(n.) Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa
Egger(n.) One who gathers eggs
(v. t.) One who eggs or incites.
Eggnog(n.) A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.
Eggplant(n.) A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg
Eggshell(n.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.
Eglantine(n.) A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors
Ego(n.) The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought
Egoism(n.) Excessive love and thought of self
Egoist(n.) A believer in egoism.
Egotism(n.) The practice of too frequently using the word I
Egotist(n.) One addicted to egotism
Egregious(a.) Surpassing
Egress(n.) The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave
(v. i.) To go out
Egret(n.) A kind of ape.
Egyptian(a.) Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
(n.) A gypsy.
Egyptology(n.) The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.
Eh(interj.) An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.
Eider(n.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce
Eidolon(n.) An image or representation
Eight(a.) Seven and one
(n.) An island in a river
Eisteddfod(n.) Am assembly or session of the Welsh bards
Either(a. & pron.) Each of two
(conj. Either) precedes two, or more, coordinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative
Ejaculate(v. i.) To utter ejaculations
(v. t.) To throw out, as an exclamation
Ejaculation(n.) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct.
Ejaculatory(a.) Casting or throwing out
Eject(v. t.) An object that is a conscious or living object, and hence not a direct object, but an inferred object or act of a subject, not myself
Elaborate(a.) Wrought with labor
(v. t.) To perfect with painstaking
Elamite(n.) A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia
Eland(n.) A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts
Elapse(v. i.) To slip or glide away
Elasmobranch(a.) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
(n.) One of the Elasmobranchii.
Elastic(a.) Able to return quickly to a former state or condition, after being depressed or overtaxed
(n.) An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber
Elastin(n.) A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue
Elate(a.) Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope
(v. t.) To exalt the spirit of
Elation(n.) A lifting up by success
Elbow(n.) Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall, building, and the like
(v. i.) To jut into an angle
(v. t.) To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.
Elder(a.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments
(n.) A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries
Eldest(a.) Born or living first, or before the others, as a son, daughter, brother, etc.
Eleatic(a.) Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to the senses, and all to the reason
(n.) A philosopher of the Eleatic school.
Elecampane(n.) A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic
Elect(a.) Chosen
(n.) One chosen or set apart.
(v. t.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of mercy or favor.
Eleemosynary(a.) Given in charity or alms
(n.) One who subsists on charity
Elegant(a.) Exercising a nice choice
Elegiac(a.) Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs
(n.) Elegiac verse.
Elegist(n.) A write of elegies.
Elegit(n.) A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired
Elegize(v. t.) To lament in an elegy
Elegy(n.) A mournful or plaintive poem
Element(n.) An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered
(v. t.) To compound of elements or first principles.
Elemi(n.) A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium
Elephant(n.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known
Elevate(a.) Elevated
(v. t.) To bring from a lower place to a higher
Elevation(n.) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon
Elevator(n.) A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain.
Eleven(a.) Ten and one added
(n.) A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.
Elf(n.) An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy
(v. t.) To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
Elfin(a.) Relating to elves.
(n.) A little elf or urchin.
Elfish(a.) Of or relating to the elves
Elflock(n.) Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves.
Elicit(a.) Elicited
(v. t.) To draw out or entice forth
Elide(v. t.) To break or dash in pieces
Eligible(a.) That may be selected
Eliminate(v. t.) To cause to disappear from an equation
Elite(n.) A choice or select body
Elixir(n.) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into gold
Elizabethan(a.) Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign
(n.) One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
Elk(n.) A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose
Ell(n.) A measure for cloth
Ellipse(n.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides
Ellipsis(n.) An ellipse.
Ellipsoid(n.) A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.
Elliptical(a.) Having a part omitted
Ellipticity(n.) Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere
Elm(n.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America
Elohim(n.) One of the principal names by which God is designated in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Elongate(a.) Drawn out at length
(v. i.) To depart to, or be at, a distance
Elongation(n.) Removal to a distance
Elope(v. t.) To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty
Eloquent(a.) Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts arguments with fluency and power
Else(a. & pron.) Other
(adv. & conj.) Besides
Elucidate(v. t.) To make clear or manifest
Elude(v. t.) To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity
Elul(n.) The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning, or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly to the month of September
Elusion(n.) Act of eluding
Elusive(a.) Tending to elude
Elusory(a.) Tending to elude or deceive
Elute(v. t.) To wash out.
