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| EYETOOTH | | n. Canine tooth in the upper jaw just under the eye. | |
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| EARTHLING | | n. Inhabitant of the earth, esp. In science fiction. | |
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| EARTHWORK | | n. Artificial bank of earth in fortification or road-building etc. | |
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| EARTHWORM | | n. Common worm living in the ground. | |
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| EASTBOUND | | adj. Travelling or leading eastwards. | |
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| EASTERNER | | n. Native or inhabitant of the east. | |
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| EASYGOING | | adj. Placid and tolerant. | |
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| EAVESDROP | | v. (-pp-) listen to a private conversation. eavesdropper n. | |
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| EBULLIENT | | adj. Exuberant. ebullience n. Ebulliency n. Ebulliently adv. [latin: related to *boil1] | |
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| ECCENTRIC | | —adj. - odd or capricious in behaviour or appearance.
- (also excentric) a not placed, not having its axis placed, centrally. B (often foll. By to) (of a circle) not concentric (to another). C (of an orbit) not circular. —n. - eccentric person.
- disc at the end of a shaft for changing rotatory into backward-and-forward motion. eccentrically adv. Eccentricity n. [greek: related to *centre] | |
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