Name Report For First Name ELLY:

ELLY

First name ELLY's origin is English. ELLY means "abbreviation of eleanor and ellen". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with ELLY below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of elly.(Brown names are of the same origin (English) with ELLY and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with ELLY - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming ELLY

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES ELLY AS A WHOLE:

skelly darrellyn ellyce ellyn kelly-anne nelly shelly donnelly kelly kennelly

NAMES RHYMING WITH ELLY (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (lly) - Names That Ends with lly:

dolly jilly kally lilly molly polly sally tilly billy connolly donnally nally rally reilly scully tally tully wally willy cully sully holly cally

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ly) - Names That Ends with ly:

moly kim-ly bily wetherly aisly aracely beverly bly carly chaisly charly cicely cicily cymberly daly eily emily gormly joely karly keely lily marily nathaly neely ashly blakely bradly brocly bromly burly caly cranly crosly dunly ely farly farnly greely hagly hanly hawly hrapenly huntly huxly karoly kealy kenly kirkly laidly lawly lindly linly manly marly mihaly morly priestly stanly thornly townly waverly weatherly yardly zachely gedaly hurly sheply seely ridgely everly kaly cathly caitly kimberly tearly healy

NAMES RHYMING WITH ELLY (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (ell) - Names That Begins with ell:

ell ella ellaine ellard ellayne ellder elle ellecia ellee elleen ellen ellena ellene ellenweorc ellery ellesse ellette elli ellia ellice ellie elliemay ellinor elliot elliott ellis ellisha ellison elliston ellone ellwood

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (el) - Names That Begins with el:

el-marees el-nefous el-saraya elaina elaine elam elan elana elayna elayne elazar elazaro elbert elberta elberte elberti elbertina elbertine elbertyna elcie elda eldan elden elder eldon eldora eldoris eldred eldreda eldrian eldrick eldrid eldrida eldride eldridge eldur eldwin eldwyn eleadora eleanor eleanora eleazar electra eleena elefteria eleftherios elek elena elene eleni elenora eleonora eleonore eleora elepheteria eleta elethea elethia eleuia eleutherios elexa elfie elfreda elfrida elfried elfrieda elga elgin elgine

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH ELLY:

First Names which starts with 'e' and ends with 'y':

ebony eddy edwy eloy elroy elvey elvy emery emmy emory enapay eny estefany etney etty eustachy everley evony evoy

English Words Rhyming ELLY

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES ELLY AS A WHOLE:

bellynoun (n.) That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
 noun (n.) The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
 noun (n.) The womb.
 noun (n.) The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.
 noun (n.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
 verb (v. t.) To cause to swell out; to fill.
 verb (v. i.) To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.

bellyingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Belly

bellyachenoun (n.) Pain in the bowels; colic.

bellybandnoun (n.) A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
 noun (n.) A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.
 noun (n.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.

bellyboundadjective (a.) Costive; constipated.

bellycheatnoun (n.) An apron or covering for the front of the person.

bellycheernoun (n.) Good cheer; viands.
 verb (v. i.) To revel; to feast.

bellyfulnoun (n.) As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough.

fellynoun (n.) The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel, supported by the spokes.
 adverb (adv.) In a fell or cruel manner; fiercely; barbarously; savagely.

gellynoun (n.) Jelly.

gravellyadjective (a.) Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly soil.

gruellyadjective (a.) Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.

hazellyadjective (a.) Of the color of the hazelnut; of a light brown.

hellyadjective (a.) Hellish.

jellynoun (n.) Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous, translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.
 noun (n.) The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.
 verb (v. i.) To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of jelly.

jellyingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jelly

jellyfishnoun (n.) Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.

kernellyadjective (a.) Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.

rakehellyadjective (a.) Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish.

redbellynoun (n.) The char.

rossellyadjective (a.) Loose; light.

sawbellynoun (n.) The alewife.

schellynoun (n.) The powan.

shellyadjective (a.) Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell.

skellynoun (n.) A squint.
 verb (v. i.) To squint.

swagbellynoun (n.) A prominent, overhanging belly.
 noun (n.) Any large tumor developed in the abdomen, and neither fluctuating nor sonorous.