Elutriate(v. t.) To wash or strain out so as to purify
Elver(n.) A young eel
Elvish(a.) Mysterious
Elysian(a.) Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death
Elysium(n.) A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death
Em(n.) The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page
Emaciate(a.) Emaciated.
(v. i.) To lose flesh gradually and become very lean
(v. t.) To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean
Emanate(a.) Issuing forth
(v. i.) To issue forth from a source
Emanation(n.) That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source
Emancipate(a.) Set at liberty.
(v. t.) To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence
Emancipation(n.) The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
Emarginate(v. t.) To take away the margin of.
Emasculate(a.) Deprived of virility or vigor
(v. t.) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit
Embalm(v. t.) To anoint all over with balm
Embank(v. t.) To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend
Embargo(n.) An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions
(v. t.) To lay an embargo on and thus detain
Embark(v. i.) To engage in any affair.
(v. t.) To cause to go on board a vessel or boat
Embarrass(v. t.) Embarrassment.
Embassy(n.) The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys
Embattle(v. i.) To be arrayed for battle.
(v. t.) To arrange in order of battle
Embayment(n.) A bay.
Embed(v. t.) To lay as in a bed
Embellish(v. t.) To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments
Ember(a.) Making a circuit of the year of the seasons
(n.) A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes
Embezzle(v. t.) To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care
Embitter(v. t.) To make bitter or sad.
Emblaze(v. t.) To adorn with glittering embellishments.
Emblazon(v. t.) To deck in glaring colors
Emblem(n.) A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation
(v. t.) To represent by an emblem
Embodiment(n.) That which embodies or is embodied
Embody(v. i.) To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection
(v. t.) To form into a body
Embolden(v. t.) To give boldness or courage to
Embolic(a.) Embolismic.
Embolism(n.) Intercalated time.
Embolus(n.) A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being brought thither by the blood current
Embonpoint(n.) Plumpness of person
Embosom(v. t.) To inclose or surround
Emboss(v. i.) To seek the bushy forest
(v. t.) To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances
Embouchure(n.) The mouth of a river
Embowel(v. t.) To disembowel.
Embower(v. i.) To lodge or rest in a bower.
(v. t.) To cover with a bower
Embrace(n.) Intimate or close encircling with the arms
(v. i.) To join in an embrace.
(v. t.) To fasten on, as armor.
Embranchment(n.) The branching forth, as of trees.
Embrangle(v. t.) To confuse
Embrasure(n.) An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged
Embrocate(v. t.) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc
Embrocation(n.) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.
Embroider(v. t.) To ornament with needlework
Embroil(v. t.) To implicate in confusion
Embrown(v. t.) To give a brown color to
Embryo(a.) Pertaining to an embryo
(n.) The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant
Emend(v. t.) To purge of faults
Emerald(a.) Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald.
(n.) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare/l. It is used by English printers.
Emerge(v. i.) To rise out of a fluid
Emeritus(a.) Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services
(n.) A veteran who has honorably completed his service.
Emersed(a.) Standing out of, or rising above, water.
Emersion(n.) The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything
Emery(n.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances
Emesis(n.) A vomiting.
Emetic(a.) Inducing to vomit
(n.) A medicine which causes vomiting.
Emetine(n.) A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic principle
Emigrant(n.) One who emigrates, or quits one country or region to settle in another.
(v. i.) Pertaining to an emigrant
Emigrate(a.) Migratory
(v. i.) To remove from one country or State to another, for the purpose of residence
Emigration(n.) A body emigrants
Eminence(n.) An elevated condition among men
Eminency(n.) State of being eminent
Eminent(a.) Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue
Emissary(a.) Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium through apertures in its walls.
(n.) An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers
Emission(n.) That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at one time
Emissivity(n.) Tendency to emission
Emit(v. t.) To issue forth, as an order or decree
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