extrude
1: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel" [syn: {squeeze out}]
extrusion
1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {prominence}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {excrescence}] 2: s...
extrusive
1: of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface [ant: {intrusive}]
exuberance
1: joyful enthusiasm 2: overflowing with enthusiasm [syn: {enthusiasm}, {ebullience}]
exuberant
1: joyously unrestrained [syn: {ebullient}, {high-spirited}] 2: unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: {e...
exuberantly
1: in an exuberant manner; "the exuberantly baroque decoration of the church" [syn: {riotously}] 2: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to supply rockets for the protection of Cub...
exudate
1: a substance that oozes out from animal or plant pores [syn: {exudation}] v : release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: {exude}, {transude}, {ooze out}, ...
exudation
1: a substance that oozes out from animal or plant pores [syn: {exudate}] 2: the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes [syn: {...
exude
1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: {exudate}, {transude}, {ooze out}, {ooze}] 2: make apparent by one's mood or behaviour; "She exude great confi...
exult
1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: {walk on air}, {be on cloud nine}, {jump for joy}] 2: to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: {rejoice}, {triumph}, {jubilate}]
exultant
1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exulting}, {jubilant}, {prideful}, {re...
exultantly
1: in an exultant manner; "it was exultingly easy" [syn: {exultingly}]
exultation
1: a feeling of extreme joy [syn: {jubilance}, {jubilancy}, {jubilation}] 2: the utterance of sounds expressing great joy [syn: {rejoicing}, {jubilation}]
exulting
1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: {exultant}, {jubilant}, {prideful}, {re...
exultingly
1: in an exultant manner; "it was exultingly easy" [syn: {exultantly}]
exurbia
1: a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
exuviae
1: cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis
exuvial
1: of or relating to the cast-off skins or cuticles of various animals
exuviate
1: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "out dog sheds every Spring" [syn: {shed}, {molt}, {moult}, {slough}]
exwife
1: a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas" [syn: {ex}]
eyas
1: an unfledged or nestling hawk
Eyck
1: Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441) [syn: {van Eyck}, {Jan van Eyck}]
eye
1: the organ of sight [syn: {oculus}, {optic}] 2: good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye" 3: attention to what is se...
eye bank
1: a place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects
eye blink
1: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictitation}, {nictation}]
eye candy
1: visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding; "he wanted to put some eye candy on their web site"
eye chart
1: a chart that is read from a fixed distance; used as a test of vision
eye clinic
1: a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes
eye condition
1: the condition of the optical properties of the eye
eye contact
1: a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication; "it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave" 2: cont...
eye cup
1: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn: {eyecup}, {eyebath}]
eye dialect
1: the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
eye doctor
1: a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye [syn: {ophthalmologist}, {oculist}]
eye dropper
1: pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time [syn: {dropper}]
eye infection
1: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid [syn: {sty}, {stye}, {hordeolum}]
eye mask
1: a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes [syn: {domino}, {half mask}]
eye muscle
1: one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball [syn: {ocular muscle}]
Eye of Ra
1: a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun [syn: {Sekhet}]
eye opener
1: an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning 2: something surprising and revealing
eye rhyme
1: an imperfect rhyme (e.g., `love' and `move')
eye socket
1: the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball [syn: {orbit}, {cranial orbit}, {orbital cavity}]
eye tooth
1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eyetooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}]
eye-beaming
1: a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people"
eye-catcher
1: a striking person or thing that attracts attention
eye-catching
1: seizing the attention; "eye-catching posters" [syn: {attention-getting}]
eye-deceiving
1: creating the illusion of seeing reality; "the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art" [syn: {trompe-l'oeil(a)}]
eye-drop
1: a drop from an eye dropper [syn: {eyedrop}]
eye-lotion
1: lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes [syn: {eyewash}, {collyrium}]
eye-popping
1: amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...
eyeball
1: the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye [syn: {orb}] v : look at [syn: {eye}]
eyebath
1: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn: {eyecup}, {eye cup}]
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eyebrow
1: the arch of hair above each eye [syn: {brow}, {supercilium}]
eyebrow pencil
1: makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows
eyecup
1: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn: {eyebath}, {eye cup}] 2:...
eyed
1: having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination; "a peacock's eyed feathers"; "red-eyed" [ant: {eyeless}]
eyedness
1: the property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim)
eyedrop
1: a drop from an eye dropper [syn: {eye-drop}]
eyeful
1: a strikingly beautiful woman; "she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful" 2: a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful"
eyeglass
1: lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles [syn: {monocle}]
eyeglasses
1: optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision [syn: {spectacles}, {specs}, {glasses}]
Eyeish
1: a member of the Caddo people of northeastern Texas
eyelash
1: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [syn: {lash}, {cilium}]
eyeless
1: lacking eyes or eyelike features; "eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves"; "an eyeless needle" [ant: {eyed}] 2: lacking sight; "blind as an eyeless beggar" [syn: {sightless}, {unseeing}]
eyelet
1: a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord 2: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of c...
eyelid
1: either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn: {lid}, {palpebra}]
eyelike
1: suggesting an eye or eyes; "eyelike markings on a butterfly's wings"; "the eyelike gleam of two distant windows in the dark"
eyeliner
1: makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes
eyepatch
1: a protective cloth covering for an injured eye [syn: {patch}]
eyepiece
1: combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments [syn: {ocular}]
eyes
1: opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes"
eyes-only
1: official classification for documents; meant to be seen by only the person to whom it is directed
eyeshade
1: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {bill}, {peak}, {visor}, {vizor}]
eyeshadow
1: makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes
eyeshot
1: the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view" [syn: {view}]
eyesight
1: normal use of the faculty of vision [syn: {seeing}, {sightedness}]
eyesore
1: something very ugly and offensive
eyespot
1: an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color [syn: {ocellus}]
eyestrain
1: a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem [syn: {asthenopia}]
eyetooth
1: one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars [syn: {canine}, {canine tooth}, {eye tooth}, {dogtooth}, {cuspid}] [also: {eyeteeth} (pl)]
eyewash
1: lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes [syn: {eye-lotion}, {collyrium}]
eyewitness
1: a spectator who can describe what happened
eyra
1: long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat [syn: {jaguarundi}, {jaguarundi cat}, {jaguarondi}, {Felis yagouaroundi}]
Eyre
1: a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent [syn: {Lake Eyre}]
eyrie
1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyry}] 2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyry}]
eyrir
1: 100 aurar equal 1 krona [syn: {aurar}] [also: {aurar} (pl)]
eyry
1: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyrie}] 2: any habitation at a high altitude [syn: {aerie}, {aery}, {eyrie}]
Eysenck
1: a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis [syn: {Hans Eysenck}, {H. J. Eysenck}, {Hans ...
Eysenck Personality Inventory
1: a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neurotici...
Ezechiel
1: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC [syn: {Ezekiel}] 2: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their...
ezed
1: the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" [syn: {Z}, {zee}, {zed}, {izzard}]
Ezekias
1: (Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC) [syn: {Hezekiah}]
Ezekiel
1: a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC [syn: {Ezechiel}] 2: an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and thei...
Ezo
1: the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu [syn: {Hokkaido}, {Yezo}]
ezo-yama-hagi
1: Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed [syn: {bicolor lespediza}, {Lespedeza bicolor}]
Ezra
1: a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem 2: an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish...
Ezra Cornell
1: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: {Cornell}]
Ezra Loomis Pound
1: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: {Pound}, {Ezra Pound}]
Ezra Pound
1: United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) [syn: {Pound}, {Ezra Loomis Pound}]
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