escapement |
the part of a mechanical watch or clock that controls the mechanism by the movement of a toothed wheel. [2 definitions] |
escape velocity |
the minimum speed by which an object can become free from the field of gravity of a planet, star, or the like. |
escapism |
the tendency to escape from or avoid reality by absorbing oneself in fantasies or other entertainment. |
escarole |
a variety of endive having broad, frilled leaves, used in salads. |
escarpment |
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or fault line. [2 definitions] |
-escence |
state, condition, act, or process. |
-escent |
beginning to be; beginning; becoming. [3 definitions] |
escheat |
in law, the reversion of property to the state when there are no heirs. [4 definitions] |
escheatable |
combined form of escheat. |
eschew |
to avoid or forgo; shun. |
escort |
a protective group of persons or vehicles accompanying other persons or vehicles. [5 definitions] |
escritoire |
a writing desk. |
escrow |
a bond or deed, money, property, or the like put into the keeping of a third party for delivery to the intended receiver after specified conditions have been met. |
escudo |
the chief monetary unit of Cape Verde, equaling one hundred centavos. [3 definitions] |
esculent |
fit to eat; edible. [2 definitions] |
escutcheon |
a shield or shield-shaped surface on which a coat of arms is shown. [3 definitions] |
Esdras |
either of two books of the Apocrypha. |
-ese |
pertaining to; residing in; of; from. [4 definitions] |
ESE |
abbreviation of "east-southeast." |
Eskimo |
(sometimes considered offensive) a member of any of the native peoples of northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and northeastern Siberia; Inuit. [2 definitions] |
Eskimo dog |
any of several medium-sized strong dogs with a thick coat and a wolflike appearance, used in arctic regions for pulling sleds; husky. |