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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

egg
eggs noun oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

egg cream
noun made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water

egg foo yong
egg fu yung noun omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish

egg noodle
noun narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs

egg roll
spring roll noun minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried

egg timer
noun a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs

egg white
white noun the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; `she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs`

egg yolk
yolk noun the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen

egg-and-dart
egg-and-anchor noun a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape

egg-filled
adjective full of eggs

egg-producing(a)
young-bearing(a) adjective capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring

egg-shaped
elliptic adjective rounded like an egg

eggar
egger noun moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons

eggbeater
eggwhisk noun a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream

eggcup
egg cup noun dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg

eggdrop soup
noun made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth

egghead
noun an intellectual; a very studious and academic person; `in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead`

eggnog
noun a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor

eggplant
aubergine noun egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

eggs Benedict
noun toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce

eggshake
noun a milkshake with egg in it

eggshell
noun the exterior covering of a bird`s egg

ego
noun (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

ego
self-importance noun an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

ego ideal
noun (psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives

egocentric
egoist noun a self-centered person with little regard for others

egoism
egocentrism noun concern for your own interests and welfare

egoistic
egoistical adjective limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

egomania
noun an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs

egomaniac
noun an abnormally egotistical person

egotism
self-importance noun an exaggerated opinion of your own importance

egotism
self-importance noun an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

egotist
egoist 1 swellhead noun a conceited and self-centered person

egotistic
egotistical adjective characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

egotistically
selfishly adverb in an egotistical manner; `he behaved egotistically`

egotrip
verb act in a way that attracts attention; `This teacher always egotrips and the students don`t like him`

egress
emersion noun (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse

egress
emergence noun the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

egression
emergence noun the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

egret
noun any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

Egretta
genus Egretta noun small Old and New World herons

Egypt
Arab Republic of Egypt noun a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

Egyptian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language

Egyptian cat
noun a domestic cat of Egypt

Egyptian cobra
Naja haje noun cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

Egyptian cotton
noun fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton

Egyptian deity
noun a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians

Egyptian Empire
noun an ancient empire west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament

Egyptian grass
crowfoot grass noun a creeping grass with spikes like fingers

Egyptian henbane
Hyoscyamus muticus noun poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine

Egyptian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Egypt

Egyptian pound
noun the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters

Egyptian vulture
Pharaoh`s chicken noun small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia

Egyptologist
noun an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology

Egyptology
noun archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts

Ehadhamen
noun city in Tunisia

Ehrenberg
Ilya Ehrenberg noun Russian novelist (1891-1967)

Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich noun German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet` to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915)

Eichhornia
genus Eichhornia noun water hyacinth; water orchid

Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann noun Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962)

eicosapentaenoic acid
noun an omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

eider
eider duck noun duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females

eiderdown
duvet noun a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

eidetic
adjective of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy

eidos
noun (anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group

Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel noun French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923)

Eiffel Tower
noun a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure

eigenvalue
eigenvalue of a matrix noun (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

eight
8 adjective being one more than seven

eight ball
noun a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games

eight-day
adjective lasting for eight days

eight-membered
8-membered adjective of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members

eight-sided
adjective having eight sides

eight-spot
noun a playing card with eight pips on the face

eighteen
18 adjective being one more than seventeen

eighteenth
18th adjective coming next after the seventeenth in position

Eighteenth Amendment
noun an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932

eighth
8th adjective coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

eighth note
quaver noun a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note

eighties
mid-eighties noun the time of life between 80 and 90

eighties
noun the decade from 1980 to 1989

eightieth
80th adjective the ordinal number of eighty in counting order

eightpence
noun a coin worth eight pennies

eightpenny
adjective used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long

eightpenny nail
noun a nail 2.5 inches long

eightsome
noun a Scottish reel for eight dancers

eighty
80 adjective being ten more than seventy

eighty-eight
88 adjective being eight more than eighty

eighty-fifth
85th adjective the ordinal number of eighty-five in counting order

eighty-five
85 adjective being five more than eighty

eighty-four
84 adjective being four more than eighty

eighty-nine
89 adjective being nine more than eighty

eighty-one
81 adjective being one more than eighty

eighty-seven
87 adjective being seven more than eighty

eighty-six
86 adjective being six more than eighty

eighty-three
83 adjective being three more than eighty

eighty-two
82 adjective being two more than eighty

Eijkman
Christiaan Eijkman noun Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930)

Eimeriidae
family Eimeriidae noun a family of protoctist in the order Coccidia

Eindhoven
noun city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry