📖 E — The English dictionary · page 42

extravagantly — Everyday, meaning 1: Extravagantly means in a very big, showy way, with more than is needed.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Extravagantly can mean spending or giving more money or things than is wise.↗ Example: The king was extravagantly dressed in gold and silver.↗ · She praised the cake extravagantly.↗ · The bird sang extravagantly all morning.↗ · He spent his money extravagantly on sweets and toys.↗

extreme — Everyday, meaning 1: Extreme means very great, very strong or much more than usual: extreme heat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Extreme means very far from the middle or the usual, like extreme ideas.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An extreme is the furthest point or the most of something: from one extreme to the other.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Extreme sports are dangerous, exciting sports.↗ Example: Antarctica has extreme cold.↗ · Extreme weather can cause floods and fires.↗ · Skydiving is an extreme sport.↗ · Drink water in extreme heat.↗ · He goes to extremes and never does things by halves.↗ · The temperature went from one extreme to the other.↗ · We live in the extreme north of the country.↗ · The truth lies between these two extremes.↗

extremely — Everyday, meaning 1: Extremely means very, very much, to a very great degree.↗ Example: It was extremely hot today.↗ · Cheetahs can run extremely fast.↗ · Be extremely careful near the cliff edge.↗ · I am extremely happy with my test result.↗ · The test was extremely hard.↗ · The baby was extremely tired.↗ · Electricity can be extremely dangerous.↗ · It is extremely interesting, although the whole is a mere fable.↗

extremity — Everyday, meaning 1: Your extremities are the far parts of your body, like your hands, feet, fingers and toes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The far end or edge of something, such as a place.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) A very serious or dangerous situation, or a very high degree of something.↗ Example: Cold weather makes your extremities feel numb first.↗ · Frostbite can damage fingers, toes and other extremities.↗ · The lighthouse stood at the southern extremity of the island.↗ · Wear gloves and thick socks to keep your extremities warm.↗ · The doctor checked the blood flow to his extremities.↗ · In their extremity, the sailors ate the last of the bread.↗ · I am, therefore, very unhappy, and in my extremity I determined to ask the help of a human being.↗ · Elsewhere in the SY, the ‘tongue’ (or ‘wedge’) appears as the symbol of a central balance between two extremities, e.g. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

extricate — Everyday, meaning 1: To extricate someone or something is to free them from a trap, a difficulty or something that holds them tight.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To extricate yourself is to get yourself out of trouble.↗ Example: The farmer extricated the lamb from the thorn bush.↗ · The knight extricated the lady from the burning tower.↗ · It took an hour to extricate myself from the tangled kite string.↗ · Please help me extricate the cat from the box.↗

extrude — Everyday, meaning 1: To extrude something is to push or squeeze it out through a small opening, often to give it a shape, like toothpaste from a tube.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In industry and technology, to extrude plastic, metal or pasta is to force it through a shaped hole to make long pieces.↗ Example: The 3D printer extrudes hot plastic to build the model.↗ · Pasta machines extrude dough into spaghetti.↗ · The volcano extruded thick lava.↗ · Squeeze the tube to extrude a line of glue.↗ · In the drawing program, extrude a square to make a cube.↗ · Factories extrude aluminium to make window frames.↗

exuberance — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Exuberance is great joy, energy and high spirits that show in lively, noisy ways.↗ Example: Although there is an exuberance of weeds, we will find, nevertheless, many germs of truisms, which are of the greatest importance.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · And not one hath done so who had exuberance of spirit!↗ (Prophets MAL.2.15, JPS 1917)↗ · The children showed great exuberance on the last day of term.↗ · His exuberance made him leap and shout.↗ · The poet's exuberance returned after he ate the salmon.↗

exude — Everyday, meaning 1: To let a liquid or smell come out slowly, as a plant oozes sap or skin gives off sweat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To show a feeling or quality strongly, as in «she exuded confidence».↗ Example: The pine tree exuded sticky resin.↗ · Toad exuded pride as he drove past.↗ · The cheese exuded a strong smell.↗ · Our new teacher exudes calm.↗ · The cut stem exuded white milky sap.↗ · The champion exuded confidence before the race.↗

