A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions / Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

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Each, a.   1. One and the other (of two), both.

2. Every one (of several).

Eager, a.   1. Longing, yearning, greedy, impatient, keenly desirous.

2. Ardent, zealous, vehement, impetuous, earnest, animated, fervent, fervid, glowing, hot, sanguine.

Eagerness, n.   1. Longing, yearning, avidity, greediness, impatience.

2. Ardor, zeal, vehemence, impetuosity, earnestness, fervor, fervency, heartiness, devotion.

Eagle, n.   1. King of birds.

2. Ten dollars (U. S. gold coin).

Eagle-eyed, a.   Discerning, perspicacious, quick-sighted, sharp-sighted, lynx-eyed, hawk-eyed, keen-eyed, Argus-eyed.

Eagre, n.   Bore, great tidal wave.

Ear, n.   1. Organ of hearing.

2. Musical perception, faculty of discriminating sounds, sense of hearing.

3. Regard, heed, attention, hearing.

4. Spike (of grain), head.

Earache, n.   Otalgia, otalgy, pain in the ear.

Ear-drop, n.   Ear-ring, pendant.

Early, a.   1. Timely, seasonable, in season, not late.

2. Forward, premature.

3. At dawn, at day-break, at the opening of day.

Early, ad.   Soon, betimes, seasonably, in good season, in good time.

Earn, v. a.   1. Gain, get, acquire, win, obtain, procure.

2. Merit, deserve, be entitled to.

Earnest, a.   1. Ardent, zealous, eager, fervent, fervid, glowing, animated, importunate, warm, hearty.

2. Intent, steady, fixed, close.

Earnest, n.   1. Seriousness, reality, not a jest.

2. Pledge, first-fruits.

3. Earnest-money.

Earnest-money, n.   Earnest, pay in advance (to bind a bargain).

Earnings, n. pl.   Wages.

Ear-ring, n.   Pendant, ear-drop.

Earth, n.   1. World, globe.

2. Soil, ground, land, clod, turf, sod.

Earth-born, a.   1. Terrigenous, born on the earth.

2. Of low birth, of mean extraction.

3. Earthly, low, mean, base, abject, grovelling, earth-bred.

Earth-bred, a.   Low, base, vile, abject, grovelling, earth-born.

Earth-flax, n.   Amianth, amianthus (species of Asbestos).

Earthly, a.   1. Terrestrial.

2. Sensual, sordid, worldly, low, grovelling, vile, base, gross, earthly-minded, earth-born, not spiritual.

Earthly-minded, a.   Sensual, sordid, EARTHLY.

Earthy, a.   1. Terrene, composed of earth.

2. Earthly, terrestrial.

3. Gross, coarse, unrefined.

Ear-wax, n.   Cerumen.

Ease, n.   1. Rest, repose, quiescence.

2. Quiet, quietude, quietness, tranquillity, peace, content, contentment.

3. Facility, easiness, readiness.

Ease, v. a.   1. Relieve, disburden, disencumber, free from pressure or restraint.

2. Alleviate, allay, assuage, appease, mitigate, soothe, pacify, quiet, still, abate.

Ease away, (Naut.) Slacken gradually (a rope), ease off.

Easement, n.   (Law.) Privilege (by grant or prescription), convenience, accommodation, advantage.

Ease off, (Naut.) Ease away.

Eastern, a.   1. Oriental, orient.

2. Towards the east.

Easy, a.   1. Light, not difficult, not burdensome.

2. Quiet, tranquil, untroubled, comfortable, contented, satisfied, at rest, at ease, without anxiety, without pain.

3. Yielding, complying, pliant, facile, submissive, accommodating, complaisant.

4. Unconstrained, graceful, not formal, not stiff.

5. Gentle, moderate.

6. Not straitened (pecuniarily).

Eat, v. a.   1. Chew and swallow.

2. Corrode, consume, wear away.

Eat, v. n.   1. Feed, take food.

2. Act corrosively.

3. [Colloquial.] Taste, relish.

Eatable, a.   Esculent, edible.

Eat dirt, Humble one's self, abase one's self, lower one's note, fall on one's knees, eat humble pie, get a set-down, sing small.

Eat humble pie, Suffer humiliation, endure mortification, be humbled, be abashed, be taken down, eat dirt.

Eating, a.   Corrosive, erosive, corroding, caustic, catheretic.

Eating-house, n.   Restaurant, chop-house.

Eat one's words, Take back what was said, retract a statement.

Eau-de-Cologne, [Fr.] Cologne, cologne-water.

Eavesdropper, n.   Stealthy listener.

Eavesdropping, n.   Listening by stealth.

Ebb, n.   1. Regression, regress, retrocession, retrogression, reflux, refluence, return.

2. Decline, decay, deterioration, degeneracy.

3. Decrease, diminution, abatement, decrement, subsidence.

Ebb, v. n.   1. Recede, retire, flow back.

2. Decline, decrease, decay, wane, sink, fall away.

Ebon, a.   1. Dark, black, inky.

2. Made of ebony.

Ebriety, n.   Drunkenness, intoxication, inebriation, inebriety.

Ebullience, n.   Effervescence, ebullition, boiling over.

Ebulliency, n.   Effervescence, ebullition, boiling over.

Ebullient, a.   Effervescing, boiling over.

Ebullition, n.   1. Boiling.

2. Effervescence, fermentation.

3. Burst, outburst, outbreak, fit, paroxysm.

Eccentric, a.   1. Not circular.

2. Irregular, abnormal, anomalous, peculiar, uncommon, unnatural, singular, strange, wayward, odd, aberrant, erratic, whimsical.

Eccentricity, n.   Irregularity, peculiarity, oddness, oddity, singularity, waywardness, strangeness, aberration.

Ecclesiastic, a.   Not civil, not secular.

Ecclesiastical, a.   Not civil, not secular.

Ecclesiastic, n.   Priest, clergyman, churchman, minister, parson, pastor, divine.

Echinate, a.   Prickly, bristled.

Echinated, a.   Prickly, bristled.

Echo, n.   Reverberation, reflected sound.

Echo, v. n.   Resound, reverberate, be sounded back.

Echo, v. a.   1. Reverberate, reëcho.

2. Repeat, sound again.

Éclaircissement, n.   [Fr.] Explanation, explication.

Eclaircize, v. a.   [Modern.] Explain, unfold, expound, elucidate, illustrate, make plain, make clear.

Éclat, n.   1. Acclamation, applause, plaudit, burst of applause.

2. Brilliancy, splendor, show, pomp, lustre, striking effect.

Eclectic, a.   Selecting, choosing.

Eclecticism, n.   Eclectic philosophy.

Eclipse, n.   1. Occultation.

2. Obscuration.

Eclipse, v. a.   1. Darken, obscure, dim.

2. Cloud, veil, shroud, hide.

3. Degrade, throw into the shade.

Eclogue, n.   Bucolic, idyl, pastoral, pastoral poem.

Economical, a.   Saving, sparing, provident, thrifty, frugal, not wasteful, not lavish.

Economics, n.   Household management, household economy.

Economize, v. a.   Save, husband, manage frugally, use prudently.

Economize, v. n.   Retrench, be frugal, be prudent, be economical, practise economy, husband one's resources.

Economy, n.   1. Frugality, thrift, thriftiness, good husbandry, good housewifery.

2. Arrangement, regulation, management.

3. System, plan, established order.

Ecphonesis, n.   [Gr.] (Rhet.) Exclamation, ejaculation, interjection.

Ecstasy, n.   1. Trance.

2. Transport, rapture, ravishment, delight, great joy.

3. Enthusiasm, fanaticism.

Ecstatic, a.   1. Entrancing.

2. Transporting, ravishing, rapturous, very delightful.

Ecstatical, a.   1. Entrancing.

2. Transporting, ravishing, rapturous, very delightful.

Ecumenic, a.   [Written also [Œcumenic and Œcumenical.] General (applied especially to councils of the Church), universal.

Ecumenical, a.   [Written also [Œcumenic and Œcumenical.] General (applied especially to councils of the Church), universal.

Edacious, a.   Greedy, voracious, devouring.

Eddish, n.   Aftermath, rowen.

Eddy, n.   1. Counter-current.

2. Whirlpool, vortex.

Edentate, a.   Toothless.

Edentated, a.   Toothless.

Edge, n.   1. Cutting side (of a blade).

2. Border, rim, brim, margin, verge, brink.

3. Keenness, sharpness, intensity.

Edge, v. a.   1. Sharpen.

2. Fringe, border.

3. Move sideways, move little by little.

Edge, v. n.   Move sideways, move little by little.

Edge-bone, n.   Aitchbone, natchbone.

Edging, n.   Fringe, border.

Edible, n.   Eatable, esculent.

Edict, n.   Command, order, decree, rescript, mandate, ordinance, proclamation, ban.

Edification, n.   Instruction (with reference to improving the character), enlightenment, improvement, education.

Edifice, n.   Building, fabric, structure.

Edify, v. a.   Instruct (in order to improve the character), teach, enlighten, educate, improve.

Edit, v. a.   Conduct (a literary work), manage, prepare for publication, superintend the publication of.

Edition, n.   Impression, number (of copies) printed at once.

Editor, n.   Conductor (of a literary work).

Educate, v. a.   Train, discipline, teach, instruct, nurture, breed, school, EDIFY, drill, bring up, develop the faculties of, form the mind and character of.

Education, n.   Training, teaching, schooling, instruction, discipline, cultivation, tuition, nurture, breeding, EDIFICATION, drilling.

Educe, v. a.   Extract, draw out, bring out.

Edulcorate, v. a.   (Chem.) Wash, purify, cleanse.

Edulcoration, n.   (Chem.) Washing, cleaning, purification.

Eel-pont, n.   Burbot (Lota vulgaris).

Efface, v. a.   Obliterate, erase, expunge, blot, cancel, rub out, wipe out, scratch out, rub off, blot out, strike out.

Effect, n.   1. Consequence, result, issue, event.

2. Force, validity, weight, power, efficiency.

3. Purport, import, drift, tenor, meaning, general intent.

4. Fact, reality, truth.

5. Impression (on the organs of sense).

Effect, v. a.   1. Cause, produce, create.

2. Accomplish, achieve, execute, perform, do, consummate, realize, carry, compass, effectuate, bring about, bring to pass, carry out, work out.

Effective, a.   1. Competent, adequate, powerful, forcible, energetic, potent, cogent, sufficient, efficacious.

2. Operative, active, efficient, effectual.

Effects, n. pl.   Goods, furniture, movables, personal estate.

Effectual, a.   1. Operative, successful.

2. Efficacious, effective, active, efficient, of adequate power.

Effectuate, v. a.   Accomplish, achieve, effect, execute, carry out, bring to pass.

Effeminacy, n.   Weakness, softness, timidity, womanish delicacy.

Effeminate, a.   1. Womanish, feminine, timorous, unmanly.

2. Delicate, tender, womanly (in a good sense).

Effeminate, v. a.   Unman, soften, emasculate, emolliate, make effeminate.

Effervesce, v. n.   Froth, bubble, ferment.

Effervescence, n.   Bubbling, frothing, ebullition, fermentation.

Effete, a.   1. Barren, unprolific, unfruitful, fruitless, addle.

2. Decayed, spent, exhausted, wasted, worn out.

Efficacious, a.   Effectual, effective, powerful, active, operative, efficient, energetic, of adequate power.

Efficacy, n.   Potency, competency, power, strength, force, efficiency.

Efficiency, n.   Efficacy.

Efficient, a.   1. Operative, active, efficacious, effective, effectual, potent.

2. Able, energetic, skilful, ready.

Efficient, n.   Cause, operator, prime mover, efficient agent.

Effigies, n.   Effigy.

Effigy, n.   Image, figure, representation, likeness, effigies.

Effloresce, v. n.   Become pulverulent (on the surface).

Efflorescence, n.   1. Flowering, bloom, time of flowering.

2. Pulverulence (of the surface).

Effluence, n.   Emanation, efflux.

Effluvium, n.   Exhalation, vapor.

Efflux, n.   1. Flow, effusion.

2. Emanation, effluence.

Effort, n.   1. Endeavor, attempt, trial, essay, exertion, struggle, strain, straining, stretch.

2. Enterprise, undertaking, cause.

Effrontery, n.   Boldness, assurance, impudence, audacity, hardihood, presumption, shamelessness, sauciness, brass, CHEEK.

Effulgence, n.   Brilliancy, lustre, splendor, brightness, radiance, refulgence.

Effulgent, a.   Brilliant, shining, lustrous, splendid, resplendent, bright, radiant, refulgent, dazzling.

Effuse, v. a.   Shed, spill, pour out.

Effusion, n.   1. Outpouring, efflux, gush.

2. Shedding, spilling, waste.

3. Utterance, expression of thought.

Eft, n.   Salamander, newt.

Egg, n.   Ovum.

Egg-shaped, a.   Ovate.

Eglantine, n.   Sweet-brier (Rosa rubiginosa).

Egotism, n.   Conceit, vanity, BUMPTIOUSNESS, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-praise, self-commendation.

Egotistic, a.   Conceited, vain, opinionated, BUMPTIOUS, self-important.

Egotistical, a.   Conceited, vain, opinionated, BUMPTIOUS, self-important.

Egregious, a.   Extraordinary, remarkable, enormous, monstrous, outrageous, great.

Egress, n.   Exit, departure, going out.

Either, a. & pron.   1. (Appropriately) One or the other (of two).

2. (Less authorized) Any one (of several).

3. (Of doubtful propriety) Each (of two), both, one and the other.

