Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E

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Egg (v. t.) 用蛋黃（或蛋白）調拌；【口】向……擲雞蛋 To urge on; to instigate; to incite.

Adam and Eve he egged to ill. -- Piers Plowman.

[She] did egg him on to tell How fair she was. -- Warner.

Egg (n.) Animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds.

Egg (n.) Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food [syn: {egg}, {eggs}].

Egg (n.) One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}].

Egg (v.) Throw eggs at.

Egg (v.) Coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel".

Egg (n.) (Heb. beytsah, "whiteness"). Eggs deserted (Isa. 10:14), of a bird (Deut. 22:6), an ostrich (Job 39:14), the cockatrice (Isa. 59:5). In Luke 11:12, an egg is contrasted with a scorpion, which is said to be very like an egg in its appearance, so much so as to be with difficulty at times distinguished from it. In Job 6:6 ("the white of an egg") the word for egg (hallamuth') occurs nowhere else. It has been translated "purslain" (R.V. marg.), and the whole phrase "purslain-broth", i.e., broth made of that herb, proverbial for its insipidity; and hence an insipid discourse. Job applies this expression to the speech of Eliphaz as being insipid and dull. But the common rendering, "the white of an egg", may be satisfactorily maintained.

EGG, () Elektronischer Geschaeftsverkehr-Gesetz Germany.

Egg (n.) The binary code that is the payload for buffer overflow and format string attacks. Typically, an egg written in assembly and designed to enable remote access or escalate privileges from an ordinary user account to administrator level when it hatches. Also known as shellcode.

The name comes from a particular buffer-overflow exploit that was co-written by a cracker named eggplant. The variable name ?egg? was used to store the payload. The usage spread from people who saw and analyzed the code.

Egg, () (Heb. beytsah, "whiteness"). Eggs deserted (Isa. 10:14), of a bird (Deut. 22:6), an ostrich (Job 39:14), the cockatrice (Isa. 59:5). In Luke 11:12, an egg is contrasted with a scorpion, which is said to be very like an egg in its appearance, so much so as to be with difficulty at times distinguished from it. In Job 6:6 ("the white of an egg") the word for egg (hallamuth') occurs nowhere else. It has been translated "purslain" (R.V. marg.), and the whole phrase "purslain-broth", i.e., broth made of that herb, proverbial for its insipidity; and hence an insipid discourse. Job applies this expression to the speech of Eliphaz as being insipid and dull. But the common rendering, "the white of an egg", may be satisfactorily maintained.

Eggar (n.) (Zool.) Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar ({L.+roboris"> Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar ({L. roboris) of Europe. Egg beater

Eggar (n.) 枯葉蛾（其繭為卵形） Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons [syn: eggar, egger].

Egg-bird (n.) (Zool.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern ({Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris.

Egg-cup (n.) A cup used for holding an egg, at table.

Eggement (n.) Instigation; incitement. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Egger (n.) 收集雞蛋者；其幼蟲有害於葉子之蛾類 One who gathers eggs; an eggler.

Egger (n.) One who eggs or incites.

Egger (n.) Moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons [syn: eggar, egger].

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

Egg-glass (n.) A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.

Egghot (n.) A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale. -- Lamb.

Eggler (n.) One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.

Compare: Nog

Nog (v. t.) [From 2d Nog.] To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.

Nog (v. t.) (Shipbuilding) To fasten, as shores, with treenails.

Nog (n.) [Abbrev. fr. noggin.] A noggin.

Nog (n.) [Abbrev. fr. noggin.] A kind of strong ale. -- Halliwell.

Nog (n.) [Abbrev. fr. noggin.] Eggnog.

Egg nog (n.) 蛋酒 A drink make from eggs beaten with milk, cream, and sugar, often spiked with rum or other alcoholic liquor, and sometimes seasoned with cinnamon; usually spelled eggnog. It is a traditional drink served at social gatherings during the Christmas season.

Nog (n.) [Etymol. uncertain.] A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.

Nog (n.) One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.

Nog (n.) (Shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.

Nog (n.) A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: peg, nog].

Nog (n.) A wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it.

Eggnog (n.) A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits. Eggplant

Eggnog (n.) A punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor.

Eggplant (n.) (Bot.) 茄子 A plant ({Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a vegetable.

Syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena.

Eggplant (n.) The fruit of the eggplant [1].

Eggplant (n.) Egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow [syn: eggplant, aubergine, mad apple].

Eggplant (n.) Hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg, mad apple, Solanum melongena].

Egg-shaped (a.) Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.

Syn: elliptic, elliptical, oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate.

