Words starting with e

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earl of leicester means: an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)

earl of warwick means: English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)

earl russell means: English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)

earl warren means: United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)

earlap means: one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm

earldom means: the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess

earldom means: the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess

earleaved umbrella tree means: small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips

earless means: lacking external ears

earless lizard means: any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico

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aesthetics means: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)

alveolar arch means: the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set

byway means: a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

catwalk means: narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)

catwalk means: narrow platform extending out into an auditorium

comint means: technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients

democratisation means: the action of making something democratic

fire hook means: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

gangland means: underworld organizations

grand canyon national park means: a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals

hydrophytic means: growing wholly or partially in water

jell-o means: fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder

josiah spode means: English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)

kaplan group means: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran

kit out means: supply with a set of articles or tools

mayeng means: Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree

ornithomimida means: lightly built medium-size theropods

palmister means: fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

shrapnel means: shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

thylacinus means: Tasmanian wolf