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

elementarily
adverb in an elementary manner

elementary
elemental adjective of or being the essential or basic part; `an elementary need for love and nurturing`

elementary education
noun education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school

elementary geometry
parabolic geometry noun geometry based on Euclid`s axioms: e.g., only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line

elementary particle
fundamental particle noun (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

elements
noun violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); `they felt the full fury of the elements`

elemi
gum elemi noun fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense

Eleocharis
genus Eleocharis noun sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths

eleostearic acid
elaeostearic acid noun a crystalline unsaturated fatty acid

Eleotridae
family Eleotridae noun sleepers

elephant
noun five-toed pachyderm

elephant bird
aepyornis noun huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar

elephant seal
sea elephant noun either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks

elephant tree
Bursera microphylla noun small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers

elephant`s-foot
Hottentot bread vine noun South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark

elephant-like
adjective resembling an elephant

elephantiasis
noun hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis

elephantiasis neuromatosa
noun hypertrophy of a limb

elephantiasis scroti
chyloderma noun swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction

Elephantidae
family Elephantidae noun elephants

elephantine
gargantuan adjective of great mass; huge and bulky; `a jumbo jet`; `jumbo shrimp`

Elephantopus
genus Elephantopus noun perennial American herb

Elephas
genus Elephas noun type genus of the family Elephantidae

Elettaria
genus Elettaria noun cardamom

Eleusine
genus Eleusine noun annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands

Eleutherodactylus
genus Eleutherodactylus noun completely terrestrial robber frogs

elevate
verb raise in rank or condition; `The new law lifted many people from poverty`

elevated
adjective raised above the ground; `an elevated platform`

elevated railway
elevated railroad noun a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

elevation
lift noun the event of something being raised upward; `an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon`; `a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity`

elevator
lift noun lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

elevator car
noun where passengers ride up and down; `the car was on the top floor`

elevator girl
noun a girl employed to operate an elevator

elevator man
elevator boy noun a man employed to operate an elevator; `in England they call an elevator man a liftman`

elevator operator
noun an operator of an elevator

elevator shaft
noun a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor

eleven
11 adjective being one more than ten

eleven-plus
11-plus noun (formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school

eleven-sided
adjective having eleven sides

eleventh
11th adjective coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

eleventh hour
last minute noun the latest possible moment; `money became available at the eleventh hour`; `at the last minute the government changed the rules`

elf
hob 1 gremlin noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

elf cup
noun apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae

elfin
elfish adjective usually good-naturedly mischievous; `perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight`; `elvish tricks`

Elgar
Sir Edward Elgar noun British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)

Elgin Marbles
noun a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens

elicit
verb derive by reason; `elicit a solution`

elicitation
noun stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; `the elicitation of his testimony was not easy`

elicited
evoked adjective called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; `evoked potentials`; `an elicited response`

elide
verb leave or strike out; `This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant`

Eliel Saarinen
noun Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950)

eligibility
noun the quality or state of being eligible; `eligibility of a candidate for office`; `eligibility for a loan`

eligible
adjective qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; `eligible to run for office`; `eligible for retirement benefits`; `an eligible bachelor`

Elijah
noun a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

Elijah Muhammad
noun leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975)

eliminate
annihilate verb kill in large numbers; `the plague wiped out an entire population`

eliminate
do away with verb terminate or take out; `Let`s eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics`

elimination
reasoning by elimination noun analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives

elimination reaction
noun a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules

elimination tournament
noun a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds

eliminator
noun an agent that eliminates something

Eliomys
genus Eliomys noun lerots

Eliot
George Eliot noun British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880)

elision
noun omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next)

elite
elite group noun a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

elitism
noun the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals

elitist
noun someone who believes in rule by an elite group

elixir
noun a substance believed to cure all ills

elixir of life
noun a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists

Elizabeth
noun Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)

Elizabeth Haldane
Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane noun Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937)

Elizabeth I
noun Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)

Elizabeth II
noun daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); `Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain`

Elizabeth River
noun a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads

Elizabeth Seaman
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman noun muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)

Elizabethan
adjective of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen; `Elizabethan music`

Elizabethan age
noun a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity

elk
European elk noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk` in Europe and `moose` in North America

elk nut
oil nut noun oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood

ell
noun an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building

Elli
noun (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match

Ellice Islands
noun a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii

Ellington
Duke Ellington noun United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)

Elliott`s goldenrod
noun a variety of goldenrod

ellipse
oval noun a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; `the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant`

ellipsis
eclipsis noun omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences

ellipsoid
ellipsoidal adjective in the form of an ellipse

elliptic
elliptical adjective characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; `the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints`; `the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity`- H.O.Taylor

elliptic geometry
Riemannian geometry noun a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space is like a sphere and a line is a great circle

elliptic leaf
noun a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse

Ellis Island
noun an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; `some twelve millions immigrants passed through Ellis Island`

Ellison
Ralph Ellison noun United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)

Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth noun United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)

elm
elm tree noun any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

elm
noun hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

Elmont
noun a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park

elmwood
noun hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

elocute
verb declaim in an elocutionary manner; `The poet elocuted beautifully`

elocution
noun an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

elocutionary
adjective (used of style of speaking) overly embellished; `an elocutionary Oxonian delivery`