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   eagle ray
         n 1: powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by
               flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous
               tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays

English Dictionary: exhilaration by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Eau Claire
n
  1. a town in west central Wisconsin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eclair
n
  1. oblong cream puff
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equal-area map projection
n
  1. a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe
    Synonym(s): equal-area projection, equal-area map projection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
equal-area projection
n
  1. a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe
    Synonym(s): equal-area projection, equal-area map projection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
escolar
n
  1. large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes
    Synonym(s): escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhilarate
v
  1. fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
    Synonym(s): exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhilarated
adj
  1. made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive"
    Synonym(s): gladdened, exhilarated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhilarating
adj
  1. making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air"
    Synonym(s): exhilarating, stimulating
  2. making lively and joyful
    Synonym(s): elating, exhilarating
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhilaration
n
  1. the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
    Synonym(s): exhilaration, excitement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order
            Rai[91], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.
      (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat,
            narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See
            {Skate}.
  
      {Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray
            ({Stoasodon n[85]rinari}) of the Southern United States
            and the West Indies.
  
      {Butterfly ray}, a short-tailed American sting ray
            ({Pteroplatea Maclura}), having very broad pectoral fins.
           
  
      {Devil ray}. See {Sea Devil}.
  
      {Eagle ray}, any large ray of the family {Myliobatid[91]}, or
            {[92]tobatid[91]}. The common European species
            ({Myliobatis aquila}) is called also {whip ray}, and
            {miller}.
  
      {Electric ray}, or {Cramp ray}, a torpedo.
  
      {Starry ray}, a common European skate ({Raia radiata}).
  
      {Sting ray}, any one of numerous species of rays of the
            family {Trygonid[91]} having one or more large, sharp,
            barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also
            {stingaree}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob.
      named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf.
      Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family,
            esp. of the genera {Aquila} and {Hali[91]etus}. The eagle
            is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure,
            keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most
            noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila
            chrysa[89]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({A.
            mogilnik [or] imperialis}); the American bald eagle
            ({Hali[91]etus leucocephalus}); the European sea eagle
            ({H. albicilla}); and the great harpy eagle ({Thrasaetus
            harpyia}). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds,
            is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for
            standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald eagle},
            {Harpy}, and {Golden eagle}.
  
      2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten
            dollars.
  
      3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a
            star of the first magnitude. See {Aquila}.
  
      4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard
            of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or
            standard of any people.
  
                     Though the Roman eagle shadow thee.   --Tennyson.
  
      Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France
               under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their
               national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for
               an emblem a double-headed eagle.
  
      {Bald eagle}. See {Bald eagle}.
  
      {Bold eagle}. See under {Bold}.
  
      {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty
            dollars.
  
      {Eagle hawk} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested, South American
            hawk of the genus {Morphnus}.
  
      {Eagle owl} (Zo[94]l.), any large owl of the genus {Bubo},
            and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo
            Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B.
            maximus}). See {Horned owl}.
  
      {Eagle ray} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of ray of the genus
            {Myliobatis} (esp. {M. aquila}).
  
      {Eagle vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large West African bid
            ({Gypohierax Angolensis}), intermediate, in several
            respects, between the eagles and vultures.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eclaircise \E*clair"cise\, v. t. [F. [82]claircir; pref. es- (L.
      ex) + clair clear, L. clarus.]
      To make clear; to clear up what is obscure or not understood;
      to explain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eggler \Egg"ler\, n.
      One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Euchloric \Eu*chlo"ric\, a. [Gr. [?] fresh and green; [?] well +
      [?] pale green.] (Chem.)
      Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric [?].
      --Davy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Euchlorine \Eu*chlo"rine\, n. [Cf. F. euchlorine. See
      {Euchloric}.] (Chem.)
      A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy,
      evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is
      supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free
      chlorine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilarant \Ex*hil"a*rant\, a. [L. exhilarans. -antis, p. pr.
      See {Exhilarate}.]
      Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure. -- n. That which
      exhilarates.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of
      exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry,
      hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.]
      To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden
      greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine
      exhilarates a man.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. i.
      To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of
      exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry,
      hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.]
      To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden
      greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine
      exhilarates a man.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilarating \Ex*hil"a*ra`ting\, a.
      That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening. --
      {Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilarating \Ex*hil"a*ra`ting\, a.
      That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening. --
      {Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilaration \Ex*hil`a*ra"tion\, n. [L., exhilaratio.]
      1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad
            or cheerful; a gladdening.
  
      2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful.
  
                     Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it
                     be a much lighter motion.                  --Bacon.
  
      Syn: Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety;
               hilarity; merriment; jollity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of
      exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry,
      hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.]
      To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden
      greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine
      exhilarates a man.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Eagle Harbor, MD (town, FIPS 24200)
      Location: 38.56637 N, 76.68705 W
      Population (1990): 38 (36 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Eagle Harbor, MI
      Zip code(s): 49950

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Eagle River, AK
      Zip code(s): 99577
   Eagle River, WI (city, FIPS 21625)
      Location: 45.92463 N, 89.25790 W
      Population (1990): 1374 (706 housing units)
      Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54521

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Eagle Rock, MO
      Zip code(s): 65641
   Eagle Rock, VA
      Zip code(s): 24085

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Eau Claire, MI (village, FIPS 24580)
      Location: 41.98391 N, 86.30381 W
      Population (1990): 494 (191 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49111
   Eau Claire, PA (borough, FIPS 22128)
      Location: 41.13686 N, 79.79818 W
      Population (1990): 371 (154 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 16030
   Eau Claire, WI (city, FIPS 22300)
      Location: 44.82115 N, 91.49227 W
      Population (1990): 56856 (21880 housing units)
      Area: 71.7 sq km (land), 5.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54701, 54703

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Eau Claire County, WI (county, FIPS 35)
      Location: 44.72661 N, 91.28658 W
      Population (1990): 85183 (32741 housing units)
      Area: 1651.5 sq km (land), 19.8 sq km (water)

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