eavesdrop
         v 1: listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man
               was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn:
               {listen in}, {eavesdrop}]

English Dictionary: eubstance	by the DICT Development Group
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eavesdropper n a secret listener to private conversations
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effect n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" Synonym(s): consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" Synonym(s): impression, effect an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work Synonym(s): effect, essence, burden, core, gist (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" Synonym(s): effect, force a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic" v produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" [syn: effect, effectuate, set up] act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"
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effected adj settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" Synonym(s): accomplished, effected, established
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effecter n one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose Synonym(s): effecter, effector
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effective adj producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long- distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" Synonym(s): effective, effectual, efficacious Antonym(s): ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" Synonym(s): effective, efficient works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat" exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" Synonym(s): effective, good, in effect(p), in force(p) existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done" ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"
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effectively adv in an effective manner; "these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion" Synonym(s): efficaciously, effectively Antonym(s): ineffectively, inefficaciously in actuality or reality or fact; "she is effectively his wife"; "in effect, they had no choice" Synonym(s): effectively, in effect
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effectiveness n power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect Synonym(s): effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality Antonym(s): ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" Synonym(s): potency, effectiveness, strength
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effectivity n power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect Synonym(s): effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality Antonym(s): ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness
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effector n one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose Synonym(s): effecter, effector a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses Antonym(s): receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
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effects n property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned" Synonym(s): effects, personal effects
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effectual adj producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long- distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" Synonym(s): effective, effectual, efficacious Antonym(s): ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" Synonym(s): legal, sound, effectual
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effectuality n power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect Synonym(s): effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality Antonym(s): ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness
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effectually adv in an effectual manner; "Bismarck was constantly criticised by the more liberal newspapers, and he retaliated by passing an emergency decree that effectually muzzled the press" Antonym(s): ineffectually
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effectualness n power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect Synonym(s): effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality Antonym(s): ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness
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effectuate v produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" [syn: effect, effectuate, set up]
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effectuation n the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect Synonym(s): implementation, effectuation
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Ephestia n small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products Synonym(s): Ephestia, genus Ephestia
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Ephestia elutella n small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products Synonym(s): tobacco moth, cacao moth, Ephestia elutella
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Epictetus n Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)
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Episcia dianthiflora n low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia Synonym(s): lace-flower vine, Alsobia dianthiflora, Episcia dianthiflora
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episiotomy n surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth
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episode n a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series a part of a broadcast serial Synonym(s): episode, installment, instalment film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie Synonym(s): sequence, episode
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episodic adj of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes; "the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together" occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches" Synonym(s): episodic, occasional limited in duration to a single episode; "an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers"
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episodic memory n memory for episodes in your own life [syn: {episodic memory}, personal memory]
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episodically adv in an episodic manner
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epistasis n the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene Synonym(s): hypostasis, epistasis
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epistaxis n bleeding from the nose Synonym(s): nosebleed, epistaxis
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episteme n the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
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epistemic adj of or relating to epistemology; "epistemic modal" [syn: epistemic, epistemological]
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epistemic logic n the modal logic of knowledge and uncertainty and ignorance
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epistemological adj of or relating to epistemology; "epistemic modal" [syn: epistemic, epistemological]
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epistemologist n a specialist in epistemology
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epistemology n the philosophical theory of knowledge
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epistle n a specially long, formal letter a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
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Epistle of James n a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle Synonym(s): Epistle of James, James
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Epistle of Jeremiah n an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry Synonym(s): Letter of Jeremiah, Epistle of Jeremiah
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Epistle of Jude n a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude [syn: Epistle of Jude, Jude]
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Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon n a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, Epistle to Philemon, Philemon
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Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians n a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, Epistle to the Colossians, Colossians
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Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians n a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Ephesians, Ephesians
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Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians n a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Galatians, Galatians
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Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians n a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Epistle to the Philippians, Philippians
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Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans n a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans, Epistle to the Romans, Romans
