effort
         n 1: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or
               accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the
               reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she
               gave it a good try" [syn: {attempt}, {effort}, {endeavor},
               {endeavour}, {try}]
         2: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for
            effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" [syn:
            {effort}, {elbow grease}, {exertion}, {travail}, {sweat}]
         3: a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book
            was her finest effort" [syn: {feat}, {effort}, {exploit}]
         4: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a
            particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
            worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for
            a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery";
            "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign}, {cause},
            {crusade}, {drive}, {movement}, {effort}]

English Dictionary: effort	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effortful adj requiring great physical effort Antonym(s): effortless
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effortfulness n the quality of requiring deliberate effort [ant: effortlessness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effortless adj requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air" Antonym(s): effortful not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace" Synonym(s): casual, effortless
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effortlessly adv without effort or apparent effort; "she danced gracefully and effortlessly"; "swallows gliding effortlessly through the air"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effortlessness n the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" Antonym(s): effortfulness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Euphrates n a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia Synonym(s): Euphrates, Euphrates River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Euphrates River n a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia Synonym(s): Euphrates, Euphrates River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Evert n United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954) Synonym(s): Evert, Chris Evert, Chrissie Evert, Christine Marie Evert v turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward; "evert the eyelid"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
everting n the act of turning inside out [syn: inversion, eversion, everting]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
everyday adj found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant Synonym(s): everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes" Synonym(s): casual, everyday, daily commonplace and ordinary; "the familiar everyday world"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
everydayness n ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace Synonym(s): commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness Antonym(s): uncommonness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eye operation n any surgical procedure involving the eyes [syn: {eye operation}, eye surgery]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ebriety \E*bri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Ebrieties}. [L. ebrietas, from.       ebrius intoxicated: cf. F. [82]bri[82]te. Cf. {So[?]er}.]       Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors; inebriety.       [bd]Ruinous ebriety.[b8] --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ebriety \E*bri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Ebrieties}. [L. ebrietas, from.       ebrius intoxicated: cf. F. [82]bri[82]te. Cf. {So[?]er}.]       Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors; inebriety.       [bd]Ruinous ebriety.[b8] --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effort \Ef"fort\, n. [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz,       fr. esforcier. See {Efforce}.]       1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or             mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more             or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the             accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a             wall.                         We prize the stronger effort of his power. --Pope.          2. (Mech.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its             motion. --Rankine.          Syn: Endeavor; exertion; struggle; strain; straining;                attempt; trial; essay. See {Attempt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effort \Ef"fort\, v. t.       To stimulate. [Obs.] [bd]He efforted his spirits.[b8]       --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effortless \Ef"fort*less\, a.       Making no effort. --Southey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efreet \Ef"reet\, n.       See {Afrit}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eparterial \Ep`ar*te"ri*al\, a. [Pref. ep- + arterial.] (Anat.)       Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the       branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the       pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garden \Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin,       jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G.       garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.]       1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of             herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.          2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.                         I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy, The pleasant                      garden of great Italy.                        --Shak.          Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining                compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden                walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse.          {Garden balsam}, an ornamental plant ({Impatiens Balsamina}).                      {Garden engine}, a wheelbarrow tank and pump for watering             gardens.          {Garden glass}.             (a) A bell glass for covering plants.             (b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal,                   to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an                   ornament in gardens in Germany.          {Garden house}             (a) A summer house. --Beau. & Fl.             (b) A privy. [Southern U.S.]          {Garden husbandry}, the raising on a small scale of seeds,             fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale.          {Garden} {mold [or] mould}, rich, mellow earth which is fit             for a garden. --Mortimer.          {Garden nail}, a cast nail used, for fastening vines to brick             walls. --Knight.          {Garden net}, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc.,             to protect them from birds.          {Garden party}, a social party held out of doors, within the             grounds or garden attached to a private residence.          {Garden plot}, a plot appropriated to a garden.          {Garden pot}, a watering pot.          {Garden pump}, a garden engine; a barrow pump.          {Garden shears}, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges,             pruning, etc.          {Garden spider}, (Zo[94]l.), the diadem spider ({Epeira             diadema}), common in gardens, both in Europe and America.             It spins a geometrical web. See {Geometric spider}, and             {Spider web}.          {Garden stand}, a stand for flower pots.          {Garden stuff}, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.]          {Garden syringe}, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling             them with solutions for destroying insects, etc.          {Garden truck}, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]                      {Garden ware}, garden truck. [Obs.] --Mortimer.          {Bear garden}, {Botanic garden}, etc. See under {Bear}, etc.                      {Hanging garden}. See under {Hanging}.          {Kitchen garden}, a garden where vegetables are cultivated             for household use.          {Market garden}, a piece of ground where vegetable are             cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epuration \Ep`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. e out, quite + purare to       purify, purus pure.]       Purification.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Epworth League \Ep"worth League\       A religious organization of Methodist young people, founded       in 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, and taking its name from John       Wesley's birthplace, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Everduring \Ev`er*dur"ing\a.       Everlasting. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evert \E*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Everted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Everting}.] [L. evertere. See {Everse}.]       1. To overthrow; to subvert. [R.] --Ayliffe.          2. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evert \E*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Everted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Everting}.] [L. evertere. See {Everse}.]       1. To overthrow; to subvert. [R.] --Ayliffe.          2. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evert \E*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Everted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Everting}.] [L. evertere. See {Everse}.]       1. To overthrow; to subvert. [R.] --Ayliffe.          2. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Everyday \Ev"er*y*day`\, a.       Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday       suit or clothes.                   The mechanical drudgery of his everyday employment.                                                                               --Sir. J.                                                                               Herchel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Everything \Ev"er*y*thing`\, n.       Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration; all       things.                   More wise, more learned, more just, more everything.                                                                               --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evirate \E"vi*rate\, v. t. [L. eviratus, p. p. of evirare to       castrate; e out + vir man.]       To emasculate; to dispossess of manhood. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eviration \Ev`i*ra"tion\, n. [L. eviratio.]       Castration. [Obs.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Effort, PA       Zip code(s): 18330
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ephrata, PA (borough, FIPS 23832)       Location: 40.18065 N, 76.18276 W       Population (1990): 12133 (5047 housing units)       Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17522    Ephrata, WA (city, FIPS 22080)       Location: 47.31234 N, 119.53691 W       Population (1990): 5349 (2350 housing units)       Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98823
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Epworth, GA       Zip code(s): 30541    Epworth, IA (city, FIPS 25725)       Location: 42.44680 N, 90.93416 W       Population (1990): 1297 (416 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52045
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Evart, MI (city, FIPS 26640)       Location: 43.90240 N, 85.27375 W       Population (1990): 1744 (785 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49631
