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   earshot
         n 1: the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children
               were told to stay within earshot" [syn: {earshot},
               {earreach}, {hearing}]

English Dictionary: erectly	by the DICT Development Group
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Erastianism n the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters Synonym(s): Erastianism, Byzantinism, Caesaropapism
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Erechtites hieracifolia n an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers Synonym(s): fireweed, Erechtites hieracifolia
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erect adj upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" Synonym(s): erect, vertical, upright Antonym(s): unerect of sexual organs; stiff and rigid Synonym(s): tumid, erect v construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" [syn: raise, erect, rear, set up, put up] Antonym(s): dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down cause to rise up Synonym(s): rear, erect
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erect bugle n upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe Synonym(s): erect bugle, blue bugle, Ajuga genevensis
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erectile adj capable of being raised to an upright position; "erectile feathers" filled with vascular sinuses and capable of becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile organ" Synonym(s): erectile, cavernous
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erectile dysfunction n impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis Synonym(s): erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction, ED
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erectile organ n an organ containing erectile tissue
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erectile tissue n vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid
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erecting n the act of building or putting up [syn: erecting, erection]
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erecting prism n a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright
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erection n an erect penis Synonym(s): erection, hard-on a structure that has been erected the act of building or putting up Synonym(s): erecting, erection
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erectly adv in a straight-backed manner; "the old man still walks erectly" Synonym(s): erectly, straight-backed
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erectness n the property of being upright in posture [syn: erectness, uprightness] position at right angles to the horizon Synonym(s): verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness
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ergodic adj positive recurrent aperiodic state of stochastic systems; tending in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
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ergodicity n an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
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ergot n a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid Synonym(s): ergot, Claviceps purpurea
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ergotamine n an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine
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ergotic adj relating to or produced by ergot
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ergotism n poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
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Ergotrate Maleate n an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion Synonym(s): ergonovine, Ergotrate Maleate
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ergotropic adj of or relating to ergotropism
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ergotropism n an affinity for work
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Erica tetralix n dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers [syn: cross-leaved heath, bell heather, Erica tetralix]
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Erik Adolf von Willebrand n Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949) Synonym(s): Willebrand, von Willebrand, E. A. von Willebrand, Erik von Willebrand, Erik Adolf von Willebrand
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Erik Satie n French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925) Synonym(s): Satie, Erik Satie, Erik Alfred Leslie Satie
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eristic adj given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments Synonym(s): eristic, eristical n a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy Synonym(s): disputant, controversialist, eristic the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
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eristical adj given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments Synonym(s): eristic, eristical
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ersatz adj artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee" Synonym(s): ersatz, substitute n an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
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erst adv at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once"; Synonym(s): once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst
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erstwhile adv at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once"; Synonym(s): once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst adj belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" Synonym(s): erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)
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eruct v eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; "the volcano spews out molten rocks every day"; "The editors of the paper spew out hostile articles about the Presidential candidate" Synonym(s): spew, spew out, eruct expel gas from the stomach; "In China it is polite to burp at the table" Synonym(s): burp, bubble, belch, eruct
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eructation n (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) Synonym(s): eruption, eructation, extravasation a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth Synonym(s): belch, belching, burp, burping, eructation
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Euarctos n American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus Synonym(s): Euarctos, genus Euarctos
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Euarctos americanus n brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear Synonym(s): American black bear, black bear, Ursus americanus, Euarctos americanus