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Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus n a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus, Epistle to Titus, Titus
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Epistle to Philemon n a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, Epistle to Philemon, Philemon
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Epistle to the Colossians n a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians, Epistle to the Colossians, Colossians
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Epistle to the Ephesians n a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, Epistle to the Ephesians, Ephesians
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Epistle to the Galatians n a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Galatians, Galatians
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Epistle to the Hebrews n a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him Synonym(s): Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews
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Epistle to the Philippians n a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians, Epistle to the Philippians, Philippians
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Epistle to the Romans n a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58 Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans, Epistle to the Romans, Romans
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Epistle to Titus n a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters Synonym(s): Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Titus, Epistle to Titus, Titus
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epistolary adj written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"; "the epistolatory novel" Synonym(s): epistolary, epistolatory
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epistolatory adj written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"; "the epistolatory novel" Synonym(s): epistolary, epistolatory
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epistrophe n repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. Synonym(s): epiphora, epistrophe
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epizootic adj (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region; "an epizootic disease"
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Epstein n British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959) Synonym(s): Epstein, Jacob Epstein, Sir Jacob Epstein
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Epstein-Barr virus n the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China Synonym(s): Epstein-Barr virus, EBV
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eubacteria n a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella Synonym(s): eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
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Eubacteriales n one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes Synonym(s): Eubacteriales, order Eubacteriales
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eubacterium n a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella Synonym(s): eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
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eubstance n the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" Synonym(s): consistency, consistence, eubstance, body
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evacuate v move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated" empty completely; "evacuate the bottle" move people from their homes or country create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel) excrete or discharge from the body Synonym(s): evacuate, void, empty
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evacuation n the act of removing the contents of something [syn: emptying, voidance, evacuation] the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection the bodily process of discharging waste matter Synonym(s): elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding
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evict v expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m." expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" Synonym(s): evict, force out
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eviction n action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved Synonym(s): eviction, constructive eviction the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law Synonym(s): eviction, dispossession, legal ouster
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evocation n imaginative re-creation calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations Synonym(s): evocation, summoning stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" Synonym(s): evocation, induction, elicitation
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evocative adj serving to bring to mind; "cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson; "a campaign redolent of machine politics" Synonym(s): evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent, resonant
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evoked adj called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response" Synonym(s): elicited, evoked
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evoked potential n the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus; "he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skink \Skink\, n. [L. scincus, Gr. [?][?][?][?].] [Written also       {scink}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless       lizards of the family {Scincid[91]}, common in the warmer       parts of all the continents.          Note: The officinal skink ({Scincus officinalis}) inhabits                the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by                the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A                common slender species ({Seps tridactylus}) of Southern                Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases                in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include                numerous species of the genus {Eumeces}, as the                blue-tailed skink ({E. fasciatus}) of the Eastern                United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard                ({Oligosoma laterale}) inhabits the Southern United                States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves,       brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG.       obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel.       upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[84]-drup water dropping from the eaves.       Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in       English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon.       See {Over}, and cf. {Eavesdrop}.]       1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a             building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water             that falls on the roof.          2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] [bd]Eaves of the hill.[b8] --Wyclif.          3. Eyelids or eyelashes.                         And closing eaves of wearied eyes.      --Tennyson.          {Eaves board} (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with             a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of             a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little,             or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also             {eaves catch} and {eaves lath}.          {Eaves channel}, {Eaves gutter}, {Eaves trough}. Same as             {Gutter}, 1.          {Eaves molding} (Arch.), a molding immediately below the             eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.          {Eaves swallow} (Zo[94]l.).             (a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of                   building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of                   buildings. See {Cliff swallow}, under {Cliff}.             (b) The European swallow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves,       brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG.       obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel.       upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[84]-drup water dropping from the eaves.       Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in       English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon.       See {Over}, and cf. {Eavesdrop}.]       1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a             building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water             that falls on the roof.          2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] [bd]Eaves of the hill.[b8] --Wyclif.          3. Eyelids or eyelashes.                         And closing eaves of wearied eyes.      --Tennyson.          {Eaves board} (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with             a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of             a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little,             or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also             {eaves catch} and {eaves lath}.          {Eaves channel}, {Eaves gutter}, {Eaves trough}. Same as             {Gutter}, 1.          {Eaves molding} (Arch.), a molding immediately below the             eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.          {Eaves swallow} (Zo[94]l.).             (a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of                   building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of                   buildings. See {Cliff swallow}, under {Cliff}.             (b) The European swallow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eaves \Eaves\, n. pl. [OE. evese, pl. eveses, AS. efese eaves,       brim, brink; akin to OHG. obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG.       obse eaves, Icel. ups, Goth. ubizwa porch; cf. Icel.       upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[84]-drup water dropping from the eaves.       Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is in       English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon.       See {Over}, and cf. {Eavesdrop}.]       1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a             building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water             that falls on the roof.          2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] [bd]Eaves of the hill.[b8] --Wyclif.          3. Eyelids or eyelashes.                         And closing eaves of wearied eyes.      --Tennyson.          {Eaves board} (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with             a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of             a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little,             or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also             {eaves catch} and {eaves lath}.          {Eaves channel}, {Eaves gutter}, {Eaves trough}. Same as             {Gutter}, 1.          {Eaves molding} (Arch.), a molding immediately below the             eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.          {Eaves swallow} (Zo[94]l.).             (a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of                   building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of                   buildings. See {Cliff swallow}, under {Cliff}.             (b) The European swallow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, v. i. [Eaves + drop.]       To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a       house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence,       to listen secretly to what is said in private.                   To eavesdrop in disguises.                     --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, n.       The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eavesdropper \Eaves"drop`per\, n.       One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of       a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eavesdropping \Eaves"drop`ping\, n. (Law)       The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places       where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly       listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The       offense is indictable at common law. --Wharton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efface \Ef*face"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effaced}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Effacing}.] [F. effacer; pref. es- (L. ex) + face face;       prop., to destroy the face or form. See {Face}, and cf.       {Deface}.]       1. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed             upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to             erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface             the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin.          2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.                         Efface from his mind the theories and notions                      vulgarly received.                              --Bacon.          Syn: To blot out; expunge; erase; obliterate; cancel;                destroy. -- {Efface}, {Deface}. To deface is to injure                or impair a figure; to efface is to rub out or destroy,                so as to render invisible.
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, n. [L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to       effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also       spelled effect. See {Fact}.]       1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the             law goes into effect in May.                         That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my                      fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and                      it.                                                   --Shak.          2. Manifestation; expression; sign.                         All the large effects That troop with majesty.                                                                               --Shak.          3. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause;             the event which follows immediately from an antecedent,             called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as,             the effect of luxury.                         The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of                      the cause.                                          --Whewell.          4. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.                         Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect.                                                                               --J. C.                                                                               Shairp.                         The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely                      nature of the place.                           --W. Irving.          5. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance;             account; as, to speak with effect.          6. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; --             with to.                         They spake to her to that effect.      --2 Chron.                                                                               xxxiv. 22.          7. The purport; the sum and substance. [bd]The effect of his             intent.[b8] --Chaucer.          8. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere             appearance.                         No other in effect than what it seems. --Denham.          9. pl. Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to             embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people             escaped from the town with their effects.          {For effect}, for an exaggerated impression or excitement.          {In effect}, in fact; in substance. See 8, above.          {Of no effect}, {Of none effect}, {To no effect}, [or]       {Without effect}, destitute of results, validity, force, and             the like; vain; fruitless. [bd]Making the word of God of             none effect through your tradition.[b8] --Mark vii. 13.             [bd]All my study be to no effect.[b8] --Shak.          {To give effect to}, to make valid; to carry out in practice;             to push to its results.          {To take effect}, to become operative, to accomplish aims.             --Shak.          Syn: {Effect}, {Consequence}, {Result}.          Usage: These words indicate things which arise out of some                   antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which                   may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that                   which springs directly from something which can                   properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more                   remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere                   sequence, but following out of and following                   indirectly, or in the train of events, something on                   which it truly depends. A result is still more remote                   and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body                   which falls in very different directions. We may                   foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its                   consequences, but can rarely discover its final                   results.                               Resolving all events, with their effects And                            manifold results, into the will And arbitration                            wise of the Supreme.                     --Cowper.                               Shun the bitter consequence, for know, The day                            thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt die.                                                                               --Milton.
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Effecting}.]       1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.                         So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel.          2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to             accomplish.                         To effect that which the divine counsels had                      decreed.                                             --Bp. Hurd.                         They sailed away without effecting their purpose.                                                                               --Jowett (Th.                                                                               ).          Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute;                perform; attain. See {Accomplish}.
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Effecting}.]       1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.                         So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel.          2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to             accomplish.                         To effect that which the divine counsels had                      decreed.                                             --Bp. Hurd.                         They sailed away without effecting their purpose.                                                                               --Jowett (Th.                                                                               ).          Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute;                perform; attain. See {Accomplish}.
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Effecter \Ef*fect"er\, n.       One who effects.
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Effectible \Ef*fect"i*ble\, a.       Capable of being done or achieved; practicable; feasible.       --Sir T. Browne.
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Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Effecting}.]       1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.                         So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel.          2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to             accomplish.                         To effect that which the divine counsels had                      decreed.                                             --Bp. Hurd.                         They sailed away without effecting their purpose.                                                                               --Jowett (Th.                                                                               ).          Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute;                perform; attain. See {Accomplish}.
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Effection \Ef*fec"tion\, n. [L. effectio: cf. F. effection.]       Creation; a doing. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.
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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n.       The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any       military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.]       Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a       decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable;       operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the       effective men in a regiment.                   They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work                behind them.                                          --Bacon.                   Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his                heighbor wrong, is criminal.                  --Jer. Taylor.          Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic;                competent. See {Effectual}.
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Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n.       1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. --Jer.             Taylor.          2. One who is capable of active service.                         He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at                      Corinth.                                             --W. P.                                                                               Johnston.          3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie             or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term             used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds.
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Effectively \Ef*fect"ive*ly\, adv.       With effect; powerfully; completely; thoroughly.
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Effectiveness \Ef*fect"ive*ness\, n.       The quality of being effective.
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Effectless \Ef*fect"less\, a.       Without effect or advantage; useless; bootless. --Shak. --       {Ef*fect"less*ly}, adv.
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Effectless \Ef*fect"less\, a.       Without effect or advantage; useless; bootless. --Shak. --       {Ef*fect"less*ly}, adv.
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Effector \Ef*fect"or\, n. [L.]       An effecter. --Derham.
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Effectual \Ef*fec"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.]       Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an       intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.       --Shak.                   Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.                                                                               --Macaulay.          {Effectual calling} (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work             of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and             acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five             points of Calvinism. See {Calvinism}.          Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}.          Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves                   effective if it does decided good, effectual if it                   does all the good desired. --C. J. Smith.
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Effectual \Ef*fec"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.]       Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an       intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.       --Shak.                   Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.                                                                               --Macaulay.          {Effectual calling} (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work             of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and             acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five             points of Calvinism. See {Calvinism}.          Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}.          Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves                   effective if it does decided good, effectual if it                   does all the good desired. --C. J. Smith.
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Effectually \Ef*fec"tu*al*ly\, adv.       1. With effect; efficaciously.          2. Actually; in effect. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Effectualness \Ef*fec"tu*al*ness\, n.       The quality of being effectual.
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Effectuate \Ef*fec"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effectuated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Effectuating}.] [Cf. F. effectuer. See       {Effect}, n. & v. t.]       To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to       fulfill.                   A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                   In order to effectuate the thorough reform. --G. T.                                                                               Curtis.
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Effectuate \Ef*fec"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effectuated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Effectuating}.] [Cf. F. effectuer. See       {Effect}, n. & v. t.]       To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to       fulfill.                   A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                   In order to effectuate the thorough reform. --G. T.                                                                               Curtis.
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Effectuate \Ef*fec"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effectuated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Effectuating}.] [Cf. F. effectuer. See       {Effect}, n. & v. t.]       To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to       fulfill.                   A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                   In order to effectuate the thorough reform. --G. T.                                                                               Curtis.
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Effectuation \Ef*fec`tu*a"tion\, n.       Act of effectuating.
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Effectuose \Ef*fec"tu*ose`\, Effectuous \Ef*fec"tu*ous\, a.       Effective. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Effectuose \Ef*fec"tu*ose`\, Effectuous \Ef*fec"tu*ous\, a.       Effective. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Effectuously \Ef*fec"tu*ous*ly\, adv.       Effectively. [Obs.]
