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

European hackberry
Mediterranean hackberry noun bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe

European hare
Lepus europaeus noun large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter

European hornbeam
Carpinus betulus noun medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn

European house cricket
Acheta domestica noun lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America

European ladies` tresses
Spiranthes spiralis noun European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers

European larch
Larix decidua noun tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales

European lemming
Lemmus lemmus noun notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown

European lobster
Homarus vulgaris noun lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe

European magpie
Pica pica noun a common magpie of Eurasia

European nuthatch
Sitta europaea noun a kind of nuthatch

European parsley fern
mountain parsley fern noun fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley

European pasqueflower
Pulsatilla vulgaris noun European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers

European perch
Perca fluviatilis noun a perch native to Europe

European plan
continental plan noun a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily

European rabbit
Old World rabbit noun common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless

European red elder
red-berried elder 1 Sambucus racemosa noun Eurasian shrub

European roller
Coracias garrulus noun common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back

European Russia
noun the Russia that is part of Europe

European sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos noun a variety of sandpiper

European sanicle
Sanicula Europaea noun sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers

European sea bream
Pagellus centrodontus noun food fish of European coastal waters

European shrike
Lanius excubitor noun a common European butcherbird

European silver fir
Christmas tree 2 Abies alba noun tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark

European smelt
sparling noun common smelt of Europe

European sole
Solea solea noun highly valued as food

European spider crab
king crab 3 Maja squinado noun a large spider crab of Europe

European swift
Apus apus noun common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs

European toad
Bufo bufo noun common toad of Europe

European tortoise
Testudo graeca noun small land tortoise of southern Europe

European turkey oak
turkey oak 4 Quercus cerris noun large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes

European Union
EU noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; `he took Britain into Europe`

European water ouzel
Cinclus aquaticus noun a water ouzel of Europe

European water shrew
Neomys fodiens noun widely distributed Old World water shrew

European white lily
Nymphaea alba noun a water lily with white flowers

European wildcat
catamountain noun bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat

European wolf spider
tarantula 2 Lycosa tarentula noun large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

European wood mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus noun nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens

European woolly thistle
Cirsium eriophorum noun woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula

Europeanization
Europeanisation noun assimilation into European culture

Europeanize
Europeanise verb denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations

europium
Eu noun a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

Europol
European Law Enforcement Organisation noun police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces

Eurotiales
order Eurotiales noun order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium

Eurotium
genus Eurotium noun a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales

Euryale
genus Euryale noun basket stars

Euryalida
subclass Euryalida noun basket stars

Eurydice
noun (Greek mythology) the wife of Orpheus

Eurylaimi
suborder Eurylaimi noun broadbills

Eurylaimidae
family Eurylaimidae noun coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi

eurypterid
noun large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs

Eurypterida
order Eurypterida noun extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic

eurythmy
eurhythmy noun the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea noun Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)

eusporangiate
adjective (of ferns) having sporangia that arise from a group of epidermal cells; `eusporangiate ferns of the families Ophioglossaceae and Marattiaceae`

eusporangium
noun a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells

Eustachian tube
auditory tube noun either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum

Eustachio
Bartolommeo Eustachio noun Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)

Eustoma
genus Eustoma noun small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America

Eutamias
genus Eutamias noun chipmunks of western America and Asia

eutectic
noun a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point

eutectoid steel
noun a steel that contains 0.9% carbon (the eutectic point); a carbon steel with 0.9% carbon is pure pearlite

Euterpe
genus Euterpe noun a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America

Euterpe oleracea
noun Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young

euthanasia
mercy killing noun the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

euthenics
noun the study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions

Eutheria
subclass Eutheria noun all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

eutherian
adjective of or relating to or belonging to the subclass Eutheria; `eutherian mammals`

Euthynnus
genus Euthynnus noun a genus of Scombridae

eutrophic
adjective (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication

eutrophication
noun excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life; `he argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate`

Eva Braun
noun the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945)

evacuate
void verb excrete or discharge from the body

evacuated
adjective emptied by being pumped out or having a vacuum created; `a highly evacuated glass tube`

evacuee
noun a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place

evade
verb practice evasion; `This man always hesitates and evades`

evaluate
judge verb form a critical opinion of; `I cannot judge some works of modern art`; `How do you evaluate this grant proposal?` `We shouldn`t pass judgment on other people`

evaluation
valuation noun an appraisal of the value of something; `he set a high valuation on friendship`

evaluator
noun an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

evanesce
fade verb disappear gradually; `The pain eventually passed off`

evanescence
noun the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; `the evanescence of the morning mist`

evanescent
adjective tending to vanish like vapor; `evanescent beauty`

evangelical
evangelistic adjective marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause

Evangelical and Reformed Church
noun a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith

Evangelical United Brethren Church
noun a Methodist denomination

evangelicalism
noun stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation

evangelism
noun zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel

evangelist
revivalist noun a preacher of the Christian gospel

evangelistic
adjective relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel; `evangelistic fervor`; `the evangelistic concerns of the early church`

evangelize
evangelise verb convert to Christianity; `The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders`

Evans
Arthur Evans noun British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)

Evans
noun United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

Evansville
noun a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River

evaporable
vaporific adjective (used of substances) capable of being volatilized

evaporate
verb lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; `evaporate milk`

evaporated
adjective drawn off in the form of vapor; `evaporated molecules boil off`

evaporated milk
noun milk concentrated by evaporation

evaporative
adjective relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation; `an evaporative cooler`

evaporative cooler
noun a cooling system that cools by evaporation

evaporite
noun the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater

evasion
equivocation noun a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth