| elicit |
to draw or bring out. [2 definitions] |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. [2 definitions] |
| eligibility |
the state or condition of being eligible, as for office, membership, marriage, or participation in some activity. |
| eligible |
qualified for a benefit, privilege, or position, such as elective office. [2 definitions] |
| Elijah |
according to the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet of the ninth century B.C. |
| eliminate |
to dispose of, remove, or destroy. [3 definitions] |
| elimination |
the act or process of eliminating; disposal; destruction; dismissal. [2 definitions] |
| elint |
the gathering of information by use of electronic devices located on ships, airplanes, satellites, or the like (acronym for "electronic intelligence"). |
| elision |
the slurring over or omission of a letter or syllable in pronouncing a word. [2 definitions] |
| elite |
(usu. used with a pl. verb) the best, taken collectively. [4 definitions] |
| elitism |
rule, or support or advocacy of rule, by an elite. [2 definitions] |
| elitist |
believing in, supporting, or promoting the superiority of a select or privileged group. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. [4 definitions] |
| Elizabethan |
of, relating to, or characteristic of Elizabeth I of England or the period of her reign. [2 definitions] |
| Elizabethan sonnet |
see "Shakespearean sonnet." |
| Elizabeth I |
the queen of England from 1558 to 1603 (b.1533--d.1603). |
| Elizabeth II |
queen of the United Kingdom and British Commonwealth from 1952 to 2022 (b. 1926--d. 2022). |
| 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 virtuoso 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] |