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Effigiate \Ef*fig"i*ate\, v. t. [L. effigiatus, p. p. of       effigiare to form, fr. effigies. See {Effigy}.]       To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion; to adapt.                   [He must] effigiate and conform himself to those                circumstances.                                       --Jer. Taylor.
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Effigiation \Ef*fig`i*a"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. effigiatio.]       The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy. --Fuller.
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Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effused}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Effusing}.]       To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to       shed. [R.]                   With gushing blood effused.                     --Milton.
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Epact \E"pact\ ([emac]"p[acr]kt), n. [F. [82]pacte, fr. Gr.       'epakto`s brought on or in, added, fr. 'epa`gein to bring on       or in; 'epi` on, in + 'a`gein to bring or lead. See {Epi-},       and {Act}.] (Chron.)       The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the       number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the       beginning of the year.          {Annual epact}, the excess of the solar year over the lunar             year, -- being eleven days.          {Menstrual epact}, [or] {Monthly epact}, the excess of a             calendar month over a lunar.
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Epicede \Ep"i*cede\, n. [L. epicedion, Gr. [?] dirge, elegy, fr.       [?] funereal; [?] + [?] care, sorrow: cf. F. [82]pic[8a]de.]       A funeral song or discourse; an elegy. [R.] --Donne.
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Epicedial \Ep`i*ce"di*al\, a.       Elegiac; funereal.
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Epicedian \Ep`i*ce"di*an\, a.       Epicedial. -- n. An epicede.
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Epictetain \Ep`ic*te"tain\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] Epictetus.]       Pertaining to Epictetus, the Roman Stoic philosopher, whose       conception of life was to be passionless under whatever       circumstances.
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Episodal \Ep`i*so"dal\, a.       Same as {Episodic}.
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Episode \Ep"i*sode\, n. [Gr. [?] a coming in besides, [?]       episode; [?] into, besides + [?] a coming in, [?] into + [?]       way, cf. Skr. sad to go: cf. F. [82]pisode.] (Rhet.)       A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the       purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an       incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main       subject, but naturally arising from it.
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Episodial \Ep`i*so"di*al\, a.       Pertaining to an episode; by way of episode; episodic.
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Episodic \Ep`i*so"dic\, Episodical \Ep`i*so"dic*al\, a. [Cf. F.       [82]pisodique. See {Episode}.]       Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. --       {Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly}, adv.                   Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical                though it be, is an excellent English portrait. --H.                                                                               James.
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Episodic \Ep`i*so"dic\, Episodical \Ep`i*so"dic*al\, a. [Cf. F.       [82]pisodique. See {Episode}.]       Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. --       {Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly}, adv.                   Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical                though it be, is an excellent English portrait. --H.                                                                               James.
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Episodic \Ep`i*so"dic\, Episodical \Ep`i*so"dic*al\, a. [Cf. F.       [82]pisodique. See {Episode}.]       Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. --       {Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly}, adv.                   Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical                though it be, is an excellent English portrait. --H.                                                                               James.
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Epistemology \E*pis`te*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] knowledge +       -logy.]       The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.
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d8Episternum \[d8]Ep`i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Episterna}. [NL. See       {Epi-}, and {Sternum}.]       1. (Anat.)             (a) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many                   vertebrates; the interclavicle.             (b) Same as {Epiplastron}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum             in the thorax of insects.
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Episternal \Ep`i*ster"nal\, a. (Anat. & Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the episternum.
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Epistilbite \Ep`i*stil"bite\, n. [Pref. epi- + stilbite.] (Min.)       A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It       is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.
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Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol,       pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. [?] anything sent by a       messenger, message, letter, fr. [?] to send to, tell by       letter or message; 'epi` upon, to + [?] to dispatch, send;       cf. OF. epistle, epistre, F. [82]p[8c]tre. See {Stall}.]       1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a             written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to             formal, didactic, or elegant letters.                         A madman's epistles are no gospels.   --Shak.          2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were             addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles.          {Epistle side}, the right side of an altar or church to a             person looking from the nave toward the chancel.                         One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R.                                                                               Browning.
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Epistle \E*pis"tle\, v. t.       To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs.]       --Milton.
