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- ESCALADEAn act of scaling walls or fortifications.
- ESCALATETo increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
- ESCALATIONThe act of escalating.
- ESCALATORAnything that escalates.
- ESCALATORYInvolving or relating to escalation.
- ESCALLOPA scallop.
- ESCALOPAlternative spelling of escallop.
- ESCALOPEA thin slice of meat, especially veal or poultry.
- ESCALOPEDCut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
- ESCAMOTAGEtrickery; legerdemain
- ESCAPABLEAble to be escaped, fled or run from.
- ESCAPADEA daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention.
- ESCAPETo get free; to free oneself.
- ESCAPEMENTThe linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
- ESCAPERA person who escapes.
- ESCAPOLOGYThe study or art of escaping from a physical restraint, enclosure, or constriction, such as a rope, a sealed box, handcuffs, etc.; escape artistry.
- ESCARGOTA dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
- ESCAROLEA subspecies or variety of broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia subsp. endivia, syn. Cichorium endivia var. latifolium), which is eaten as a vegetable.
- ESCARPObsolete spelling of scarp.
- ESCARPMENTA steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
- ESCHARA superficial structure of dead tissue, usually hardened, and commonly but not necessarily dark, adhering to underlying living or necrotic tissue, caused by gangrene or a burn.
- ESCHATOLOGYA system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death.
- ESCHATONThe apocalypse; the approach of Christ’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era.
- ESCHEATThe return, conversion, or vesting of property of a deceased person or closed business to the government (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
- ESCHEATORA royal officer in medieval and early modern England, responsible for taking escheats from deceased subjects.
- ESCHEWTo avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
- ESCHEWALThe act of eschewing
- ESCHEWEROne who eschews.
- ESCLANDREAn incident that occasions much disapproving talk; scandalous conduct; a scene.
- ESCOLARAny member of the species Lepidocybium flavobrunneum of snake mackerels.
- ESCORTA group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
- ESCRIBETo draw outside of; designating a circle that touches one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the extensions of the other two sides.
- ESCRITOIREA writing desk with a hinged door that provides the writing surface.
- ESCROWA contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once c
- ESCUAGEPayment to a lord in lieu of military service.
- ESCUDOThe state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol is $ which is positioned between the escudos & centavos, 2$50.
- ESCULENTSuitable for eating; eatable, edible.
- ESCUTCHEONThe shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
- ESKERA long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.
- ESKYAn insulated picnic cooler, using ice or refrigerated blocks to keep food and drinks cool.
- ESNEA hireling of servile status; slave.
- ESNECYA prerogative given to the eldest coparcener (or whomever of the coparceners is so entitled by a court) to choose first after an inheritance is divided.
- ESOPHAGEALOf or pertaining to the esophagus.
- ESOTERICIntended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
- ESOTERICISMThe tendency to promote or desire the esoteric.
- ESOTERICISTOne who appreciates, promotes or desires the esoteric.
- ESOTROPIAA form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn(s) inward.
- ESOTROPICPertaining to, or afflicted with, esotropia.
- ESPADAA matador.
- ESPAGNOLEA strong basic sauce consisting of a dark brown roux that is slowly reduced while further ingredients are added, traditionally including veal stock.
- ESPALIERA latticework used to shape or train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental or useful design, as along a wall or fence.
- ESPARTOEither of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper: Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.
- ESPECIALExceptional in importance or significance; special.
- ESPERANCEExpectation, hope.
- ESPIALAn act of noticing or observing.
- ESPIEGLERIEImpish or playful behaviour; mischief.
- ESPIEROne who espies.
- ESPIONAGEThe act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
- ESPLANADEA clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
- ESPOUSETo marry.
- ESPOUSEROne who espouses; one who embraces or adopts a cause.
- ESPRITSpirit, enthusiasm.
- ESPRITSSpirit, enthusiasm.
- ESPYTo find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
- ESQUIREA lawyer.
- ESSOINTo excuse for failure to appear in court.
- ESTAFETTEA dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.
- ESTATEThe collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.
- ESTEEMAssessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.
- ESTERA compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl
- ESTERIFYTo combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
- ESTHETICALOf or pertaining to esthetics.
- ESTIMABLEWorthy of esteem; admirable.
- ESTIMABLYIn an estimable manner; deserving of esteem.
- ESTIMATEA rough calculation or assessment of the value, size, or cost of something.
- ESTIMATIONThe process of making an estimate.
- ESTIMATORA person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
- ESTIPULATEAlternative form of exstipulate.
- ESTIVALOf or relating to summer.
- ESTOCA type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.
- ESTOILEA six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, as opposed to the straight lines of a mullet.
- ESTOPTo impede or bar by estoppel.
- ESTOVERAn allowance provided from an estate for a person's support; an allowance of wood for repairs, firewood and fencing.
- ESTRADEA dais or raised platform.
- ESTRADIOLA natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C18H24O2) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most pot
- ESTRAGONSynonym of tarragon
- ESTRANGETo cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
- ESTRAPADEThe rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.
- ESTRAYAn animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owne
- ESTREPEMENTA destructive kind of waste committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses.
- ESTRIOLA relatively weak natural estrogenic hormone that is a glycol C18H24O3 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, is the main estrogen secreted by the placenta during
- ESTROGENAny of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
- ESTROGENICOf, relating to, or acting like estrogen.
- ESTRONEA natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C18H22O2 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of and less potent than estradiol, that is also secreted especially by the ovaries,
- ESTUARIALRelating to an estuary.
- ESTUARIANRelated to or characteristic of an estuary.
- ESTUARINEOf or pertaining to an estuary.
- ESTUARYA coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
- ESURIENTVery greedy or hungry; ravenous; avid, eager.
- ESURIENTLYIn an esurient manner.