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Evarts, KY (city, FIPS 25606)       Location: 36.86369 N, 83.19765 W       Population (1990): 1063 (450 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Everett, MA (city, FIPS 21990)       Location: 42.40655 N, 71.05465 W       Population (1990): 35701 (15416 housing units)       Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 02149    Everett, PA (borough, FIPS 24304)       Location: 40.01271 N, 78.36632 W       Population (1990): 1777 (904 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15537    Everett, WA (city, FIPS 22640)       Location: 47.96326 N, 122.19859 W       Population (1990): 69961 (30795 housing units)       Area: 77.4 sq km (land), 39.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 98201, 98203, 98204, 98205, 98208
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Everetts, NC (town, FIPS 22040)       Location: 35.83332 N, 77.17180 W       Population (1990): 143 (66 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Everton, AR (town, FIPS 22450)       Location: 36.15537 N, 92.90839 W       Population (1990): 150 (57 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72633    Everton, MO (city, FIPS 22996)       Location: 37.34353 N, 93.70241 W       Population (1990): 325 (159 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65646
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Effort Adjustment Factor          (EAF) A term used in {COCOMO} to calculate a       {cost driver attribute}'s effect on a project.   It is the       product of the effort multipliers corresponding to each of the       cost drivers for the project.          (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Eforth          A system produced by Ting to help implementers       produce Forths for different targets, using {assemblers}.          (1996-07-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
E-Forth          A {Forth} {interpreter} written in {Motorla 6809}       assembly code by Lennart Benschop       .   Posted to {Usenet}       newsgroup {alt.sources} on 1993-11-03 with a {Motorola 6809}       {assembler}.          (1993-11-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Eforth          A system produced by Ting to help implementers       produce Forths for different targets, using {assemblers}.          (1996-07-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
E-Forth          A {Forth} {interpreter} written in {Motorla 6809}       assembly code by Lennart Benschop       .   Posted to {Usenet}       newsgroup {alt.sources} on 1993-11-03 with a {Motorola 6809}       {assembler}.          (1993-11-03)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ephratah       fruitful. (1.) The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron,       mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was one of those       that were sent to spy the land (1 Chr. 2:19, 50).                (2.) The ancient name of Bethlehem in Judah (Gen. 35:16, 19;       48:7). In Ruth 1:2 it is called "Bethlehem-Judah," but the       inhabitants are called "Ephrathites;" in Micah 5:2,       "Bethlehem-Ephratah;" in Matt. 2:6, "Bethlehem in the land of       Judah." In Ps. 132:6 it is mentioned as the place where David       spent his youth, and where he heard much of the ark, although he       never saw it till he found it long afterwards at Kirjath-jearim;       i.e., the "city of the wood," or the "forest-town" (1 Sam. 7:1;       comp. 2 Sam. 6:3, 4).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ephrathite       a citizen of Ephratah, the old name of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:2; 1       Sam. 17:12), or Bethlehem-Judah.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Euphrates       Hebrew, Perath; Assyrian, Purat; Persian cuneiform, Ufratush,       whence Greek Euphrates, meaning "sweet water." The Assyrian name       means "the stream," or "the great stream." It is generally       called in the Bible simply "the river" (Ex. 23:31), or "the       great river" (Deut. 1:7).                The Euphrates is first mentioned in Gen. 2:14 as one of the       rivers of Paradise. It is next mentioned in connection with the       covenant which God entered into with Abraham (15:18), when he       promised to his descendants the land from the river of Egypt to       the river Euphrates (comp. Deut. 11:24; Josh. 1:4), a covenant       promise afterwards fulfilled in the extended conquests of David       (2 Sam. 8:2-14; 1 Chr. 18:3; 1 Kings 4:24). It was then the       boundary of the kingdom to the north-east. In the ancient       history of Assyria, and Babylon, and Egypt many events are       recorded in which mention is made of the "great river." Just as       the Nile represented in prophecy the power of Egypt, so the       Euphrates represented the Assyrian power (Isa. 8:7; Jer. 2:18).                It is by far the largest and most important of all the rivers       of Western Asia. From its source in the Armenian mountains to       the Persian Gulf, into which it empties itself, it has a course       of about 1,700 miles. It has two sources, (1) the Frat or       Kara-su (i.e., "the black river"), which rises 25 miles       north-east of Erzeroum; and (2) the Muradchai (i.e., "the river       of desire"), which rises near Ararat, on the northern slope of       Ala-tagh. At Kebban Maden, 400 miles from the source of the       former, and 270 from that of the latter, they meet and form the       majestic stream, which is at length joined by the Tigris at       Koornah, after which it is called Shat-el-Arab, which runs in a       deep and broad stream for above 140 miles to the sea. It is       estimated that the alluvium brought down by these rivers       encroaches on the sea at the rate of about one mile in thirty       years.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ephratah, Ephrath, abundance; bearing fruit
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Euphrates, that makes fruitful