n. Colloq. Light refreshment taken at about 11 a.m.
- n. Colloq. Light refreshment taken at about 11 a.m.
ELIMINATE
v. (-ting) 1 remove, get rid of.
- exclude from consideration.
- exclude from a further stage of a competition through defeat etc. elimination n. Eliminator n. [latin limen limin- threshold] (-ting) 1 remove, get rid of.
- exclude from consideration.
- exclude from a further stage of a competition through defeat etc. elimination n. Eliminator n. [latin limen limin- threshold]
ELLIPSOID
n. Solid of which all the plane sections through one axis are circles and all the other plane sections are ellipses.
ELOCUTION
n. Art of clear and expressive speech. [latin loquor speak]
ELOQUENCE
n. Fluent and effective use of language. [latin loquor speak]
ELSEWHERE
adv. In or to some other place.
ELUCIDATE
v. (-ting) throw light on; explain. elucidation n. Elucidatory adj. [latin: related to *lucid]
EMBARRASS
v. - make (a person) feel awkward or ashamed.
- (as embarrassed adj.) Encumbered with debts.
- encumber. embarrassment n. [italian imbarrare bar in]
EMBATTLED
adj. - prepared or arrayed for battle.
- fortified with battlements.
- under heavy attack or in trying circumstances.
EMBELLISH
v. - beautify, adorn.
- enhance with fictitious additions. embellishment n. [french bel, *beau]
