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English Dictionary: equal	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eagle n any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight Synonym(s): eagle, bird of Jove (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars an emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle" v shoot two strokes under par; "She eagled the hole" [syn: eagle, double birdie] shoot in two strokes under par
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
easel n an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
easily adv with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" Synonym(s): easily, easy without question; "easily the best book she's written" indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" Synonym(s): well, easily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
easy lay n street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate [syn: soap, scoop, max, liquid ecstasy, grievous bodily harm, goop, Georgia home boy, easy lay]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
egg cell n the female reproductive cell; the female gamete [syn: ovum, egg cell]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eggshell n the exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: shell, eggshell]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equal adj having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" Antonym(s): unequal having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task" Synonym(s): adequate, equal Antonym(s): inadequate, unequal n a person who is of equal standing with another in a group Synonym(s): peer, equal, match, compeer v be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" Synonym(s): equal, be Antonym(s): differ be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" Synonym(s): equal, touch, rival, match make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" Synonym(s): equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equally adv to the same degree (often followed by `as'); "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is" Synonym(s): equally, as, every bit in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor" Synonym(s): evenly, equally Antonym(s): unequally, unevenly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
excel v distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: excel, stand out, surpass]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhale v expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: exhale, expire, breathe out] Antonym(s): breathe in, inhale, inspire give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" Synonym(s): exhale, give forth, emanate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exile n a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates" Synonym(s): exile, expatriate, expat a person who is expelled from home or country by authority Synonym(s): exile, deportee the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life" Synonym(s): exile, deportation, expatriation, transportation v expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions" Synonym(s): expatriate, deport, exile Antonym(s): repatriate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera {Aquila} and {Hali[91]etus}. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila chrysa[89]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({A. mogilnik [or] imperialis}); the American bald eagle ({Hali[91]etus leucocephalus}); the European sea eagle ({H. albicilla}); and the great harpy eagle ({Thrasaetus harpyia}). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald eagle}, {Harpy}, and {Golden eagle}. 2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. 3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See {Aquila}. 4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson. Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. {Bald eagle}. See {Bald eagle}. {Bold eagle}. See under {Bold}. {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. {Eagle hawk} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus {Morphnus}. {Eagle owl} (Zo[94]l.), any large owl of the genus {Bubo}, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B. maximus}). See {Horned owl}. {Eagle ray} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of ray of the genus {Myliobatis} (esp. {M. aquila}). {Eagle vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large West African bid ({Gypohierax Angolensis}), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Easel \Ea"sel\, n. [D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G. esel; akin to E. ass. See {Ass}.] A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition. {Easel picture}, {Easel piece}, a painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Easily \Eas"i*ly\, adv. [From {Easy}.] 1. With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen. 2. Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily. --Sir W. Temple. 3. Readily; without reluctance; willingly. Not soon provoked, she easily forgives. --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yaffle \Yaf"fle\, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[94]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus, [or] Genius, viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird}, {popinjay}, {rain bird}, {yaffil}, {yaffler}, {yaffingale}, {yappingale}, {yackel}, and {woodhack}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccle \Ec"cle\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European green woodpecker; -- also called ecall, eaquall, yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yaffle \Yaf"fle\, n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo[94]l.) The European green woodpecker ({Picus, [or] Genius, viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird}, {popinjay}, {rain bird}, {yaffil}, {yaffler}, {yaffingale}, {yappingale}, {yackel}, and {woodhack}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eccle \Ec"cle\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European green woodpecker; -- also called ecall, eaquall, yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Egal \E"gal\, a. [F. [82]gal. See {Equal}.] Equal; impartial. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eggshell \Egg"shell`\, n. 1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus {Ovulum}, resembling an egg in form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eisel \Ei"sel\, n. [OF. aisil, aissil, fr. L. acet[?]m. Cf. {Acetic}.] Vinegar; verjuice. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equal \E"qual\, n. 1. One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, [bd]If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal.[b8] Those who were once his equals envy and defame him. --Addison. 2. State of being equal; equality. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equal \E"qual\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equaled}or {Equalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Equaling} or {Equalling}.] 1. To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen[?]urate with. On me whose all not equals Edward's moiety. --Shak. 2. To make equal return to; to recompense fully. Who answered all her cares, and equaled all her love. --Dryden. 3. To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality. He would not equal the mind that he found in himself to the infinite and incomprehensible. --Berkeley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equal \E"qual\, a. [L. aequalis, fr. aequus even, equal; akin to Skr. [?]ka, and perh. to L. unus for older oinos one, E. one.] 1. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc.; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value. 2. Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task. The Scots trusted not their own numbers as equal to fight with the English. --Clarendon. It is not permitted to me to make my commendations equal to your merit. --Dryden. Whose voice an equal messenger Conveyed thy meaning mild. --Emerson. 3. Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement. [bd]An equal temper.[b8] --Dryden. 4. Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just. Are not my ways equal? --Ezek. xviii. 29. Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem. --Spenser. Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with sudden heat and noise. --Milton. 5. Of the same interest or concern; indifferent. They who are not disposed to receive them may let them alone or reject them; it is equal to me. --Cheyne. 6. (Mus.) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed. [R.] 7. (Math.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity. {Equal temperament}. (Mus.) See {Temperament}. Syn: Even; equable; uniform; adequate; proportionate; commensurate; fair; just; equitable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equally \E"qually\, adv. In an equal* manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. i. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. --Gen. xlix. 4. Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excelling}.] [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See {Culminate}, {Column}.] 1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense. Excelling others, these were great; Thou, greater still, must these excel. --Prior. I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. --Eccl. ii. 13. 2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass. She opened; but to shut Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhale \Ex*hale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaled}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Exaling}.] [L. exhalare; ex out + halare to breathe; cf.F. exhaler. Cf. {Inhale}.] 1. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia. Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. --Pope. 2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exhale \Ex*hale"\, v. i. To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish. Their inspiration exhaled in elegies. --Prescott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exile \Ex"ile\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exiling}.] To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive away. [bd]Exiled from eternal God.[b8] --Tennyson. Calling home our exiled friends abroad. --Shak. Syn: See {Banish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exile \Ex*ile"\, a. [L. exilis.] Small; slender; thin; fine. [Obs.] [bd]An exile sound.[b8] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exile \Ex"ile\, n. [OE. exil, fr. L. exilium, exsilium, fr. exsuil one who quits, or is banished from, his native soil; ex out + solum ground, land, soil, or perh. fr.the root of salire to leap, spring; cf. F. exil. Cf. {Sole} of the foot, {Saltation}.] 1. Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's native country. Let them be recalled from their exile. --Shak. 2. The person expelled from his country by authority; also, one who separates himself from his home. Thou art in exile, and thou must not stay. --Shak. Syn: Banishment; proscription; expulsion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eysell \Ey"sell\, n. Same as {Eisel}. [Obs.] --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eagle, AK (city, FIPS 20380) Location: 64.77815 N, 141.20063 W Population (1990): 168 (146 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Eagle, CO (town, FIPS 22200) Location: 39.65564 N, 106.82544 W Population (1990): 1580 (624 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81631 Eagle, ID (city, FIPS 23410) Location: 43.69353 N, 116.35478 W Population (1990): 3327 (1238 housing units) Area: 13.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83616 Eagle, MI (village, FIPS 23560) Location: 42.80978 N, 84.79052 W Population (1990): 120 (42 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48822 Eagle, NE (village, FIPS 14100) Location: 40.81606 N, 96.43206 W Population (1990): 1047 (374 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68347 Eagle, WI (village, FIPS 21425) Location: 42.87963 N, 88.47127 W Population (1990): 1182 (400 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53119
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eakly, OK (town, FIPS 22400) Location: 35.30628 N, 98.55573 W Population (1990): 277 (123 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Easley, SC (city, FIPS 21985) Location: 34.82197 N, 82.58802 W Population (1990): 15195 (6356 housing units) Area: 25.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29640, 29642
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eau Galle, WI Zip code(s): 54737
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eau Gallie, FL Zip code(s): 32934
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Echola, AL Zip code(s): 35457
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eckley, CO (town, FIPS 23025) Location: 40.11197 N, 102.48819 W Population (1990): 211 (103 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80727
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Excel, AL (town, FIPS 24880) Location: 31.42617 N, 87.34242 W Population (1990): 571 (220 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Excello, MO Zip code(s): 65247 Excello, OH Zip code(s): 45044
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ezel, KY Zip code(s): 41425
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
