<B>egress, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>going out. <BR> <I>Ex. The door was locked and no other egress was possible.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a way out; exit. <BR> <I>Ex. The egress was plainly marked on the doors of the theater.</I> (SYN) outlet. <DD><B> 3. </B>the right to go out. <BR> <I>Ex. The deed reserved the right of egress from the neighboring property.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Astronomy.) the emergence of one heavenly body from behind or before the disk of another, for example at the end of an eclipse. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to go out; go forth. </DL>
<A NAME="egression">
<B>egression, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the action of going out; egress. </DL>
<A NAME="egret">
<B>egret, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of various snow-white or grayish herons which in mating season grow tufts of beautiful, long plumes. <BR> <I>Ex. To ornithologists the true egret is "Egretta candidissima"--thewhitest egret (Science News Letter).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>one of its plumes; aigrette. </DL>
<B>eguttulate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) without spots. </DL>
<A NAME="egypt">
<B>Egypt.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Egyptian. </DL>
<A NAME="egyptiac">
<B>Egyptiac, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with ancient Egypt. <BR> <I>Ex. the Egyptiac civilization.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="egyptian">
<B>Egyptian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with Egypt or its people. <BR> <I>Ex. The Pyramids were built for ancient Egyptian monarchs.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=Gypsy.</B> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person born or living in Egypt. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Hamitic language of the ancient Egyptians. <DD><B> 3. </B><B>=Gypsy.</B> <BR><I>expr. <B>spoil the Egyptians,</B> </I>to despoil the spoilers or oppressors, or those who are rich and powerful (in the Bible, Exodus 3:22 and 12:36). <BR> <I>Ex. Easing a world of such misproud priests ... of their jewels and their gimcracks, is a lawful spoiling of the Egyptians (Scott).</I> </DL>
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<B>Egyptian bean,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the edible seed of the lablab. </DL>
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<B>Egyptian black,</B> =basalt ware.</DL>
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<B>Egyptian blue,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a blue pigment used by the ancient Egyptians, composed of the silicates of copper and lime. </DL>
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<B>Egyptian bondage,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> slavery like that of the Israelites in Egypt. </DL>
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<B>Egyptian clover,</B> =berseem.</DL>
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<B>Egyptian cotton,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of cotton with lemon-colored flowers and long, silky, light-tan fibers, much grown in the United States. </DL>
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<B>Egyptian darkness,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> total darkness. </DL>
<A NAME="egyptianism">
<B>Egyptianism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Egyptian characteristic or characteristics. </DL>
<A NAME="egyptianization">
<B>Egyptianization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of Egyptianizing. <BR> <I>Ex. Tired of waiting politely for U.S. economic aid, Nasser suddenly decreed the Egyptianization of British and French banks, insurance companies, shipping and trading firms (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
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<B>Egyptianize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make Egyptian in appearance, customs, or character. </DL>
<A NAME="egyptianjerboa">
<B>Egyptian jerboa,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a species of North African jerboa living in communities maintained in underground galleries. Its body is from 6 to 8 inches long. Egyptian jerboas make good pets. </DL>
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<B>Egyptian pound,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the basic Egyptian monetary unit worth about $2.30. </DL>
<B>Egyptological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with Egyptology. </DL>
<A NAME="egyptologist">
<B>Egyptologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in Egyptology. </DL>
<A NAME="egyptology">
<B>Egyptology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of the monuments, history, language, and other aspects of the culture of ancient Egypt. </DL>
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<B>eh, </B>interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an exclamation expressing doubt, surprise, or failure to hear exactly. <BR> <I>Ex. Eh? What's that you said?</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an exclamation suggesting "Yes" for an answer. <BR> <I>Ex. That's a good joke, eh?</I> </DL>
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<B>eheu, fugaces</B> (<B>labuntur anni</B>),<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) alas, (the years are) fleeting. <BR> <I>Ex. Old Paul is now dead and young Paul is fifty. Eheu, fugaces! (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>EHF</B> or <B>ehf</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> extremely high frequency (of or having to do with the electromagnetic spectrum between 30 and 300 gigahertz, especially with reference to radio transmission and reception). </DL>
<A NAME="eht">
<B>EHT</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> extra high tension. </DL>
<A NAME="ehv">
<B>EHV</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> extra high voltage. </DL>
<B>eider down,</B> or <B>eiderdown, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the soft feathers from the breasts of eider ducks, used to stuff pillows and quilts, and as trimming; eider. <DD><B> 2. </B>a quilt stuffed with these feathers. </DL>
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<B>eider duck,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several large, northern sea ducks with very soft feathers on their breasts. The males are black with white heads and backs. The females line their nests with eider down plucked from their breasts. </DL>
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<B>eider yarn,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a soft yarn made from merino wool. </DL>
<A NAME="eidetic">
<B>eidetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with extremely clear images of previous optical impressions. <BR> <I>Ex. eidetic imagery.</I> adv. <B>eidetically.</B> </DL>
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<B>eidetic image,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an image (experienced especially by children) which revives a previous optical impression with the clearness of hallucination. </DL>
<A NAME="eidograph">
<B>eidograph, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument for mechanical copying, especially of drawings or diagrams, upon the same or a reduced or enlarged scale </DL>
<A NAME="eidolic">
<B>eidolic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the nature of an eidolon; like an eidolon. </DL>
<A NAME="eidolon">
<B>eidolon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an image; specter; phantom. </DL>
<A NAME="eidoptometry">
<B>eidoptometry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> determination of the degree of acuteness of vision. </DL>
<A NAME="eidos">
<B>eidos, </B>noun, pl. <B>eide.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the form or appearance of a culture, as distinguished from its spirit or ideals. <BR> <I>Ex. ... a contrasting pair of aspects that have been called the ethos and the eidos of culture (Alfred Kroeber).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="eigenfrequency">
<B>eigenfrequency, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) any one of the characteristic frequencies of the wave patterns of a vibrating system. </DL>
<A NAME="eigenfunction">
<B>eigenfunction, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Mathematics.) a solution in a differential or integral equation which satisfies given conditions for only certain values of a parameter. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Physics.) one of the characteristic wave patterns of a vibrating system. </DL>
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<B>eigenvalue, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Mathematics.) one of the characteristic values of a parameter to which an eigenfunction belongs. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Physics.) one of the values of the possible energy levels in a quantum-mechanical system. </DL>
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<B>eight, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>one more than seven; 8. <BR> <I>Ex. four and four make eight.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a group of eight persons or things. <DD><B> 3. </B>a crew of eight rowers. <DD><B> 4. </B>a playing card, domino, billiard ball, or other part of a game with eight spots or an "8" on it. <DD><I>adj. </I> being one more than seven. </DL>
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<B>Eight, </B>noun. <B>the Eight,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the Ashcan School of painters, so called because it was formed in 1907 by eight New York painters. </DL>
<A NAME="eightball">
<B>eight ball,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the black ball in the game of pool bearing an "8", which in certain varieties of the game the player is not allowed to shoot at until he has pocketed the other balls. If he accidentally pockets the eight ball, he loses the game. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Radio,) a round microphone that can be used from any direction. <BR><I>expr. <B>behind the eight ball,</B> </I>(U.S. Slang.) in a very bad position; in a jam. <BR> <I>Ex. The real forgotten man today is the high salaried executive who, without stock option and pensions, would be left behind the eight ball (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
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<B>eighteen, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> eight more than ten; 18. <BR> <I>Ex. In some states sixteen is the age at which one can first drive, in others it is two years later at eighteen.</I> </DL>
<B>eighteenth, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>next after the 17th; last in a series of 18. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of 18 equal parts. </DL>
<A NAME="eightfold">
<B>eightfold, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having eight parts or members. <DD><B> 2. </B>eight times as great or as much. <DD><I>adv. </I> in eightfold measure. </DL>
