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entresol |
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intermediate floor just above the ground floor |
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eyeglass |
Noun
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lens for correcting defective vision in one eye |
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embouchure |
Noun
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the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly |
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earth-closet |
Noun
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a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate |
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essence |
Noun
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a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor |
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essence |
Noun
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
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essence |
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the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
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essence |
Noun
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any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted |
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electric eye |
Noun
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a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations |
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eardrop |
Noun
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an earring with a pendant ornament |
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ewer |
Noun
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an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring |
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epicyclic gear |
Noun
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an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
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excavator |
Noun
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a machine for excavating |
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excavator |
Noun
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a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying |
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electrostatic precipitator |
Noun
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removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation |
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ethical drug |
Noun
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a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist |
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embrasure |
Noun
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an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through |
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electrical relay |
Noun
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electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
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embossment |
Noun
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sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background |
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embossment |
Noun
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an impression produced by pressure or printing |
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eating house |
Noun
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a building where people go to eat |
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eating place |
Noun
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a building where people go to eat |
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eatery |
Noun
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a building where people go to eat |
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electronic scanner |
Noun
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a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition |
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elastic band |
Noun
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a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together |
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escape valve |
Noun
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a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler) |
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escape cock |
Noun
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a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler) |
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embroidery stitch |
Noun
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a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather |
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episode |
Noun
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film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie |
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episode |
Noun
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a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series |
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episode |
Noun
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a part of a broadcast serial |
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episode |
Noun
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a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events |
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escritoire |
Noun
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a desk used for writing |
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electric shaver |
Noun
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a razor powered by an electric motor |
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electric razor |
Noun
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a razor powered by an electric motor |
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electrical shunt |
Noun
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a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current |
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expansion slot |
Noun
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(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board |
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easy lay |
Noun
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street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate |
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echo sounder |
Noun
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a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return |
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echogram |
Noun
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an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography, reflections of high-frequency sound waves |
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eyeglasses |
Noun
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optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
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electric-arc furnace |
Noun
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an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel |
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entrepot |
Noun
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a depository for goods |
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entrepot |
Noun
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a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties |
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electric switch |
Noun
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control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
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electrical switch |
Noun
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control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
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empennage |
Noun
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the rear control assembly of an aircraft |
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embroidery frame |
Noun
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a frame made of two hoops |
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embroidery hoop |
Noun
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a frame made of two hoops |
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ethylene tetrachloride |
Noun
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anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes |