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English Dictionary: elongation	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elanus n a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds [syn: Elanus, genus Elanus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elanus leucurus n grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions Synonym(s): white-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eleemosynary adj generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" Synonym(s): beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Eliomys n lerots Synonym(s): Eliomys, genus Eliomys
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ellington n United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974) Synonym(s): Ellington, Duke Ellington, Edward Kennedy Ellington
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elongate adj (of a leaf shape) long and narrow [syn: linear, elongate] having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame" Synonym(s): elongate, elongated v make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" Synonym(s): elongate, stretch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elongate leaf n a long slender leaf Synonym(s): linear leaf, elongate leaf
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elongated adj drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" Synonym(s): elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame" Synonym(s): elongate, elongated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elongation n the quality of being elongated an addition to the length of something Synonym(s): elongation, extension the act of lengthening something
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elymus n tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye) Synonym(s): Elymus, genus Elymus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elymus arenarius n a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder Synonym(s): sea lyme grass, European dune grass, Elymus arenarius, Leymus arenaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elymus canadensis n North American wild rye [syn: Canada wild rye, {Elymus canadensis}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elymus caput-medusae n weedy rye grass having long bristling awns [syn: {medusa's head}, Elymus caput-medusae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elymus condensatus n stout perennial grass of western North America [syn: {giant ryegrass}, Elymus condensatus, Leymus condensatus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elymus hispidus n Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder Synonym(s): intermediate wheatgrass, Agropyron intermedium, Elymus hispidus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elymus trachycaulos n North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop Synonym(s): slender wheatgrass, Agropyron trachycaulum, Agropyron pauciflorum, Elymus trachycaulos
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Horseman \Horse"man\, n.; pl. {Horsemen}. 1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man. 2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A land crab of the genus {Ocypoda}, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly. (b) A West Indian fish of the genus {Eques}, as the light-horseman ({E. lanceolatus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D. pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zo[94]l.) A toad or frog. --Wyclif. [bd]Loathed paddocks.[b8] --Spenser {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus {Equisetum}, especially {E. limosum} and the fruiting stems of {E. arvense}; -- called also {padow pipe} and {toad pipe}. See {Equisetum}. {Paddock stone}. See {Toadstone}. {Paddock stool} (Bot.),a toadstool.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elance \E*lance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elancing}.] [F. [82]lancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L. ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.] To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.] While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elance \E*lance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elancing}.] [F. [82]lancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L. ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.] To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.] While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elance \E*lance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elancing}.] [F. [82]lancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L. ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.] To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.] While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eleemosynary \El`eemos"yna*ry\, n.; pl. {Eleemosynaries}. One who subsists on charity; a dependent. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eleemosynarily \El`eemos"ynarily\, adv. In an eleemosynary manner; by charity; charitably.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eleemosynary \El`eemos"yna*ry\ (?; 277), a. [LL. eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. [?] alms. See {Alms}.] 1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation. 2. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance. [bd]Eleemosynary cures.[b8] --Boyle. 3. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eleemosynary \El`eemos"yna*ry\, n.; pl. {Eleemosynaries}. One who subsists on charity; a dependent. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elench \Elench"\ ([esl]l[ecr][nsm]k"), n.; pl. {Elenchs}. [L. elenchus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to convict, confute, prove: cf. OF. elenche.] (Logic) (a) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation. (b) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenchical \Elen"chical\, a. Pertaining to an elench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenchically \Elen"chical*ly\, adv. By means of an elench.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenchize \E*len"chize\, v. i. To dispute. [R.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elench \Elench"\ ([esl]l[ecr][nsm]k"), n.; pl. {Elenchs}. [L. elenchus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to convict, confute, prove: cf. OF. elenche.] (Logic) (a) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation. (b) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenchtic \Elench"tic\, Elenchtical \Elench"tic*al\, a. Same as {Elenctic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenchtic \Elench"tic\, Elenchtical \Elench"tic*al\, a. Same as {Elenctic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenctic \Elenc"tic\, Elenctical \Elenc"tic*al\, a. [Gr.[?].] (Logic) Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenctic \Elenc"tic\, Elenctical \Elenc"tic*al\, a. [Gr.[?].] (Logic) Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elenge \El"enge\, a. [Cf. AS. ellende foreign, strange, G. elend miserable.] Sorrowful; wretched; full of trouble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elengeness \El"enge*ness\, n. Loneliness; misery. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elinguate \E*lin"guate\, v. t. [L. elinguare.] To deprive of the tongue. [Obs.] --Davies (Holy Roode).