eager beaver
         n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy
               bee}, {live wire}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]

English Dictionary: escarpment	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eco-warfare n violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists Synonym(s): ecoterrorism, ecological terrorism, eco-warfare, ecological warfare
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ecrevisse n tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse] small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America Synonym(s): Old World crayfish, ecrevisse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
escarp n a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification [syn: escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
escarpment n a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion Synonym(s): escarpment, scarp a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification Synonym(s): escarpment, escarp, scarp, protective embankment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
escrow funds n funds held in escrow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ex-serviceman n a person who has served in the armed forces [syn: veteran, vet, ex-serviceman]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
excerpt n a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" Synonym(s): excerpt, excerption, extract, selection v take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy [syn: excerpt, extract, take out]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
excerption n a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" Synonym(s): excerpt, excerption, extract, selection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exorbitance n excessive excess Synonym(s): exorbitance, outrageousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exorbitant adj greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" Synonym(s): exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exorbitantly adv to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital" Synonym(s): exorbitantly, extortionately, usuriously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exurbia n a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ezra Pound n United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) Synonym(s): Pound, Ezra Pound, Ezra Loomis Pound
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarbuncle \Es*car"bun*cle\, n. [OF. escarbuncle, F.       escaboucle.] (Her.)       See {Carbuncle}, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carbuncle \Car"bun*cle\, n. [L. carbunculus a little coal, a       bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo       coal: cf. F. carboncle. See {Carbon}.]       1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture             of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the             East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep             tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name             belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has             been also given to red spinel and garnet.          2. (Med.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the             subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the             neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected             parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and             marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil             in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central             core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called             {anthrax}.          3. (Her.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the             precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating             from a common center. Called also {escarbuncle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarbuncle \Es*car"bun*cle\, n. [OF. escarbuncle, F.       escaboucle.] (Her.)       See {Carbuncle}, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carbuncle \Car"bun*cle\, n. [L. carbunculus a little coal, a       bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo       coal: cf. F. carboncle. See {Carbon}.]       1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture             of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the             East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep             tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name             belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has             been also given to red spinel and garnet.          2. (Med.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the             subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the             neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected             parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and             marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil             in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central             core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called             {anthrax}.          3. (Her.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the             precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating             from a common center. Called also {escarbuncle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarp \Es*carp"\, n. [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa),       fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German       origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.]       (Fort.)       The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as {scarp},       and opposed to {counterscarp}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarp \Es*carp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escarped}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Escarping}.] (Mil.)       To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a       scrap. --Carleton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarp \Es*carp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escarped}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Escarping}.] (Mil.)       To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a       scrap. --Carleton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarp \Es*carp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escarped}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Escarping}.] (Mil.)       To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a       scrap. --Carleton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escarpment \Es*carp"ment\, n. [Cf. F. escarpement.]       A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge;       ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to       prevent hostile approach. See {Scarp}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escribed \Es*cribed"\, a. [L. e out, out of + scribere to       write.]       Drawn outside of; -- used to designate a circle that touches       one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the other two       sides produced.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Escript \Es"cript\, n. [OF.]       A writing. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerebration \Ex*cer`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. excerebratus deprived       of brains; ex out + cerebrum brain.]       The act of removing or beating out the brains.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerebrose \Ex*cer"e*brose`\, a. [See {Excerebration}.]       Brainless. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerp \Ex*cerp"\, v. t. [L. excerpere, excerptum; ex out +       carpere to pick, gather. See {Harvest}, and cf. {Scarce}, a.]       To pick out. [Obs.] --Hales.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerpt \Ex*cerpt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excerpted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Excerpting}.] [From L. excerptus, p. p. See       {Excerp}.]       To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.                   Out of which we have excerpted the following                particulars.                                          --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerpt \Ex*cerp"t\ (277), n.       An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or       record.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerpt \Ex*cerpt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excerpted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Excerpting}.] [From L. excerptus, p. p. See       {Excerp}.]       To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.                   Out of which we have excerpted the following                particulars.                                          --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerpt \Ex*cerpt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excerpted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Excerpting}.] [From L. excerptus, p. p. See       {Excerp}.]       To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.                   Out of which we have excerpted the following                particulars.                                          --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerptive \Ex*cerp"tive\, a.       That excerpts, selects, or chooses. --D. L. Mackenzie.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excerptor \Ex*cerp"tor\, n.       One who makes excerpts; a picker; a culler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excoriable \Ex*co"ri*a*ble\       Capable of being excoriated.                   The scaly covering of fishes, . . . even in such as are                excoriatable.                                          --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Excreable \Ex"cre*a*ble\, a. [L. excreabilis, exscreabilis, fr.       exscreare. See {Excreate}.]       Capable of being discharged by spitting. [Obs.] --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exorbitance \Ex*or"bi*tance\, Exorbitancy \Ex*or"bi*tan*cy\,, n.       A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence,       enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or       propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of       deportment; exorbitance of demands. [bd]a curb to your       exorbitancies.[b8] --Dryden.                   The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions.                                                                               --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exorbitance \Ex*or"bi*tance\, Exorbitancy \Ex*or"bi*tan*cy\,, n.       A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence,       enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or       propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of       deportment; exorbitance of demands. [bd]a curb to your       exorbitancies.[b8] --Dryden.                   The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions.                                                                               --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exorbitant \Ex*or"bi*tant\, a. [L. exorbitans, -antis, p. pr. of       exorbitare to go out of the track; ex out + orbita track: cf.       F. exorbitant. See {Orbit}.]       1. Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating             from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed             rules or established limits of right or propriety;             excessive; extravagant; enormous; inordinate; as,             exorbitant appetites and passions; exorbitant charges,             demands, or claims.                         Foul exorbitant desires.                     --Milton.          2. Not comprehended in a settled rule or method; anomalous.                         The Jews . . . [were] inured with causes exorbitant,                      and such as their laws had not provided for.                                                                               --Hooker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exorbitantly \Ex*or"bi*tant*ly\, adv.       In an exorbitant, excessive, or irregular manner; enormously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exorbitate \Ex*or"bi*tate\, v. i. [L. exorbitatus, p. p. of       exorbitare. See {Exorbitant}.]       To go out of the track; to deviate. [Obs.] --Bentley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exrable \Ex"ra*ble\, a. [L. exorabilis: cf. F. exorable. See       {Exorate}.]       Capable of being moved by entreaty; pitiful; tender.       --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exscribe \Ex*scribe"\, v. t. [L. excribere; ex out, from +       scribere to write.]       To copy; to transcribe. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exscript \Ex"script\, n. [L. exscriptus, p. p. of exscribere.]       A copy; a transcript. [Obs.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exscriptural \Ex*scrip"tur*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref.       ex-+scriptural.]       Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture;       unscriptural.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eyeservant \Eye"serv`ant\, n.       A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when       watched.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eyeservice \Eye"serv`ice\, n.       Service performed only under inspection, or the eye of an       employer.                   Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers.      --Col. iii.                                                                               22.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eagarville, IL (village, FIPS 21410)       Location: 39.11037 N, 89.78419 W       Population (1990): 127 (56 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Egg Harbor, WI (village, FIPS 22850)       Location: 45.04582 N, 87.29121 W       Population (1990): 183 (451 housing units)       Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54209
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Egg Harbor City, NJ (city, FIPS 20350)       Location: 39.56429 N, 74.59632 W       Population (1990): 4583 (1750 housing units)       Area: 28.8 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 08215
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
eager evaluation          Any {evaluation strategy} where evaluation of some or all       function arguments is started before their value is required.       A typical example is {call-by-value}, where all arguments are       passed evaluated.   The opposite of eager evaluation is       {call-by-need} where evaluation of an argument is only started       when it is required.          The term "{speculative evaluation}" is very close in meaning       to eager evaluation but is applied mostly to parallel       architectures whereas eager evaluation is used of both       sequential and parallel evaluators.          Eager evaluation does not specify exactly when argument       evaluation takes place - it might be done fully speculatively       (all {redex}es in the program reduced in parallel) or may be       done by the caller just before the function is entered.          The term "eager evaluation" was invented by Carl Hewitt and       Henry Baker and used in their paper ["The       Incremental Garbage Collection of Processes", Sigplan Notices,       Aug 1977.       {(ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/hb/hbaker/Futures.html)}].   It was       named after their "eager beaver" evaluator.          See also {conservative evaluation}, {lenient evaluation},       {strict evaluation}.          (1994-12-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
egrep          An extended version of the {Unix} command {grep}.   Egrep       accepts extended {regular expression}s (RE) including "*"       following multi-character REs; "+" (one or more matches); "?"       (zero or one matches); "|" separating two REs matches either.       REs may be bracketed with ().   Despite its additional       complexity, egrep is usually faster that {fgrep} or {grep}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ezra, Book of       This book is the record of events occurring at the close of the       Babylonian exile. It was at one time included in Nehemiah, the       Jews regarding them as one volume. The two are still       distinguished in the Vulgate version as I. and II. Esdras. It       consists of two principal divisions:                (1.) The history of the first return of exiles, in the first       year of Cyrus (B.C. 536), till the completion and dedication of       the new temple, in the sixth year of Darius Hystapes (B.C. 515),       ch. 1-6. From the close of the sixth to the opening of the       seventh chapter there is a blank in the history of about sixty       years.                (2.) The history of the second return under Ezra, in the       seventh year of Artaxerxes Longimanus, and of the events that       took place at Jerusalem after Ezra's arrival there (7-10).                The book thus contains memorabilia connected with the Jews,       from the decree of Cyrus (B.C. 536) to the reformation by Ezra       (B.C. 456), extending over a period of about eighty years.                There is no quotation from this book in the New Testament, but       there never has been any doubt about its being canonical. Ezra       was probably the author of this book, at least of the greater       part of it (comp. 7:27, 28; 8:1, etc.), as he was also of the       Books of Chronicles, the close of which forms the opening       passage of Ezra.