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Eurasiatic adj relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia; "His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese"; "the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world" Synonym(s): Eurasian, Eurasiatic
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Ear \Ear\, n. [AS. e[a0]re; akin to OFries. [a0]re, [a0]r, OS. [?]ra, D. oor, OHG. [?]ra, G. ohr, Icel. eyra, Sw. [94]ra, Dan. [94]re, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith. ausis, Russ. ukho, Gr. [?]; cf. L. audire to hear, Gr. [?], Skr. av to favor, protect. Cf. {Auricle}, {Orillon}.] 1. The organ of hearing; the external ear. Note: In man and the higher vertebrates, the organ of hearing is very complicated, and is divisible into three parts: the external ear, which includes the pinna or auricle and meatus or external opening; the middle ear, drum, or tympanum; and the internal ear, or labyrinth. The middle ear is a cavity connected by the Eustachian tube with the pharynx, separated from the opening of the external ear by the tympanic membrane, and containing a chain of three small bones, or ossicles, named malleus, incus, and stapes, which connect this membrane with the internal ear. The essential part of the internal ear where the fibers of the auditory nerve terminate, is the membranous labyrinth, a complicated system of sacs and tubes filled with a fluid (the endolymph), and lodged in a cavity, called the bony labyrinth, in the periotic bone. The membranous labyrinth does not completely fill the bony labyrinth, but is partially suspended in it in a fluid (the perilymph). The bony labyrinth consists of a central cavity, the vestibule, into which three semicircular canals and the canal of the cochlea (spirally coiled in mammals) open. The vestibular portion of the membranous labyrinth consists of two sacs, the utriculus and sacculus, connected by a narrow tube, into the former of which three membranous semicircular canals open, while the latter is connected with a membranous tube in the cochlea containing the organ of Corti. By the help of the external ear the sonorous vibrations of the air are concentrated upon the tympanic membrane and set it vibrating, the chain of bones in the middle ear transmits these vibrations to the internal ear, where they cause certain delicate structures in the organ of Corti, and other parts of the membranous labyrinth, to stimulate the fibers of the auditory nerve to transmit sonorous impulses to the brain. 2. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only. Songs . . . not all ungrateful to thine ear. --Tennyson. 3. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of {Bell}. 4. (Arch.) (a) Same as {Acroterium}. (b) Same as {Crossette}. 5. Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention. Dionysius . . . would give no ear to his suit. --Bacon. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. --Shak. {About the ears}, in close proximity to; near at hand. {By the ears}, in close contest; as, to set by the ears; to fall together by the ears; to be by the ears. {Button ear} (in dogs), an ear which falls forward and completely hides the inside. {Ear finger}, the little finger. {Ear of Dionysius}, a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible tube; -- named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons. {Ear sand} (Anat.), otoliths. See {Otolith}. {Ear snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail of the genus {Auricula} and allied genera. {Ear stones} (Anat.), otoliths. See {Otolith}. {Ear trumpet}, an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecting and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a partially deaf person. {Ear vesicle} (Zo[94]l.), a simple auditory organ, occurring in many worms, mollusks, etc. It consists of a small sac containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or otocysts. {Rose ear} (in dogs), an ear which folds backward and shows part of the inside. {To give ear to}, to listen to; to heed, as advice or one advising. [bd]Give ear unto my song.[b8] --Goldsmith. {To have one's ear}, to be listened to with favor. {Up to the ears}, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as, to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.]
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Earshot \Ear"shot`\, n. Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard. --Dryden.
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Earst \Earst\, adv. See {Erst}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Earwig \Ear"wig`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earwigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Earwigging}.] To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. [bd]No longer was he earwigged by the Lord Cravens.[b8] --Lord Campbell.
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Erase \E*rase"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erased}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Erasing}.] [L. erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}.] 1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name. 2. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of ideas in the mind or memory. --Burke.
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Erased \E*rased"\, p. pr. & a. 1. Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated. 2. (Her.) Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. {Couped}.
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Erastian \E*ras"tian\ (?; 106), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State. --Shipley.
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Erastianism \Eras"tianism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.) The principles of the Erastains.
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Ercedeken \Er`ce*de"ken\, n. [OE., fr. pref. erce- = archi- + deken a deacon.] An archdeacon. [Obs.]
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Fireweed \Fire"weed`\, n. (Bot.) (a) An American plant ({Erechthites hiercifolia}), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. (b) The great willow-herb ({Epilobium spicatum}).
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Erect \E*rect"\, a. [L. erectus, p. p. of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead straight. See {Right}, and cf. {Alert}.] 1. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect. Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. --Milton. Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect -- a column of ruins. --Gibbon. 2. Directed upward; raised; uplifted. His piercing eyes, erect, appear to view Superior worlds, and look all nature through. --Pope. 3. Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed. But who is he, by years Bowed, but erect in heart? --Keble. 4. Watchful; alert. Vigilant and erect attention of mind. --Hooker. 5. (Bot.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached. 6. (Her.) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
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Erect \E*rect"\, v. i. To rise upright. [Obs.] By wet, stalks do erect. --Bacon.
