| equisetum |
a seedless, flowerless plant; horsetail or scouring rush. |
| equitable |
characterized by fairness; just. [2 definitions] |
| equitation |
the act or skill of training and riding a horse; horsemanship. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. [5 definitions] |
| equity capital |
money contributed to a business by the owners. |
| equivalence |
the state, fact, or condition of being equal in value, amount, importance, or the like; equality. |
| equivalency |
equivalence. |
| equivalent |
the same as or equal to another in force, value, measure, or meaning. [2 definitions] |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. [3 definitions] |
| equivocate |
to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive. |
| equivocation |
the act of communicating in ambiguous, shifting, or indecisive terms, often to avoid or deceive. |
| -er1 |
one that performs or is associated with (such) an action, activity, or thing. [4 definitions] |
| -er2 |
used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs, esp. those of one syllable. |
| Er |
symbol of the chemical element erbium. |
| ER |
abbreviation of "emergency room." |
| ERA |
abbreviation of "Equal Rights Amendment," a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit the infringement of rights because of gender. |
| era |
a period of time marked by particular cultural characteristics or by important events such as wars or advances in technology. [3 definitions] |
| eradiate |
to send out rays; radiate. |
| eradicate |
to completely destroy; annihilate; obliterate. [2 definitions] |
| erase |
to remove (markings, characters, or the like) by rubbing or scraping away; expunge; efface. [4 definitions] |
| eraser |
an object, usu. made of rubber or felt, that is used to erase writing or marks. |