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euchre a card game for two to four people, using the highest thirty-two cards in the deck. [3 definitions]
Euclid a Greek mathematician and teacher (third century B.C.).
Euclidean of or concerning Euclid or his work, or based on his postulates.
eugenia any of several tropical shrubs and evergreen trees of the myrtle family that bear colorful and often edible fruit resembling cherries.
eugenic causing the production, over generations, of improved offspring. [2 definitions]
eugenicist an advocate of, or specialist in, eugenics.
eugenics (used with a sing. verb) the study of or belief in the genetic improvement of the human race through control of breeding.
euglena any of various freshwater flagellates of the genus Euglena, characterized by a single flagellum, light-sensitive eyespot, and usually bright green coloring.
eukaryote an organism composed of a cell or cells that contain a membrane-bound nucleus. (Cf. prokaryote.)
eulogistic praising highly; laudatory.
eulogize to speak or write high praise of; write or deliver a eulogy about.
eulogy a spoken or written tribute, esp. to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation.
Eumenides see "Furies."
eunuch in former times, a castrated man employed as an attendant in a harem or as part of an Asian imperial or princely court. [2 definitions]
eupepsia good digestion. (Cf. dyspepsia.)
euphemism the substitution of a milder, vaguer, or pleasanter word or expression for one considered to be offensive or unpleasant. [2 definitions]
euphemize to refer to by means of a euphemism. [2 definitions]
euphonic characterized by pleasant or harmonic sounds.
euphonious characterized by euphony; pleasing to the ear.
euphonium a brass wind instrument similar to a tuba but higher in pitch and mellower in tone.
euphony a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, esp. words.