| elk |
a large deer of northern Europe and Asia that has large antlers shaped like a palm with extended fingers. [3 definitions] |
| ell |
an extension or wing of a building, usu. at right angles to the main structure. [2 definitions] |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
U.S. jazz and popular ballad singer, known especially as a master of scat singing (b.1917--d.1996). |
| ellipse |
a closed geometric plane curve formed by the intersection of a plane at an oblique angle to the axis and opposite sides of a right circular cone; an oval conic section. [2 definitions] |
| ellipsis |
the omission of a word or words, as in a quoted text. [2 definitions] |
| ellipsoid |
a solid geometric figure whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles. [2 definitions] |
| elliptical |
of, pertaining to, or in the form of an ellipse. [4 definitions] |
| elm |
any of several large deciduous shade trees having arching, spreading branches and serrated leaves. [2 definitions] |
| elocution |
training in, or the art of, public speaking. [2 definitions] |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. [3 definitions] |
| elope |
to run away secretly with a lover, esp. to marry and usu. without the consent of parents or guardians. [2 definitions] |
| eloquence |
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades. [2 definitions] |
| eloquent |
fluent, apt, and persuasive, as a speaker or a speech. [2 definitions] |
| El Salvador |
a Central American country on the Pacific coast south of Guatemala. |
| else |
different; other. [4 definitions] |
| elsewhere |
in or to another place; somewhere else. |
| elucidate |
to make clear; clarify or explain. [2 definitions] |
| elude |
to avoid or evade by speed, skill, or trickery. [2 definitions] |
| Elul |
the twelfth and last month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late August through early September in the Gregorian calendar. |
| elusive |
hard to perceive, understand, or remember. [3 definitions] |
| eluviation |
the movement through soil of material that is in suspension or solution in rainwater or snow melt. |