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Erect \E*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erecting}.] 1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc. 2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine. 3. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify. That didst his state above his hopes erect. --Daniel. I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. --Dryden. 4. To animate; to encourage; to cheer. It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. --Barrow. 5. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. [bd]To erect conclusions.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Malebranche erects this proposition.[b8] --Locke. 6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. [bd]To erect a new commonwealth.[b8] --Hooker. {Erecting shop} (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted. Syn: To set up; raise; elevate; construct; build; institute; establish; found.
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Erectable \Erect"able\a. Capable of being erected; as, an erectable feather. --Col. G. Montagu.
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Erect \E*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erecting}.] 1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc. 2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine. 3. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify. That didst his state above his hopes erect. --Daniel. I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. --Dryden. 4. To animate; to encourage; to cheer. It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. --Barrow. 5. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. [bd]To erect conclusions.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Malebranche erects this proposition.[b8] --Locke. 6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. [bd]To erect a new commonwealth.[b8] --Hooker. {Erecting shop} (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted. Syn: To set up; raise; elevate; construct; build; institute; establish; found.
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Erecter \E*rect"er\, n. An erector; one who raises or builds.
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Erectile \E*rect"ile\, a. [Cf. F. [82]rectile.] Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated. {Erectile tissue} (Anat.), a tissue which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains.
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Erectile \E*rect"ile\, a. [Cf. F. [82]rectile.] Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated. {Erectile tissue} (Anat.), a tissue which is capable of being greatly dilated and made rigid by the distension of the numerous blood vessels which it contains.
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Erectility \E`rectil"ity\, n. The quality or state of being erectile.
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Erect \E*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erecting}.] 1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc. 2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine. 3. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify. That didst his state above his hopes erect. --Daniel. I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. --Dryden. 4. To animate; to encourage; to cheer. It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. --Barrow. 5. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. [bd]To erect conclusions.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Malebranche erects this proposition.[b8] --Locke. 6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. [bd]To erect a new commonwealth.[b8] --Hooker. {Erecting shop} (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted. Syn: To set up; raise; elevate; construct; build; institute; establish; found.
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Eyepiece \Eye"piece`\, n. (Opt.) The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a telescope or other optical instrument, through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed. {Collimating eyepiece}. See under {Collimate}. {Negative}, or {Huyghenian}, {eyepiece}, an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated from each other by about half the sum of their focal distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the microscope, whence it is sometimes called {Campani's eyepiece}. {Positive eyepiece}, an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, {Ramsden's eyepiece}. {terrestrial}, or {Erecting eyepiece}, an eyepiece used in telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present the image of the object viewed in an erect position.
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Erect \E*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erecting}.] 1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc. 2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine. 3. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify. That didst his state above his hopes erect. --Daniel. I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. --Dryden. 4. To animate; to encourage; to cheer. It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. --Barrow. 5. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. [bd]To erect conclusions.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Malebranche erects this proposition.[b8] --Locke. 6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. [bd]To erect a new commonwealth.[b8] --Hooker. {Erecting shop} (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted. Syn: To set up; raise; elevate; construct; build; institute; establish; found.
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Erection \E*rec"tion\, n. [L. erectio: cf. F. [82]rection.] 1. The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage. 2. The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes. Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws up. --Sidney 3. State of being stretched to stiffness; tension. 4. Anything erected; a building of any kind. 5. (Physiol.) The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.
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Erective \E*rect"ive\, a. Making erect or upright; raising; tending to erect.
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Erectly \E*rect"ly\, adv. In an erect manner or posture.
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Erectness \E*rect"ness\, n. Uprightness of posture or form.
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Erecto-patent \E*rec"to-pat"ent\, a. 1. (Bot.) Having a position intermediate between erect and patent, or spreading. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of the wings of certain insects.
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Erector \E*rec"tor\, n. 1. One who, or that which, erects. 2. (Anat.) A muscle which raises any part. 3. (Physics) An attachment to a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument, for making the image erect instead of inverted.
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Ergat \Er"gat\, v. t. [L. ergo therefore.] To deduce logically, as conclusions. [Obs.] --Hewyt.
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Ergot \Er"got\, n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.] 1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, {Claviceps purpurea}. 2. The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding. 3. (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint. 4. (Anat.) See 2d {Calcar}, 3 (b) .
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2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those of a horse; -- called also {sea horse}. Note: They swim slowly, in an erect position, and often cling to seaweeds by means of the incurved prehensile tail. The male has a ventral pouch, in which it carries the eggs till hatched. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also {ergot} and {calcar}.