tinsellyadjective (a.) Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.
 adverb (adv.) In a showy and cheap manner.

whitebellynoun (n.) The American widgeon, or baldpate.
 noun (n.) The prairie chicken.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ELLY (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (lly) - English Words That Ends with lly:


allynoun (n.) See Alley, a marble or taw.
 verb (v. t.) To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with.
 verb (v. t.) To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
 verb (v.) A relative; a kinsman.
 verb (v.) One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
 verb (v.) Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
 verb (v.) Anything akin to another by structure, etc.

billynoun (n.) A club; esp., a policeman's club.
 noun (n.) A slubbing or roving machine.

bullynoun (n.) A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
 noun (n.) A brisk, dashing fellow.
 adjective (a.) Jovial and blustering; dashing.
 adjective (a.) Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse.
 verb (v. t.) To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.
 verb (v. i.) To act as a bully.
 verb (v.) Alt. of Bully beef

blollynoun (n.) A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West Indies (Pisonia obtusata) with smooth oval leaves and a hard, 10-ribbed fruit.
 noun (n.) The rubiaceous shrub Chicocca racemosa, of the same region.

capercallynoun (n.) A species of grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods.

causallynoun (n.) The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing.
 adverb (adv.) According to the order or series of causes; by tracing effects to causes.

cavallynoun (n.) A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast (Caranx hippos): -- called also horse crevalle. [See Illust. under Carangoid.]

chillyadjective (a.) Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering.

collynoun (n.) The black grime or soot of coal.
 noun (n.) A kind of dog. See Collie.
 verb (v. t.) To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime.

conjecturallynoun (n.) That which depends upon guess; guesswork.
 adverb (adv.) In a conjectural manner; by way of conjecture.

coollyadjective (a.) Coolish; cool.
 adverb (adv.) In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently.

cullynoun (n.) A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean dupe; a gull.
 noun (n.) To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive.

dillynoun (n.) A kind of stagecoach.

dollynoun (n.) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
 noun (n.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
 noun (n.) In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
 noun (n.) A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
 noun (n.) A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
 noun (n.) A child's mane for a doll.

dulwillynoun (n.) The ring plover.

fillynoun (n.) A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf. Colt, Foal.
 noun (n.) A lively, spirited young girl.

follynoun (n.) The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.
 noun (n.) A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.
 noun (n.) Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a woman, wantonness.
 noun (n.) The result of a foolish action or enterprise.

gallynoun (n.) See Galley, n., 4.
 adjective (a.) Like gall; bitter as gall.
 verb (v. t.) To frighten; to worry.

gentillyadjective (a.) In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly.

gillie gillynoun (n.) A boy or young man; a manservant; a male attendant, in the Scottish Highlands.

gullynoun (n.) A large knife.
 noun (n.) A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.
 noun (n.) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
 verb (v. t.) To wear into a gully or into gullies.
 verb (v. i.) To flow noisily.

hillyadjective (a.) Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country.
 adjective (a.) Lofty; as, hilly empire.

hollynoun (n.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.
 noun (n.) The holm oak. See 1st Holm.
 adverb (adv.) Wholly.

hullyadjective (a.) Having or containing hulls.

impartiallyadjective (a.) In an impartial manner.

imperiallynoun (n.) Imperial power.
 adverb (adv.) In an imperial manner.

jollyadjective (a.) A marine in the English navy.
 superlative (superl.) Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
 superlative (superl.) Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety.
 superlative (superl.) Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant.
 verb (v. t.) To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at.

loblollynoun (n.) Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.

mollynoun (n.) Same as Mollemoke.
 noun (n.) A pet or colloquial name for Mary.

quirboillynoun (n.) Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape. Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly used for armor.
 noun (n.) Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape. Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly used for armor.

piccadillynoun (n.) A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.

pollynoun (n.) A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot.

rallynoun (n.) The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
 noun (n.) A political mass meeting.
 noun (n.) Good-humored raillery.
 verb (v. t.) To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
 verb (v. i.) To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
 verb (v. i.) To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
 verb (v. i.) To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
 verb (v. t.) To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
 verb (v. i.) To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.

rascallyadjective (a.) Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; -- often in humorous disparagement, without implication of dishonesty.

shrillyadjective (a.) Somewhat shrill.
 adverb (adv.) In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.

sillynoun (n.) Happy; fortunate; blessed.
 noun (n.) Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.
 noun (n.) Weak; helpless; frail.
 noun (n.) Rustic; plain; simple; humble.
 noun (n.) Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.
 noun (n.) Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.

spritefullyadjective (a.) Alt. of Spritely

squallyadjective (a.) Abounding with squalls; disturbed often with sudden and violent gusts of wind; gusty; as, squally weather.
 adjective (a.) Interrupted by unproductive spots; -- said of a flied of turnips or grain.
 adjective (a.) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty; -- said of cloth.

stillyadjective (a.) Still; quiet; calm.
 adverb (adv.) In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly.

sullynoun (n.) Soil; tarnish; stain.
 verb (v. t.) To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation.
 verb (v. i.) To become soiled or tarnished.

tallynoun (n.) Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
 noun (n.) Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one kept in duplicate.
 noun (n.) One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.
 noun (n.) A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a tally in a game.
 noun (n.) A tally shop. See Tally shop, below.
 noun (n.) To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit.
 noun (n.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
 adjective (a.) Stoutly; with spirit.
 verb (v. i.) To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.
 verb (v. i.) To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game.

towillynoun (n.) The sanderling; -- so called from its cry.

trollynoun (n.) A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like.
 noun (n.) A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal.
 noun (n.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes.
 noun (n.) A truck which travels along the fixed conductors, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car.

twillynoun (n.) A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and devil. See Devil, n., 6, and Willy.

unsillyadjective (a.) See Unsely.

whallyadjective (a.) Having the iris of light color; -- said of horses.

wilfullynoun (n.) Alt. of Wilfulness

willynoun (n.) A large wicker basket.
 noun (n.) Same as 1st Willow, 2.

wittollyadjective (a.) Like a wittol; cuckoldly.

woollyadjective (a.) Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece.
 adjective (a.) Resembling wool; of the nature of wool.
 adjective (a.) Clothed with wool.
 adjective (a.) Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling wool.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ELLY (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (ell) - Words That Begins with ell:


ellnoun (n.) A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.
 noun (n.) See L.

ellachicknoun (n.) A fresh-water tortoise (Chelopus marmoratus) of California; -- used as food.

ellagicadjective (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid.

elleborenoun (n.) Hellebore.

elleborinnoun (n.) See Helleborin.

ellecknoun (n.) The red gurnard or cuckoo fish.

ellipsenoun (n.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus.
 noun (n.) Omission. See Ellipsis.
 noun (n.) The elliptical orbit of a planet.

ellipsisnoun (n.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.
 noun (n.) An ellipse.

ellipsographnoun (n.) An instrument for describing ellipses; -- called also trammel.

ellipsoidnoun (n.) A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles. See Conoid, n., 2 (a).
 adjective (a.) Alt. of Ellipsoidal

ellipsoidaladjective (a.) Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or ellipsoidal form.

ellipticadjective (a.) Alt. of Elliptical

ellipticaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.
 adjective (a.) Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.

ellipticitynoun (n.) Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is /.

elliptographnoun (n.) Same as Ellipsograph.

ellwandnoun (n.) Formerly, a measuring rod an ell long.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH ELLY:

English Words which starts with 'e' and ends with 'y':

earthlyadjective (a.) Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual; carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers; earthly praise.
 adjective (a.) Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable.
 adjective (a.) Made of earth; earthy.
 adverb (adv.) In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly.

earthyadjective (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal.
 adjective (a.) Gross; low; unrefined.
 adjective (a.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.

easterlyadjective (a.) Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind.
 adjective (a.) Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.
 adverb (adv.) Toward, or in the direction of, the east.

ebonynoun (n.) A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.
 adjective (a.) Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance.

ebrietynoun (n.) Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors; inebriety.

ebriositynoun (n.) Addiction to drink; habitual drunkenness.

ebulliencynoun (n.) A boiling up or over; effervescence.

eccentricitynoun (n.) The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.
 noun (n.) The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis.
 noun (n.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit.
 noun (n.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw.

