• E-BALL
n. 1992 UK sl. – MDMA
• EBATE
n. c1515 obs. – sport, diversion
• EBBASAY
n. 1892 Sc. – the alphabet, A B C
• EBBEN
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to intend, to propose
• EBBERMAN
n. 1715 obs. – one who fishes on the Thames
• EBB-FISH
n. 1929 Sc. – edible shellfish
• EBB-MEAT
n. c1893 Sc. – edible shellfish
• EBB-MINDED
adj. 1895 Eng. dial. – shallow, frivolous
• EBBNESS
n. 1637 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – shallowness
• EBBS
n. 1908 Sc. – the seashore
• EBB-WATER
n. 1699 cant – ‘when there’s but little money in the pocket’
• EBBY
adj. 1645 obs. – having an ebb or receding direction
• EBENEEZER GOODE
n. 1992 UK sl. – the personification of the culture surrounding MDMA
• EBENESER
n. M19 US sl. – temper, passion
• EBENEZER
n. 1836 US sl. – one’s passions, esp. ire, anger temper
• EBER
adj. a975 obs. – manifest, unconcealed
• EBERLY
adv. a1300 obs. – manifestly, flagrantly
• EBERSIAN’D
n. 1914 Sc. – the ampersand, &
• EBIBE
vb. 1689 obs. rare – to drink to the dregs, to swallow completely
• EBIT
n. 1914 Sc. – a coat
• EBLANDISH
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to get by flattery
• EBLAZE
vb. 1610 obs. rare – to shine forth in bright colours
• EBLAZON
vb. 1610 obs. rare – to shine forth in bright colours
• E-BOMB
n. 2003 UK sl. – MDMA
• EBON
adj. 1607 obs. – of the colour of ebony; black, dark, sombre
n. M19 US sl. – a Black person
• EBONINE
adj. 1881 – dark, sombre
• EBONY
adj. M19 colloq. – pert. to a Black person
n. 1. 1820 Amer. colloq. arch. – a Black person
n. 2. 20C African-American sl. – the quintessence of Black sensibility
• EBONY ANTELOPE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – Olympic track star Jesse Owens
• EBONY CHICK
n. M19 US sl. – a Black girl
• EBONY PIDGEON
n. M19 US sl. – a Black girl
• E-BOY
n. 1980s sl. – a devotee of MDMA
• E-BRAKE
n. 2003 US sl. – a vehicle’s emergency brake
• EBRANGLE
vb. a1693 obs. rare – to shake violently
• EBRIATE
adj. 1847 – intoxicated
• EBRIATING
adj. 1872 – intoxicating
• EBRIETATING
adj. 1711 obs. rare – intoxicating
• EBRIETY
n. 1. 1614 – the state or habit of being intoxicated; drunkenness
n. 2. 1751 – excitement, an excited condition
• EBRIOLATE
vb. 1623 – to make drunk
• EBRIOSE
adj. 1871 humorous usage – drunk
• EBRIOSITY
n. 1. 1646 rare – habitual intoxication
n. 2. 1859 rare – exhilaration; physical excitement
• EBRIOUS
adj. 1569 – inclined to drink to excess; drunk, intoxicated, tipsy
• EBRITIAN
n. 1691 obs. rare – a Hebraist; one versed in the Hebrew language
• EBUCCINATE
vb. 1666 obs. – to trumpet forth
• EBULLATE
vb. 1623 obs. rare – to boil, to be in a state of ebullition
• EBULLIATE
vb. 1599 rare – to boil, to bubble out
• EBULLIENCE
n. 1749 – an issuing forth in agitation, like boiling water; overflow; enthusiasm, extravagance
• EBULLIENCIES
n. 1667 – sudden outbursts
• EBULLIENCY
n. 1676 – readiness to boil or bubble forth or overflow
• EBULLIENT
adj. 1. 1599 – that boils; boiling; agitated, as if boiling
adj. 2. 1664 – of energy, feelings, influences: gushing forth like boiling water; bubbling over, overflowing, enthusiastic
• EBULLITION
n. 1. 1534 – a sudden outburst or boiling of bubbling over
n. 2. 1594 – the process of boiling, or keeping a liquid at the boiling point by the application of heat
n. 3. 1599 – of water, fire, lava, etc.: the act of rushing forth in a state of agitation or boiling
n. 4. 1646 – rapid formation of bubbles; effervescence
• EBULUM
n. 1713 obs. – elderberry wine
• EBURNEAN
adj. 1656 – made of or resembling ivory
• EBURNEOID
adj. 1847-9 – showing a resemblance to ivory
• EBURNIAN
adj. 1866- made of or resembling ivory
• EBURNINE
adj. 1822 rare – ivory-like, ivory-coloured
• EC
n. 1924 US sl. – economics
• ECAF
n. 1966 UK back slang – the face
