📖 E — The English dictionary · page 25

erection — Everyday, meaning 1: The erection of a building, statue or tent is the act of building it or putting it up.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) An erection can be a building or structure itself, especially one that is not liked.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adult, body word) a word grown-ups use about the body; not for school.↗ Example: The erection of the new bridge took two years.↗ · Workers began the erection of the tents for the festival.↗ · A sign announced the erection of a statue in the park.↗ · The erection of the castle walls kept invaders out.↗ · Planning permission is needed for the erection of a garden wall.↗ · The erection of scaffolding blocked the pavement.↗ · [28] This great work of antiquity was destroyed by an earthquake fifty-six years after its erection, B.C.↗ 256.↗

erie — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) Erie is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, between the USA and Canada; its full name is Lake Erie.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, USA, on the shore of Lake Erie.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (a name) The Erie were a Native American people who lived near the lake, and the Erie Canal is a famous old canal in New York State.↗ Example: Lake Erie is one of the Great Lakes.↗ · Erie lies between Canada and the USA.↗ · We remembered the Great Lakes with the word HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.↗ · Lake Erie is the shallowest Great Lake.↗ · The Erie Canal joined the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.↗ · Niagara Falls is on the river that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.↗ · My cousin lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.↗ · Lake Erie sometimes freezes over in a cold winter.↗

ermine — Everyday, meaning 1: A stoat (a small, long-bodied animal of the weasel family) in its white winter coat, with a black tip to its tail.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The white fur of this animal, with black spots, worn on the robes of kings, queens, judges and lords.↗ Example: The ermine turned white in winter to hide in the snow.↗ · The king's robe was trimmed with ermine.↗ · An ermine has a black tip to its tail all year round.↗ · In summer the same animal is brown and is called a stoat.↗ · The judges wore red robes with ermine collars.↗ · Stoats and weasels took over Toad Hall.↗ · She wore a pointed cap of quilted red satin turned up with ermine, her hair streamed loose over her shoulders, and she walked with a staff.↗

erode — Everyday, meaning 1: To erode means to wear away slowly, as wind, water or ice rub away rock and soil.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To erode can mean to make something slowly weaker or smaller, like trust or confidence being eroded.↗ Example: The waves erode the cliffs a little every year.↗ · Rivers erode rock and carry it downstream.↗ · Wind can erode sand dunes.↗ · Trees help stop the soil from eroding.↗ · The old statue's face had eroded in the rain.↗ · Telling lies can erode your friends' trust.↗ · Over thousands of years the river eroded a deep canyon.↗ · Soil erosion happens when plants are cut down.↗

eroded — Everyday, meaning 1: Eroded means worn away slowly by wind, water, ice or waves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) Eroded means made weaker little by little, like trust or confidence.↗ Example: The cliffs have been eroded by the sea.↗ · The river eroded the rock and made a deep canyon.↗ · Strong winds eroded the soil on the farm.↗ · The old statue's face was eroded by rain.↗ · Houses fell when the coast eroded.↗ · His trust in his friend was eroded by lies.↗ · The Grand Canyon was eroded by the Colorado River over millions of years.↗

eroding — Everyday, meaning 1: Slowly wearing away rock, soil or land by wind, water or ice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Being slowly worn away.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Slowly making something weaker or smaller, such as trust or savings.↗ Example: The sea is eroding the cliffs every winter.↗ · The river is slowly eroding its banks.↗ · Houses near the eroding coast may fall into the sea.↗ · Wind is eroding the soft sandstone.↗ · His lies are eroding her trust in him.↗ · Rising prices are eroding the value of our pocket money.↗

erosion — Everyday, meaning 1: Erosion is the slow wearing away of rock, soil or land by water, wind, ice or waves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Erosion can mean the slow weakening or loss of something, like trust or rights.↗ Example: Coastal erosion has made the cliff fall into the sea.↗ · Tree roots help prevent soil erosion.↗ · The Grand Canyon was made by erosion over millions of years.↗ · Wind erosion shaped the strange rocks in the desert.↗ · The farmers planted hedges to stop erosion.↗ · Erosion is slow, but it never stops.↗ · Lies caused an erosion of trust between the friends.↗

err — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) To make a mistake or be wrong: «To err is human».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal, old, church) To do wrong; to sin: «We have erred and strayed like lost sheep».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «err on the side of» — to choose the safer of two choices: «err on the side of caution».↗ Example: To err is human, to forgive divine.↗ · If you're unsure whether the ice is safe, err on the side of caution and stay off.↗ · The judge erred in his decision.↗ · In the old prayer we say, "We have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep."↗ · The erring pupil said sorry.↗ · It is better to err on the side of kindness.↗ · And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses, (Torah NUM.15.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty: (Torah LEV.4.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.↗ (Writings JOB.19.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Before I was afflicted, I did err; but now I observe Thy word.↗ (Writings PSA.119.67, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, that do err from Thy commandments.↗ (Writings PSA.119.21, JPS 1917)↗

errand — Everyday, meaning 1: An errand is a short trip to do a small job, like buying something, delivering something or taking a message.↗ Example: Can you run an errand for me and buy some bread?↗ · Mum is out running errands.↗ · I went on an errand to the post office.↗ · The boy was sent on an errand to the baker's.↗ · Saturday morning is for errands and shopping.↗ · She does errands for her elderly neighbour.↗ · ‘What is your errand here?’ asked the woman.↗ · And there was set food before him to eat; but he said: 'I will not eat, until I have told mine errand.'↗ And he said: 'Speak on.'↗ (Torah GEN.24.33, JPS 1917)↗ · But he himself turned back from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said: 'I have a secret errand unto thee, O king.'↗ And he said: 'Keep silence.'↗ And all that stood by him went out from him.↗ (Prophets JDG.3.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said: 'I have an errand to thee, O captain.'↗ And Jehu said: 'Unto which of us all?'↗ And he said: 'To thee, O captain.'↗ (Prophets 2KI.9.5, JPS 1917)↗

erratic — Everyday, meaning 1: Not regular or steady; changing suddenly in a way you cannot predict.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (geology, noun: an erratic) A large boulder carried far by a glacier and left in a place where that type of rock is not normally found.↗ Example: The car moved in an erratic way across the lanes.↗ · Our results were erratic, so we repeated the test.↗ · The puppy's erratic running made us laugh.↗ · The Wi-Fi is erratic: it keeps cutting out.↗ · His erratic moods confused his friends.↗ · A huge erratic boulder sits alone in the field, left by a glacier.↗

erroneous — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Erroneous means wrong or containing a mistake.↗ Example: The report contained erroneous information.↗ · His answer was erroneous because he added instead of subtracting.↗ · It is an erroneous belief that goldfish forget everything in three seconds.↗ · Cross out any erroneous results in your table.↗ · The newspaper corrected its erroneous headline.↗ · An erroneous reading can come from a broken thermometer.↗ · Again, I have to add that I have not only endeavored to correct a great many mistakes and erroneous ideas of my predecessors, but I have also endeavored to give more complete annotations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

erroneously — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Wrongly; by mistake; in a way that is not correct.↗ Example: People erroneously believe that goldfish have a three-second memory.↗ · The letter was erroneously sent to the wrong house.↗ · The answer was erroneously marked as correct.↗ · It is erroneously claimed that bats are blind.↗ · The price was erroneously listed as one pound.↗ · He erroneously added the numbers instead of subtracting them.↗ · II, that the author signifies by the word "Tohu," nothing, and not something, as Judah Halevi erroneously thought.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

