escallonia - n. any evergreen shrub of the genus Escallonia, bearing rose-red flowers. [Escallon,...

esay - see EXACT]...

esy - adj., adv., & int. (easier, easiest) 1 not difficult; achieved without great effort....

eskimo - n. & adj. (pl. same or -os) 1 a member of a people...

esophagus - US var. of OESOPHAGUS. ...

estasy - n. (pl. -ies) 1 an overwhelming feeling of joy or rapture. 2 Psychol. an

estogen - US var. of OESTROGEN. ...

esoteric - adj. 1 intelligible only to those with special ...

estoppel - n. Law the principle which precludes a person from asserting something contrary...

estrogin - US var. of OESTROGEN. ...

Esperanto - n. an artificial universal language devised in 1887, based on roots common to the...

estonian - n. & adj 1 a a native of Estonia, a Baltic republic of the USSR. b a person of Estonian...

espesially - adv. chiefly; much more than in other cases. ...

esrogen - US var. of OESTROGEN. ...

estmate - n. & v. 1 an approximate judgement, esp. of cost, value ,...

essetial - adj. & n. 1 absolutely necessary; indispensable....

escpe - escape hatch). 4 a leakage of gas etc. 5 a temporary relief ...

escot - n. & v. 1 one or more persons, vehicles, ships, etc., accompanying a person, vehicle,...

especialy - adv. chiefly; much more than in other cases. ...

espalier - n. 1 a lattice-work along which the branches of a tree or shrub are trained to grow...

esteem - v. & n. tr. 1 (usu. in passive) have a high regard for; greatly respect; think favourably...

essensial - adj. & n. 1 absolutely necessary; indispensable....

escapade - n. a piece of daring or reckless behaviour. [F f. Prov. or Sp. escapada (as ESCAPE)]...

esort - n. & v. 1 one or more persons, vehicles, ships, etc., accompanying a person, vehicle,...

eslewhere - adv. in or to some other place. [OE elles hwr (as ELSE, WHERE)]...

estimate - n. & v. 1 an approximate judgement, esp. of cost, value ,...

escrt - n. & v. 1 one or more persons, vehicles, ships, etc., accompanying a person, vehicle,...

eschatology - n. the part of theology concerned with death and final destiny. eschatological...

espresso - n. (also expresso) (pl. -os) 1 strong concentrated black coffee made under steam...

escalade - n. the scaling of fortified walls with ladders, as a military attack. [F f. Sp....

esential - adj. & n. 1 absolutely necessary; indispensable....

esablishment - n. 1 the act or an instance of establishing; the process of being established. 2...

esprit - n. sprightliness, wit. esprit de corps a feeling of devotion to and pride in the...

esp - abbr. extrasensory perception. ...

essance - n. 1 the indispensable quality or element identifying a thing or determining its...