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Ergot \Er"got\, n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.] 1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, {Claviceps purpurea}. 2. The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding. 3. (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint. 4. (Anat.) See 2d {Calcar}, 3 (b) .
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2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those of a horse; -- called also {sea horse}. Note: They swim slowly, in an erect position, and often cling to seaweeds by means of the incurved prehensile tail. The male has a ventral pouch, in which it carries the eggs till hatched. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also {ergot} and {calcar}.
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Ergotic \Er*got"ic\, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid.
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Ergotin \Er"go*tin\, n. (Med.) An extract made from ergot.
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Ergotine \Er"go*tine\ (Chem.) A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.
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Ergotism \Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.] A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Ergotism \Er"got*ism\, n. [From {Ergot}, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ergotized \Er"got*ized\, a. Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heather \Heath"er\ (?; 277. This is the only pronunciation in Scotland), n. [See {Heath}.] Heath. [Scot.] Gorse and grass And heather, where his footsteps pass, The brighter seem. --Longfellow. {Heather bell} (Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers of two European kinds of heather ({Erica Tetralix}, and {E. cinerea}).
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Drone fly \Drone" fly`\ (Zo[94]l.) A dipterous insect ({Eristalis tenax}), resembling the drone bee. See {Eristalis}.
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Eristic \Eris"tic\, Eristical \Eris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to strive, wrangle, [?] strife.] Controversial. [Archaic] A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic. --Coleridge.
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Eristic \Eris"tic\, Eristical \Eris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to strive, wrangle, [?] strife.] Controversial. [Archaic] A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic. --Coleridge.
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Erogate \Er"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erogating}.] [L. erogatus, p. p. of erogare; e out + rogare to ask.] To lay out, as money; to deal out; to expend. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Erogate \Er"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erogating}.] [L. erogatus, p. p. of erogare; e out + rogare to ask.] To lay out, as money; to deal out; to expend. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Erogate \Er"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Erogating}.] [L. erogatus, p. p. of erogare; e out + rogare to ask.] To lay out, as money; to deal out; to expend. [Obs.]
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Erogation \Er`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. erogatio.] The act of giving out or bestowing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.
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Erostrate \E*ros"trate\, a. [Pref. e- out + rostrate.] (Bot.) Without a beak.
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Erst \Erst\ ([etil]rst), adv. [Orig. superlative of ere; AS. [aemac]rest. See {Ere}.] [Archaic] 1. First. --Chaucer. 2. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. --Chaucer. Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all ambition to match his pastoral pipe. --A. W. Ward. {At erst}, at first; at the beginning. {Now at erst}, at this present time. --Chaucer.
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Erstwhile \Erst`while"\ (-hw[imac]l"), adv. Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. [Archaic]
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Eruct \Eruct"\, Eructate \Eruc"tate\, v. t. [L. eructare; e out + ructare to belch: cf. F. [82]ructer.] To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] --Howell.
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Eruct \Eruct"\, Eructate \Eruc"tate\, v. t. [L. eructare; e out + ructare to belch: cf. F. [82]ructer.] To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] --Howell.
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Eructation \Er`uc*ta"tion\, n. [L. eructatio: cf. F. [82]ructation.] 1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch. 2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
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Erugate \Er"u*gate\, a. [L. erugatus, p. p. of erugare to smooth; e out + ruga wrinkle.] Freed from wrinkles; smooth.
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Eurasiatio \Eura`siat"io\, a. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia combined.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Euro-ISDN European Integrated Services Digital Network. An {ETSI} standard for {Integrated Services Digital Network} being phased in in March 1994. Euro-ISDN will allow full transparent interworking between all European countries (members of the {CEPT}). It is available on a commercial basis in most European countries. (1994-12-08)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Erastus beloved. (1.) The "chamberlain" of the city of Corinth (Rom. 16:23), and one of Paul's disciples. As treasurer of such a city he was a public officer of great dignity, and his conversion to the gospel was accordingly a proof of the wonderful success of the apostle's labours. (2.) A companion of Paul at Ephesus, who was sent by him along with Timothy into Macedonia (Acts 19:22). Corinth was his usual place of abode (2 Tim. 4:20); but probably he may have been the same as the preceding.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Erastus, lovely, amiable Erech; length; health; physic