eared
1: worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages" [syn: {dog-eared}] 2: hav...
eared grebe
1: small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States [syn: {black-necked grebe}, {Podiceps nigricollis}]
eared seal
1: pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
earflap
1: one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm [syn: {earlap}]
earful
1: an outpouring of gossip 2: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {bawling out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing down}]
Earhart
1: first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic (1928); while attempting to fly around the world she disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937) [syn: {Amelia Earhart}]
Earl
1: a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount
Earl Marshal
1: an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies
Earl of Leicester
1: an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265) [syn: {Montfort}, {Simon de Montfort}]
Earl of Warwick
1: English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the ...
Earl Russell
1: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970) [syn: {Russell}, {Bertrand Russell}, {Bertrand Arthur William Russell}]
Earl Warren
1: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) [syn: {Warren}]
earlap
1: one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm [syn: {earflap}]
earldom
1: the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess 2: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
earleaved umbrella tree
1: small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips [syn: {Magnolia fraseri}]
earless
1: lacking external ears; "earless seals" [ant: {eared}]
earless lizard
1: any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico
earless seal
1: any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers [syn: {true seal}, {hair seal}]
earliness
1: quality of coming early or earlier in time [ant: {lateness}]
earlobe
1: the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear [syn: {ear lobe}]
early
1: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retireme...
early bird
1: a person who arrives early before others do 2: a person who gets up very early in the morning
early childhood
1: the early stage of growth or development [syn: {infancy}, {babyhood}]
early coral root
1: plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Ala...
early days
1: an early period of development; "during the youth of the project" [syn: {youth}]
early morel
1: resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees [syn: {Ve...
early on
1: during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn: {early}]
early purple orchid
1: Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike [syn: {male orchis}, {Orchis mascula}]
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early spider orchid
1: spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip [syn: {Ophrys sphegodes}]
early wake-robin
1: a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States [syn: {dwarf-white trillium}, {snow trillium}]
early warning system
1: a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them
early winter cress
1: of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida [syn: {Belle Isle cress}, {land cress}, {American cress}, {American watercress}, {Barbarea verna}, {Barbarea praecox}]
earlyish
1: being somewhat early; "at an earlyish hour"
earmark
1: identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal 2: a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: {hallmark}, {trademark}, {stylemark}] v : give or assign a share of money or time to a particu...
earmuff
1: either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather
earn
1: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; ...
earned
1: gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball" [ant: {unearned}]
earned run
1: a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team [ant: {unearned run}]
earner
1: someone who earn wages in return for their labor [syn: {wage earner}]
earnest
1: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn so...
earnest money
1: money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract
earnestly
1: in a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" [syn: {seriously}, {in earnest}]
earnestness
1: an earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {seriousness}, {sincerity}] 2: the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness}, {ser...
earning per share
1: the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
earnings
1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit}, {profits}] 2: somethin...
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Am
1: income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts) [sy...
earnings report
1: a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period [syn: {income statement}, {operating statement}, {profit-and-loss statement}]
earphone
1: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: {earpiece}, {hea...
earpiece
1: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" [syn: {earphone}, {hea...
earreach
1: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: {earshot}, {hearing}]
earring
1: jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
earshot
1: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: {earreach}, {hearing}]
earsplitting
1: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss [syn: {deafening}, {roaring}, {thunderous}, {thundery}]
Earth
1: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: {world}, {globe}] 2: the loose soft material that makes up a large par...
earth almond
1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {chufa}, {yellow nutgrass}, {ground almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]
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