• E-CAR
n. 2003 UK sl. – an electrically powered car
• ECCEITY
n. 1549 obs. – the quality of being present
• ECCENTRIC
adj. 1. 1607-11 obs. – not agreeing; having little in common
adj. 2. 1800 obs. – of a locality: remote from the centre; out of the way
• ECCENTRICAL
adj. a1652 – exceptional, irregular
• ECCENTRICATE
vb. 1708 obs. rare – to disclose
• ECCENTRICITY
n. 1825 obs. – the condition of not being centrally situated; distance from the centre
• ECCENTRIZE
vb. 1836 nonce word – to play the eccentric
• ECCER
n. 1. L19 sl. – physical exercise
n. 2. 1910s Aust. & Irish sl. – homework
• ECCKER
n. L19 sl. – physical exercise
• ECCKY
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – MDMA
• ECCLE
vb. 1721 Eng. dial. – to aim or intend
• ECCLESIAL
adj. 1649 obs. – pert. to the church
• ECCLESIARCH
n. 1781 – a ruler of the church
• ECCLESIARCHY
n. 1878 – government by the church
• ECCLESIAST
n. c1386 – one who performs public functions in church; a church administrator
• ECCLESIASTIC
adj. 1483 – pert. to the church
n. 1651 – a clergyman, a person in orders; a ‘churchman’ as distinguished from a ‘layman’
• ECCLESIASTICAL
adj. 1538 – pert. to the church
n. 1882-3 rare – a clergyman, a person in orders; a ‘churchman’ as distinguished from a ‘layman’
• ECCLESIASTICALNESS
n. 1659 obs. rare – ecclesiastical character
• ECCLESIASTICISM
n. 1862 – the spirit and temper, or the principles of action, which are distinctively ecclesiastical
• ECCLESIASTICIZE
vb. 1865 nonce word – to render ecclesiastical
• ECCLESIASTICS
n. 1672 obs. – matters ecclesiastical; the science of church government
• ECCLESIASTRY
n. 1865 nonce word – ecclesiastical pomp or business
• ECCLESIOGRAPHY
n. 1881 – a descriptive treatise on the church
• ECCLESIOLATER
n. 1847 – one who worships the church
• ECCLESIOLATRY
n. 1847 – worship of the church; excessive reverence for church forms and traditions
• ECCLESIOLOGIC
adj. 1882 – pert. to the church or to church buildings and decoration
• ECCLESIOLOGICAL
adj. 1847 – pert. to the church or to church buildings and decoration
• ECCLESIOLOGIST
n. 1841 – a student of ecclesiology
• ECCLESIOLOGY
n. 1837 – the science relating to the church or to churches; now usually, the science of church building and decoration; also, a treatise on churches
• ECCLESIOPHOBIA
n. 1877 nonce word – a morbid dread of ecclesiasticism
• ECCY
n. 1. 1924 US students’ sl. – the study of economics; economics
n. 2. 1980s drug culture sl. – MDMA
• ECH!
int. 1833 Sc. – an exclamation expressive of pity, surprise, or disgust
• ECHE
adj. c825 obs. – everlasting, eternal
vb. 1. c1000 obs. – to add something to
vb. 2. a1000 obs. – to enlarge, to augment, to increase
vb. 3. 1565 obs. – to grow
• ECHELICH
adj. c825 obs. – everlasting, eternal
• ECHELICHE
adv. c1175 obs. – eternally
• ECHELON HOUND
n. 1922 US Army usage – a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon
• ECHELON KING
n. 1922 US Army usage – a holder of a soft job in a rear echelon
• ECHINATE
vb. 1788 nonce word – to set up one’s prickles like a hedgehog
• ECHING
adj. 1644 obs. – that increases
n. 1382 – the act of increasing, enlarging, supplementing; an addition
• ECHINULATE
adj. 1846 – having or covered with small prickles
• ECHNIE
n. 1911 Sc. – a small quantity; a small piece
• ECHO
n. 1. a1631 – one who assents obsequiously to the opinions of another; a person who reflects or imitates the language, sentiments, or conduct of others
n. 2. 1996 UK sl. – a variety of MDMA
vb. 1967 US sl. – to repeat what was just said
• ECHOHEAD
n. 1990s sl. – a foolish person, usually female
• ECHOIZE
vb. 1600 obs. – to repeat as does an echo
• ECHO PARTY
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a gathering to reminisce about a shared experience
• ECK!
int. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise; a warning cry used by street boys on the appearance of a policeman
• ECKER
n. 1. L19 sl. – physical exercise
n. 2. 2002 UK sl. – MDMA; a tablet of MDMA
• ECKIE
n. 1995 UK sl. – MDMA; a tablet of MDMA
• ECKIED (UP)
adj. 1980s drug culture sl. – under the influence of MDMA
• ECKLE
vb. 1721 Eng. dial. – to aim, to intend, to design
• ECKLE-FECKLE
adj. 1. 1825 Sc. obs. – cheerful, merry, gay
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. obs. – possessing a sound and shrewd judgement
• ECKRYDOCK
n. 1944 Amer. dial. – an aqueduct
• ECKSIE-PECKSIE
adj. 1824 Sc. – on an equality, much alike
• ECKY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – sorry
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – MDMA
vb. 1980s drug culture sl. – to take MDMA
• ECKY-BECKY
n. 1965 Barbados – a poor White person
• ECKY UP
vb. 1980s drug culture sl. – to take MDMA
• ECLAIRCISE
vb. 1754 obs. rare – to clear up
• ÉCLAIRCISSEMENT
n. 1673 – a clearing up or revelation of what is obscure or unknown; an explanation
• E CLASS
n. 2000s US teen sl. – a very expensive car
• ÉCLAT
n. 1. a1674 obs. – public display, ostentation; notoriety, publicity; a public exposure, scandal, ‘scene’
n. 2. 1676 obs. – brilliancy, radiance, dazzling effect
n. 3. 1741 – conspicuous success; universal applause, acclamation
n. 4. 1742 – ‘lustre’ of reputation; social distinction; celebrity, renown
vb. 1736 rare – to become known; to make notorious, to bring into publicity
• ECLECT
adj. 1839 rare – chosen, select
• ECLIPSATION
n. 1471 obs. – the act of eclipsing or state of being eclipsed
• ECLIPSE
vb. 1591 obs. – to hide, to screen from; also, to extinguish life
• ECLIPSED
adj. 1607 obs. – enfeebled; labouring under infirmity
• ECNOP
n. 1956 UK back slang – a person who lives off prostitutes’ earnings; a ponce
• ECO
n. 2000s African-American sl. – money
• ECOD!
int. 1733 obs. – an exclamation and a minced oath from “Afore God!” and “By God!”
• ECOFREAK
n. 1970 US sl. – an environmental activist, used in derision
• ECO-FREAKO
adj. 2004 UK sl. – overly devoted to ethical ecological principles
• ECOLOGY FREAK
n. 1984 US sl. – a devoted environmentalist
• ECON
n. 1976 US sl. – economics
• ECONOMIC
adj. 1. 1592 obs. – pert. to the management of a household, or to the ordering of private affairs
adj. 2. 1755 obs. – thrifty, careful, saving, sparing
n. 1. 1393 obs. – the art or science of managing a house; housekeeping, domestic management
n. 2. 1656 obs. – one who understands the art of housekeeping
• ECONOMICAL
adj. 1579 arch. – pert. to a household or its management
• ECONOMICS
n. 1586 obs. – the art or science of managing a household; a treatise on the subject
• ECONOMIST
n. 1586 arch. – one who manages a household; a housekeeper
• ECONOMIZE
vb. 1. 1648 obs. – to act as the governor of a household
vb. 2. 1691 obs. – to arrange, to constitute, to organize
• ECONOMY
n. 1. c1530 obs. – the art or science of managing a household, esp. with regard to household expenses
n. 2. 1671 obs. – the structure or arrangement of a poem, play, etc.
n. 3. 1735 obs. rare – the rules which control a person’s mode of living; regimen, diet
• ECONTRARY
adv. 1512 obs. rare – contrariwise, vice versa
• ECO-NUT
n. 1972 US sl. – an environmental activist, used in derision
• ECONVERSE
adv. 1547 obs. rare – conversely
• ECOPORN
n. 1985 US sl. – aesthetically pleasing pictures of ecological subjects, esp. when of no scientific or environmental value; used derisively of any advertising that praises a company’s ‘green’ record or policies
• ECOWARRIOR
n. 2002 UK sl. – a person who is especially in any political struggle or violent action against forces that are seen to threaten the environment or balance of nature
• ECSTASIATE
vb. 1823 rare – to ecstacize, to transport with rapture or ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to
• ECSTASIZE
vb. 1. 1835 – to throw into an ecstasy or transport of rapturous feeling; to give pleasurable excitement to
vb. 2. 1854 – to ‘go into ecstasies’
• ECSTASY
n. 1. 1695 obs. – an outburst, a tumultuous utterance of feeling, etc.
n. 2. 1985 US sl. – methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, MDMA, a drug of empathy and touch
vb. 1627 obs. – to throw into a state of frenzy or stupor
• ECSTATICAL
adj. 1600 arch. – enraptured, ecstatic
• ECSTATICALNESS
n. 1667 obs. – ecstatic condition
• ECSTATIZE
vb. 1654 obs. rare – to throw into an ecstasy, to give pleasurable excitement to
• ECTYPE
n. 1. 1646 – a copy, a reproduction
n. 2. 1662 obs. – an impression in wax, clay, etc. of a seal or medal
• ECUMENIC
adj. 1588 – belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide
• ECUMENICAL
adj. 1607 – belonging to the whole world; universal, general, world-wide
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