error — Everyday, meaning 1: An error is a mistake, something done wrongly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In maths and science, an error is the difference between a measured or estimated value and the true value.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A computer error is a problem that stops a program working correctly.↗ Example: I made an error in my sum.↗ · Check your work for errors.↗ · There's an error message on the screen.↗ · We found the answer by trial and error.↗ · The letter was sent to us in error.↗ · The ruler was bent, so there was an error in our measurement.↗ · Count again; there was an error in the total.↗ · There were a very large number of typographic errors in the source edition of this text.↗ · And if one person sin through error, then he shall offer a she-goat of the first year for a sin-offering.↗ (Torah NUM.15.27, JPS 1917)↗ · then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither.↗ (Torah NUM.35.11, JPS 1917)↗ · When a ruler sinneth, and doeth through error any one of all the things which the LORD his God hath commanded not to be done, and is guilty: (Torah LEV.4.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.↗ (Writings JOB.19.4, JPS 1917)↗ · There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which proceedeth from a ruler: (Writings ECC.10.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.↗ (Prophets 2SA.6.7, JPS 1917)↗

erst — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: An old word meaning formerly or at first.↗ In the text it is a German word meaning only or not until.↗ Example: Zur Harmonic wird sie erst, wenn sie aus sich selbsi ztim Vielen wird."↗ (S. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

eructation — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal, medical) Eructation is the scientific word for burping: letting air or gas from the stomach come up and out through the mouth.↗ Example: Eructation is the medical word for a burp.↗ · Fizzy drinks can cause eructation.↗ · Cows release a lot of gas by eructation.↗ · The doctor asked if he had any eructation after eating.↗ · «Pardon my eructation,» said Dad, making everyone laugh.↗ · Babies need help with eructation after feeding.↗

erudite — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Having great learning, gained from long study and wide reading; said of a clever person or of a serious, well-researched book.↗ Example: The professor gave an erudite talk on myths.↗ · This erudite book lists every version of the story.↗ · My teacher is erudite about old legends.↗

erupt — Everyday, meaning 1: To erupt means for a volcano to burst and throw out lava, ash, rock and gas.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To erupt means for something to start suddenly and strongly, like a fight, cheers or laughter.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: When teeth erupt, they push up through the gums.↗ Example: The volcano erupted and lava poured out.↗ · Mount Vesuvius erupted long ago and buried Pompeii.↗ · Our model volcano erupted with red foam.↗ · The crowd erupted in cheers when we scored.↗ · A fight erupted in the playground.↗ · Her new tooth erupted last week.↗

eruption — Everyday, meaning 1: An eruption is when a volcano suddenly throws out lava, ash, rocks and gas.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An eruption is a sudden burst of something, like noise, laughter, anger or fighting.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An eruption on the skin is a sudden rash or spots.↗ Example: The eruption of the volcano sent ash high into the sky.↗ · People left the island before the eruption.↗ · Lava flowed down the mountain after the eruption.↗ · There was an eruption of laughter when the teacher fell off his chair.↗ · Scientists try to predict eruptions to keep people safe.↗ · Our model volcano had an eruption of baking soda and vinegar foam.↗ · The eruption of the geyser shot water into the air.↗ · He showed them colored plates of Naples, and spoke of excursions to Mount Vesuvius, and the eruptions of fire from it.↗

es — Everyday, meaning 1: (Spanish) «Es» means «is» in Spanish: «es grande» means «it is big».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (French) «Tu es» means «you are» in French; the «s» is silent, so it sounds like «eh».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «-es» is also an English ending that makes plurals (box, boxes; bus, buses) and the «he/she» form of some verbs (she watches, he goes).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) «Es» is the symbol for einsteinium, an element made in laboratories.↗ Example: In Spanish, «Es mi amigo» means «he is my friend».↗ · In French, «tu es gentil» means «you are kind».↗ · Add «-es» to make the plural of «fox»: «foxes».↗ · She «watches» TV — the verb gets «-es» after «ch».↗ · «¿Qué es esto?» means «what is this?» in Spanish.↗ · The plural of «potato» is «potatoes».↗ · Es is the symbol for an element named after Albert Einstein.↗ · He said to her, 'My daughter, come and we ivill many thee to Abraham My beloved."↗ She said to him, 'Xo. not until the meek one com- es and takes meekness.'↗ God then consulted the Sefer Yetzirah, which said, "Yes'.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