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. |