exult — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: To exult is to feel or show great joy, especially after a win.↗ In Jewish tradition, meaning 2: (old use) To exult over someone is to triumph over them and be glad of their loss.↗ Example: LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?↗ (Writings PSA.94.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Let the saints exult in glory; let them sing for joy upon their beds.↗ (Writings PSA.149.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will exult in the God of my salvation.↗ (Prophets HAB.3.18, JPS 1917)↗ · The team exulted when the goal went in.↗ · The knight exulted in his victory.↗ · Do not exult over a friend who has lost.↗

exultation — Everyday, meaning 1: Exultation is great joy or triumph, often shown loudly after a win or a success.↗ Example: There was exultation in the crowd when the race was won.↗ · Her face showed exultation at the good news.↗ · The boys danced in exultation.↗ · Who rejoice unto exultation, and are glad, when they can find the grave? — (Writings JOB.3.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Rejoice not, O Israel, unto exultation, like the peoples, for thou hast gone astray from thy God, thou hast loved a harlot's hire upon every corn-floor.↗ (Prophets HOS.9.1, JPS 1917)↗

eye — Everyday, meaning 1: An eye is the part of the body you see with.↗ A person has 2 eyes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The eye of a needle is the small hole the thread goes through.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The eye of a storm is the calm centre of a hurricane.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To eye something is to look at it closely, often because you want it.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To have an eye for something is to be good at noticing it.↗ Example: How many eyes do 5 children have?↗ · A spider has 8 eyes.↗ · Each doll has 2 eyes.↗ · The cat closed one eye.↗ · Never look straight at the Sun, it can hurt your eyes.↗ · Please keep an eye on your little brother.↗ · Thread the wool through the eye of the needle.↗ · The pupil of your eye gets smaller in bright light.↗ · The dog eyed my sandwich hungrily.↗ · She opened her eyes and looked.↗ · But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.↗ (Torah GEN.6.8, JPS 1917)↗ · eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (Torah EXO.21.24, JPS 1917)↗ · His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.↗ (Torah GEN.49.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And why do thine eyes wink?↗ (Writings JOB.15.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!↗ (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917)↗ · O LORD, are not Thine eyes upon truth?↗ (Prophets JER.5.3, JPS 1917)↗

eyeball — Everyday, meaning 1: An eyeball is the round ball of the eye, most of which sits inside your head.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) To eyeball someone or something is to look at them hard, often in a challenging or rude way.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) To eyeball an amount is to guess it just by looking, without measuring.↗ Example: The eyeball is about the size of a large grape.↗ · We looked at a model of the eyeball in science.↗ · The two cats eyeballed each other across the fence.↗ · I'm up to my eyeballs in homework this week.↗ · Don't just eyeball it, measure the line with a ruler.↗ · At Halloween we ate jelly eyeballs.↗ · I will sing you the praise of the bottle-tailed Rikki, with eyeballs of red!↗

eyebrow — Everyday, meaning 1: Your eyebrows are the two lines of short hair above your eyes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Raise an eyebrow» means to show surprise or doubt, by moving your eyebrows up.↗ Example: Grandpa has thick, bushy eyebrows.↗ · She raised her eyebrows in surprise.↗ · Eyebrows stop sweat from running into your eyes.↗ · Draw the eyebrows angled down to make the face look cross.↗ · His eyebrows knitted together as he thought about the puzzle.↗ · The news raised a few eyebrows.↗

eyeglasses — Everyday, meaning 1: (mainly US) Glasses: two lenses in a frame that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better.↗ Example: Grandpa can't read without his eyeglasses.↗ · I got my first pair of eyeglasses this year.↗ · My eyeglasses steam up when I come inside.↗ · The optician checked if I needed eyeglasses.↗ · Eyeglasses have curved lenses that bend light.↗ · She keeps her eyeglasses in a red case.↗

