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1: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" [syn: {consumption}, {usance}, {use}, {use of goods and servic...

1: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment [syn: {depression}, {slump}]

1: an expert in the science of economics [syn: {economist}]

1: the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities

1: the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials

1: steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)

1: mobilization of the economy [syn: {economic mobilization}]

1: mobilization of the economy [syn: {economic mobilisation}]

1: a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues

1: any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth

1: the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions [syn: {rent}]

1: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management [syn: {economics}, {political economy}]

1: punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party"

1: the system of production and distribution and consumption [syn: {economy}]

1: (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)

1: the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" [syn: {value}]

1: using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" [syn: {economic}] 2:...

1: with respect to economic science; "economically this proposal makes no sense" 2: with respect to the economic system; "economically the country is worse off"

1: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management [syn: {economic science}, {political economy}]

1: the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics [syn: {department of economics}]

1: the body of professional economists

1: spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" [syn: {save}, {economize}] 2: use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my s...

1: a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste [syn: {economizer}]

1: an expert in the science of economics [syn: {economic expert}]

1: use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" [syn: {conserve}, {husband}, {economise}] [ant: {waste}] 2: spend sparingly, avo...

1: a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste [syn: {economiser}]

1: the system of production and distribution and consumption [syn: {economic system}] 2: the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort" 3: frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the...

1: the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production

1: a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions [syn: {Economic and Social Council}]

1: a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations [syn: {Economic and Social Council commission}]

1: a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

1: violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists [syn: {ecological terrorism}, {eco-warfare}, {ecological warfare}]

1: tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature

1: an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores" [syn: {exclamation}]

1: tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly [syn: {crayfish}, {crawfish}, {crawdad}] 2: small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America [syn: {Old World crayfish}]

1: a very light brown [syn: {beige}]

1: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens [syn: {rapture}, {transport}, {exaltation}, {raptus}] 2: a state of elated bl...

1: feeling great rapture or delight [syn: {enraptured}, {rapturous}, {rhapsodic}]

1: a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances [syn: {religious trance}]

1: in an ecstatic manner; "he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa" [syn: {rapturously}, {rhapsodically}]

1: the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma [syn: {electroconvulsive therapy}, {electroshock}, {electroshock therapy}]

1: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: {ectasis}]

1: dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: {ectasia}]

1: the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue [syn: {ectoderm}, {exoderm}]

1: the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue [syn: {exoderm}, {ectoblast}]

1: of or relating to the ectoderm [syn: {ectodermic}]

1: of or relating to the ectoderm [syn: {ectodermal}]

1: a person with a thin non-muscular body

1: having a lightly-muscled build with long limbs [ant: {endomorphic}, {mesomorphic}]

1: slender, weak, and lightweight [syn: {asthenic type}]

1: any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectozoan}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}]

1: abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)

1: exhibiting ectopia

1: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {ectopic pregnancy}, {extrauterine pregnancy}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis}, {metacyesis}]

1: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus [syn: {extrauterine pregnancy}, {ectopic gestation}, {extrauterine gestation}, {eccyesis}, {metacyesis}]

1: a genus of Columbidae [syn: {genus Ectopistes}]

1: gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct [syn: {passenger pigeon}]

1: (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance 2: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

1: sessile mosslike aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles

1: coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa [syn: {phylum Ectoprocta}]

1: an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals [syn: {poikilotherm}]

1: of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment [syn: {poikilothermic}, {poikilothermous}, {heterothermic}]

{ectozoan}

1: of or relating to epizoa [syn: {epizoan}] n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoon}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}] [also: {ectozoa} (pl)]

1: any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite}, {ectozoan}, {epizoan}, {epizoon}]

1: congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes

1: a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes [syn: {Republic of Ecuador}]

1: a native or inhabitant of Ecuador [syn: {Ecuadorian}]

1: monetary unit in Ecuador

1: of or relating to or characteristic of Ecuador or its people; "Ecuadorian folklore" n : a native or inhabitant of Ecuador [syn: {Ecuadoran}]

1: concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: {oecumenic}, {ecumenical}, {oecumenical}]

1: concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement" [syn: {ecumenic}, {oecumenic}, {oecumenical}] 2: of worldwide s...

1: a movement (especially among Protestant denominations) aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity 2: a movement among Pro...

1: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: {ecumenis...

1: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: {ecumenis...

1: (Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity [syn: {ecumenic...

1: generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages

1: eczema characterized by a feverish condition and widespread eruption of vesicles; most common in children

1: eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines [syn: {lichtenoid eczema}, {chronic eczema}]

1: fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) [syn: {tinea cruris}, {jock itch}]

1: a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles [syn: {Kaposi's varicelliform eruption}]

1: impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis [syn: {erectile dysfunction}, {male erecticle dysfunction}]

1: United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974) [syn: {Sullivan}, {Edward Vincent Sullivan}]

1: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: {esurient}, {rapacious}, {ravening}, {ravenous}, {voraciou...

1: excessive desire to eat [syn: {esurience}, {ravenousness}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}] 2: extreme gluttony [syn: {esurience}, {rapaciousness}, {rapacity}, {voracity}, {voraciousness}]

1: mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering

1: a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria [syn: {family Edaphosauridae}]

1: heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic

1: a doctor's degree in education [syn: {Doctor of Education}, {DEd}]

1: tropical starchy tuberous root [syn: {taro}, {taro root}, {cocoyam}, {dasheen}] 2: either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological ...

1: the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973) [syn: {Rickenbacker}, {Edward Vernon Rickenbacker}]

{eddy}

1: English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944) [syn: {Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington}]

1: edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants [syn: {taro}, {cocoyam}, {dasheen}] [also: {eddoes} (pl)]

{eddo}

1: founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) [syn: {Mary Baker Eddy}, {Mary Morse Baker Eddy}] 2: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself...

1: Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945) [syn: {Merckx}]

1: diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema [syn: {ethacrynic acid}]

1: alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts [syn: {Leontopodium alpinum}]

1: swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue [syn: {oedema}, {hydrops}, {dropsy}] [also: {oedemata} (pl), {edemata} (pl)]

{edema}

1: swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid [syn: {dropsical}]

1: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: {paradise}, {nirvana}, {heaven}, {promised land}, {Shangri-la}] 2: a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when th...

1: having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: {edentate}, {edentulate}]

1: order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos [syn: {order Edentata}]

1: having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: {edental}, {edentulate}] n : primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America

1: having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: {edental}, {edentate}]

1: having lost teeth

1: United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903-) [syn: {Gertrude Ederle}, {Gertrude Caroline Ederle}]

1: the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

1: United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) [syn: {Guest}, {Edgar Guest}]

1: United States writer and poet (1809-1849) [syn: {Poe}]

1: English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) [syn: {Adrian}, {Baron Adrian}]

1: United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959) [syn: {Guest}, {Edgar Albert Guest}]

1: United States poet (1869-1950) [syn: {Masters}]

1: United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) [syn: {Burroughs}]

1: English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932) [syn: {Wallace}, {Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace}]

1: United States novelist (born in 1931) [syn: {Doctorow}, {E. L. Doctorow}]

1: United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965) [syn: {Varese}]

1: the boundary of a surface [syn: {border}] 2: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" 3: a line determining the limits of an area [syn...