equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun crosses the earth's equator so that day and night are of equal duration worldwide, occurring in March and September. |
equip |
to furnish with necessary tools or means to accomplish a task. [2 definitions] |
equipage |
a carriage, with or without its horses and attendants. [2 definitions] |
equipment |
anything designed or provided for a particular use. [3 definitions] |
equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. [3 definitions] |
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. |