Ejaculate, v. a.   Utter in an exclamation, utter briefly and suddenly.

Ejaculation, n.   Exclamation, ECPHONESIS, brief and sudden utterance.

Eject, v. a.   1. Emit, discharge, void, evacuate, vomit, spew, puke, throw out, cast up.

2. Expel, oust, dismiss, discharge, cashier, turn out.

3. Reject, banish, throw aside, cast away, throw overboard.

Ejection, n.   1. Evacuation, discharge.

2. Expulsion, dismission, extrusion, banishment.

Eke out, Add to, supply the deficiency of.

Elaborate, v. a.   1. Bestow labor upon, work out.

2. Improve, refine, mature, ripen, prepare thoroughly.

Elaborate, a.   Labored, studied, high wrought, highly finished, elaborately prepared.

Elaboration, n.   1. Labor, painstaking.

2. Preparation, ripening, maturing.

Elapse, v. n.   Pass, lapse, glide away, slip away, pass away.

Elastic, a.   Springy, rebounding, resilient, recoiling.

Elasticity, n.   Springiness, resiliency, tendency to rebound.

Elate, a.   Flushed (with success), elated, excited, exhilarated, puffed up, in high spirits.

Elate, v. a.   Cheer, exhilarate, elevate, animate, excite, flush, puff up, make proud.

Elater, n.   Fire-fly (of South America, Cuba, &c.).

Elation, n.   Exultation, elevation, exaltation, pride, high spirits.

Elbow, n.   Angle, bend, turn.

Elbow, v. a.   Push.

Elbow, v. n.   Jostle, push one's way.

Elbow-chair, n.   Arm-chair, armed chair.

Elbow-room, n.   Scope, swing, range, opportunity, liberty of action, a fair field, room enough.

Elder, a.   Older, senior.

Elder, n.   Senior, aged person.

Elderly, a.   Somewhat old.

Eldership, n.   Seniority.

Eldest, a.   Oldest.

Elect, v. a.   Choose, select, cull, pick, pick out, make choice of.

Elect, a.   Chosen, selected, picked, choice.

Election, n.   1. Selection, preference, choice.

2. (Theol.) Predestination.

Electioneer, v. n.   Canvass.

Elective franchise, Right of voting, right to vote.

Elector, n.   Voter, constituent.

Electric, n.   Non-conductor (of electricity).

Electrify, v. a.   1. Render electric, charge with electricity.

2. Rouse, thrill, excite, stir, enchant.

Elegance, n.   1. Grace, beauty, symmetry, propriety.

2. Refinement, polish, politeness, gentility.

Elegant, a.   1. Graceful, beautiful, handsome, fine, symmetrical, classical, tasty, tasteful, chaste, neat, well-made, well-proportioned, in good taste.

2. Polished, refined, accomplished, cultivated, polite, genteel, courtly, fashionable.

Elegiac, a.   Mournful, plaintive, sorrowful, dirge-like.

Elegy, n.   Dirge, lament, epicedium, mournful song, funeral song.

Element, n.   1. Simple body, uncompounded body, ultimate part.

2. Constituent, component, ingredient, constituent principle, component part.

3. Proper state, proper sphere.

4. Rudiment, first principle, essential point.

Elementary, a.   1. Simple, uncompounded.

2. Rudimentary, rudimental, primary.

Elench, n.   Sophism, specious argument.

Elephantine, a.   Huge, immense, gigantic, colossal, Cyclopean, Herculean, enormous, very large.

Elevate, v. a.   1. Raise, lift, lift up.

2. Exalt, promote.

3. Improve, dignify, ennoble, refine.

4. Animate, elate, cheer, exhilarate, excite, flush.

Elevation, n.   1. Raising, elevating.

2. Exaltation, aggrandizement, promotion.

3. Dignity, refinement, improvement, ennobling.

4. Hill, elevated place.

5. (Astron.) Height, altitude.

Élève, n.   [Fr.] Pupil.

Elf, n.   1. Fairy, fey, diminutive spirit.

2. Dwarf, gnome.

Elfish, a.   Elf-like, mischievous, elvish.

Elicit, v. a.   Draw out, bring out, succeed in obtaining.

Elide, v. a.   Cut off (a syllable).

Eligible, a.   1. Desirable, preferable, to be preferred, worthy of choice, fit to be chosen.

2. Legally qualified.

Eliminate, v. a.   1. Exclude, expel, reject, thrust out, drive out, get clear of.

2. Extricate, release, set free.

3. (Algebra.) Disengage, separate.

Elimination, n.   1. Exclusion, expulsion, rejection.

2. Separation, disengagement.

Élite, n.   [Fr.] Flower (of a society), best part, select body.

Elixir, n.   1. Cordial.

2. (Med.) Compound tincture.

Elk, n.   Moose, moose-deer (Cervus alces or Alces molchis).

Elliptic, a.   Oval.

Elliptical, a.   Oval.

Ellipse, n.   Oval, oval figure.

Elocution, n.   1. Speech, faculty of speech, power of expression.

2. Utterance, delivery, manner of speaking, oral expression.

Éloge, n.   [Fr.] Eulogy, eulogium, panegyric, funeral oration.

Elongate, v. a.   Lengthen, stretch, draw out, lengthen out.

Elope, v. n.   Abscond (as a woman with a paramour), run away, run off.

Eloquence, n.   1. Oratory, art of speaking well (in public).

2. Graceful and vigorous utterance, fit words in fit places, appropriate expression.

Eloquent, a.   1. Persuasive, impressive.

2. Graceful and vigorous.

Else, a.   or pron. Other.

Else, ad.   or conj.   1. Otherwise.

2. Besides.

Elsewhere, ad.   1. Many other places.

2. In some other place.

3. In other places.

Elucidate, v. a.   Explain, illustrate, unfold, make clear, make plain, throw light upon.

Elucidation, n.   Explanation, illustration, exposition, comment, annotation, commentary, gloss, scholium.

Elucidative, a.   Explanatory.

Elude, v. a.   1. Escape, avoid, shun, get away from, steal away from.

2. Baffle, frustrate, foil, disconcert, disappoint, BILK.

Elusive, a.   1. Evasive, ELUSORY.

2. Equivocating, shuffling, equivocatory.

Elusory, a.   Evasive, elusive, delusive, deceptive.

Elutriate, v. a.   Cleanse (as ores, by washing), purify.

Elvish, a.   Elf-like, mischievous, elfish.

Elysian, a.   Charming, delightful, ravishing, enchanting, blissful, heavenly, celestial, exceedingly happy.

Elysium, n.   1. The Elysian fields, islands of the blest.

2. Paradise, Eden, delightful place.

Emaciate, a.   Lean, thin, lank, attenuated, wasted, gaunt, skinny, meagre, worn to a shadow, reduced to a skeleton.

Emaciated, a.   Lean, thin, lank, attenuated, wasted, gaunt, skinny, meagre, worn to a shadow, reduced to a skeleton.

Emaciation, n.   Leanness, lankness, meagreness, TABES, TABEFACTION.

Emanate, v. a.   Issue, arise, spring, flow, proceed, emerge, go out.

Emanation, n.   1. Flowing out.

2. Efflux, effluence, issue.

Emancipate, v. a.   Enfranchise, manumit, liberate, disenthrall, release, unfetter, unshackle, unchain, free, set free, set at liberty.

Emancipation, a.   Enfranchisement, manumission, liberation, release, deliverance.

Emasculate, v. a.   1. Castrate, geld, glib, deprive of virility.

2. Weaken, debilitate, unman, effeminate, emolliate, make effeminate.

Emasculation, n.   1. Castration, ORCHOTOMY.

2. Effeminacy, weakness, softness.

Embalm, v. a.   1. Preserve from decay (by aromatics or antiseptics).

2. Preserve, enshrine, cherish, keep unimpaired.

3. Scent, perfume, make fragrant.

Embargo, n.   Prohibition (of vessels to leave port).

Embark, v. a.   1. Put on shipboard.

2. Engage, enlist.

Embark, v. n.   1. Go on shipboard.

2. Engage, enlist, enter upon, take the first step.

Embarrass, v. a.   1. Perplex, entangle, beset, make intricate, make difficult.

2. Harass, distress, trouble, vex, annoy, plague, hamper, clog.

3. Confuse, disconcert, confound, nonplus, pose, dumfound, dumfounder.

Embarrassment, n.   1. Perplexity, difficulty, entanglement.

2. Trouble, distress, vexation, plague.

3. Confusion, abashment.

Embassy, n.   1. Commission, mission.

2. Legation, ambassadors.

Embay, v. a.   Landlock.

Embed, v. a.   Bed.

Embellish, v. a.   Decorate, deck, bedeck, ornament, adorn, beautify, set out, set off.

Embellishment, n.   Decoration, ornament, adornment.

Embers, n. pl.   Cinders.

Embezzle, v. a.   Appropriate to one's own use (what is intrusted), purloin, peculate, steal, come unlawfully by.

Embezzlement, n.   Peculation.

Embitter, v. a.   [Written also Imbitter.] 1. Make bitter.

2. Make unhappy or grievous.

3. Exasperate, madden, enrage.

Emblaze, v. a.   1. Emblazon, blazon.

2. Kindle, set in a blaze.

Emblazon, v. a.   1. Blazon, emblaze, adorn with ensigns armorial.

2. Deck (with showy ornaments), decorate, adorn, embellish, set off, set out.

Emblazonry, n.   1. Heraldry, blazonry.

2. Heraldic ornaments.

Emblem, n.   Type, symbol, sign, representation, token, badge, mark, device, cognizance, allusive figure.

Emblematic, a.   Typical, figurative, representative, symbolical, allusive.

Emblematical, a.   Typical, figurative, representative, symbolical, allusive.

Emblematize, v. a.   Symbolize, typify.

Embody, v. a.   1. Invest with a body, make corporeal, form into a body.

2. Incorporate, concentrate, compact, integrate, combine, collect into a whole, draw into one mass.

3. Comprehend, include, embrace, comprise, contain.

4. Systematize, methodize, codify.

Embolden, v. a.   Encourage, animate, inspirit, reassure, make bold, give courage to.

Embolism, n.   Intercalation.

Embolismic, a.   Intercalated, intercalary.

Embolismical, a.   Intercalated, intercalary.

Embonpoint, n.   [Fr.] Plumpness, fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, obesity.

Emboss, v. a.   Adorn with raised work, ornament in relief.

Embossment, n.   Protuberance, jut, prominence, raised work, figure in relief.

Embouchure, n.   [Fr.] 1. Mouth (as of a river).

2. (Mus.) Aperture (of an instrument), mouthpiece.

Embowed, p. a. Bent, curved, arched, bowed, arcuated, arcuate.

Embowel, v. a.   Eviscerate, disembowel, gut, take out the bowels or entrails of, free from the viscera.

Embrace, v. a.   1. Clasp (in the arms), hug.

2. Welcome, seize, accept, lay hold on.

3. Comprehend, include, cover, contain, comprise, enclose, encompass, encircle, embody, take in.

Embrace, n.   Hug, clasp.

Embroider, v. a.   Adorn with needle-work.

Embroidery, n.   Variegated needle-work.

Embroil, v. a.   1. Perplex, entangle, ensnarl, implicate, commingle.

2. Disturb, confuse, distract, trouble, disorder, discompose, throw into disorder, bring into difficulty.

Embryo, n.   Germ, rudiment.

Embryo, a.   Embryotic, rudimentary, undeveloped.

Embryotic, a.   Embryo.

Emendation, n.   Correction (of a text), amendment, rectification, change for the better.

Emerge, v. n.   1. Rise (out of a fluid), come up.

2. Issue, emanate, escape, come forth.

3. Appear, become visible, rise into view.

Emergency, n.   Exigency, urgency, necessity, crisis, pinch, pass, push, strait, difficulty, conjuncture, unexpected occurrence, unforeseen occasion.

Emersion, n.   1. Emerging, rising.

2. (Astron.) Reappearance (after eclipse).

Emetic, n.   Vomit, puke.

Émeute, n.   [Fr.] Riot, popular outbreak, seditious commotion.

Emication, n.   Scintillation, sparkling.

Emigrate, v. n.   Migrate, remove (from one country to settle in another).

Emigration, n.   1. Migration, removal, exodus.

2. Body of emigrants.

Eminence, n.   1. Prominence, projection.

2. Elevation, hill, elevated ground, high point.

3. Exaltation, celebrity, distinction, note, renown, repute, reputation, fame.

Eminent, a.   1. High, lofty, elevated.

2. Distinguished, conspicuous, celebrated, prominent, illustrious, exalted, famous, renowned, remarkable, of great repute.

Emissary, n.   Messenger, spy, scout, secret agent.

Emission, n.   Issue, sending out, throwing out.

Emit, v. a.   1. Eject, discharge, exhale, breathe, breathe out, send forth, throw out, give out.

2. Issue (for circulation), put into circulation.

Emmet, n.   Ant, pismire.

Emolliate, v. a.   Soften, effeminate, emasculate, make effeminate.

Emollient, a.   Softening.

Emolument, n.   1. Gain, lucre, pay, compensation, wages, salary, stipend, hire, pecuniary profit.

2. Advantage, profit, benefit.

Emotion, n.   Feeling, passion, excitement (of sensibility), mental agitation.

Empawn, v. a.   Pawn, pledge, put in pawn.

Emphasis, n.   1. Stress (on certain words), force of utterance.

2. Impressiveness, significance, moment, weight.

Emphatic, a.   Expressive, significant, categorical, strong, forcible, energetic.

