📖 E — The English dictionary

each — Everyday, meaning 1: Each means every single one of a group, taken one by one: each child got a pencil.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: After a price or number, each means for every one: 3 dollars each.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Each other» means one another: they hugged each other.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (casual) In chatty speech «each» is often dropped or replaced: «2 dollar a pop», «3 quid apiece», «a fiver a head», «one each».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (formal) The exam voice says «per», «per unit», «per capita», «respectively», «apiece», «individually», «in respect of each».↗ Example: Lily has 5 boxes with 6 marbles in each box.↗ · Anna has 18 pencils and shares them equally among 2 friends.↗ How many pencils does each friend get?↗ · Each pack costs 4 pounds.↗ How much do 3 packs cost?↗ · Each child must bring a hat.↗ · The apples are 50 cents each.↗ · Max and Leo help each other.↗ · Each time I sneeze, the dog jumps.↗ · Give each plant some water.↗ · we're 4, need 3 each, how many sausages then↗ · tickets are a fiver a head, there's 6 of us↗ · Each item is priced at 4 pounds per unit; compute the total expenditure incurred upon purchase of 3 units.↗ · Tom and Ben receive 5 and 7 cards respectively.↗ · The children gazed at each other.↗ · Each board had two tenons, joined one to another.↗ (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.↗ (Torah EXO.36.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board.↗ (Torah EXO.26.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.↗ (Writings PSA.85.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.↗ (Prophets 1KI.6.23, JPS 1917)↗ · He entereth into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.↗ (Prophets ISA.57.2, JPS 1917)↗

eager — Everyday, meaning 1: Wanting very much to do or have something; keen and excited.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Showing strong interest: «eager faces», «eager to please».↗ Example: The eager puppy ran to the door.↗ · We were eager to start the experiment.↗ · She is always eager to help.↗ · The children were eager for the holidays.↗ · Eager faces watched the magician.↗ · He's an eager beaver and finishes his work early.↗ · Our dog is so eager to please.↗ · He was roused from this dejection by Smee’s eager voice.↗ · He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.↗ (Writings PSA.17.12, JPS 1917)↗

eagerly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a way that shows you really want to do or have something and are excited about it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Keenly and with much interest: «We listened eagerly.».↗ Example: The children eagerly waited for the bell.↗ · The puppy eagerly wagged its tail.↗ · Alice ran eagerly after the White Rabbit.↗ · We eagerly opened the box of new books.↗ · The film was eagerly awaited.↗ · «Can I come?» asked the Mole eagerly.↗ · “And back to Kansas?” she asked eagerly.↗ · As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages; (Writings JOB.7.2, JPS 1917)↗ · They come all of them for violence; their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand.↗ (Prophets HAB.1.9, JPS 1917)↗ · And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.'↗ (Prophets HOS.6.3, JPS 1917)↗

eagerness — Everyday, meaning 1: A strong wish to do or have something, full of energy and interest.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Keenness; being impatient to start.↗ Example: In his eagerness to see the puppies, Sam ran ahead.↗ · The class showed great eagerness to learn about volcanoes.↗ · In her eagerness she knocked over the paint pot.↗ · The Elephant's Child asked his questions with endless eagerness.↗ · Mole's eagerness to see the river made him forget his spring-cleaning.↗ · The dog wagged its tail with eagerness when it heard the lead.↗ · Her eagerness to help made her the teacher's favourite helper.↗ · In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart slap.↗

eagle — Everyday, meaning 1: An eagle is a large, strong bird of prey with a hooked beak, sharp claws (talons) and excellent eyesight.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In golf, an eagle is a score of two shots less than par for a hole.↗ Example: The eagle flew high above the mountain.↗ · Eagles have very sharp eyesight.↗ · The bald eagle is a symbol of the USA.↗ · An eagle caught a fish with its talons.↗ · Eagles build huge nests called eyries.↗ · My teacher is eagle-eyed and sees every mistake.↗ · The golden eagle lives in Scotland.↗ · The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately.↗ · Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto Myself.↗ (Torah EXO.19.4, JPS 1917)↗ · As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, hovereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her pinions — (Torah DEU.32.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Who satisfieth thine old age with good things; so that Thy youth is renewed like the eagle.↗ (Writings PSA.103.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Wilt thou set thine eyes upon it? it is gone; for riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.↗ (Writings PRO.23.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they chased us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.↗ (Writings LAM.4.19, JPS 1917)↗

eaglet — Everyday, meaning 1: A young eagle, still a baby or chick.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In Alice in Wonderland, the Eaglet is a young bird in the pool of tears and the Caucus-race who tells the Dodo to «Speak English!» because it does not understand his long words.↗ Example: The eaglet waited in the nest for its mother.↗ · «Speak English!» said the Eaglet.↗ · Eaglets are covered in soft grey down.↗ · Two eaglets hatched in the eyrie this spring.↗ · The eaglet flapped its wings for the first time.↗ · The webcam shows the eaglets being fed.↗ · "The young eaglet!" cried the miller.↗

ear — Everyday, meaning 1: One of the two parts on the sides of the head that you hear with.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The ability to hear or notice sounds.↗ e.g. "She has a good ear for music."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The top part of a cereal plant that holds the grains.↗ e.g. "an ear of corn".↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: One of the two parts on the sides of the head used for hearing; "give ear" means listen.↗ Example: We hear with our ears.↗ · Rabbits have long ears.↗ · Don't put anything in your ear.↗ · I'm all ears — tell me!↗ · She has an ear for music.↗ · Loud noise can hurt your ears.↗ · We'll play it by ear.↗ · He ate an ear of corn.↗ · Then she whispered in his ear:↗ · And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears.↗ (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears.↗ (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.↗ (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Who among you will give ear to this?↗ (Prophets ISA.42.23, JPS 1917)↗ · He that planted the ear, shall He not hear?↗ (Writings PSA.94.9, JPS 1917)↗ · For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.↗ (Writings JOB.34.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth.↗ (Torah DEU.32.1, JPS 1917) · Then she whispered in his ear:↗ (The Red Fairy Book) · From thence further go and reckon what the mouth cannot express and the ear cannot hear.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