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Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol,       pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. [?] anything sent by a       messenger, message, letter, fr. [?] to send to, tell by       letter or message; 'epi` upon, to + [?] to dispatch, send;       cf. OF. epistle, epistre, F. [82]p[8c]tre. See {Stall}.]       1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a             written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to             formal, didactic, or elegant letters.                         A madman's epistles are no gospels.   --Shak.          2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were             addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles.          {Epistle side}, the right side of an altar or church to a             person looking from the nave toward the chancel.                         One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R.                                                                               Browning.
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Epistler \E*pis"tler\, n.       1. A writer of epistles, or of an epistle of the New             Testament. --M. Arnold.          2. (Eccl.) The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the             communion service.
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Epistolar \E*pis"to*lar\, a.       Epistolary. --Dr. H. More.
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Epistolary \E*pis"to*la*ry\, a. [L. epistolaris, fr. epistola:       cf. F. [82]pistolaire.]       1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and             correspondence; as, an epistolary style.
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Epistolean \Ep`is*to"le*an\, n.       One who writes epistles; a correspondent. --Mary Cowden       Clarke.
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Epistoler \E*pis"to*ler\, n. (Eccl.)       One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion       service; an epistler.
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Epistolet \E*pis"to*let\, n.       A little epistle. --Lamb.
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Epistolic \Ep`is*tol"ic\, Epistolical \Ep`is*tol"ic*al\, a. [L.       epistolicus, Gr. [?].]       Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of       letters; epistolary.
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Epistolic \Ep`is*tol"ic\, Epistolical \Ep`is*tol"ic*al\, a. [L.       epistolicus, Gr. [?].]       Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of       letters; epistolary.
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Epistolize \E*pis"to*lize\, v. i.       To write epistles.
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Epistolizer \E*pis"to*li`zer\, n.       A writer of epistles.
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Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] : cf. F.       [82]pistolographique.]       Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing       letters; epistolary.          {Epistolographic character} [or] {mode of writing}, the same             as {Demotic character}. See under {Demotic}.
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Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:       cf. F. d[82]motique.]       Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.          {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used             in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for             books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form             of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic             character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}.
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Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] : cf. F.       [82]pistolographique.]       Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing       letters; epistolary.          {Epistolographic character} [or] {mode of writing}, the same             as {Demotic character}. See under {Demotic}.
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Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:       cf. F. d[82]motique.]       Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.          {Demotic alphabet} [or] {character}, a form of writing used             in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ, for             books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified form             of the hieratic character; -- called also {epistolographic             character}, and {enchorial character}. See {Enchorial}.
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Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] : cf. F.       [82]pistolographique.]       Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing       letters; epistolary.          {Epistolographic character} [or] {mode of writing}, the same             as {Demotic character}. See under {Demotic}.
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Epistolography \E*pis`to*log"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] epistle +       -graphy: cf. F. [82]pistolographie.]       The art or practice of writing epistles.
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d8Epistoma \[d8]E*pis"to*ma\, Epistome \Ep"i*stome\, n. [NL.       epistoma, fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + [?], [?], mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The region between the antenn[91] and the mouth, in             Crustacea.       (b) A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa.             See Illust., under {Entoprocta}.
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Epistyle \Ep"i*style\, n. [L. epistylium, Gr. [?]; 'epi` upon +       [?] column: cf. F. [82]pistyle.] (Anc. Arch.)       A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the       abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called       architrave.
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Epizo94tic \Ep`i*zo*[94]t"ic\, a. [Cf. F. [82]pizo[94]tique.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to an epizo[94]n.          2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks,             formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.]                         Epizo[94]tic mountains are of secondary formation.                                                                               --Kirwan.          3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at             the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among             men.
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Epizo94ty \Ep`i*zo"[94]*ty\, Epizo94tic \Ep`i*zo*[94]t"ic\, n.       [F. [82]pizo[94]tie.]       An epizo[94]tic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza       among horses.