Emphatical, a.   Expressive, significant, categorical, strong, forcible, energetic.

Empire, n.   1. Sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, absolute authority, supreme dominion, imperial power.

2. Rule, sway, command, control, government.

Empiric, n.   Quack, charlatan, pretender, mountebank, impostor, cheat, mere experimenter (without scientific training).

Empiric, a.   1. Experimental, experiential, from experience (as distinguished from inference or reasoning).

2. Charlatanic, quackish.

Empirical, a.   1. Experimental, experiential, from experience (as distinguished from inference or reasoning).

2. Charlatanic, quackish.

Empiricism, n.   1. Dependence on experience.

2. Quackery, charlatanism, charlatanry.

Emplastrum, n.   [L. pl. Emplastra.] (Med.) Plaster.

Employ, v. a.   1. Busy, engage, engross, exercise, occupy.

2. Use, apply, make use of.

3. Entrust with an agency, enlist in one's service, give employment to.

Employ, n.   [Poetical.] Employment.

Employé, n.   [Fr.] Agent, clerk, servant, hand.

Employment, n.   1. Business, occupation, engagement, pursuit, AVOCATION, calling, profession, trade, craft.

2. Service, agency, office, EMPLOY.

Emporium, n.   Mart, market, place of trade, commercial city.

Empoverish, v. a.   [Written also Impoverish.] 1. Make poor, bring to want, reduce to indigence.

2. Make less fertile.

Empower, v. a.   1. Authorize, commission, warrant, qualify, give authority to.

2. Enable, make able.

Emptiness, n.   1. Vacuity, vacuum, void space.

2. Destitution, lack of supplies, want of furniture.

3. Unsatisfactoriness, vanity, hollowness.

Empty, a.   1. Void, devoid, vacant, unoccupied.

2. Unfurnished, unsupplied, unfilled, destitute.

3. Unsubstantial, unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, vain, hollow.

4. Desolate, waste, deserted.

5. Senseless, silly, weak.

Empty, v. a.   1. Exhaust, drain, evacuate, deplete.

2. Discharge, disembogue, pour out.

Empty, v. n.   Flow, disembogue, flow out, be discharged.

Emptyings, n. pl.   Yeast.

Empyreal, a.   Ethereal, aërial, airy, highly refined.

Empyrean, n.   Highest heaven.

Emulate, v. a.   Rival, vie with, compete with, strive to equal or to excel.

Emulation, n.   Rivalry, competition, desire to excel, desire of superiority.

Emulous, a.   1. Competing, rivalling.

2. Very desirous.

Emunctories, n. pl.   Excretory ducts.

Enable, v. a.   Empower, qualify, capacitate, make able, make capable, render capable.

Enact, v. a.   1. Ordain, decree, establish by law, pass into a law, give legislative sanction to.

2. Play, act, act the part of.

Enactment, n.   1. Enacting.

2. Law, act, decree, edict, ordinance.

Enamour, v. a.   Charm, captivate, fascinate, bewitch, enrapture, inflame with love.

Enarthrosis, n.   (Anat.) Ball-and-socket joint.

Encage, v. a.   [Written also Incage.] Confine, coop, coop up.

Encamp, v. n.   Camp, pitch one's tent, pitch a camp.

Encamp, v. a.   Place in a camp.

Encampment, n.   Camp.

Enceinte, a.   [Fr.] Pregnant, big with child, in the family way.

Enchain, v. a.   1. Bind, shackle, manacle, enslave, hold in chains, hold in bondage.

2. Hold, rivet, fix, hold fast.

Enchant, v. a.   Charm, captivate, fascinate, bewitch, enamour, win, catch, enrapture, ravish, beatify, please highly, lead captive.

Enchanting, a.   Charming, captivating, fascinating, bewitching, delightful, ravishing, Circean.

Enchanter, n.   Charmer, magician, sorcerer.

Enchantment, n.   1. Incantation, conjuration, necromancy, magic, sorcery, witchery, spell, charm.

2. Delight, fascination, rapture, ravishment, transport.

Enchase, v. a.   1. Enclose (as a gem in gold), infix.

2. Chase, emboss.

Encircle, v. a.   Surround, encompass, environ, gird, engird, enclose.

Enclose, v. a.   [Written also Inclose.] 1. Encircle, surround, encompass, imbosom, circumscribe, shut in, fence in.

2. Cover, envelop, wrap.

Enclosure, n.   [Written also Inclosure.] 1. Enclosing.

2. Being enclosed.

3. Thing inclosed.

4. Circle, compass, space enclosed.

5. Yard, COMPOUND.

Economiast, n.   Eulogist, panegyrist, praiser, extoller.

Encomiastic, a.   Panegyrical, eulogistic, laudatory, commendatory.

Encomiastical, a.   Panegyrical, eulogistic, laudatory, commendatory.

Encomium, n.   Praise, eulogy, eulogium, laudation, commendation, panegyric, good word.

Encompass, v. a.   1. Surround, environ, compass, gird, engird, encircle, enclose.

2. Invest, beset, besiege, hem in, wall in, lay siege to.

Encore, ad.   [Fr.] Again, once more.

Encounter, n.   1. Meeting, rencounter, clash, collision.

2. Attack, onset, assault.

3. Conflict, combat, fight, contest, battle, engagement, action, skirmish, brush, affair.

Encounter, v. a.   1. Meet (suddenly), meet face to face.

2. Confront, face.

3. Meet with, fall upon, come upon.

4. Attack, engage with, contend against, join battle with, cope with, compete with, struggle with, strive with, fight with.

Encounter, v. n.   Clash, skirmish, rencounter, fight, come into collision.

Encourage, v. a.   1. Embolden, inspirit, animate, enhearten, hearten, stimulate, cheer, incite, assure, reassure, comfort, console, buoy up.

2. Support, favor, countenance, further, advance, promote, foster, aid, help, abet, patronize, help forward.

Encourager, n.   Favorer, promoter.

Encroach, v. n.   Trespass, intrude, infringe, trench, make inroad, make invasion, advance stealthily.

Encroachment, n.   Infringement, trespass, inroad, invasion.

Encumber, v. a.   1. Load, clog, oppress, impede, hinder, obstruct, overload.

2. Embarrass, perplex, entangle, involve, complicate.

Encumbrance, n.   [Written also Incumbrance.] 1. Load, clog, impediment, hinderance, dead weight, drag weight.

2. Debt, claim, liability.

Encyclical, a.   Circular.

Encyclopædia, n.   Cyclopædia.

Encyclopedian, a.   Encyclopedic.

Encyclopedic, a.   That embraces the whole circle of learning, encyclopedian.

Encyclopedical, a.   That embraces the whole circle of learning, encyclopedian.

Encysted, a.   Enclosed in a cyst or sac.

End, n.   1. Extremity, extreme point.

2. Close, cessation, period, expiration, finale, finis, last, fall of the curtain.

3. Conclusion, completion.

4. Termination, bound, limit.

5. Final state, ultimate condition.

6. Result, event, consequence, sequel, upshot, final issue.

7. Fragment, scrap, remnant.

8. Aim, purpose, object, design, drift, intent, intention, view, final cause.

End, v. a.   1. Terminate, conclude, finish, close, put an end to, bring to an end, make an end of, cut short.

2. Destroy, kill, put to death.

End, v. n.   1. Conclude, terminate, cease, be finished, come to an end, come to a close.

2. Close, conclude a discourse, cease speaking.

Endanger, v. a.   Hazard, risk, peril, jeopardize, commit, compromit, expose to danger, put at hazard, put in peril, put in jeopardy.

Endear, v. a.   Attach, secure the affection of, bind by ties of affection, gain the love of.

Endearment, n.   Caressing, caress, blandishment, fondling.

Endeavor, n.   Effort, attempt, essay, trial, struggle, exertion, aim.

Endeavor, v. n.   Try, attempt, essay, labor, strive, aim, make an effort, make an attempt.

Endemic, a.   (Med.) Of a particular district.

Endemical, a.   (Med.) Of a particular district.

Endemic, n.   (Med.) Endemical disease.

Endless, a.   1. Interminable, illimitable, unlimited, boundless, immeasurable, infinite.

2. Eternal, everlasting, perpetual, incessant, continual, uninterrupted.

3. Immortal, undying, deathless, ever-living, never-dying, imperishable.

4. Objectless, without purpose or design.

Endorse, v. a.   [Written also Indorse.] 1. Superscribe, write on the back of.

2. Sanction, warrant, confirm, ratify, vouch for.

Endow, v. a.   1. Furnish with a dowry, settle a dower upon.

2. Furnish with a fund, supply with means.

3. Enrich, endue, indue, invest.

Endowment, n.   1. Gift, grant, bequest, boon, largess, bounty, present.

2. Property, fund, revenue.

3. Talent, faculty, quality, power, ability, capacity, capability, aptitude, parts, genius, qualification.

Endue, v. a.   [Written also Indue.] Supply, invest, clothe, endow, enrich.

Endurable, a.   Tolerable.

Endurance, n.   1. Bearing, suffering, sufferance.

2. Patience, fortitude.

3. [Rare.] Continuance, continuation, lastingness.

Endure, v. a.   1. Bear, sustain, support.

2. Suffer, undergo, experience, go through.

3. Brook, tolerate, abide, submit to, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily.

Endure, v. n.   1. Remain, continue, last, abide, be permanent, be durable.

2. Bear, suffer, submit, resign one's self, be patient, take it patiently, take it easily or quietly, not fret about it.

Enema, n.   (Med.) Clyster, glyster, injection, lavement.

Enemy, n.   1. Foe, adversary.

2. Opponent, antagonist.

3. [With The prefixed.] Devil, Satan, arch-fiend.

Energetic, a.   Vigorous, active, forcible, powerful, strong, effective, efficacious, potent.

Energize, v. i. Act with vigor, act forcibly.

Energize, v. a.   Give energy to, give force to, excite to action.

Energy, n.   1. Force, power, might, efficacy, potency, efficiency, strength, activity, intensity.

2. Spirit, spiritedness, animation, life, vigor, manliness, zeal, pluck, bottom, animal spirits.

Enervate, v. a.   Unnerve, weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, paralyze, break, deprive of force or strength, render feeble.

Enfeeble, v. a.   Weaken, unnerve, ENERVATE.

Enfilade, v. a.   (Mil.) Rake with shot.

Enforce, v. a.   1. Give force to, urge with energy, set forth strongly, impress on the mind.

2. Put in execution, put in force.

3. Constrain, compel, oblige, force, require.

Enforcement, n.   1. Inculcation.

2. Sanction.

3. Execution, putting in force.

4. Constraint, compulsion.

Enfranchise, v. a.   1. Admit as a freeman, endow with a franchise.

2. Free, emancipate, release, set free, make free, restore to liberty.

Engage, v. a.   1. Pledge, commit, promise, bind, put under pledge.

2. Enlist, induce to serve.

3. Gain, win, attach, attract, allure, entertain, draw, fix, arrest, gain over.

4. Occupy, employ, busy, engross.

5. Attack, encounter, fight with, join battle with.

Engage, v. n.   1. Fight, combat, contend, struggle, contest, join battle.

2. Embark, enlist, take the first step.

3. Promise, agree, stipulate, bargain, undertake, pledge one's word, plight one's word, pass one's word, pledge one's self, become bound, be sworn, take upon one's self.

Engagement, n.   1. Promise, stipulation, assurance, contract, pledge, obligation.

2. Employment, occupation, business, AVOCATION, calling, vocation.

3. Battle, conflict, combat, contest, action, fight, encounter, rencounter.

Engaging, a.   Attractive, winning, entertaining, pleasing, interesting, captivating, charming, taking.

Engender, v. a.   1. Generate, beget, procreate, breed.

2. Produce, cause, occasion, give rise to, call forth.

Engine, n.   1. Machine.

2. Implement, instrument, weapon, agent, means.

Enginery, n.   Engines, machines.

Engird, v. a.   Surround, environ, gird, begird, encircle, encompass.

English, n.   1. English people.

2. English language.

Engorge, v. a.   Gorge, devour, swallow up, swallow eagerly, gulp down.

Engorge, v. n.   Devour food, feed greedily, be gluttonous.

Engorgement, n.   1. Engorging.

2. (Med.) Congestion, obstruction, over-fulness.

Engrain, v. a.   Dye in the grain, dye deep.

Engrave, v. a.   1. Mark by incisions, cut, chisel, carve, STIPPLE.

2. Imprint, infix, impress deeply.

Engraving, n.   1. Engraved plate.

2. Print.

Engross, v. a.   1. Absorb, engage, occupy, take up.

2. Monopolize, forestall.

3. Copy in large hand, write out fair.

Engrossment, n.   1. Absorption, monopoly, forestalling.

2. Engrossed copy.

Engulf, v. a.   [Written also Ingulf.] Absorb, swallow up.

Enhance, v. a.   1. Raise (as price), advance, heighten, swell.

2. Increase, augment, aggravate.

Enhearten, v. a.   Encourage, embolden, animate, hearten, inspirit, cheer, incite, stimulate, assure, reassure, comfort, console, buoy up.

Enigma, n.   Riddle, puzzle, dark saying, obscure question.

Enigmatic, a.   Obscure, mysterious, mystic, mystical, dark, occult, recondite, ambiguous, hidden, unintelligible, incomprehensible, puzzling, perplexing.

Enigmatical, a.   Obscure, mysterious, mystic, mystical, dark, occult, recondite, ambiguous, hidden, unintelligible, incomprehensible, puzzling, perplexing.