Egg-shaped (a.) Rounded like an egg [syn: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate].

Eggshell (n.) 蛋殼 The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.

Eggshell (n.) (Zool.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.

Eggshell (a.) Of a pale, yellowish-white color; as, an eggshell ceiling and light green walls.

Eggshell (a.) (Architecture) Having a smooth but not glossy texture like that of a hen's egg; as, a latex paint giving an eggshell finish. Also referred to as matte glaze or non-lustrous glaze.

Eggshell (n.) The exterior covering of a bird's egg [syn: shell, eggshell].

Egg squash () A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit.

Eghen (n. pl.) Eyes. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.

Egilopical (a.) (Med.) Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an aegilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye.

Compare: Aegilops

Aegilops (n.) (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye. [Written also egilops] AS

Aegilops (n.) (Bot.) 山羊草屬 The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. -- Crabb.

Aegilops (n.) (Bot.) [Capitalized] A genus of plants, called also hardgrass. [Written also egilops]

Aegilops (n.) Goat grass [syn: Aegilops, genus Aegilops].

Egilops (n.) See Aegilops. Eglandulose

Eglandulose (a.) Alt. of Eglandulous

Eglandulous (a.) Destitute of glands.

Eglantine (n.) (Bot.) A species of rose ({Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors.

Eglantine (n.) (Bot.) The sweetbrier ({R. rubiginosa).

Note: Milton, in the following lines, has applied the name to some twining plant, perhaps the honeysuckle.

Through the sweetbrier, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine. -- L'Allegro, 47.

"In our early writers and in Gerarde and the herbalists, it was a shrub with white flowers." -- Dr. Prior.

Eglantine (n.) Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips [syn: sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, eglantine, Rosa eglanteria].

Eglatere (n.) Eglantine. [Obs. or R.] [Written also eglantere.] -- Tennyson.

Egling (n.) (Zool.) The European perch when two years old. [Prov. Eng.]

Eglomerate (v. t.) To unwind, as a thread from a ball. [R.]

Ego (n.) (pl. Egos) The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought ; the subject consciously considered as "I" by a person; -- opposed to non-ego.

Ego (n.) (Psychoanalysis) That one of the three parts of a person's psychic apparatus that mediates consciously between the drives of the id and the realities of the external physical and social environment, by integrating perceptions of the external world and organizing the reactions to it. Contrasted with the id and superego.

Ego (n.) Egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much ego.

Ego (n.) Self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego.

Ego (n.) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others [syn: ego, egotism, self-importance].

Ego (n.) Your consciousness of your own identity [syn: self, ego].

Ego (n.) (Psychoanalysis) The conscious mind.

EGO, () Enterprsie Grid Orchestrator

EGO. I, myself. This term is used in forming genealogical tables, to represent the person who is the object of inquiry.

Egoical (a.) Pertaining to egoism. [R.]

Egoism (n.) (Philos.) The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for.

Egoism (n.) [U] 自我本位，利己主義；自負，自大 Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; -- opposed to altruism.

Egoism (n.) (Ethics) The theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality.

Egoism (n.) Concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness] [ant: altruism, selflessness].

Egoist (n.) 利己主義者；自我中心者；自負的人 One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self.

I, dullard egoist, taking no special recognition of such nobleness. -- Carlyle.

Egoist (n.) (Philos.) A believer in egoism. Egoistic

Egoist (n.) A conceited and self-centered person [syn: egotist, egoist, swellhead].

Egoist (n.) A self-centered person with little regard for others [syn: egocentric, egoist].

Egoistic (a.) Alt. of Egoistical

Egoistical (a.) 利己的；自我本位的 Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving.

Ill-natured feeling, or egoistic pleasure in making men miserable. -- G. Eliot.

Egoistic (a.) Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs [syn: egoistic, egoistical, egocentric, self-centered, self-centred] [ant: altruistic, selfless].

Egoistically (adv.) 自私地，以自我為中心地 In an egoistic manner.

Egoity (n.) Personality. [R.] -- Swift.

Egomism (n.) Egoism. [R.] -- A. Baxter.

Egophonic (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, egophony.

Egophony (n.) (Med.) 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.

Egotheism (n.) The deification of self. [R.]

Egotism (n.) 自負；自我中心；自私 The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or parading one's own doings. The word is also used in the sense of egoism.

His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with himself. -- Hazlitt.

Syn: Egotism, Self-conceit, Vanity, Egoism. Self-conceit is an overweening opinion of one's talents, capacity, attractions, etc.; egotism is the acting out of self-conceit, or self-importance, in words and exterior conduct; vanity is inflation of mind arising from the idea of being thought highly of by others. It shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of others. Egoism is a state in which the feelings are concentrated on one's self. Its expression is egotism.