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Epizo94ty \Ep`i*zo"[94]*ty\, Epizo94tic \Ep`i*zo*[94]t"ic\, n.       [F. [82]pizo[94]tie.]       An epizo[94]tic disease; a murrain; an epidemic influenza       among horses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euphuist \Eu"phu*ist\, n.       One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of       language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age       of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected       conceits and high-flown diction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euphuistic \Eu`phu*is"tic\, a.       Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacate \E*va"cate\, v. t. [Pref. e- + vacate.]       To empty. [Obs.] --Harvey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to       empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See       {Vacate}.]       1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of;             as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.          2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]                         Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important                      meaning.                                             --Coleridge.          3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the             contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.          4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers             from a country, city, or fortress.                         The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.                                                                               --Burke.          5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a             contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. i.       To let blood [Obs.] --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to       empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See       {Vacate}.]       1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of;             as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.          2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]                         Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important                      meaning.                                             --Coleridge.          3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the             contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.          4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers             from a country, city, or fortress.                         The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.                                                                               --Burke.          5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a             contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to       empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See       {Vacate}.]       1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of;             as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.          2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]                         Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important                      meaning.                                             --Coleridge.          3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the             contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.          4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers             from a country, city, or fortress.                         The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.                                                                               --Burke.          5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a             contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F.       [82]vacuation.]       1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or             discharging. Specifically:             (a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress,                   etc.             (b) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages                   of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation;                   also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by                   cathartics, venesection, or other means.          2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a             discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy.          3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker.          {Evacuation day}, the anniversary of the day on which the             British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25,             1783.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F.       [82]vacuation.]       1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or             discharging. Specifically:             (a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress,                   etc.             (b) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages                   of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation;                   also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by                   cathartics, venesection, or other means.          2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a             discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy.          3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker.          {Evacuation day}, the anniversary of the day on which the             British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25,             1783.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuative \E*vac"u*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. [82]vacuatif.]       Serving of tending to evacuate; cathartic; purgative.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuator \E*vac"u*a`tor\, n.       One who evacuates; a nullifier. [bd]Evacuators of the       law.[b8] --Hammond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evacuatory \E*vac"u*a*to*ry\, n.       A purgative.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evagation \Ev`a*ga"tion\, n. [L. evagatio, fr. evagari to wander       forth: cf. F. [82]vagation. See {Vagary}.]       A wandering about; excursion; a roving. [R.] --Ray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evectics \E*vec"tics\, n. [Gr. [?] healthy.]       The branch of medical science which teaches the method of       acquiring a good habit of body. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evection \E*vec"tion\ [L. evectio a going up, fr. evehere to       carry out; e out + vehere to carry: cf. F [82]vection.]       1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [Obs.] --Bp.             Pearson.          2. (Astron.)             (a) An inequality of the moon's motion is its orbit to the                   attraction of the sun, by which the equation of the                   center is diminished at the syzygies, and increased at                   the quadratures by about 1[deg] 20[b7].             (b) The libration of the moon. --Whewell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evesdrop \Eves"drop`\, v. i.       See {Eavesdrop}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evesdropper \Eves"drop`per\, n.       See {Eavesdropper}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evestigate \E*ves"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. evestigatus traced out; e       out + vestigatus, p. p. of vestigare. See {Vestigate}.]       To investigate. [Obs.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome       completely, evict. See {Evince}.]       1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess             by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to             oust.                         The law of England would speedily evict them out of                      their possession.                              --Sir. J.                                                                               Davies.          2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome       completely, evict. See {Evince}.]       