excl /eks'kl/ n. Abbreviation for `exclamation point'. See {bang}, {shriek}, {{ASCII}}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Eagle A {dBASE}-like dialect bundled with {Emerald Bay}, sold by {Migent} from 1986-1988, later renamed {Vulcan} when {Wayne Ratliff} reacquired the product.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ECL 1. {Emitter Coupled Logic}. 2. Extensible {CL}. Wegbreit, ca 1970. ["The ECL Programming System", B. Wegbreit, Proc FJCC 39:253-261, AFIPS (Fall 1971)]. ["ECL Programmer's Manual", B. Wegbreit, TR 23-74, Harvard U (Dec 1974)]. (1994-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ECSL Extended CSL. A {discrete simulation} language, the successor to {CSL}. ["Extended Control and Simulation Language", A.T. Clementson, Comp J 9(3):215-220 (1966)]. (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ECSSL Formerly APSE. An equation-oriented specification language for {continuous simulation}s. The {compiler} outputs {HYTRAN}, which must be run on an analog processor. (1994-12-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
EqL An equational language. Bharat Jayaraman . "EqL: The Language and its Implementation", B. Jayaraman et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-15(6):771-780 (June 1989).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Equel Embedded Quel. {INGRES, Inc.} Combines QUEL theories with C code.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ESL {Expert Systems} Ltd.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Excel {Microsoft Excel}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
excl {exclamation mark}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Eagle (Herb. nesher; properly the griffon vulture or great vulture, so called from its tearing its prey with its beak), referred to for its swiftness of flight (Deut. 28:49; 2 Sam. 1:23), its mounting high in the air (Job 39:27), its strength (Ps. 103:5), its setting its nest in high places (Jer. 49:16), and its power of vision (Job 39:27-30). This "ravenous bird" is a symbol of those nations whom God employs and sends forth to do a work of destruction, sweeping away whatever is decaying and putrescent (Matt. 24:28; Isa. 46:11; Ezek. 39:4; Deut. 28:49; Jer. 4:13; 48:40). It is said that the eagle sheds his feathers in the beginning of spring, and with fresh plumage assumes the appearance of youth. To this, allusion is made in Ps. 103:5 and Isa. 40:31. God's care over his people is likened to that of the eagle in training its young to fly (Ex. 19:4; Deut. 32:11, 12). An interesting illustration is thus recorded by Sir Humphry Davy:, "I once saw a very interesting sight above the crags of Ben Nevis. Two parent eagles were teaching their offspring, two young birds, the maneuvers of flight. They began by rising from the top of the mountain in the eye of the sun. It was about mid-day, and bright for the climate. They at first made small circles, and the young birds imitated them. They paused on their wings, waiting till they had made their flight, and then took a second and larger gyration, always rising toward the sun, and enlarging their circle of flight so as to make a gradually ascending spiral. The young ones still and slowly followed, apparently flying better as they mounted; and they continued this sublime exercise, always rising till they became mere points in the air, and the young ones were lost, and afterwards their parents, to our aching sight." (See Isa. 40:31.) There have been observed in Palestine four distinct species of eagles, (1) the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos); (2) the spotted eagle (Aquila naevia); (3) the common species, the imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca); and (4) the Circaetos gallicus, which preys on reptiles. The eagle was unclean by the Levitical law (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Eglah a heifer, one of David's wives, and mother of Ithream (2 Sam. 3:5; 1 Chr. 3:3). According to a Jewish tradition she was Michal.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Exile (1.) Of the kingdom of Israel. In the time of Pekah, Tiglath-pileser II. carried away captive into Assyria (2 Kings 15:29; comp. Isa. 10:5, 6) a part of the inhabitants of Galilee and of Gilead (B.C. 741). After the destruction of Samaria (B.C. 720) by Shalmaneser and Sargon (q.v.), there was a general deportation of the Israelites into Mesopotamia and Media (2 Kings 17:6; 18:9; 1 Chr. 5:26). (See ISRAEL, KINGDOM {OF}.) (2.) Of the kingdom of the two tribes, the kingdom of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim (Jer. 25:1), invaded Judah, and carried away some royal youths, including Daniel and his companions (B.C. 606), together with the sacred vessels of the temple (2 Chr. 36:7; Dan. 1:2). In B.C. 598 (Jer. 52:28; 2 Kings 24:12), in the beginning of Jehoiachin's reign (2 Kings 24:8), Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive 3,023 eminent Jews, including the king (2 Chr. 36:10), with his family and officers (2 Kings 24:12), and a large number of warriors (16), with very many persons of note (14), and artisans (16), leaving behind only those who were poor and helpless. This was the first general deportation to Babylon. In B.C. 588, after the revolt of Zedekiah (q.v.), there was a second general deportation of Jews by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 52:29; 2 Kings 25:8), including 832 more of the principal men of the kingdom. He carried away also the rest of the sacred vessels (2 Chr. 36:18). From this period, when the temple was destroyed (2 Kings 25:9), to the complete restoration, B.C. 517 (Ezra 6:15), is the period of the "seventy years." In B.C. 582 occurred the last and final deportation. The entire number Nebuchadnezzar carried captive was 4,600 heads of families with their wives and children and dependants (Jer. 52:30; 43:5-7; 2 Chr. 36:20, etc.). Thus the exiles formed a very considerable community in Babylon. When Cyrus granted permission to the Jews to return to their own land (Ezra 1:5; 7:13), only a comparatively small number at first availed themselves of the privilege. It cannot be questioned that many belonging to the kingdom of Israel ultimately joined the Jews under Ezra, Zerubbabel, and Nehemiah, and returned along with them to Jerusalem (Jer. 50:4, 5, 17-20, 33-35). Large numbers had, however, settled in the land of Babylon, and formed numerous colonies in different parts of the kingdom. Their descendants very probably have spread far into Eastern lands and become absorbed in the general population. (See JUDAH, KINGDOM {OF}; {CAPTIVITY}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ezel a separation, (1 Sam. 20:19), a stone, or heap of stones, in the neighbourhood of Saul's residence, the scene of the parting of David and Jonathan (42). The margin of the Authorized Version reads, "The stone that sheweth the way," in this rendering following the Targum.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Eglah, heifer; chariot; round
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Esli, near me; he who separates
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ezel, going abroad; walk