earache — Everyday, meaning 1: Earache is a pain inside your ear.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Informally, giving someone earache means nagging or talking at them too much.↗ Example: I couldn't sleep because I had earache.↗ · She has an earache, so she's staying home.↗ · Earache often comes with a cold.↗ · The doctor looked inside my ear with a little light.↗ · A warm cloth helped my earache a bit.↗ · Tell a grown-up if you have earache that does not go away.↗ · Swimming in dirty water gave him an earache.↗ · “Tell me, Lamp-Wick, dear friend, have you ever suffered from an earache?”↗

eardrum — Everyday, meaning 1: A thin, tight piece of skin inside the ear that shakes (vibrates) when sound reaches it, so that we can hear.↗ Example: Sound makes your eardrum vibrate.↗ · The eardrum is like the skin on a drum.↗ · Never poke anything into your ear — you could hurt your eardrum.↗ · Very loud music can damage your hearing.↗ · Her eardrum burst when she had a bad ear infection.↗ · When a plane lands, the eardrums can feel pressure; swallowing helps.↗ · The eardrum passes vibrations to three tiny bones.↗ · Wear ear defenders near very loud machines.↗ · But at this the Carl burst into a roar of laughter, so that the eardrums of the warriors present almost burst inside of their heads.↗

earl — Everyday, meaning 1: A British nobleman of high rank, below a marquess and above a viscount.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (history) In early England, a powerful lord who ruled a large area for the king.↗ Example: The earl lived in a huge castle.↗ · Harold was Earl of Wessex before he became king.↗ · An earl's wife is called a countess.↗ · The Earl of Sandwich is said to have given the sandwich its name.↗ · The earl owned all the land around the village.↗ · Earl is also a first name, as in Earl Grey tea.↗ · One fine summer's day Earl Mar's daughter went into the castle garden, dancing and tripping along.↗

earlier — Everyday, meaning 1: Earlier means at a time before now or before another time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: More early: sooner than usual or sooner than something else.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As an adjective, it means coming before another one, as in an earlier chapter.↗ Example: I saw your dog earlier today.↗ · We went to bed earlier than usual because of the trip.↗ · The bus left ten minutes earlier than the timetable said.↗ · Look back at the earlier page for help.↗ · Earlier, it was sunny, but now it is raining.↗ · Can you come a bit earlier tomorrow?↗ · The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you finish.↗ · If the film starts at 7:00, an hour earlier is 6:00.↗ · But none got there earlier than Mother Monkey.↗ · The linear characters in Egypt are earlier than the hieroglyphics, though a few of the forms may ultimately have been fused with the latter.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

earliest — Everyday, meaning 1: Earliest is the superlative of «early»: the first one in time, or the one that comes before all the others.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The earliest time or moment is the soonest possible one.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: At the earliest means not before this time, and possibly later.↗ Example: The earliest train leaves at six in the morning.↗ · My earliest memory is of a red balloon.↗ · The earliest people made tools from stone.↗ · Who woke up earliest today?↗ · We can finish the project by Friday at the earliest.↗ · Cave paintings are some of the earliest art we know.↗ · Which runner finished earliest?↗ She had the shortest time.↗ · The present volume attempts to begin the pleasant captivity from the earliest years.↗ · The earliest known use of this symbol in Babylonian in- scriptions belongs to the third century B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The letters of the earliest alphabet having been numeral symbols, all words were originally made up of numeral symbols or numbers.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · In my opinion, the sexagesimal position originated from the decimal position, and not the reverse ; for the earliest abacus, which was doubtless based on a decimal position, is older than the (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

earlobe — Everyday, meaning 1: An earlobe is the soft, round part at the bottom of the outside of your ear.↗ Example: She has tiny stars in her earlobes.↗ · Your earlobe is soft and has no bone inside.↗ · Some people's earlobes hang free and some are attached.↗ · He tugged his earlobe while he was thinking.↗ · Grandma had her earlobes pierced.↗ · The cold wind made my earlobes go red.↗ · Draw a face and colour in the earlobes.↗

early — Everyday, meaning 1: Before the usual or expected time: «The bus came early».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Near the beginning of a day, a period or an event: early morning, early in the year.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Happening long ago or first: early humans, early cars.↗ Example: I got up early to watch the sunrise.↗ · The train arrived ten minutes early.↗ · We had an early night before the trip.↗ · The early bird catches the worm.↗ · Early people made tools from stone.↗ · Spring flowers bloom early in the year.↗ · Come earlier next time.↗ · If school starts at 8:45 and you arrive at 8:30, you are 15 minutes early.↗ · ‘Whither away so early, Little Red-Cap?’↗ · And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD.↗ (Torah GEN.19.27, JPS 1917)↗ · And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them.↗ (Torah GEN.31.55, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears; and the men were sore afraid.↗ (Torah GEN.20.8, JPS 1917)↗ · I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.↗ (Writings PSA.119.147, JPS 1917)↗ · And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.↗ (Prophets JOS.6.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.↗ (Writings DAN.6.20, JPS 1917)↗