1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess             by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to             oust.                         The law of England would speedily evict them out of                      their possession.                              --Sir. J.                                                                               Davies.          2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome       completely, evict. See {Evince}.]       1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess             by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to             oust.                         The law of England would speedily evict them out of                      their possession.                              --Sir. J.                                                                               Davies.          2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eviction \E*vic"tion\, n. [L. evictio: cf. F. [82]viction.]       1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted;             the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's             possession by due course of law; dispossession by             paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster.          2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.]                         Full eviction of this fatal truth.      --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evocate \Ev"o*cate\, v. t. [L. evocatus, p. p. of evocare. See       {Evoke}.]       To call out or forth; to summon; to evoke. [R.] --Stackhouse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evocation \Ev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. evocatio: cf. F. [82]vocation.]       The act of calling out or forth. --Sir. T. Browne.                   The evocation of that better spirit.      --M. Arnold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evocative \E*vo"ca*tive\, a.       Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing.                   Evocative power over all that is eloquent and                expressive in the better soul of man.      --W. Pater.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evocator \Ev"o*ca`tor\, n. [L.]       One who calls forth. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Evoke \E*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evoked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Evoking}.] [L. evocare; e out + vocare to call, fr. vox,       vocis, voice: cf. F [82]voquer. See {Voice}, and cf.       {Evocate}.]       1. To call out; to summon forth.                         To evoke the queen of the fairies.      --T. Warton.                         A requlating discipline of exercise, that whilst                      evoking the human energies, will not suffer them to                      be wasted.                                          --De Quincey.          2. To call away; to remove from one tribunal to another. [R.]             [bd]The cause was evoked to Rome.[b8] --Hume.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
EBCDIC /eb's*-dik/, /eb'see`dik/, or /eb'k*-dik/ n.    [abbreviation, Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code] An    alleged character set used on IBM {dinosaur}s.   It exists in at    least six mutually incompatible versions, all featuring such    delights as non-contiguous letter sequences and the absence of    several ASCII punctuation characters fairly important for modern    computer languages (exactly which characters are absent varies    according to which version of EBCDIC you're looking at).   IBM    adapted EBCDIC from {{punched card}} code in the early 1960s and    promulgated it as a customer-control tactic (see {connector    conspiracy}), spurning the already established ASCII standard.    Today, IBM claims to be an open-systems company, but IBM's own    description of the EBCDIC variants and how to convert between them    is still internally classified top-secret, burn-before-reading.    Hackers blanch at the very _name_ of EBCDIC and consider it a    manifestation of purest {evil}.   See also {fear and loathing}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
E. F. Codd          The inventor of the {relational data model} of       {databases}.          [Name?   More?]          (1995-11-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
EBCDIC          {Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
EBCIDIC          It's spelled "{EBCDIC}".          (1996-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
effective computable          A term describing a {function} for which there is an       {effective algorithm} that correctly calculates the function.       The algorithm must consist of a {finite} sequence of       instructions.          (1996-05-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
effective number of bits          (ENOB) An indication of the quality of an {analog       to digital converter}.   The measurement is related to the test       frequency and the {signal-to-noise ratio}.          [Better definition?]          (1998-06-15)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Effectual call       See {CALL}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Effectual prayer       occurs in Authorized Version, James 5:16. The Revised Version       renders appropriately: "The supplication of a righteous man       availeth much in its working", i.e., "it moves the hand of Him       who moves the world."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ephes-dammim       boundary of blood, a place in the tribe of Judah where the       Philistines encamped when David fought with Goliath (1 Sam.       17:1). It was probably so called as having been the scene of       frequent sanguinary conflicts between Israel and the       Philistines. It is called Pas-dammim (1 Chr. 11:13). It has been       identified with the modern Beit Fased, i.e., "house of       bleeding", near Shochoh (q.v.).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Epistles       the apostolic letters. The New Testament contains twenty-one in       all. They are divided into two classes. (1.) Paul's Epistles,       fourteen in number, including Hebrews. These are not arranged in       the New Testament in the order of time as to their composition,       but rather according to the rank of the cities or places to       which they were sent. Who arranged them after this manner is       unknown. Paul's letters were, as a rule, dictated to an       amanuensis, a fact which accounts for some of their       peculiarities. He authenticated them, however, by adding a few       words in his own hand at the close. (See GALATIANS, EPISTLE {TO}.)                The epistles to Timothy and Titus are styled the Pastoral       Epistles.                (2.) The Catholic or General Epistles, so called because they       are not addressed to any particular church or city or       individual, but to Christians in general, or to Christians in       several countries. Of these, three are written by John, two by       Peter, and one each by James and Jude.                It is an interesting and instructive fact that a large portion       of the New Testament is taken up with epistles. The doctrines of       Christianity are thus not set forth in any formal treatise, but       mainly in a collection of letters. "Christianity was the first       great missionary religion. It was the first to break the bonds       of race and aim at embracing all mankind. But this necessarily       involved a change in the mode in which it was presented. The       prophet of the Old Testament, if he had anything to communicate,       either appeared in person or sent messengers to speak for him by       word of mouth. The narrow limits of Palestine made direct       personal communication easy. But the case was different when the       Christian Church came to consist of a number of scattered parts,       stretching from Mesopotamia in the east to Rome or even Spain in       the far west. It was only natural that the apostle by whom the       greater number of these communities had been founded should seek       to communicate with them by letter."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Ephes-dammim, effusion of blood