edacious
         adj 1: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious
                  vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves";
                  "voracious sharks" [syn: {edacious}, {esurient},
                  {rapacious}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {voracious},
                  {wolfish}]

English Dictionary: edacious	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
edgeways adv as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise" Synonym(s): edgewise, edgeways with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise" Synonym(s): edgeways, edgewise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
edgewise adv with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge; "he sawed the board edgeways"; "held it edgewise" Synonym(s): edgeways, edgewise as if by an edge; barely; "I could not get a word in edgewise" Synonym(s): edgewise, edgeways
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ethicism n a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ethicist n a philosopher who specializes in ethics [syn: ethicist, ethician]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ethosuximide n an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy Synonym(s): ethosuximide, Emeside, Zarontin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eye disease n any disease of the eye
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edacious \E*da"cious\, a. [L. edax, edacis, fr. edere to eat.]       Given to eating; voracious; devouring.                   Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. --Carlyle.       -- {E*da"cious*ly}, adv. -- {E*da"cious*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edacious \E*da"cious\, a. [L. edax, edacis, fr. edere to eat.]       Given to eating; voracious; devouring.                   Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. --Carlyle.       -- {E*da"cious*ly}, adv. -- {E*da"cious*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edacious \E*da"cious\, a. [L. edax, edacis, fr. edere to eat.]       Given to eating; voracious; devouring.                   Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. --Carlyle.       -- {E*da"cious*ly}, adv. -- {E*da"cious*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edge \Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G.       ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. [?]       point, Skr. a[?]ri edge. [?][?]. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager},       {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.]       1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,             the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,             figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds             deeply, etc.                         He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.                                                                               ii. 12.                         Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.                                                                               --Shak.          2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme             verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.                         Upon the edge of yonder coppice.         --Shak.                         In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of                      battle.                                             --Milton.                         Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness;             intenseness of desire.                         The full edge of our indignation.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.                         Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can                      have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our                      fears and by our vices.                     --Jer. Taylor.          4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the             beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.             [bd]On the edge of winter.[b8] --Milton.          {Edge joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a             corner.          {Edge mill}, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll             around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used             for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also {Chilian mill}.                      {Edge molding} (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of             two curves meeting in an angle.          {Edge plane}.             (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.             (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.          {Edge play}, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or             cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,             is employed.          {Edge rail}. (Railroad)             (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth                   than width.             (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.                   --Knight.          {Edge railway}, a railway having the rails set on edge.          {Edge stone}, a curbstone.          {Edge tool}.             (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for                   cutting.             (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging                   tool.          {To be on edge}, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.          {To set the teeth on edge}, to cause a disagreeable tingling             sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact             with them. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edge \Edge\, n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG. ekka, G.       ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr. [?]       point, Skr. a[?]ri edge. [?][?]. Cf. {Egg}, v. t., {Eager},       {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.]       1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,             the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,             figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds             deeply, etc.                         He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.                                                                               ii. 12.                         Slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword.                                                                               --Shak.          2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme             verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.                         Upon the edge of yonder coppice.         --Shak.                         In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge Of                      battle.                                             --Milton.                         Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          3. Sharpness; readiness of fitness to cut; keenness;             intenseness of desire.                         The full edge of our indignation.      --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.                         Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can                      have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our                      fears and by our vices.                     --Jer. Taylor.          4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the             beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening.             [bd]On the edge of winter.[b8] --Milton.          {Edge joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a             corner.          {Edge mill}, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll             around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used             for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also {Chilian mill}.                      {Edge molding} (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of             two curves meeting in an angle.          {Edge plane}.             (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.             (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.          {Edge play}, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or             cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,             is employed.          {Edge rail}. (Railroad)             (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth                   than width.             (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.                   --Knight.          {Edge railway}, a railway having the rails set on edge.          {Edge stone}, a curbstone.          {Edge tool}.             (a) Any tool instrument having a sharp edge intended for                   cutting.             (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging                   tool.          {To be on edge}, to be eager, impatient, or anxious.          {To set the teeth on edge}, to cause a disagreeable tingling             sensation in the teeth, as by bringing acids into contact             with them. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edgeshot \Edge"shot\, a. (Carp.)       Having an edge planed, -- said of a board. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edgeways \Edge"ways\, Edgewise \Edge"wise\, adv.       With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.                   Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edgeways \Edge"ways\, Edgewise \Edge"wise\, adv.       With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.                   Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Etacism \E"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. [?] the letter [?], [?]. Cf.       {Itacism}.] (Greek Gram.)       The pronunciation of the Greek [eta] (eta) like the Italian e       long, that is like a in the English word ate. See {Itacism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Etacist \E"ta*cist\, n.       One who favors etacism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ethicist \Eth"i*cist\, n.       One who is versed in ethics, or has written on ethics.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Edcouch, TX (city, FIPS 22528)       Location: 26.29399 N, 97.96427 W       Population (1990): 2878 (827 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Edgecliff, TX (village, FIPS 22588)       Location: 32.65518 N, 97.34132 W       Population (1990): 2715 (1001 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Edgecomb, ME       Zip code(s): 04556
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Edgecombe County, NC (county, FIPS 65)       Location: 35.91397 N, 77.59641 W       Population (1990): 56558 (21827 housing units)       Area: 1308.1 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Eutychus       fortunate, (Acts 20:9-12), a young man of Troas who fell through       drowsiness from the open window of the third floor of the house       where Paul was preaching, and was "taken up dead." The       lattice-work of the window being open to admit the air, the lad       fell out and down to the court below. Paul restored him to life       again. (Comp. 1 Kings 17:21; 2 Kings 4:34.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Eutychus, happy; fortunate