Enjoin, v. a.   1. Urge, admonish, advise, importune, beg, entreat.

2. Order, direct, bid, command, require, prescribe to.

3. (Law.) Prohibit, restrain, put an injunction on.

Enjoy, v. a.   1. Take pleasure in, be delighted with, take delight in, derive pleasure from.

2. Have fruition of.

Enjoyment, n.   1. Pleasure, gratification, delight, happiness.

2. Fruition, satisfactory possession.

Enjoy one's self, Be happy.

Enkindle, v. a.   1. Inflame, ignite, kindle, set on fire.

2. Incite, excite, rouse, stimulate, instigate, provoke, stir up, set on.

Enlarge, v. a.   Increase, augment, extend, expand, magnify, amplify, make larger, make greater.

Enlarge, v. n.   1. Expatiate, dilate, descant, speak at length, launch out.

2. Increase, swell, grow, extend, expand, grow larger.

Enlargement, n.   1. Expansion, dilatation, extension, augmentation, increase.

2. Expatiation, copious discourse, extended remark.

Enlighten, v. a.   1. Illuminate, illume, illumine, irradiate, make light, make luminous, supply with light.

2. Instruct, inform, teach.

Enlightened, a.   Instructed, informed, educated, intelligent, refined, highly civilized.

Enlightenment, n.   Instruction, illumination.

Enlist, v. a.   1. Enroll, register, record, list.

2. Engage, induce to serve, secure the assistance of.

Enlist, v. n.   1. List, enroll one's self.

2. Embark, engage, pledge one's assistance.

Enlistment, n.   Enrolment.

Enliven, v. a.   1. Quicken, animate, wake, rouse, invigorate, give life to.

2. Inspire, inspirit, exhilarate, cheer, delight, gladden.

En masse, [Fr.] Altogether, in a mass, in a body.

Enmity, n.   Animosity, hatred, hate, hostility, malignity, malice, aversion, malevolence, rancor, bitterness, ill-will.

Ennoble, v. a.   1. Raise to nobility, raise to the peerage.

2. Exalt, dignify, elevate, raise, aggrandize.

Ennui, n.   [Fr.] Listlessness (for want of occupation), languor, tedium, lassitude, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, irksomeness.

Enormity, n.   1. Atrociousness, depravity, atrocity, flagitiousness, wickedness.

2. Atrocious crime, flagitious villany.

Enormous, a.   1. [Rare.] Inordinate, irregular, abnormal, exceptional.

2. Huge, monstrous, immense, vast, gigantic, colossal, prodigious, Cyclopean, Herculean, elephantine, very large.

3. Flagitious, very wicked.

Enough, n.   Sufficiency, plenty, QUANTUM SUFFICIT.

Enough, a.   Sufficient (to satisfy desire).

Enough, ad.   Sufficiently, satisfactorily, to satisfaction.

Enounce, v. a.   [Rare.] 1. Declare, enunciate, announce, publish, proclaim, promulgate, state, propound, make known.

2. Articulate, utter, pronounce.

En passant, [Fr.] In passing, by the way, by the by.

Enquire, v. a.   [Written also and usually Inquire.] Ask about.

Enquire, v. n.   1. Ask, question, seek information (by questioning), make inquiry.

2. Make investigation, make examination.

Enrage, v. a.   Irritate, exasperate, incense, madden, infuriate, provoke, inflame, chafe, AGGRAVATE, anger, make furious, excite to rage.

Enrapture, v. a.   Enchant, charm, fascinate, captivate, entrance, enravish, transport, beatify, make happy.

Enravish, v. a.   Enchant, ENRAPTURE.

Enravishment, n.   Rapture, ecstasy, transport, ravishment.

Enrich, v. a.   1. Endow, make rich, make wealthy.

2. Fertilize, make productive.

3. Store, supply abundantly.

4. Adorn, decorate, deck, ornament, embellish.

Enrobe, v. a.   Dress, clothe, invest, attire, array, apparel, robe.

Enroll, v. a.   Enlist, register, chronicle.

En route, [Fr.] On the way, on the passage.

Ensanguine, v. a.   Stain with blood, smear with blood.

Ensconce, v. a.   Shelter, cover, shield, secure, screen, hide, protect, harbor.

Ensemble, n.   [Fr.] The whole.

Enshrine, v. a.   1. Enclose in a shrine.

2. Preserve (as something sacred), embalm, treasure, cherish, keep unimpaired.

Ensiform, a.   Sword-shaped.

Ensign, n.   1. Banner, standard, colors, streamer, flag, pennon.

2. Symbol, sign, signal.

3. Badge, distinctive mark, mark of distinction.

Enslave, v. a.   Reduce to bondage, deprive of liberty.

Ensnare, v. a.   [Written also Insnare.] 1. Entrap, catch.

2. Inveigle, allure, seduce.

3. Entangle, embarrass, confound, perplex, bewilder, pose, nonplus, stagger, mystify.

Ensue, v. n.   1. Follow, succeed, come after, be subsequent.

2. Issue, arise, spring, flow, come, result, proceed, accrue.

Ensure, v. a.   [Written also and usually Insure.] 1. Make secure.

2. Secure against loss, indemnify against risk.

Entail, v. a.   1. Transfer (by inalienable title).

2. Transmit (by necessity), fix unalterably.

Entangle, v. a.   1. Ensnare, entrap, catch, involve in complication.

2. Confuse (by twisting or crossing), interweave, tangle, knot, mat.

3. Perplex, embarrass, puzzle, confound, bewilder, pose, nonplus, stagger, mystify.

Entanglement, n.   1. Intricacy, involution, complication.

2. Perplexity, embarrassment, confusion, bewilderment.

Entelechy, n.   [Peripatetic Philosophy.] Actuality (as distinguished from potential existence).

Enter, v. a.   1. Go into, come into.

2. Record, register, enroll, note, set down, chronicle, jot down, take down.

3. Insert, set in.

Enter, v. n.   1. Come in, go in, pass in.

2. Penetrate, pierce.

Enter into, 1. Form a part of.

2. Share, participate in, be a partaker of.

3. Sympathize with.

Enterprise, n.   1. Undertaking, adventure, venture, attempt, effort, essay, endeavor, cause.

2. Energy, activity, efficiency, force of character.

Enterprising, a.   1. Adventurous, venturesome, venturous, dashing, daring, audacious, bold.

2. Active, prompt, alert, stirring, smart, energetic, efficient, spirited, zealous, strenuous, eager, on the alert, in earnest.

Entertain, v. a.   1. Lodge, treat hospitably, show hospitality to, receive as a guest.

2. Feed, maintain, support.

3. Hold, cherish, harbor.

4. Take into consideration.

5. Divert, amuse, please.

Entertainer, n.   Host.

Entertainment, n.   1. Hospitable treatment.

2. Feast, banquet, treat, COLLATION, festival.

3. Amusement, diversion, recreation, pastime.

Enter upon, Begin, commence, take the first steps in.

Enthrall, v. a.   [Written also Inthrall.] Enslave, reduce to servitude, put under restraint.

Enthralment, n.   [Written also Inthralment.] Enslavement, servitude, slavery, bondage, vassalage, serfdom, thraldom, captivity.

Enthrone, v. a.   1. Invest with sovereign power, seat upon a throne.

2. Exalt, elevate, raise to superiority.

Enthusiasm, n.   1. Ecstasy (from a belief of being inspired), fanaticism, religious frenzy.

2. Ardor, zeal, warmth, earnestness, passion, devotion, heat of imagination, mental excitement.

Enthusiast, n.   1. Fanatic, devotee, bigot, zealot, religious madman.

2. Zealot, visionary, dreamer, castle-builder.

Enthusiastic, a.   1. Fanatical, bigoted.

2. Visionary, extravagant.

3. Ardent, earnest, vehement, zealous, fervent, fervid, burning, flaming, glowing, passionate, impassioned.

Enthusiastical, a.   1. Fanatical, bigoted.

2. Visionary, extravagant.

3. Ardent, earnest, vehement, zealous, fervent, fervid, burning, flaming, glowing, passionate, impassioned.

Entice, v. a.   Allure (to evil), lure, attract, decoy, seduce, tempt, coax, inveigle, wheedle, cajole, persuade, lead astray.

Enticement, n.   Allurement, lure, attraction, temptation, decoy, bait, seduction, inveiglement, inducement, persuasion.

Entire, a.   1. Whole, complete, perfect, undivided, unbroken, undiminished, unimpaired.

2. Full, plenary, thorough, unalloyed.

3. (Bot.) With even margins, not toothed, not notched.

Entireness, n.   1. Wholeness, completeness, totality, entirety, integrity.

2. Fulness, thoroughness.

Entirety, n.   Wholeness, ENTIRENESS.

Entitle, v. a.   1. Name, designate, denominate, style, call, dub, christen, TITLE.

2. Give a claim to, give a right to, qualify for, fit for.

Entity, n.   Being, existence, essence.

Entomb, v. a.   Bury, inhume, inter.

Entombment, n.   Burial, interment, sepulture.

Entrails, n. pl.   Intestines, bowels, viscera, guts, inwards.

Entrance, n.   1. Ingress.

2. Entry, inlet, mouth, avenue, passage, door, gate, portal.

3. Beginning, commencement, initiation, introduction.

Entrance, v. a.   Charm, enchant, enrapture, fascinate, captivate, delight, bewitch, ravish, electrify, throw into ecstasies.

Entrap, v. a.   1. Ensnare, catch.

2. Inveigle, seduce, allure, entice.

3. Entangle, involve, perplex, embarrass, confound, bewilder, mystify, stagger, pose, nonplus.

Entreat, v. a.   Beg, crave, beseech, implore, supplicate, ADJURE, solicit, pray, importune, petition, enjoin, appeal to, prefer a prayer to.

Entreaty, n.   Supplication, prayer, petition, suit, solicitation, appeal, importunity, ADJURATION.

Entrée, n.   [Fr.] 1. Admittance, admission, free access.

2. First course (of dishes).

Entremets, n. pl.   [Fr.] Side dishes.

Entre nous, [Fr.] Confidentially, privately, in confidence, between ourselves, between you and me, under the rose, SUB ROSA.

Entrepot, n.   [Fr.] Magazine, warehouse, storehouse.

Entry, n.   1. Ingress, entrance.

2. Passage (into a house), avenue, inlet, hall.

3. Record, note, minute, memorandum.

Entwine, v. a.   [Written also Intwine.] 1. Twine, twist together.

2. Encircle, surround, embrace, wind about, wind around.

Enumerate, v. a.   Reckon, compute, count, number, tell, cite, recount, numerate, call over, relate in detail, mention one by one.

Enumeration, n.   1. Numbering, computation, citation, mention, detailed account.

2. (Rhet.) Recapitulation, summing-up.

Enunciate, v. a.   1. Declare, speak, proclaim, publish, express, relate, promulgate, state, propound, announce, enounce.

2. Utter, pronounce, articulate.

Enunciate, v. n.   Articulate, speak, utter articulate sounds.

Enunciation, n.   1. Declaration, utterance, expression, announcement.

2. Elocution, articulation, manner of utterance.

Enunciative, a.   Declarative, expressive, declaratory, enunciatory.

Enunciatory, a.   Declarative, enunciative.

Enure, v. n.   [Written also and usually Inure.] (Law.) Be applied, come into use, take effect.

Envelop, v. a.   1. Infold, inwrap, wrap, fold, wrap up, put a wrapper about.

2. Surround, encircle, encompass, cover, hide.

Envelop, n.   Envelope.

Envelope, n.   [Fr.] 1. Wrapper, covering, case, capsule.

2. (Fort.) Mound (to cover a weak part).

3. (Astron.) Coma.

Envenom, v. a.   1. Poison.

2. Enrage, exasperate, incense, provoke, irritate, madden, aggravate, inflame, make furious.

Enviable, a.   Desirable, to be envied.

Envious, a.   1. Jealous, disposed to envy.

2. Grudging.

Enviousness, n.   Envy.

Environ, v. a.   1. Surround, encompass, encircle, envelop, gird, begird, engird, enclose.

2. Invest, besiege, beset.

Environs, n. pl.   Neighborhood, vicinity, vicinage.

Envoy, n.   Minister, ambassador, plenipotentiary.

Envy, v. a.   1. Hate (for excellence or success), view with jealousy, feel ill-will towards.

2. Grudge, begrudge.

Envy, n.   1. Hate (on account of excellence or success), hatred, jealousy, spite, enviousness, ill-will.

2. Grudging.

3. Object of envy, person to be envied.

Ephemeral, a.   Short-lived, transitory, transient, fleeting, flitting, evanescent, fugitive, fugacious, momentary, brief.

Ephemeris, n.   [Gr. pl. Ephemerides.] 1. Journal, diary.

2. (Astron.) Astronomical almanac or calendar.

Epic, a.   Narrative.

Epic, n.   Narrative, poem, epic poem, heroic poem.

Epicedial, a.   Elegiac, mournful, funereal.

Epicedian, a.   Elegiac, mournful, funereal.

Epicedium, n.   Elegy, dirge, lament, mournful song, funeral song.

Epicure, n.   Voluptuary, sensualist, Sybarite, free-liver, man of pleasure.

Epicureanism, n.   Doctrines of Epicurus, Epicurism.

Epicurism, n.   1. Sensuality, luxury, luxurious living.

2. Doctrines of Epicurus, Epicureanism.

Epidemic, a.   General, prevailing, prevalent, pandemic.

Epidemical, a.   General, prevailing, prevalent, pandemic.

Epidermis, n.   1. Cuticle, scarf-skin.

2. (Bot.) Exterior coating.

Epigrammatic, a.   Concise, laconic, terse, pointed, poignant, piquant, sharp, pungent.

Epigrammatical, a.   Concise, laconic, terse, pointed, poignant, piquant, sharp, pungent.

Epilepsy, n.   Falling sickness.

Epiphany, n.   1. Manifestation, appearance (especially that of Christ by the star which guided the Magi to Bethlehem).

2. (Eccl.) Festival of the Epiphany.

Epiphyte, n.   Air-plant.

Epiploön, n.   (Anat.) Omentum, caul.

Episcopacy, n.   Episcopalianism.

Episcopal, a.   Episcopalian.

Episcopalian, a.   Episcopal.

Episcopalian, n.   Churchman.

Episcopalianism, n.   Episcopacy.

Episcopate, n.   1. Bishopric, office of a bishop.

2. Body of bishops.

Episode, n.   Digression, incidental narrative.

Epistle, n.   Letter, note, written communication.

Epistyle, n.   (Arch.) Architrave.

Epitaph, n.   Inscription (on a tomb or monument).

Epithalamium, n.   Nuptial song.

Epithet, n.   [Technical term of the Rhetorician.] Adjective, name, appellation, designation, title, qualifying word or term, descriptive term.

Epitome, n.   Abridgment, abstract, compend, compendium, conspectus, syllabus, brief, breviary, summary, synopsis, digest, sum and substance.

Epitomist, n.   Abridger, epitomizer, writer of an epitome.

Epitomize, v. a.   1. Abridge, abbreviate, shorten, condense, reduce, contract, make an abstract of.

2. Curtail, cut short.

Epitomizer, n.   Epitomist.

Epoch, n.   Period, date, era, age, point or period of time (remarkable for some event).

Epsom-salts, n. pl.   Sulphate of magnesia.

Equability, n.   Evenness, uniformity, equableness.

Equable, a.   Even, uniform, equal, steady, regular, always the same.

Equableness, n.   Evenness, equability.

Equal, a.   1. Like, alike, tantamount, equivalent; of the same extent, measure, degree, or value.

2. Uniform, even, regular, equable.

3. Impartial, unbiassed, equitable, fair, just, even-handed.

4. Proportionate, commensurate.

5. Adequate, competent, fit, of sufficient strength or ability.

Equal, n.   Peer, compeer, fellow.

Equal, v. a.   1. Equalize, make equal, make alike.

2. Rival, rise to the same level with.

3. Be adequate to, be equal to, be commensurate with.

Equality, n.   1. Likeness.

2. Uniformity, evenness.

Equalize, v. a.   Equal, make equal, make alike.

Equanimity, n.   Evenness of mind or temper, steadiness of disposition.

Equate, v. a.   Average, reduce to an average.

Equator, n.   1. Equinoctial, equinoctial line, celestial equator.

2. Terrestrial equator.

Equestrian, n.   1. Horseman, rider.

2. Knight, cavalier, chevalier, horse-soldier, CHASSEUR.

Equestrianism, n.   Horsemanship.

Equilibrium, n.   Equipoise, even balance, equality of weight.

Equinoctial, n.   Celestial equator, equinoctial line.

Equinoctial, a.   1. Of the equinoctial.

2. At the time of the equinoxes.

Equinox, n.   Equinoctial point, intersection of the equator and the ecliptic.

Equip, v. a.   1. Furnish, provide, arm, fit out, supply with outfits or apparatus.

2. Dress, accoutre, array, dress out.

Equipage, n.   1. Apparatus, equipment, furniture, baggage, effects, bag and baggage.

2. Carriage, vehicle, turnout.

3. Train, retinue, attendance, procession, suite.

Equipment, n.   Accoutrement, furniture, apparatus, rigging, gear, outfit.

Equipoise, n.   Equilibrium, even balance, equality of weight.

Equipollent, a.   [Rare.] Equivalent.

Equitable, a.   1. Upright, just, honest, impartial, candid, unbiassed, unprejudiced, even-handed.

2. Reasonable, fair, justifiable, right, proper.

Equity, n.   1. Justice, right.

2. Chancery.

Equivalence, n.   Equality.

Equivalency, n.   Equality.

Equivalent, a.   1. Equal, commensurate, tantamount, EQUIPOLLENT.

2. Synonymous, interchangeable, of the same meaning or import.

Equivocal, a.   1. Ambiguous, of doubtful meaning, to be taken in a double sense.

2. Uncertain, doubtful, dubious, indeterminate.

Equivocate, v. n.   Quibble, shuffle, dodge, palter, PREVARICATE, evade the truth, use equivocal expressions (for the sake of deception).

Equivocation, n.   1. Quibbling, prevarication, evasion, shuffling, ambiguity of speech.

2. Quibble, equivoke, double meaning.

Equivoke, n.   1. Ambiguous expression, double meaning.

2. Quibble, equivocation, double meaning.

Equivoque, n.   [Fr.] EQUIVOKE.

Era, n.   1. Series or succession of years (marked by any administration or dispensation).

2. Epoch, period, date, age, point or period of time (from which dates are reckoned).

Eradicate, v. a.   1. Extirpate, uproot, root out, pull up by the roots.

2. Destroy, exterminate, annihilate.

Eradication, n.   1. Extirpation, rooting out.

2. Extermination, destruction, annihilation, excision.

Erase, v. a.   Efface, obliterate, rase, expunge, cancel, blot, scratch out, scrape out, rub out, blot out.

Erasure, n.   Obliteration, scratching out, rasure.

Ere, ad.   [Poetical.] Before, sooner than.

Ere, prep.   [Poetical.] Before, prior to.

Erebus, n.   (Myth.) [L.] Hell, Tartarus, Hades, Avernus, the lower world, the infernal regions, shades below, region of darkness.

Erect, v. a.   1. Set up, place upright, set upright.

2. Raise, build, construct.

3. Exalt, elevate, magnify.

4. Institute, found, form, plant, establish.

5. [Poetical.] Cheer, animate, inspirit, enliven, encourage.

Erect, a.   1. Upright, not prone.

2. Elevated, turned upward.

3. Bold, undaunted, undismayed, unterrified, firm, unshaken.

Erection, n.   1. Erecting, setting upright.

2. Raising, building, constructing.

3. Building, structure, edifice.

Erelong, ad.   Soon, before long.

Eremite, n.   [Poetical.] Hermit, anchoret, anchorite, solitary, SOLITAIRE, recluse.

Ergo, ad.   [L.] Therefore, consequently.

Ergot, n.   Spurred rye.

Erin, n.   Ireland.

Ermine, n.   1. Stoat (Mustela erminea).

2. Fur of the stoat.

Erode, v. a.   Consume, destroy, canker, corrode, eat away.

Erosion, n.   Corrosion, eating away.

Erosive, a.   Corrosive, corroding, caustic, acrid, virulent, eating, catheretic.

Erotic, a.   Amatory, amorous, Anacreontic.

Erotical, a.   Amatory, amorous, Anacreontic.

Erotic, n.   Amatory poem.

Err, v. n.   1. Deviate (from the right way), wander, ramble, rove.

2. Mistake, blunder, misjudge, make a mistake, be at fault, labor under a mistake.

3. Sin, lapse, fall, trip, trespass, offend, go astray, do amiss, commit a fault.

Errand, n.   Message, mandate, mission, commission.

Errant, a.   Wandering, roving, rambling.

Errata, n. pl.   [L.] Errors (in printing), mistakes, misprints.

Erratic, a.   1. Wandering, roving, nomadic, not stationary.

2. Irregular, eccentric, abnormal.

Errhine, n.   Sternutatory.

Erring, a.   Sinful, fallible, peccable, liable to err.

Erroneous, a.   False, incorrect, inexact, inaccurate, wrong, untrue.

Error, n.   1. Mistake, blunder, misapprehension, oversight, inaccuracy.

2. Sin, fault, offence, trespass, transgression, delinquency, iniquity.

Errors, n. pl.   (In printing.) Errata, misprints.

Erse, n.   Gaelic language.

Erubescent, a.   Reddish, blushing, rubicund.

Eructate, v. n.   [Rare.] Belch, eject wind from the stomach.

Eructation, n.   Belching.

Erudite, a.   Learned, lettered, well-read, deep-read.

Erudition, n.   Knowledge (gained by reading and study), learning, lore, scholarship, science, literature.

Eruption, n.   1. Explosion, outburst, outbreak.

2. Sally, sudden excursion.

3. (Med.) Rash, exanthem.

Erysipelas, n.   Saint Anthony's fire.

Escalade, v. a.   Scale.

Escapade, n.   1. Impropriety (committed by one who is unconscious of it).

2. Vagary, prank, frolic.

Escape, v. a.   1. Avoid, shun, evade, elude, flee from, get out of the way of.

2. Pass unobserved.

Escape, v. n.   1. Flee, fly, abscond, decamp, VAMOSE, ABSQUATULATE, SLOPE, make or effect one's escape, make off, steal away, hasten away, slink away, run away, break loose, break away, gain one's freedom, whip off, take one's self off, beat a retreat, take to one's heels, cut and run, take French leave, be among the missing.

2. Slip, pass, go by, slip through the fingers, be passed over, be omitted.

Escape, n.   1. Flight.

2. Release (from threatened danger).

Escarp, n.   Scarp.

Eschar, n.   (Med.) Crust (made by caustics), scab, slough.

Escharotic, a.   Caustic, searing, cauterizing, catheretic.

Escharotic, n.   (Med.) Caustic, caustic application.

Escheat, v. n.   Be forfeited.

Eschew, v. a.   Avoid, shun, flee from, keep away from, keep clear of, steer clear of, keep out of the way of, be shy of, have nothing to do with.

Escort, n.   1. Convoy, guard, conduct.

2. Protection, safeguard, safe conduct.

Escort, v. a.   Attend, accompany, convoy, conduct, wait on, go along with.

Escritoire, n.   [Fr.] Writing-desk.

Esculent, a.   Eatable, edible.

Esculent, n.   Edible substance.

Escutcheon, n.   Shield, scutcheon, ensign armorial.

Esophagus, n.   [Written also and usually Œsophagus.] Gullet.

Esoteric, a.   Private, secret, acroamatic, acroatic, not public, not exoteric.

Especial, a.   Particular, principal, chief, special.

Espial, n.   Notice, observation, discovery.

Espousal, n.   1. Espousing, betrothing.

2. Adoption, defence, support, maintenance.

Espousals, n. pl.   Betrothment, promise of marriage.

Espouse, v. a.   1. Betroth, promise marriage with.

2. Marry, wed, join in wedlock.

3. Adopt, defend, embrace, maintain, support.

Esprit de corps, [Fr.] Class feeling, mutual interest in one another (as between members of the same society or of the same profession).

Espy, v. a.   Discern, descry, perceive, spy, discover, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of.

Espy, v. n.   Watch, observe, spy, take notice.

Esquire, n.   Squire.

Essay, v. a.   Attempt, try, endeavor.

Essay, n.   1. Attempt, trial, endeavor, effort, struggle, aim.

2. Tract, dissertation, treatise, disquisition, brief discourse.

Essayist, n.   Essay-writer.

Essay-writer, n.   Essayist.

Essence, n.   1. Nature, substance, quintessence, essential part.

2. Extract, volatile part, rectified portion.

3. Odor, perfume, scent.

4. Being, existence, entity.

Essence, v. a.   Perfume, scent, odor.

Essential, a.   1. Vital, necessary, requisite, indispensable, highly important.

2. Volatile, pure, highly rectified.

3. (Med.) Idiopathic, not symptomatic.

Essential, n.   1. Nature, first principle.

2. Chief point, most important part.

Establish, v. a.   1. Fix, settle, plant, found, institute, constitute, organize, form.

2. Confirm, ratify, sanction, approve.

3. Prove, substantiate, verify, make good.

Establishment, n.   1. Planting, founding, institution, organization, settlement.

2. Confirmation, ratification, sanction, approval.

3. Verification, substantiation, proof.

4. Residence (with all that pertains to it), place of residence.

5. Style of living, expenses of living.

6. Place of business.

Estate, n.   1. State, condition, position, rank.

2. Property, effects, possessions, fortune.

3. Class (of those who constitute the state or the government of a state), order, division.

4. (Law.) Interest (in any species of permanent property).

Esteem, v. a.   1. Estimate, appreciate, value, rate, reckon, set a value on.

2. Admire, like, prize, honor, revere, respect, think well of, think highly of, set a high value on.

3. Regard, consider, deem, think, account, believe, suppose, imagine, hold, view, fancy, look upon.

Esteem, n.   1. Estimation, estimate, appreciation, valuation, reckoning, account, opinion, judgment.

2. Respect, reverence, honor, credit, high regard, favorable opinion.

Esthetics, n.   [Written also and usually Æsthetics.] Philosophy of the fine arts, theory or philosophy of taste, science of the beautiful.

Estimable, a.   Worthy, good, excellent, meritorious.

Estimate, v. a.   1. Value, appraise, rate, prize, esteem, appreciate, set a value on, set a price on.

2. Compute, reckon, count, calculate.

Estimate, n.   1. Valuation, estimation.

2. Calculation, computation.

Estimation, n.   1. Valuation, appraisement, appreciation, estimate, judgment, opinion, esteem.

2. Respect, honor, regard, reverence, favorable opinion.

Estop, v. a.   (Law.) Bar, stop, impede, preclude, stop the progress of.

Estoppel, n.   Bar, impediment.

