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| ERASE | | v. (-sing) 1 rub out; obliterate.
- remove all traces of.
- remove recorded material from (magnetic tape or disk). [latin rado ras- scrape] | |
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| ERECT | | —adj. - upright, vertical.
- (of the penis etc.) Enlarged and rigid, esp. In sexual excitement.
- (of hair) bristling. —v. - set up; build.
- establish. erection n. Erectly adv. Erectness n. [latin erigere erect- set up] | |
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| ERGOT | | n. Disease of rye etc. Caused by a fungus. [french] | |
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| ERNIE | | n. Device for drawing prize-winning numbers of premium bonds. [electronic random number indicator equipment] | |
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| ERODE | | v. (-ding) wear away, destroy gradually. erosion n. Erosive adj. [latin rodo ros- gnaw] | |
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| ERROR | | n. - mistake.
- condition of being morally wrong (led into error). 3 degree of inaccuracy in a calculation etc. (2% error). [latin: related to *err] | |
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| ERUPT | | v. - break out suddenly or dramatically.
- (of a volcano) eject lava etc.
- (of a rash etc.) Appear on the skin. eruption n. Eruptive adj. [latin erumpo erupt- break out] | |
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| ESQUE | | suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘in the style of’ or ‘resembling’ (kafkaesque). [french from latin -iscus] | |
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| ESSAY | | —n. - short piece of writing on a given subject.
- (often foll. By at, in) formal attempt. —v. Attempt. essayist n. [latin exigo weigh: cf. *assay] | |
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| ESTER | | n. Chem. A compound produced by replacing the hydrogen of an acid by an organic radical. [german] | |
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