eyelash — Everyday, meaning 1: An eyelash is one of the short, curved hairs that grow along the edges of your eyelids.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Eyelashes help keep dust, sweat and small insects out of your eyes.↗ Example: An eyelash fell onto my cheek.↗ · Camels have very long eyelashes to keep out the sand.↗ · Eyelashes protect your eyes from dust.↗ · She blew the eyelash off her finger and made a wish.↗ · The doll has long black eyelashes.↗ · He told the lie without batting an eyelash.↗ · She smiled as he bent over her, and he saw tears trembling out of her beautiful eyelashes.↗

eyelet — Everyday, meaning 1: An eyelet is a small round hole in cloth, leather or paper that a lace, string or hook goes through.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It is also the small metal ring that strengthens such a hole.↗ Example: Thread the lace through each eyelet.↗ · My trainers have eight eyelets on each side.↗ · The tent pegs go through the eyelets.↗ · The banner hung by its metal eyelets.↗ · One eyelet tore out of my school bag.↗ · Use a hole punch to make eyelets in the card.↗

eyelid — Everyday, meaning 1: An eyelid is the thin fold of skin that closes over your eye when you blink or sleep.↗ Example: Your eyelids close when you blink.↗ · Eyelashes grow along the edge of the eyelid.↗ · His eyelids felt heavy and he fell asleep.↗ · Eyelids protect your eyes from dust.↗ · She didn't bat an eyelid when the balloon popped.↗ · Snakes have no eyelids.↗ · My eyelid itches when I have hay fever.↗ · I felt the weight of sleep upon my eyelids.↗ · Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.↗ (Writings PRO.6.4, JPS 1917)↗ · I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids; (Writings PSA.132.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.↗ (Writings PRO.4.25, JPS 1917)↗

eyeshade — Everyday, meaning 1: A visor: a band with a stiff brim at the front that shades the eyes from light, worn without a top.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A soft mask worn over the eyes to block light while sleeping.↗ Example: She wore an eyeshade to play tennis in the sun.↗ · I sleep better with an eyeshade on the plane.↗ · The old editor wore a green eyeshade.↗ · Put on your eyeshade so the light doesn't wake you.↗ · An eyeshade keeps the sun off your face but not your head.↗ · The golfer pulled down his eyeshade.↗

eyesight — Everyday, meaning 1: Eyesight is your ability to see.↗ Example: Eagles have amazing eyesight.↗ · Grandpa's eyesight isn't very good, so he wears glasses.↗ · I had my eyesight tested at the optician's.↗ · Never look at the sun; it can damage your eyesight.↗ · Owls have good eyesight in the dark.↗ · Carrots are good food, but they won't give you super eyesight.↗ · Her sharp eyesight spotted the bird first.↗ · As long as I remain alive my eyesight will be the worse.↗

eyespot — Everyday, meaning 1: An eyespot is a round patch of colour that looks like an eye, on the wings of a butterfly or moth, or on the body of a fish, to scare or fool predators.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) An eyespot is a tiny light-sensitive spot on very simple living things, such as Euglena, that helps them find light.↗ Example: The peacock butterfly has four big eyespots.↗ · Birds may peck the eyespot instead of the butterfly's head.↗ · Some fish have an eyespot near their tail.↗ · Under the microscope we saw the red eyespot of a Euglena.↗ · The moth opened its wings and flashed its eyespots.↗ · Eyespots make small creatures look bigger and scarier.↗

eyewitness — Everyday, meaning 1: An eyewitness is a person who saw something happen with their own eyes, like an accident or crime.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An eyewitness account is a report by someone who was there.↗ Example: An eyewitness saw the car go through the red light.↗ · We read an eyewitness account of the Great Fire of London.↗ · Eyewitnesses said the dog ran into the shop.↗ · The police asked for eyewitnesses to come forward.↗ · Samuel Pepys wrote as an eyewitness to the fire.↗ · Even honest eyewitnesses can make mistakes.↗