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enter intoTo become legally committed to.Rate it:
enter intoTo engage in a formal or informal process.Rate it:
enter intoTo be relevant; to be a contributing factor.Rate it:
epsom saltshydrated magnesium sulphateRate it:
equal marriageUsed other than as an idiom: see equal, marriage.Rate it:
equal marriageMarriage equality; the acceptance of same-sex as well as heterosexual marriages.Rate it:
equal to the taskcompetent or capable of performing a certain role or handling a situationRate it:
Erin go braghIreland forever.Rate it:
err on the side ofTo behave in a manner which favours or which is biassed toward.Rate it:
err on the side of cautionTo act in the least risky manner in a situation where one is uncertain about the consequences.Rate it:
ESADeat shit and dieRate it:
esagerazioneexaggerationRate it:
esagerazionea bit muchRate it:
esagerazioneMore than is reasonable; a bit too much.Rate it:
escape fireA fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.Rate it:
escape fireAn unconventional or counter intuitive solution to a difficult problem.Rate it:
escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:
esprit de corpsA shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.Rate it:
estate agentproperty sellerRate it:
esthetically challengedOf a person, ugly.Rate it:
et alAlternative form of et al.Rate it:
et al.And others; to complete a list, especially of people, as authors of a published work.Rate it:
et aliaAnd others; used of things; neuter pluralRate it:
et aliaeAnd others; used of women or girls; feminine plural.Rate it:
et alibiand elsewhere; used to terminate lists of passages in a textRate it:
et aliiAnd others; used of men or boys, or groups of mixed gender; masculine pluralRate it:
et aliosAnd others; used of people, unless exclusively of female genderRate it:
et ceteraand so onRate it:
et ceteræAlternative form of et ceteraRate it:
et hoc genus omneAnd all this kind.Rate it:
et id genus omneAnd everything of that sort.Rate it:
et seq.And that which follows.Rate it:
et seqq.Abbreviation of et sequentia; and those which follow.Rate it:
et tu, Brute"You too, Brutus" or "even you, Brutus"; expression of recognition of betrayal.Rate it:
et uxor"and the wife" or "and his wife". It is often used in the context of a legal document to include a man's wife in whatever obligation, ownership, etc. the document spells out.Rate it:
etc.And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.Rate it:
etceteraAlternative form of et ceteraRate it:
eternal sleep(mythology, fiction, fantasy) A magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion, (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess from Sleeping Beauty.Rate it:
eternal sleepDeathRate it:
eternal triangleA relationship involving three persons (usually two women and one man or two men and one woman) among whom there are conflicting and competing attachments of a romantic or emotional nature.Rate it:
ethically challengedunethical; dishonestRate it:
eureka momentThe moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.Rate it:
EuropeRate it:
EuropeThe portion of Eurasia west of the Urals, traditionally considered a continent in its own right, located north of Africa, west of Asia and east of the Atlantic Ocean.Rate it:
EuropeA political entity; the European Union.Rate it:
EuropeContinental Europe, typically the western portion, and excluding the island nations or the larger Mediterranean islands.Rate it:
EuropeInternational club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.Rate it:
evel knievel1. An equivalent of Evel Kievel. 2. A daredevil. 3. A reckless showboating driver.Rate it:
even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a whileBeing right once doesn't prove anythingRate it:
even handedimpartialRate it:

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