Estrange, v. a.   1. Withdraw, withhold, keep away.

2. Disaffect, alienate, make unfriendly, make disaffected.

Estrangement, n.   1. Withdrawal.

2. Disaffection, alienation.

Estuary, n.   Frith, inlet, arm of the sea.

État-major, [Fr.] Staff, commissioned officers, staff officers.

Et cætera, [L.] And others, and so forth, and so on.

Etch, v. a.   Engrave (by corrosion of an acid).

Eternal, a.   1. Endless, everlasting, interminable, ever-during, perpetual, ceaseless, unceasing, perennial.

2. Imperishable, undying, never-dying, immortal.

3. Immutable, unchangeable.

Eternally, ad.   Endlessly, interminably, perpetually, ceaselessly, continually, everlastingly, always, ever, AYE, evermore, for everlasting, for ever, for AYE, for ever and ever, world without end, time without end, to the end of time, till doomsday.

Eternity, n.   Perpetuity, endless duration.

Eternize, v. a.   1. Perpetuate, make perpetual.

2. Immortalize, make immortal.

Ethereal, a.   1. Airy, aerial, empyreal, light, volatile.

2. Celestial, heavenly.

Etherealize, v. a.   Subtilize, make ethereal.

Etherealness, n.   Airiness, rarity, subtilty, subtileness.

Ethical, a.   Moral.

Ethics, n.   Morality, morals, moral philosophy, science of human duty.

Ethiops-mineral, n.   Black sulphuret of mercury.

Ethnic, a.   1. Heathen (as distinguished from Jewish and Christian), pagan, gentile.

2. Ethnological.

Ethnical, a.   1. Heathen (as distinguished from Jewish and Christian), pagan, gentile.

2. Ethnological.

Ethnologic, a.   Ethnic, ethnical.

Ethnological, a.   Ethnic, ethnical.

Ethnography, n.   Description of races (especially as regard manners and customs or external peculiarities).

Ethnology, n.   Science of races (treating of the mental as well as of the physical differences of the races of mankind).

Ethology, n.   Treatise on ethics, system of ethics.

Etiolate, v. a.   Bleach, blanch, whiten, make or render white.

Etiolate, v. n.   Become white, be whitened, be blanched, be bleached.

Etiolated, a.   Whitened (by exclusion from light), blanched, bleached.

Etiquette, n.   Prescribed form (of behavior, as that set down on a card or ticket on the occasion of ceremonies at court), fashionable ceremony, ceremonial code, forms of good breeding, conventional decorum.

Etymology, n.   1. Science of etymons.

2. Derivation.

3. (Gram.) Inflection (of the parts of speech).

Etymon, n.   Root, radical, radix, primitive word.

Eucharist, n.   Communion, sacrament, Lord's Supper, Christian sacrament.

Eulogist, n.   Encomiast, panegyrist, praiser, extoller.

Eulogistic, a.   Encomiastic, panegyrical, commendatory, laudatory.

Eulogistical, a.   Encomiastic, panegyrical, commendatory, laudatory.

Eulogium, n.   Praise, EULOGY.

Eulogy, n.   Eulogistic speech or discourse, praise, eulogium, encomium, panegyric, commendation, good word, tribute of praise.

Eupepsy, n.   Good digestion.

Euphemism, n.   Softened expression (to avoid offending by harshness or by indelicacy).

Euphonic, a.   Euphonious.

Euphonical, a.   Euphonious.

Euphonious, a.   Euphonic, mellifluous, clear, silvery, musical, sweet-toned, not harsh, sweetly flowing.

Euphony, n.   Agreeable sound (in language).

Euphrasy, n.   (Bot.) Eye-bright (Euphrasia officinalis).

Euphuism, n.   Purism, finical style, fastidious delicacy (in the use of language), affected elegance.

Euthanasia, n.   Euthanasy, easy death.

Euthanasy, n.   Euthanasia.

Eutrophy, n.   Healthy nutrition.

Euxine, n.   Black sea.

Evacuant, a.   (Med.) Purgative, cathartic, abstergent, cleansing.

Evacuant, n.   Cathartic, purgative, purgative medicine.

Evacuate, v. a.   1. Empty, make empty.

2. Eject, expel, excrete, void, discharge, throw out, clear out, clean out.

3. Quit (as a house or a country), leave, relinquish, forsake, desert, abandon, withdraw from.

Evacuation, n.   1. Emptying.

2. Discharge, ejection, excretion.

3. Quitting, withdrawal.

Evade, v. a.   1. Elude, escape, escape from, steal away from, get away from (by artifice).

2. Avoid, shun, decline.

Evade, v. n.   Equivocate, shuffle, quibble, dodge, prevaricate, palter, cavil.

Evanesce, v. n.   Vanish, disappear, be seen no more.

Evanescence, n.   Transitoriness, transientness, speedy passage, short continuance.

Evanescent, a.   Vanishing, fleeting, transitory, transient, passing, flitting, fugitive, flying, ephemeral, short-lived.

Evangelic, a.   According to the gospel.

Evangelical, a.   According to the gospel.

Evangelist, n.   1. Writer of one of the Gospels.

2. Missionary.

Evangelize, v. a.   Preach the gospel to, instruct in the gospel.

Evaporate, v. n.   1. Fly off in vapor.

2. Disappear, be dissipated.

Evaporate, v. a.   1. Vaporize, convert into vapor, disperse in vapor.

2. Exhale, emit in vapor.

Evaporating dish, Capsule.

Evaporation, n.   1. Vaporization.

2. Exhalation.

Evasion, n.   Shift, subterfuge, equivocation, prevarication, quibble, tergiversation, shuffling, sophistical excuse, disingenuous escape.

Evasive, a.   Equivocating, shuffling, sophistical, elusive, elusory.

Eve, n.   [Poetical.] Evening.

Even, n.   Evening, eve.

Even, a.   1. Smooth, level, plane, flat.

2. Uniform, equable, equal, calm, ruffled, unsteady.

3. On a level, on the same level.

4. Fair, just, equitable.

5. Divisible by two, not odd.

Even, ad.   1. Exactly, verily, just.

2. At the very time.

3. Likewise, in like manner, not only so, but also.

4. Strange to say.

5. So much as.

Even-handed, a.   Just, equitable, impartial, fair, honest, upright.

Evening, n.   Eve, even, eventide, nightfall, dusk, twilight, close of the day, fall of day, decline of day, going down of the sun.

Evening star, n.   Vesper, Hesper, Hesperus, Venus.

Event, n.   1. Incident, accident, occurrence, adventure, affair.

2. Result, issue, consequence, end, conclusion, termination.

Eventful, a.   Full of incidents.

Eventual, a.   Final, ultimate.

Eventuate, v. n.   Issue, terminate, close, prove, turn out.

Ever, ad.   1. At any time.

2. Always, evermore, perpetually, continually, eternally, AYE, for aye, for ever, at all times, to the end of time, through all ages, till doomsday.

Ever and anon, Often, every now and then, at short intervals.

Ever-during, a.   Eternal, EVERLASTING.

Everlasting, a.   1. Eternal, endless, unending, ever-during, perpetual, incessant, ceaseless, continual, uninterrupted, interminable, unceasing, never-ceasing, never-ending.

2. Imperishable, undying, never-dying, ever-living, deathless, immortal.

Everlasting, n.   1. Eternity.

2. Cudweed, goldylocks, IMMORTELLE.

Ever-living, a.   Eternal, immortal, undying, deathless, never-dying, everlasting.

Evermore, ad.   Always, eternally, forever, ever, perpetually, continually, AYE, for aye, at all times, to the end of time, through all ages.

Every, a.   Each (of several).

Every now and then, Often, at short intervals, ever and anon.

Every-day, a.   Common, customary, usual, wonted, accustomed, habitual.

Everywhere, ad.   In every place, in all places, right and left, far and near, far and wide, throughout the world, all the world over, in every quarter, in all quarters, in all lands; here, there, and everywhere; from pole to pole, from China to Peru, from Maine to Georgia.

Evict, v. a.   (Law.) Dispossess.

Eviction, n.   (Law.) Dispossession, deprivation.

Evidence, n.   Testimony, proof, ground of belief.

Evidence, v. a.   Prove, elucidate, demonstrate, show, manifest, evince, make manifest, make clear.

Evident, a.   Plain, clear, manifest, apparent, obvious, palpable, patent, unmistakable.

Evidential, a.   Indicative, evidentiary, evincive, demonstrative.

Evidentiary, a.   Evidential.

Evil, a.   1. Bad, ill, not good.

2. Wicked, sinful, vicious, corrupt, perverse, wrong.

3. Mischievous, hurtful, harmful, noxious, deleterious.

4. Unhappy, unfortunate, calamitous, adverse, unpropitious.

Evil, n.   1. Calamity, misfortune, disaster, reverse.

2. Wickedness, sin, depravity, malignity, wicked disposition.

3. Wrong, injury, mischief, harm.

Evil-doer, n.   Sinner, criminal, malefactor, culprit, offender, delinquent, wrong-doer.

Evil one, Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Belial, Apollyon, arch-fiend, the tempter, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the Enemy.

Evince, v. a.   Prove, demonstrate, show, evidence, manifest, elucidate, make evident, make clear.

Evincive, a.   Demonstrative, indicative, evidential, evidentiary.

Eviscerate, v. a.   Disembowel, embowel, gut, take out the bowels of.

Evoke, v. a.   Summon, call forth, call up, summon forth.

Evolution, n.   Evolving, unfolding, expansion, evolvement.

Evolve, v. a.   Unroll, unfold, expand, open, develop.

Evolvement, n.   Evolution.

Exacerbate, v. a.   1. Irritate, exasperate, provoke, imbitter, inflame, excite, infuriate.

2. Aggravate, heighten, increase.

Exacerbation, n.   1. Exasperation, provocation, irritation.

2. Aggravation, increase.

Exact, a.   1. Strict, scrupulous, methodical, punctual, nice, critical, upright, honest.

2. Accurate, precise, literal, correct, true.

Exact, v. a.   1. Extort, require authoritatively.

2. Claim, demand.

Exaction, n.   1. Extortion.

2. Contribution (demanded), tribute.

Exactitude, n.   Exactness.

Exactness, n.   1. Accuracy, correctness, faultlessness, precision, nicety, truth.

2. Strictness, regularity, scrupulousness, carefulness.

Exaggerate, v. a.   Overstate, heighten, amplify, overcharge, strain, stretch, overstrain, caricature, overcolor, depict extravagantly, color too highly.

Exaggeration, n.   Hyperbole, rant, caricature, extravagant statement, high coloring.

Exalt, v. a.   1. Raise, elevate, erect, lift up.

2. Ennoble, dignify, aggrandize.

3. Praise (highly), extol, magnify, glorify, bless.

Exaltation, n.   Elevation, dignity.

Examination, n.   1. Inspection, observation.

2. Inquiry, search, research, scrutiny, investigation, inquisition.

3. Trial by questions (in order to elicit truth or to test qualifications).

Examine, v. a.   1. Inspect, observe.

2. Scrutinize, investigate, study, consider, canvass, inquire into, search into, look into, inquire about.

3. Interrogate (in order to elicit truth or to test qualifications), catechise, put questions to.

Examiner, n.   1. Inspector.

2. Inquirer, investigator.

Example, n.   1. Pattern, copy, model, archetype, prototype.

2. Precedent.

3. Instance, illustration, exemplification, case in point.

Exanimate, a.   1. Lifeless, dead, defunct.

2. Inanimate, torpid, inert, sluggish, spiritless.

Exanthem, n.   (Med.) Rash, eruption, breaking out.

Exanthema, n.   [Gr. pl. Exanthemata.] Exanthem.

Exasperate, v. a.   1. Irritate, provoke, chafe, vex, nettle, incense, anger, affront, offend, enrage, make angry.

2. Exacerbate, inflame, render more violent.

Exasperation, n.   1. Irritation, provocation, exacerbation.

2. Wrath, rage, ire, fury, violent passion.

Ex cathedra, [L.] 1. [Adjectively.] Authoritative, from the bench, from high authority.

2. [Adverbially.] Authoritatively, with authority, with the air of a magistrate.

Excavate, v. a.   Hollow, hollow out, scoop out, dig out, cut out.

Excavation, n.   1. Excavating.

2. Cutting, cavity, hollow.

Exceed, v. a.   1. Transcend, surpass, cap, go beyond.

2. Excel, outdo, outstrip, outvie, be superior to.

Exceed, v. n.   1. Go too far, overstep the proper limit.

2. Be the greater, bear the greater proportion.

Exceedingly, ad.   Very, highly, greatly, extremely, vastly, beyond measure, to a great degree.

Excel, v. a.   1. Surpass, outdo, beat, be superior to, cast in the shade, throw into the shade.

2. Exceed, transcend, cap, go beyond.

Excel, v. n.   Be superior, be eminent, bear the palm, bear the bell, take precedence.

Excellence, n.   1. Superiority, pre-eminence, transcendence.

2. Good quality.

3. Worth, goodness, uprightness, probity, purity.

Excellent, a.   1. Superior, eminent, first-rate, sterling, peerless, prime, admirable, matchless, choice, CRACK, exquisite, transcendent, of the best, of the first water, superlatively good.

2. Virtuous, worthy, good, above or beyond all praise.

Except, v. a.   Exclude, reject, leave out.

Except, v. n.   Object, make objection, take exception.

Except, prep.   Excepting, excluding, save, leaving out, with the exception of.

Exception, n.   1. Exclusion.

2. Objection.

3. Instance to be excepted.

Exceptionable, a.   Objectionable.