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elinguation \E`lin*gua"tion\, n. [L. elinguatio. See {Elinguid}.] (O. Eng. Law) Punishment by cutting out the tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elinguid \E*lin"guid\, a. [L. elinguis, prop., deprived of the tongue; hence, speechless; e + lingua tongue.] Tongue-tied; dumb. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8L82rot \[d8]L[82]`rot"\ (l[asl]`r[osl]"), n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.) A small European rodent ({Eliomys nitela}), allied to the dormouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poison bush \Poison bush\ In Australia: (a) Any fabaceous shrub of the genus {Gastrolobium}, the herbage of which is poisonous to stock; also, any species of several related genera, as {Oxylobium}, {Gompholobium}, etc. (b) The plant {Myoporum deserti}, often distinguished as {Ellangowan poison bush} or {dogwood poison bush}. (c) The ulmaceous plant {Trema cannabina}, which, though not poisonous, is injurious to stock because of its large amount of fiber.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ellenge \El"lenge\, Ellinge \El"linge\, a., Ellengeness \El"lengeness\, Ellingeness \El"lingeness\, n. See {Elenge}, {Elengeness}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ellenge \El"lenge\, Ellinge \El"linge\, a., Ellengeness \El"lengeness\, Ellingeness \El"lingeness\, n. See {Elenge}, {Elengeness}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ellenge \El"lenge\, Ellinge \El"linge\, a., Ellengeness \El"lengeness\, Ellingeness \El"lingeness\, n. See {Elenge}, {Elengeness}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ellenge \El"lenge\, Ellinge \El"linge\, a., Ellengeness \El"lengeness\, Ellingeness \El"lingeness\, n. See {Elenge}, {Elengeness}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U. Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}. {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves of the elm. {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}). {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}. {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm). {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elmo's fire \El"mo's fire`\ See {Corposant}; also {Saint Elmo's Fire}, under {Saint}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elong \E*long"\ (?; 115), v. t. [See {Eloign}, {Elongate}.] 1. To lengthen out; to prolong. [Obs.] 2. To put away; to separate; to keep off. [Obs.] --Wyatt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elongate \E*lon"gate\, v. i. To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elongate \E*lon"gate\, a. [LL. elongatus.] Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. [bd]An elongate form.[b8] --Earle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elongate \E*lon"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elongated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elongating}.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See {Long}, a., and cf. {Eloign}.] 1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line. 2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elongate \E*lon"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elongated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elongating}.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See {Long}, a., and cf. {Eloign}.] 1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line. 2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elongate \E*lon"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elongated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Elongating}.] [LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See {Long}, a., and cf. {Eloign}.] 1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line. 2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elongation \E`longa"tion\ (?; 277), n. [LL. elongatio: cf. F. [82]longation.] 1. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension. [bd]Elongation* of the fibers.[b8] --Arbuthnot. 2. That which lengthens out; continuation. May not the mountains of Westmoreland and Cumberland be considered as elongations of these two chains? --Pinkerton. 3. Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance. The distant points in the celestial expanse appear to the eye in so small a degree of elongation from one another, as bears no proportion to what is real. --Glanvill. 4. (Astron.) The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
El Macero, CA Zip code(s): 95618
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
El Negro, PR (comunidad, FIPS 25685) Location: 18.03935 N, 65.85172 W Population (1990): 1387 (416 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ellensburg, WA (city, FIPS 21240) Location: 46.99715 N, 120.54800 W Population (1990): 12361 (5015 housing units) Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98926
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ellinger, TX Zip code(s): 78938
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ellington, CT Zip code(s): 06029 Ellington, MO (city, FIPS 21844) Location: 37.23542 N, 90.97198 W Population (1990): 994 (486 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63638
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elm City, NC (town, FIPS 20980) Location: 35.80892 N, 77.86288 W Population (1990): 1624 (634 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27822
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elm Creek, NE (village, FIPS 15360) Location: 40.71977 N, 99.37498 W Population (1990): 852 (365 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68836
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elm Grove, LA Zip code(s): 71051 Elm Grove, WI (village, FIPS 23575) Location: 43.04765 N, 88.08666 W Population (1990): 6261 (2398 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53122 Elm Grove, WV Zip code(s): 26003
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elm Springs, AR (town, FIPS 21430) Location: 36.20173 N, 94.21550 W Population (1990): 893 (351 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elm Springs, SD Zip code(s): 57736
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elma Center, NY (CDP, FIPS 24141) Location: 42.82620 N, 78.63268 W Population (1990): 2354 (899 housing units) Area: 16.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elmsford, NY (village, FIPS 24295) Location: 41.05315 N, 73.81456 W Population (1990): 3938 (1285 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10523
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elon College, NC (town, FIPS 21100) Location: 36.09415 N, 79.51167 W Population (1990): 4394 (1113 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27244
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ELMAGUIDE The {metalanguage} used for interpretation of user actions in the {ELMA} compiler writer developed at Tallinn Poly Institute in 1978. (1996-03-20)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Elymas magician or sorcerer, the Arabic name of the Jew Bar-jesus, who withstood Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus. He was miraculously struck with blindness (Acts 13:11).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Elymas, a magician, a corrupter