ecclesiologynoun (n.) The science or theory of church building and decoration.

echometrynoun (n.) The art of measuring the duration of sounds or echoes.
 noun (n.) The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes.

eclampsynoun (n.) Same as Eclampsia.

economynoun (n.) The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and government of household matters; especially as they concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy.
 noun (n.) Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs of a state or of any establishment kept up by production and consumption; esp., such management as directly concerns wealth; as, political economy.
 noun (n.) The system of rules and regulations by which anything is managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and economical adaptation in the author, whether human or divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy of a poem; the Jewish economy.
 noun (n.) Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony.

ecstasynoun (n.) The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects, is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries.
 noun (n.) Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture; enthusiastic delight.
 noun (n.) Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive grief of anxiety; insanity; madness.
 noun (n.) A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected.
 verb (v. t.) To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm.

ectopynoun (n.) Same as Ectopia.

ectypographynoun (n.) A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

edacitynoun (n.) Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity.

eddynoun (n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
 noun (n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
 verb (v. i.) To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
 verb (v. t.) To collect as into an eddy.

edgyadjective (a.) Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.
 adjective (a.) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.

edibilitynoun (n.) Suitableness for being eaten; edibleness.

edificatoryadjective (a.) Tending to edification.

educabilitynoun (n.) Capability of being educated.

eeryadjective (a.) Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts; wild; weird; as, eerie stories.
 adjective (a.) Affected with fear; affrighted.

effeminacynoun (n.) Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men.

effervescencynoun (n.) A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as, the effervescence of a carbonate with citric acid.

efficacitynoun (n.) Efficacy.

efficacynoun (n.) Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer.

efficiencynoun (n.) The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or effects; efficient power; effectual agency.
 noun (n.) The ratio of useful work to energy expended.

effigynoun (n.) The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits.

efflorescencynoun (n.) The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence.

effluencynoun (n.) Effluence.

effronterynoun (n.) Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness; shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.

effumabilitynoun (n.) The capability of flying off in fumes or vapor.

egalitynoun (n.) Equality.

eggerynoun (n.) A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs.

egoitynoun (n.) Personality.

egophonynoun (n.) The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion.

egrimonynoun (n.) Sorrow.
  () The herb agrimony.

egyptologynoun (n.) The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.

eightynoun (n.) The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.
 noun (n.) A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.
 adjective (a.) Eight times ten; fourscore.

ejaculatoryadjective (a.) Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject; as, ejaculatory vessels.
 adjective (a.) Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as, an ejaculatory prayer or petition.
 adjective (a.) Sudden; hasty.

elaboratorynoun (n.) A laboratory.
 adjective (a.) Tending to elaborate.

elasticitynoun (n.) The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness; tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity of the air.
 noun (n.) Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork.

elaterynoun (n.) Acting force; elasticity.

elderlyadjective (a.) Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.

electarynoun (n.) See Electuary.

electoralitynoun (n.) The territory or dignity of an elector; electorate.

electricitynoun (n.) A power in nature, a manifestation of energy, exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a circuit movement, the fact of direction in which involves polarity, or opposition of properties in opposite directions; also, by attraction for many substances, by a law involving attraction between surfaces of unlike polarity, and repulsion between those of like; by exhibiting accumulated polar tension when the circuit is broken; and by producing heat, light, concussion, and often chemical changes when the circuit passes between the poles or through any imperfectly conducting substance or space. It is generally brought into action by any disturbance of molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical, or mechanical, cause.
 noun (n.) The science which unfolds the phenomena and laws of electricity; electrical science.
 noun (n.) Fig.: Electrifying energy or characteristic.

electrogenynoun (n.) A term sometimes applied to the effects (tetanus) produced in the muscles of the limbs, when a current of electricity is passed along the spinal cord or nerves.

electrologynoun (n.) That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena of electricity and its properties.

elextrometrynoun (n.) The art or process of making electrical measurements.

electropathynoun (n.) The treatment of disease by electricity.

electrotypynoun (n.) The process of producing electrotype plates. See Note under Electrotype, n.

electuarynoun (n.) A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under Confection.