Exceptional, a.   Irregular, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, peculiar, anomalous, abnormal, aberrant, exceptive.

Exceptive, a.   Exceptional.

Excerpt, n.   Extract, quotation, citation, selected passage.

Excerpt, v. a.   Extract, select, cite, quote, take.

Excess, n.   1. Superfluity, redundance, redundancy, superabundance.

2. Surplus, overplus, remainder.

3. Intemperance, dissipation, debauchery.

Excessive, a.   1. Superabundant, superfluous, exuberant.

2. Extravagant, inordinate, enormous, outrageous, unreasonable, very great.

3. Immoderate, intemperate, extreme.

4. Vehement, violent.

Exchange, v. a.   1. Barter, commute, swap, truck, change.

2. Interchange, bandy, give and take reciprocally.

Exchange, n.   1. Barter, traffic, trade, commutation.

2. Interchange, reciprocity.

3. Bourse.

Excise, n.   Inland duty, tax upon home products.

Excision, n.   Extirpation, eradication, destruction, extermination.

Excitability, n.   1. Sensibility, sensitiveness.

2. Irritability, irascibility, passionateness, hot temper.

Excitable, a.   1. Sensitive, susceptible, impressible, excited.

2. Irascible, irritable, passionate, choleric, hasty, hot-tempered, quick-tempered.

Excite, v. a. 1. Arouse, rouse, awaken, stimulate, incite, animate, kindle, inflame, brew, stir up.

2. Raise, create, give rise to, put in motion.

3. Disturb, agitate, discompose, irritate, provoke.

Excitement, n.   1. Incitement, motive, stimulus.

2. Agitation, perturbation, commotion, sensation.

3. Irritation, warmth, passion.

Exclaim, v. n.   Vociferate, shout, call, cry out, call aloud.

Exclamation, n.   1. Vociferation, outcry, ejaculation, clamor.

2. (Rhet.) Ecphonesis, interjection.

Exclude, v. a.   1. Bar, debar, preclude, reject, shut out.

2. Prohibit, restrain, hinder, withhold.

3. Expel, eject, thrust out.

Exclusion, n.   1. Preclusion, rejection.

2. Prohibition.

3. Expulsion, ejection.

Exclusive, a.   1. Excluding, debarring.

2. Excepting, to the exclusion, not including.

3. Illiberal, selfish, narrow, uncharitable, narrow-minded.

4. Sole, only, special.

Excommunicate, v. a.   Dismiss or expel (from the church), denounce, proscribe, anathematize, expel from fellowship.

Excommunication, n.   Dismission, or expulsion (from the church), denunciation, proscription, anathema, ban.

Excoriate, v. a.   Flay, skin, gall, strip the skin from.

Excoriation, n.   Flaying, skinning.

Excrement, n.   1. Excretion, excreted matter.

2. Dung, fæces, ordure, alvine discharges.

Excremental, a.   Excrementitious, excrementitial.

Excrementitial, a.   Excremental.

Excrementitious, a.   Excremental.

Excrescence, n.   Wart, tumor, morbid protuberance.

Excrescent, a.   Fungous.

Excrete, v. a.   Separate, discharge, eject, throw off.

Excretion, n.   1. Separation, discharge.

2. Excrement, excreted matter.

Excretive, a.   Excretory.

Excretory, a.   Excretive.

Excruciate, v. a.   Torture, torment, rack, agonize.

Excruciating, a.   Torturing, tormenting, very painful.

Excruciation, n.   Torture, torment, agony, anguish.

Exculpate, v. a.   Absolve, exonerate, acquit, clear, excuse, pardon, justify, vindicate, set right, apologize for, make allowance for, put in a good word for.

Exculpation, n.   Excuse, exoneration.

Exculpatory, a.   Excusatory, apologetical.

Excursion, n.   1. Journey, tour, trip, expedition, ramble, jaunt.

2. Digression, episode.

Excursive, a.   Rambling, wandering, roving, roaming, devious, erratic, nomadic.

Excursus, n.   [L.] Dissertation, disquisition, discussion.

Excusable, a.   Pardonable, venial.

Excusatory, a.   Apologetical.

Excuse, v. a.   1. Pardon, forgive, acquit, absolve, exculpate, exonerate, clear, make apology for, set right.

2. Extenuate, justify, vindicate.

3. Exempt, release, free, let off.

4. Overlook, regard indulgently.

Excuse, n.   1. Apology, plea, justification, absolution.

2. Pretext, pretence, color, guise, disguise, semblance, make shift, false show.

Execrable, a.   1. Detestable, hateful, odious, damnable, cursed, accursed, abominable, villanous.

2. Offensive, disgusting, obnoxious, nauseous, nauseating, sickening, repulsive, revolting, vile.

Execrate, v. a.   1. Curse, imprecate ill upon.

2. Abominate, detest, hate, abhor.

Execration, n.   1. Curse, malediction, ban, anathema, imprecation of evil.

2. Detestation, abhorrence, abomination, horror, hateful thing.

Execute, v. a.   1. Accomplish, effect, effectuate, perform, do, consummate, finish, complete, achieve, carry out, carry through, carry into effect, work out.

2. Put to death (in pursuance of a judicial sentence).

3. Sign, seal, and deliver (as a deed).

Execution, n.   1. Performance, operation, accomplishment, achievement, completion, consummation.

2. Effect, something done.

3. Mode of performance.

4. Writ or warrant (for carrying out a judgment or sentence).

5. Capital punishment, punishment of death.

Executive, a.   Executory, not legislative.

Executive, n.   Governor, chief magistrate.

Executory, a.   1. Executive.

2. (Law.) To be executed.

Exegesis, n.   1. Exegetics, science of interpretation.

2. Interpretation, exposition, explanation.

Exegetic, a.   Explanatory, expository.

Exegetical, a.   Explanatory, expository.

Exegetics, n.   Exegesis, science of interpretation.

Exemplar, n.   Pattern, model, copy, example, prototype, archetype.

Exemplary, a.   1. Meritorious, good, worthy, worthy of imitation, fit for a pattern.

2. Monitory, warning.

Exemplification, n.   1. Illustration.

2. (Law.) Certified copy or transcript.

Exemplify, v. a.   1. Illustrate, show by example.

2. (Law.) Make a certified copy of.

Exempt, v. a.   Excuse, exonerate, relieve, release, free, let off, grant immunity to.

Exempt, a.   Exempted, free, liberated, released.

Exemption, n.   Immunity, privilege.

Exequies, n. pl.   Obsequies, funeral rites, funeral procession, ceremonies of burial.

Exercise, n.   1. Practice, use, appliance, application, performance, operation, employment.

2. Exertion, labor, work, toil, effort.

3. Training, schooling, discipline, drill, drilling.

4. Lesson, task.

Exercise, v. a.   1. Exert (constantly), employ, busy, apply, use, put in action, set to work.

2. Discipline, train, drill, break in, habituate to practice.

3. Practise, pursue, carry on.

4. Task, try, afflict, pain, make uneasy.

Exercise, v. n.   Labor, work, make exertion, take exercise.

Exert, v. a.   Exercise, use, put forth, put in action, bring into operation, set to work.

Exert one's self, Labor, toil, strive, endeavor, work, take pains, bestir one's self, fall to work, work with a will, leave no stone unturned, do one's best.

Exertion, n.   Effort, endeavor, struggle, attempt, trial, strain, stretch.

Exfoliate, v. n.   Scale off, shell off, peel off, fall off in scales.

Exfoliation, n.   1. (Min.) Separation in scales or laminæ.

2. (Med.) Desquamation.

Exhalation, n.   1. Evaporation, emission of vapor.

2. Vapor, fume, effluvium, steam, reek, smoke, fog.

Exhale, v. a.   Emit, evaporate, breathe, emit in vapor, throw off in effluvia.

Exhale, v. n.   Fly off, pass off, be evaporated, be exhaled.

Exhaust, v. a.   1. Drain, empty.

2. Expend, spend, waste, squander, consume, destroy, lavish, dissipate, fritter away, run out.

3. Prostrate, cripple, weaken, enervate, debilitate, disable, deprive of strength, wear out.

Exhaustless, a.   Inexhaustible.

Exhibit, v. a.   1. Show, display, present to view, offer for inspection.

2. Manifest, express, indicate, disclose, make known, bring to notice, bring into view, point out, set forth.

3. (Law.) Offer, present, propose.

4. (Med.) Administer (medicine).

Exhibition, n.   1. Display, show, manifestation.

2. Exposition, laying open to public view.

3. (Eng. Universities). Allowance, pension, benefaction.

4. (Med.) Administration (of medicine).

Exhilarate, v. a.   Cheer, enliven, inspirit, inspire, animate; elate, gladden, make merry, make glad or joyous.

Exhilarating gas, Nitrous oxide, protoxide of nitrogen, laughing gas.

Exhilaration, n.   1. Cheering, enlivening, animating.

2. Animation, gayety, hilarity, glee, cheer, gladness, joyousness, cheerfulness, good humor, good spirits, high spirits.

Exhort, v. a.   Urge, incite, stimulate, persuade, encourage to do well.

Exhort, v. n.   Give exhortation, offer advice.

Exhortation, n.   1. Advice, counsel.

2. Persuasive discourse.

Exhortative, a.   Exhortatory, hortatory.

Exhortatory, a.   Exhortative, hortatory.

Exhumation, n.   Disinterment.

Exhume, v. a.   Disinter, unbury.

Exigence, n.   1. Demand, urgency, necessity, need, want, requirement.

2. Emergency, crisis, strait, conjuncture, quandary, pass, pinch, nonplus, critical situation, pressing necessity.

Exigency, n.   1. Demand, urgency, necessity, need, want, requirement.

2. Emergency, crisis, strait, conjuncture, quandary, pass, pinch, nonplus, critical situation, pressing necessity.

Exigent, a.   Urgent, pressing.

Exiguity, n.   Smallness, slenderness, fineness, exility.

Exile, n.   1. Banishment, expatriation, ostracism, proscription, expulsion (from one's country).

2. Banished person.

Exile, v. a.   Banish, expatriate, ostracize, proscribe, expel (from one's country).

Exility, n.   Slenderness, fineness, smallness, exiguity.

Exist, v. n.   1. Be, subsist, have being.

2. Live, breathe, have life, be alive.

3. Continue, remain, endure.

Existence, n.   1. Being, entity.

2. Life, animation.

3. Continuance, duration.

Exit, n.   1. Departure, withdrawal.

2. Egress, passage out.

Exodus, n.   Departure (from a country).

Exonerate, v. a.   Exculpate, absolve, acquit, clear, release, discharge, justify, vindicate, let off.

Exoneration, n.   Discharge, exculpation, acquittal, release, clearance, justification, vindication.

Exorbitance, n.   Extravagance, enormity, excess.

Exorbitancy, n.   Extravagance, enormity, excess.

Exorbitant, a.   Extravagant, inordinate, excessive, enormous, unreasonable.

Exorcise, v. a.   1. Drive away (by conjurations), cast out.

2. Deliver from malignant spirits, purify from evil influence.

Exorcism, n.   Spell, charm, incantation.

Exordium, n.   [L. pl. Exordia; Eng. pl. Exordiums.] Introduction, opening, preamble, preface, proem, prelude, prologue.

Exosmose, n.   Transudation.

Exosmosis, n.   Transudation.

Exoteric, a.   Public, open, not private, not esoteric.

Exoterical, a.   Public, open, not private, not esoteric.

Exotic, a.   Foreign, extraneous, not indigenous, not native.

Exotical, a.   Foreign, extraneous, not indigenous, not native.

Expand, v. a.   1. Spread, open, unfold, evolve, lay open, spread out.

2. Dilate, distend, swell, fill out, blow up.

3. Extend, enlarge, increase, diffuse.

Expand, v. n.   1. Open, be unfolded, be spread out.

2. Dilate, be distended, increase in bulk.

Expanse, n.   1. Extent, expansion, expanded surface.

2. Firmament, arch of the sky.

Expansion, n.   1. Expanding, spreading, opening.

2. Dilatation, distension, swelling.

3. Enlargement, increase, diffusion.

4. Extent, expanse.

Expansive, a.   Diffusive.

Expatiate, v. n.   1. Rove at large, range at will, take a wide survey.

2. Dilate, enlarge, descant, launch out.

Expatriate, v. a.   Banish, exile, ostracize, proscribe, expel (from one's country).

Expatriation, n.   Exile, banishment, proscription, expulsion (from one's country).

Expect, v. a.   1. Await, wait for.

2. Anticipate, look for, look forward to, count upon, reckon upon, calculate upon, rely upon.

3. Hope, hope for.

Expectance, n.   Expectation, hope, expectancy.

Expectancy, n.   1. Expectation, hope, expectance.

2. (Law.) Abeyance, prospect.

Expectant, a.   Waiting.

Expectation, n.   1. Anticipation, prospect, expectance, expectancy.

2. Hope, trust, reliance, confidence, assurance, presumption.

Expectorate, v. a.   Hawk up, cough up.

Expedience, n.   1. Fitness, propriety, suitableness, advisability, desirableness.

2. Advantage, profit, utility.

Expediency, 1. Fitness, propriety, suitableness, advisability, desirableness.

2. Advantage, profit, utility.

Expedient, a.   1. Fit, proper, suitable, advisable, desirable.

2. Advantageous, profitable, useful, for one's advantage, for one's interest.

Expedient, n.   Shift, resource, resort, contrivance, means.

Expedite, v. a.   Hasten, accelerate, despatch, speed, hurry, quicken, precipitate, forward, advance, press forward, urge forward, press on, urge on.

Expedition, n.   1. Haste, speed, despatch, celerity, quickness, promptness, alacrity, alertness.

2. Enterprise, undertaking.

Expeditious, a.   1. Speedy, quick, hasty.

2. Prompt, swift, punctual, diligent, nimble, alert.

Expel, v. a.   1. Eject, dislodge, drive out, force away.

2. Banish, exile, expatriate, ostracize, proscribe.

Expend, v. a.   1. Disburse, spend, lay out.

2. Use, employ.

3. Exhaust, consume, waste, dissipate.

Expenditure, n.   1. Disbursement.

2. Expense, cost, charge, outlay.

Expense, n.   Cost, charge, expenditure, outlay.

Expensive, a.   1. Lavish, extravagant, wasteful.

2. Dear, costly, high-priced, of great price.

Experience, n.   1. Trial, proof, test, practice.

2. Knowledge (gained from trial or practice), experimental knowledge, practical wisdom.

Experience, v. a.   Try, feel, undergo, endure, put to the proof (of one's own sensations), prove by trial, have practical acquaintance with.

Experienced, a.   Practised, instructed, accomplished, thoroughbred, versed, qualified, able.

Experiment, n.   Trial, test, examination, assay, proof, touchstone, ordeal.

Experiment, v. n.   Make experiment, make trial.

Experimental, a.   1. Empiric, empirical, experiential, from experience.

2. Tentative, in the way of experiment.

Expert, a.   Adroit, dexterous, ready, prompt, quick, apt, clever, able, skilful.

Expert, n.   Experienced person, person specially versed (in a given subject).

Expiate, v. a.   Atone for, do penance for, make satisfaction or reparation for.

Expiation, n.   Atonement, satisfaction, reparation.

Expiration, n.   1. Emission of breath.

2. Death, decease, demise.

3. Termination, cessation, close, end, conclusion.

Expire, v. a.   Breathe out, emit from the lungs.

Expire, v. n.   1. Die, decease, draw the last breath.

2. End, terminate, cease, conclude, come to an end.

Explain, v. a.   Interpret, elucidate, expound, illustrate, unfold, solve, ECLAIRCIZE, clear up, make plain, throw light upon.

Explain, v. n.   Account, give a reason, give an explanation.

Explainable, a.   Explicable, that may be explained.

Explanation, n.   1. Interpretation, elucidation, illustration, exposition, description, explication, CLAVIS, key.

2. Sense, meaning, acceptation.

3. Mutual understanding.

Explanatory, a.   Illustrative, elucidative, expository, serving to explain.

Expletive, a.   Superfluous, redundant.

Expletive, n.   Expletive word or syllable.

Explicable, a.   Explainable.

Explication, n.   Interpretation, explanation, exposition, illustration.

Explicit, a.   Express, clear, plain, positive, definite, determinate, categorical, unambiguous, unreserved.

Explode, v. a.   1. Discharge, burst, displode, detonate.

2. Discard, repudiate, scout, scorn, contemn, cry down, treat with contempt, bring into disrepute.

Explode, v. n.   Burst, displode, detonate, be discharged.

Exploit, n.   Act (especially an heroic act), deed, feat, achievement.

Exploration, n.   Examination, scrutiny, inquiry, research, inquisition.

Explore, v. a.   Examine, scrutinize, investigate, search into, inquire into, pry into.

Explosion, n.   Burst, bursting, detonation, blast, clap, pop, crack, sudden discharge.

Exponent, n.   Index, representative.

Export, v. a.   Send out (merchandise from one country to another), carry out, send abroad.

Export, n.   Commodity exported.

Expose, v. a.   1. Disclose, uncover, detect, descry, lay open, make bare, show up, bring to light.

2. Exhibit, hold up to view.

3. Subject, make liable.

4. Endanger, jeopardize, put in danger, put in peril.

Exposé, n.   [Fr.] Exposition, formal statement.

Exposition, n.   1. Exposure, disclosing, laying open.

2. Explanation, interpretation, elucidation, explication, EXPOSÉ.

3. Exhibition, show, display.

Expositor, n.   Expounder, explainer, interpreter.

Expository, a.   Explanatory, illustrative, exegetical, elucidative.

Expostulate, v. n.   Remonstrate, reason earnestly (for dissuasion), urge reasons (against any course).

Expostulation, n.   Remonstrance.

Exposure, n.   1. Exposition, disclosing, laying open.

2. Position (with reference to the points of the compass).

Expound, v. a.   Explain, unfold, interpret, elucidate, clear up, lay open, make plain.

Expounder, n.   Interpreter.

Express, v. a.   1. Squeeze out, press out.

2. Utter, speak, declare, assert, set forth, give vent to, give utterance to.

3. Represent, indicate, show, signify, exhibit, denote.

4. Send by express.

Express, a.   Explicit, clear, plain, definite, positive, determinate, categorical, not ambiguous, clearly stated.

Express, n.   1. Messenger (for a special purpose), courier.

2. Message, despatch.

3. Speedy conveyance.

Expressage, n.   Charge for any thing sent by express.

Expression, n.   1. Squeezing out, pressing out.

2. Utterance, declaration, assertion.

3. Phrase, terms, form of words, mode of speech.

4. Aspect, look, appearance of the face.

5. Lively representation, effective exhibition.

Expressive, a.   1. Significant, indicative.

2. Emphatic, strong, forcible, energetic, lively, vivid.

Express one's self, 1. Speak or write, utter one's self, make known one's opinions, sentiments, or feelings.

2. Speak one's mind, say one's say.

Expulsion, n.   1. Expelling, driving out.

2. Ejection, extrusion, banishment.

Expunge, v. a.   Erase, efface, obliterate, cancel, blot out, strike out, rub out, wipe out.

Expurgate, v. a.   Purify, purge, cleanse.

Expurgation, n.   Purification, cleansing.

Exquisite, n.   1. Nice, exact, accurate, discriminating, delicate, refined.

2. Select, choice, excellent, rare, valuable, precious.

3. Consummate, complete, perfect, matchless.

4. Acute, intense, poignant, keen.

Exquisite, n.   Dandy, fop, beau, popinjay, jackanapes, SWELL, man-milliner, man of dress, vain fellow.

Exsiccate, v. a.   Dry, desiccate, make dry, dry up.

Extant, a.   Existing, undestroyed, in being, in existence, not lost.

Extemporaneous, a.   Unpremeditated, off-hand, extemporary, extempore.

Extemporary, a.   Unpremeditated, off-hand, extemporaneous, extempore.

Extempore, ad.   [L.] Suddenly, without premeditation, without preparation, in an off-hand manner, on the spur of the moment.

Extempore, a.   [L.] Extemporary, extemporaneous.

Extemporize, v. n.   Speak extempore, speak without notes, speak without premeditation, make an off-hand speech or address.

Extend, v. a.   1. Stretch out, reach out, reach forth.

2. Prolong, continue, lengthen out, protract.

3. Expand, dilate, enlarge, widen, augment, increase, fill out.

4. Diffuse, spread abroad.

5. Offer, yield, give, impart.

Extend, v. n.   Stretch, reach, spread.

Extendible, a.   Extensible, extensile.

Extensible, a.   Extendible, extensile.

Extensile, a.   Extensible, extendible.

Extension, n.   Expansion, dilatation, enlargement, increase, augmentation.

Extensive, a.   Wide, large, broad, comprehensive, capacious, extended, expanded.

Extent, n.   1. Expansion, expanse, amplitude.

2. Bulk, size, magnitude, volume.

3. Length, reach, stretch, compass.

Extenuate, v. a.   1. Lessen, diminish, reduce in size or bulk.

2. Palliate, mitigate, qualify, excuse, apologize for.

Extenuation, n.   1. Diminution, abatement, mitigation.

2. Palliation, excuse, apology.

Exterior, a.   1. Outward, external, outer, outside, superficial.

2. Extrinsic, foreign, from without.

Exterior, n.   1. Outside, outer part, outer surface.

2. Outward appearance.

Exterminate, v. a.   1. Extirpate, eradicate, uproot, annihilate, destroy, abolish, root out, put an end to.

2. (Math.) Eliminate.

Extermination, n.   1. Extirpation, eradication, annihilation, destruction, extinction, abolition, excision.

2. (Math.) Elimination.

Extern, n.   1. Day-scholar.

2. [Rare.] Exterior, outward part.

External, a.   1. Outward, outer, exterior, outside, superficial.

2. Extrinsic, foreign, from without.

3. Visible, apparent.

Externals, n. pl.   Outside, outward parts, things as seen, visible forms.

Extinct, a.   1. Extinguished, quenched, put out.

2. Ended, terminated, closed, brought to an end, no longer existing.

Extinction, n.   1. Extinguishment.

2. Destruction, annihilation, extirpation, extermination, excision, abolition, abolishment.

Extinguish, v. a.   1. Quench, put out.

2. Destroy, suppress.

Extinguishment, n.   1. Quenching.

2. Destruction, suppression, extinction, abolition, abolishment.

Extirpate, v. a.   Eradicate, uproot, exterminate, annihilate, destroy, abolish, root out.

Extirpation, n.   Eradication, extermination, annihilation, destruction, extinction, excision, abolition.

Extol, v. a.   Praise, laud, applaud, magnify, exalt, celebrate, glorify, commend highly.

Extoller, n.   Praiser, panegyrist, encomiast, eulogist.

Extort, v. a.   Exact, wrest, wring, wrench, force, get by force.

Extortion, n.   Exaction, illegal compulsion.

Extortionate, a.   Oppressive, exacting, severe, hard, rigorous.

Extra, a.   1. Additional.

2. Unusual, extraordinary.

Extract, v. a.   1. Draw out, pull out, take out.

2. Derive (by chemical process).

3. Select (from a literary work), cite, quote.

4. (Math.) Determine or find (a root).

Extract, n.   1. Quotation, citation, excerpt, passage quoted.

2. (Med.) Inspissated infusion or decoction.

Extraction, n.   1. Drawing out.

2. Lineage, descent, birth, origin, genealogy, parentage.

3. (Math.) Determination (of a root).

Extradition, n.   Delivery or surrender (of fugitives from justice by one nation to another).

Extraneous, a.   Foreign, extrinsic.

Extraordinary, a.   Remarkable, unusual, signal, uncommon, singular, egregious, rare, extra, out of the way, unheard of, more than common.

Extravagance, n.   1. Excess, exorbitance, enormity, unreasonableness, preposterousness.

2. Irregularity, wildness, folly, absurdity.

3. Prodigality, profusion, waste.

Extravagant, a.   1. Excessive, inordinate, exorbitant, unreasonable, preposterous.

2. Irregular, wild, foolish, absurd.

3. Wasteful, lavish, profuse, prodigal, too liberal, too bountiful.

Extravasated, a.   Effused, forced out (of ducts or vessels).

Extravasation, n.   Effusion (from ducts or vessels).

Extreme, a.   1. Outermost, utmost, farthest, uttermost, most distant, most remote.

2. Greatest, highest, of the highest degree, of the rarest kind.

3. Last, final, ultimate.

Extreme, n.   End, extremity.

Extremes, n. pl.   1. Extremities, terminal points.

2. (Logic.) Subject and predicate.

3. (Math.) First and last terms (of a proportion).

Extremity, n.   1. End, termination, verge, border, extreme.

2. Utmost point, highest degree.

3. Utmost distress, greatest difficulty.

Extricate, v. a.   Disengage, disentangle, clear, disembarrass, relieve, liberate, deliver, free, set free.

Extrication, n.   Disentanglement, liberation, release, relief, deliverance.

Extrinsic, a.   External, outward, extraneous, foreign, not intrinsic.

Extrinsical, a.   External, outward, extraneous, foreign, not intrinsic.

Extrude, v. a.   Expel, eject, oust, dislodge, force out, thrust out.

Extrusion, n.   Expulsion, ejection.

Exuberance, n.   Overgrowth, luxuriance, superabundance, superfluity, profusion, copiousness, excess, rankness, overgrowth.

Exuberant, a.   Over-abundant, rank, copious, plenteous, full, plentiful, ample, replete, liberal, lavish.

Exudation, n.   Excretion, secretion, sweating, perspiration, transudation, oozing.

Exude, v. a.   Excrete, secrete, discharge (by pores), throw out.

Exude, v. n.   Transude, ooze, be excreted, be secreted, pass by pores.

Exult, v. n.   Triumph, chuckle, crow, rejoice (for success or victory), leap for joy, be in transport.

Exultant, a.   Exulting, triumphing, joyous, jubilant, transported, elated.

Exultation, n.   Joy (for success or victory), transport, elation, delight, triumph.

Exuviæ, n. pl.   Remains (of animals, as skins, shells, &c.).

Eye, n.   1. Organ of sight, organ of vision.

2. Sight, view, estimate, judgment.

3. Watch, notice, vigilance, observation, inspection.

4. Perforation, aperture, eyelet.

5. Bud, shoot.

Eye, v. a.   Watch, observe, view, look on, fix the eye on, keep in view, have an eye on.

Eyebright, n.   Euphrasy (Euphrasia officinalis).

Eyelet, n.   Perforation, aperture, eye, eyelet-hole.

Eyelet-hole, n.   Eyelet.

Eyesight, n.   1. Vision, sense of seeing.

2. View, observation, inspection.

Eye-tooth, n.   Canine tooth, cuspidate tooth.

Eye-water, n.   Collyrium, wash or lotion for the eyes.

Eyry, n.   Nest (of a bird of prey).