eat |
to consume (food) through the mouth. [7 definitions] |
eatable |
suitable for eating; edible. [2 definitions] |
eat crow |
(informal) to back down, as from a strongly held position, and thereby be humiliated. |
eaten |
"Eaten" is the past participle of "eat." |
eatery |
(informal) a café, diner, or restaurant. |
eat humble pie |
to be humbled, esp. by having to apologize for one's own obvious mistake or misbehavior. |
eating |
the act of one that eats. [4 definitions] |
eat one's words1 |
to retract what one has said. |
eat one's words2 |
to admit that something one said was wrong. |
eat out |
to have dinner at a restaurant, as opposed to eating at home. |
eats |
(informal) food. |
eat up |
to finish eating, or to eat the entire amount of something, often quickly. [5 definitions] |
eau de Cologne |
cologne. |
eau de vie |
water of life (French); brandy, esp. a colorless distillation of a fruit other than the grape. |
eave |
(usu. pl.) the lower part of a roof projecting beyond the wall of a building. |
eavesdrop |
to listen secretly to others' private conversation. |
ebb |
the retreating or flowing back of a tidal flow from the land to the sea; ebb tide. [4 definitions] |
ebb tide |
the tide in its outgoing phase. (Cf. flood tide.) |
ebonite |
a very hard rubber, capable of being cut and polished, and used in combs, electrical insulators, and other items; vulcanite. |
ebonize |
to blacken, usu. with a stain or paint, so as to cause to resemble ebony. |
ebony |
a hard heavy wood, often black, from various tropical Asian trees. [5 definitions] |