eleemosynarynoun (n.) One who subsists on charity; a dependent.
 adjective (a.) Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.
 adjective (a.) Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as, eleemosynary assistance.
 adjective (a.) Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.

elegancynoun (n.) The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc.
 noun (n.) That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive.

elegynoun (n.) A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of lamentation.

elementalitynoun (n.) The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed.

elementaritynoun (n.) Elementariness.

elementaryadjective (a.) Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
 adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
 adjective (a.) Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire.

elephansynoun (n.) Elephantiasis.

elevatorynoun (n.) See Elevator, n. (e).
 adjective (a.) Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces.

eligibilitynoun (n.) The quality of being eligible; eligibleness; as, the eligibility of a candidate; the eligibility of an offer of marriage.

elmyadjective (a.) Abounding with elms.

elocutionaryadjective (a.) Pertaining to elocution.

elogynoun (n.) The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.

elucidatoryadjective (a.) Tending to elucidate; elucidative.

elusoryadjective (a.) Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive.

emanatoryadjective (a.) Emanative; of the nature of an emanation.

emancipatoryadjective (a.) Pertaining to emancipation, or tending to effect emancipation.

emasculatoryadjective (a.) Serving or tending to emasculate.

embassadrynoun (n.) Embassy.

embassynoun (n.) The public function of an ambassador; the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning state affairs; hence, any solemn message.
 noun (n.) The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the ambassador and his suite; envoys.
 noun (n.) The residence or office of an ambassador.

emblazonrynoun (n.) The act or art of an emblazoner; heraldic or ornamental decoration, as pictures or figures on shields, standards, etc.; emblazonment.

embolynoun (n.) Embolic invagination. See under Invagination.

embracerynoun (n.) An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or other improper inducements.

embroiderynoun (n.) Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.; also, the art of embroidering.
 noun (n.) Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures and colors; variegated decoration.

embryogenynoun (n.) The production and development of an embryo.

embryogonynoun (n.) The formation of an embryo.

embryographynoun (n.) The general description of embryos.

embryologynoun (n.) The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage.

embryonaryadjective (a.) Embryonic.

embryotomynoun (n.) The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal.

emendatoryadjective (a.) Pertaining to emendation; corrective.

emergencynoun (n.) Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion.
 noun (n.) An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.

emerynoun (n.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum.

emictorynoun (a. & n.) Diuretic.

eminencynoun (n.) State of being eminent; eminence.

emissarynoun (n.) An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter.
 adjective (a.) Exploring; spying.
 adjective (a.) Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium through apertures in its walls.

emissivitynoun (n.) Tendency to emission; comparative facility of emission, or rate at which emission takes place, as of heat from the surface of a heated body.
 noun (n.) Tendency to emission; comparative facility of emission, or rate at which emission takes place;
 noun (n.) the rate of emission of heat from a bounding surface per degree of temperature difference between the surface and surrounding substances (called by Fourier external conductivity).

emissoryadjective (a.) Same as Emissary, a., 2.

emmetropynoun (n.) Same as Emmetropia.

emotivitynoun (n.) Emotiveness.

emperynoun (n.) Empire; sovereignty; dominion.

emphyteuticarynoun (n.) One who holds lands by emphyteusis.

employnoun (n.) That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular service or business; employment.
 verb (v. t.) To inclose; to infold.
 verb (v. t.) To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies.
 verb (v. t.) To occupy; as, to employ time in study.
 verb (v. t.) To have or keep at work; to give employment or occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest; as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy.

emptynoun (n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."
 superlative (superl.) Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.
 superlative (superl.) Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.
 superlative (superl.) Having nothing to carry; unburdened.
 superlative (superl.) Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.
 superlative (superl.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.
 superlative (superl.) Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.
 superlative (superl.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.
 superlative (superl.) Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.
 verb (v. t.) To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.
 verb (v. i.) To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.
 verb (v. i.) To become empty.

emulatoryadjective (a.) Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry.

emunctorynoun (n.) Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.

enantiopathynoun (n.) An opposite passion or affection.
 noun (n.) Allopathy; -- a term used by followers of Hahnemann, or homeopathists.

encephalologynoun (n.) The science which treats of the brain, its structure and functions.