📖 E — The English dictionary · page 6

ee — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK, Northern England dialect) «Ee!» is a cry of surprise or feeling, like «oh!»: «Ee, it's cold!»; also «ee by gum».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Scots) «Ee» means eye; the old plural is «een».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (spelling) «ee» is a common letter pair making the long «ee» sound, as in «tree», «sheep», «green».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (a name) EE is a British mobile phone company.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: A squeal or cry, or the vowel sound "ee" in a pronunciation guide.↗ Example: «Ee, it's grand to see you!» said Grandma from Yorkshire.↗ · «Ee by gum!» is an old Northern English way of saying «my goodness!».↗ · The letters «ee» make the sound in «sheep».↗ · «Bee», «tree» and «free» all have «ee».↗ · In the Scots poem, «ee» means eye.↗ · My mum's phone is on EE.↗ · But he wants my bacon! gree-ee-ee!"↗ (The Aesop for Children / With pictures by Milo Winter) · AEgisthus (ee-jiss'-thus, th as in both), 305.↗ (Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome) · Thus AEneas may be pronounced A-na'-ahss; Aides ah-ee'-daze.↗ (Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome)

eeg — Everyday, meaning 1: Short for electroencephalogram: a medical test that records the electrical activity of the brain as wavy lines.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The machine that does this test.↗ Example: The doctor did an EEG to look at my brain waves.↗ · During an EEG, little sensors are stuck on your head.↗ · An EEG does not hurt.↗ · Scientists use EEGs to study sleep.↗ · The EEG showed the brain waves while she was asleep.↗ · The EEG helped doctors understand his seizures.↗

eel — Everyday, meaning 1: An eel is a long, thin fish that looks like a snake and has slippery skin.↗ Example: An eel slid out from under the rock.↗ · Eels look like snakes, but they are fish.↗ · The electric eel can give a strong shock.↗ · The fisherman caught an eel in the river.↗ · The puppy was as slippery as an eel in the bath.↗ · Some eels swim across the ocean to lay their eggs.↗ · Moray eels hide in holes in the reef.↗

eerie — Everyday, meaning 1: Eerie means strange and frightening in a quiet, mysterious way, making you feel uneasy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Eerily means strangely, as in eerily quiet or eerily similar.↗ Example: An eerie silence filled the old house.↗ · The fog gave the graveyard an eerie look.↗ · We heard an eerie howl in the night.↗ · The empty school felt eerie in the holidays.↗ · The moon cast an eerie glow over the lake.↗ · The two drawings were eerily similar.↗ · There was something eerie about the abandoned fairground.↗ · At first he thought this eerie, but soon concluded rightly that the clock had run down.↗

eff — Everyday, meaning 1: (euphemism, rude, UK) «Eff» is a polite way of saying a very rude swear word starting with F without saying it fully.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Eff off» means go away, said angrily.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Effing» is used as a less rude form of a swear word meaning very or annoying.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Eff» is the name of the letter F.↗ Example: (rude) He told them to eff off.↗ · (rude, UK) The builder was effing and blinding when he dropped the brick.↗ · (rude) That effing alarm woke me again!↗ · My teacher said, «No effing and blinding in my classroom.»↗ · (rude) «Eff this, I'm going home.»↗

effect — Everyday, meaning 1: An effect is a change or result caused by something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Effects (special effects) are tricks of sound, light or pictures in films and shows.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «In effect» means «really, in practice».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Formally, to effect a change means to make it happen.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: The phrase «to this effect» means with this meaning or content, such as a notice saying something like the following.↗ Example: What is the effect of heat on chocolate?↗ · Too much sugar has a bad effect on your teeth.↗ · The film had amazing special effects.↗ · The medicine took effect after an hour.↗ · Cause: it rained.↗ Effect: the match was cancelled.↗ · The greenhouse effect warms the Earth.↗ · We added sound effects to our play.↗ · His kind words had a big effect on her.↗ · A royal proclamation was issued to this effect.↗ · and its reduction to writing, form a unity which produce a creative effect.↗ 1 (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · 23) The ancient philosophers maintained that if God is the first cause, and He is necessarily, He, the immediate effect of Him, as an absolute unity, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · It is unclear if the author or editor of this section is employing Hebrew terms in a novel way, is unfamiliar with human physiology, or is using animal organs to some symbolic effect, or some combination thereof.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · This would mine adversaries effect from the LORD, and they that speak evil against my soul.↗ (Writings PSA.109.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and confidence for ever.↗ (Prophets ISA.32.17, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.↗ (Writings PSA.33.10, JPS 1917)↗

effective — Everyday, meaning 1: Something effective works well and gives the result you want.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Effective from a time means starting to be in force or used from then.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Effective can mean real or actual, even if not official.↗ Example: This glue is very effective on wood.↗ · Washing your hands is an effective way to stop germs.↗ · Which paper towel was most effective at soaking up water?↗ · The new timetable is effective from Monday.↗ · Her speech was short but effective.↗ · Sun cream is less effective if you don't put more on after swimming.↗ · The cheaper shoes were just as effective.↗ · Practising a little every day is more effective than cramming.↗ · But their very familiarity and colloquialism make them remarkably effective with English-speaking little ones.↗

effectively — Everyday, meaning 1: Effectively means in a way that works well and gets the result you want.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Effectively means in fact or really, even if not officially: «The game was effectively over.».↗ Example: She used her time effectively and finished the test early.↗ · The medicine worked effectively, and his fever went down.↗ · Wash your hands effectively for twenty seconds.↗ · When the star player left, the game was effectively over.↗ · Learning to listen helps you work effectively in a team.↗ · The new lock effectively keeps burglars out.↗ · The rain effectively ended our picnic.↗ · Resuscitation from ashes has been used very effectively by Mr. Lang in his delightful Prince Prigio.↗

effectiveness — Everyday, meaning 1: Effectiveness is how well something works or does the job it is meant to do.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In science tests, effectiveness is measured by comparing results, for example how well a soap removes dirt.↗ Example: We tested the effectiveness of three materials at keeping ice cold.↗ · The effectiveness of the plan surprised everyone.↗ · Doctors check the effectiveness of medicines in careful trials.↗ · The coach judged the effectiveness of our new tactic.↗ · Washing hands with soap has great effectiveness against germs.↗ · The survey measured the effectiveness of the new reading club.↗ · A few words unknown to the reader only add effectiveness and local colour to a narrative, as Mr. Kipling well knows.↗

effects — Everyday, meaning 1: Changes or results that happen because of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Special sounds, lights or pictures in films, plays and games («special effects»).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) A person's belongings.↗ Example: What are the effects of exercise on your heart?↗ · The storm's effects could be seen all over town.↗ · This medicine may have side effects, like feeling sleepy.↗ · The film had amazing special effects.↗ · We tested the effects of salt on ice.↗ · Too much screen time can have bad effects on sleep.↗ · We added sound effects to our class play.↗ · Cause and effect: the rain fell, so the river rose.↗ · It is not natural that the same ointment should have two such exactly opposite effects."↗ · 3) Paths denote powers, effects, kinds, forms, degrees or stages.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · 1) Our author maintains that there is a first intelligent, self-existing, almighty, eternal ruling cause of all things, and that an everlasting entity produced nonentities by a progression of effects.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

effervescence — Everyday, meaning 1: The bubbles of gas that rise in a liquid, as in fizzy drinks or when a tablet dissolves.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Lively, cheerful and excited behaviour.↗ Example: We saw effervescence when the tablet dropped into the water.↗ · Effervescence is a sign of a chemical reaction.↗ · The lemonade lost its effervescence when left open.↗ · Her effervescence made the party fun.↗ · Vinegar and baking soda cause strong effervescence.↗ · The effervescence was carbon dioxide gas escaping.↗

effervescent — Everyday, meaning 1: (of a liquid) Giving off bubbles of gas; fizzy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of a person) Lively, cheerful and full of energy.↗ Example: Mum dropped an effervescent vitamin tablet into the glass.↗ · Fizzy drinks are effervescent.↗ · Our new teacher has an effervescent personality.↗ · The effervescent mixture bubbled over the beaker.↗ · She gave an effervescent laugh.↗ · The bath bomb is effervescent and fizzes in water.↗

efficacious — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Working well; producing the result you want, especially of a medicine or treatment.↗ Example: The new medicine proved efficacious against the cough.↗ · Rest and fluids are efficacious for a cold.↗ · The scientists tested whether the cream was efficacious.↗ · A warm bath was efficacious in calming the baby.↗ · The spray was efficacious against greenfly.↗ · Practice is the most efficacious way to learn tables.↗

efficacy — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) The power to produce the result you want, especially of a medicine, treatment or method.↗ Example: Doctors tested the efficacy of the new vaccine.↗ · We doubted the efficacy of his homemade cure.↗ · The efficacy of the method was shown by better test results.↗ · Studies prove the efficacy of hand washing against germs.↗ · Scientists compared the efficacy of two sun creams.↗ · The efficacy of prayer is a matter of faith for many.↗ · This he readily accepted, trusting to the efficacy of the antidote.↗

efficiency — Everyday, meaning 1: Efficiency is doing a job well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In science, efficiency is how much of the energy you put into a machine turns into useful work, often given as a percentage.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (US) An efficiency is a very small flat or apartment with one main room.↗ Example: The new boiler has much better efficiency than the old one.↗ · She cleaned the kitchen with amazing efficiency.↗ · LED bulbs have a higher efficiency than old bulbs.↗ · If 100 J go in and 25 J come out as light, the efficiency is 25%.↗ · The fridge has an A energy efficiency label.↗ · The team worked with speed and efficiency.↗ · Fuel efficiency tells you how far a car goes on one litre.↗ · Their landlord rents out an efficiency near the college.↗ (US)↗

efficient — Everyday, meaning 1: Working well without wasting time, energy, money or materials, as in «an efficient way to tidy up».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of a person) Good at organising work and getting it done quickly and well.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science) Turning most of the energy put in into useful energy, as in «an energy-efficient light bulb».↗ Example: LED bulbs are more efficient than old bulbs.↗ · Chunking is an efficient way to divide big numbers.↗ · Our new school secretary is very efficient.↗ · An efficient car uses less fuel.↗ · We worked efficiently and finished the poster early.↗ · Recycling is an efficient use of materials.↗

efficiently — Everyday, meaning 1: In a way that gets a job done well without wasting time, energy, money or materials.↗ Example: She tidied her room quickly and efficiently.↗ · LED bulbs use electricity more efficiently than old bulbs.↗ · Use the column method to add the numbers efficiently.↗ · The team worked efficiently and finished early.↗ · The new boiler heats the house more efficiently.↗ · Bees collect nectar very efficiently.↗

effing — Everyday, meaning 1: (slang, euphemism, UK) a softer stand-in for the very rude f-word, used to add anger or force.↗ Example: The effing car won't start!↗ · Chat: «It's effing freezing.»↗ · «Turn that effing music down!» shouted the neighbour.↗ · He was effing and blinding at the referee.↗ · Not an effing chance.↗ · It's an effing joke, this bus service.↗

effort — Everyday, meaning 1: Effort is the hard work and energy you use to do something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An effort is a try or attempt to do something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In science, effort is the force you put on a lever or machine to move a load.↗ Example: She put a lot of effort into her project.↗ · Please make an effort to be on time.↗ · Winning the match was a team effort.↗ · It took great effort to climb the hill.↗ · The view from the top was worth the effort.↗ · With a lever, a small effort can lift a heavy load.↗ · He lifted the box without any effort.↗ · He put his whole brave heart into the effort.↗ · And yet, despite all the efforts of a large number of scholars of repute for more than a thousand years, the Sefer Yetzirah remains a sealed book.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

effortless — Everyday, meaning 1: Done or seeming to be done without trying hard; looking easy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Natural and smooth, without strain.↗ Example: The skater's jump looked effortless.↗ · She made the hard sum look effortless.↗ · His effortless swimming came from years of practice.↗ · The eagle soared in effortless circles.↗ · Riding a bike becomes effortless once you learn.↗ · Her effortless smile put everyone at ease.↗

effulgent — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Shining very brightly, giving off great light.↗