excellence |
the fact or state of being extremely good or of high quality. [2 definitions] |
excellency |
(usu. cap.) a title of honor of certain high officials such as ambassadors or archbishops. [2 definitions] |
excellent |
of high quality; extremely good; superior. |
excelsior |
shavings of wood, used esp. as a packing material. |
except |
with the exclusion of; other than; but. [5 definitions] |
excepting |
not including; except; excluding. |
exception |
the act of leaving out. [4 definitions] |
exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
exceptional |
uncommon, unusual, or out of the ordinary. [2 definitions] |
excerpt |
a short passage taken from a written work, film, or the like. [2 definitions] |
excess |
the state or an instance of going beyond what is required, expected, or considered reasonable. [5 definitions] |
excessive |
more than is required, expected, or considered reasonable; extravagant or immoderate. |
exchange |
to give or receive (one thing) for another; trade; swap. [7 definitions] |
exchangeable |
combined form of exchange. |
exchange rate |
the price of one currency in terms of another, yielding a ratio at which money of one country can be exchanged for money of another country. |
exchange student |
a student who attends high school in a foreign country, while a student from that country studies in the country of the first. |
exchequer |
a treasury, esp. of a government. [2 definitions] |
excise1 |
a tax levied on the manufacture or sale of certain goods within a nation or state. [3 definitions] |
excise2 |
to remove by or as though by cutting; cut out. |
excitability |
the capability of being easily excited. |
excitable |
capable of being easily excited. |