eating
1: the act of consuming food [syn: {feeding}]
eating apple
1: an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking [syn: {dessert apple}] [ant: {cooking apple}]
eating away
1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {erosion}, {eroding}, {wearing}, {wearing away}]
eating house
1: a building where people go to eat [syn: {restaurant}, {eating place}]
eating place
1: a building where people go to eat [syn: {restaurant}, {eating house}]
eating utensil
1: tableware implements for cutting and eating food [syn: {cutlery}]
Eaton-Lambert syndrome
1: a disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching back; caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junctions ...
eats
1: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {chuck}, {grub}]
eau de cologne
1: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: {cologne}, {cologne water}]
eau de cologne mint
1: mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange [syn: {bergamot mint}, {lemon mint}, {Mentha citrata}]
eau de Javelle
1: an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite [syn: {Javelle water}, {Javel water}]
eau de toilette
1: a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne [syn: {toilet water}]
eaves
1: the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
eavesdrop
1: listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn: {listen in}] [also: {eavesdropping}, {eavesdropped}]
ebb
1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: {ebbing}, {wane}] 2: the outward flow of the tide [syn: {reflux}] v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb awa...
ebb away
1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant: {tide}]
ebb down
1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb away}, {ebb out}, {ebb off}] [ant: {tide}]
ebb off
1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb out}] [ant: {tide}]
ebb out
1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: {ebb}, {ebb away}, {ebb down}, {ebb off}] [ant: {tide}]
ebbing
1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: {ebb}, {wane}]
ebbtide
1: the tide while water is flowing out [ant: {flood tide}]
Ebenaceae
1: fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon [syn: {family Ebenaceae}, {ebony family}]
Ebenales
1: trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae [syn: {order Ebenales}]
Ebionite
1: of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion n : a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel Acco...
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EBITDA
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...
eblis
1: (Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology
EbN
1: the compass point that is one point north of due east [syn: {east by north}]
Ebola
1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from pe...
Ebola fever
1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from pe...
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
1: a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from pe...
Ebola virus
1: a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon
ebon
1: very dark black [syn: {ebony}]
Ebonics
1: a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States [syn: {Black English}, {Black English Vernacular}]
ebonise
1: stain black to make it look like ebony [syn: {ebonize}]
ebonite
1: a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber [syn: {hard rubber}, {vulcanite}]
ebonize
1: stain black to make it look like ebony [syn: {ebonise}]
ebony
1: very dark black [syn: {ebon}] n 1: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {jet black}, {pitch black}, {sable}, {soot black}] 2: hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and...
ebony family
1: fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon [syn: {Ebenaceae}, {family Ebenaceae}]
ebony spleenwort
1: common North American fern with polished black stripes [syn: {Scott's Spleenwort}, {Asplenium platyneuron}]
Ebro
1: a Spanish river; flows into the Mediterranean [syn: {Ebro River}]
Ebro River
1: a Spanish river; flows into the Mediterranean [syn: {Ebro}]
EbS
1: the compass point that is one point south of due east [syn: {east by south}]
ebullience
1: overflowing with enthusiasm [syn: {exuberance}, {enthusiasm}]
ebullient
1: joyously unrestrained [syn: {exuberant}, {high-spirited}]
ebulliently
1: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American aggression" [syn: {exuberantly}, {expansively}]
ebullition
1: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: {effusion}, {gush}, {outburst}, {blowup}]
eburnation
1: a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
Eburophyton
1: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae [syn: {genus Eburophyton}]
Eburophyton austinae
1: waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho [syn: {phantom orchid}, {snow orchid}]
EBV
1: the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China [syn: {Epstein-Barr virus}]
EC
1: 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" [syn: {European Unio...
ecarte
1: a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
Ecballium
1: exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber [syn: {genus Ecballium}]
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