Egotism (n.) An exaggerated opinion of your own importance [syn: egotism, self-importance, swelled head].

Egotism (n.) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others [syn: ego, egotism, self-importance].

Egotist (n.) One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs. Egotistic

Egotist (n.) A conceited and self-centered person [syn: egotist, egoist, swellhead].

Egotist (n.) A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

Megaceph, chosen to serve the State In the halls of legislative debate, One day with all his credentials came To the capitol's door and announced his name. The doorkeeper looked, with a comical twist Of the face, at the eminent egotist, And said: "Go away, for we settle here All manner of questions, knotty and queer, And we cannot have, when the speaker demands To be told how every member stands, A man who to all things under the sky Assents by eternally voting 'I'."

Egotistic (a.) Alt. of Egotistical

Egotistical (a.) Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism ; having an exaggerated view of one's own importance or good qualities.

Syn: egotistic; narcissistic; self-loving; conceited; vain; self-important; opinionated.

Egotistic (a.) Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance [syn: egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving].

Egotistic (a.) Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self- conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" [syn: conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain].

Egotistically (adv.) With egotism.

Egotistically (adv.) In an egotistical manner; "he behaved egotistically" [syn: egotistically, selfishly] [ant: unselfishly].

Egotized (imp. & p. p.) of Egotize

Egotizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Egotize

Egotize (v. i.) To talk or write as an egotist. -- Cowper.

Egranulose (a.) (Bot.) Having no granules, as chlorophyll in certain conditions. -- R. Brown.

Compare: Eger

Eger, Egre, (a.) [See Eager.] Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.]

The egre words of thy friend. -- Chaucer.

Egre (a. & n.) See Eager, and Eagre. [Obs.]

Egregious (a.) Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake.

The egregious impudence of this fellow. -- Bp. Hall.

His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be neglected. -- Milton.

Egregious (a.) Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" [syn: crying(a), egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank].

Egregiously (adv.) Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated.

Egregiousness (n.) The state of being egregious.

Egremoin (n.) Agrimony ({Agrimonia Eupatoria). [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Egress (n.) 外出；出路；【天】終切 The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure.

Embarred from all egress and regress. -- Holland.

Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress. -- Milton.

Egress (n.) (Astron.) The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit.

Egress (v. i.) To go out; to depart; to leave.

Egress (n.) (Astronomy) The reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse [syn: egress, emersion] [ant: immersion, ingress].

Egress (n.) The becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins" [syn: emergence, egress, issue].

Egress (n.) The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: egress, egression, emergence].

Egress (v.) Come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves" [syn: issue, emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress].

Egression (n.) The act of going; egress. [R.] -- B. Jonson

Egression (n.) The act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent [syn: egress, egression, emergence].

Egressor (n.) One who goes out. [R.]

Egret (n.) (Zool.) 白鷺；白鷺羽毛 The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea egretta syn. Herodias egretta); the great egret ({Ardea alba); the little egret ({Ardea garzetta}), of Europe; and the American snowy egret ({Ardea candidissima).

A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. -- G. W. Cable.

Egret (n.) A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.

Egret (n.) (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.

Egret (n.) (Zool.) A kind of ape.

Egret (n.) Any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season.

Egrette (n.) Same as Egret, n., 2.

Egretta (n.) 白鷺屬 Small Old and New World herons [syn: Egretta, genus Egretta].

Compare: Heron

Heron (n.)【鳥】鷺，蒼鷺 [C] A large bird with a long neck and long legs, that lives near water.

Egretta thula (n.) 雪鷺 Small New World egret [syn: snowy egret, snowy heron, Egretta thula].

Egrimony () (Bot.) The herb agrimony. [Obs.]

Egrimony (n.) Sorrow. [Obs.]

Egriot (n.) A kind of sour cherry. -- Bacon.

Egritude (n.) Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.

Egypt (n.) 埃及，阿拉伯埃及共和國（阿拉伯語：جمهوريّة مصرالعربيّة／發音（說明·資訊）），簡稱埃及，是東北非洲人口最多的國家，面積為1,001,450平方公里，人口已超過9,000萬。原存在於當地的古埃及是世界文明古國之一。自公元前332年被滅國後，古埃及文明和文化知識也被消滅而沒有被傳承下來。二戰後，埃及於1953年由阿拉伯人建立共和國，地理上該國地跨二洲即亞洲和非洲，西奈半島位於西南亞（西亞），而該國大部分國土位於北非地區。伊斯蘭教為國教。埃及人大部分信仰伊斯蘭教遜尼派，最大的宗教少數派為科普特正教。另外還有基督教其他教派和伊斯蘭教什葉派；官方語言為阿拉伯語，通用英語和法語。 Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the Red Sea to the east and south, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, and across from the Sinai Peninsula lies Saudi Arabia, although Jordan and Saudi Arabia do not share a land border with Egypt.

Egypt has one of the longest histories of any modern country, emerging as one of the world's first nation states in the tenth millennium BC. [15] Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt experienced some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. Iconic monuments such as the Giza Necropolis and its Great Sphinx, as well the ruins of Memphis, Thebes, Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings, reflect this legacy and remain a significant focus of archaeological study and popular interest worldwide. Egypt's rich cultural heritage is an integral part of its national identity, which has endured, and at times assimilated, various foreign influences, including Greek, Persian, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and European. One of the earliest centres of Christianity, Egypt was Islamised in the seventh century and remains a predominantly Muslim country, albeit with a significant number of Christians.

With over 92 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab world, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fifteenth-most populous in the world. The great majority of its people live near the banks of the Nile River, an area of about 40,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi), where the only arable land is found. The large regions of the Sahara desert, which constitute most of Egypt's territory, are sparsely inhabited. About half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with most spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.

Modern Egypt is considered to be a regional and middle power, with significant cultural, political, and military influence in North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world. [16] Egypt's economy is one of the largest and most diversified in the Middle East, and is projected to become one of the largest in the 21st century. Egypt is a member of the United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, Arab League, African Union, and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Egypt (n.) A country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.

Syn: United Arab Republic.

Egypt (n.) A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic].

Egypt (n.) An ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament [syn: Egyptian Empire, Egypt].

Egyptian (n.) 埃及人；古代埃及語 A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the Egyptian language.

Egyptian (n.) A gypsy. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Egyptian (a.) 埃及的 Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.

Egyptian bean. (Bot.) 扁豆 The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium speciosum), somewhat resembling the water lily.

Egyptian bean. (Bot.) See under Bean, 1.

Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.

Egyptian+thorn +(Bot.), +A+medium-sized+tree+ ({Acacia+vera">Egyptian thorn (Bot.), A medium-sized tree ({Acacia vera).

It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.

Egyptian (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language.

Egyptian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Egypt.

Egyptian (n.) The ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC.

Compare: Nelumbium

Nelumbium (n. pl. Nelumbiums) (Botany) 蓮屬植物 Any member of the former plant genus Nelumbium.

Nelumbo, (prop. n.) [Ceylonese word.] (Bot.) A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is {Nelumbo lutea}, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, {Nelumbo speciosa}. [Written also {Nelumbium}.]

Compare: Ceylonese

Ceylonese (a.) 錫蘭的 Of or relating to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), its people, or their language.

Ceylonese (a.) Of or pertaining to Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by Sri Lankan. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by Sri Lankan.

Ceylonese (a.) Of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or culture; "Sri Lankan beaches"; "Sri Lankan forces fighting the Sinhalese rebels" [syn: Sri Lankan, Ceylonese].

Ceylonese (n. pl. Ceylonese) 錫蘭人 A native or inhabitant of Ceylon.

Compare: Ceylon

Ceylon (n.) 錫蘭（現稱斯里蘭卡） Former name of Sri Lanka.

Ceylon (n.) The former name of an island republic in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of India, now called Sri Lanka. It is an independent nation with an area of 25,332 sq. mi. and a population of about 14 million people.

Syn: Sri Lanka.

Ceylon (n.) An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India.

Ceylon (n.) A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon]

Ceylon, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

Population (2000): 413

Housing Units (2000): 189

Land area (2000): 0.649591 sq. miles (1.682432 sq. km)

Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000): 0.649591 sq. miles (1.682432 sq. km)

FIPS code: 10792

Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27

Location: 43.532827 N, 94.633684 W

ZIP Codes (1990): 56121

Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Headwords:

Ceylon, MN

Ceylon

Compare: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (n.) 斯里蘭卡（國名） An island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: A member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Capital: Colombo.

Sri Lanka (n.) A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948 [syn: Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ceylon].

Compare: Colombo

Colombo (n.) 可倫坡（斯里蘭卡首都） A seaport in and the capital of Sri Lanka, on the W coast.

Calumba (n.) [From kalumb, its native name in Mozambique.] (Med.) The root of a plant ({Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and antiseptic. [Written also colombo, columbo, and calombo.]

American calumba, The Frasera Carolinensis, also called American gentian. Its root has been used in medicine as bitter tonic in place of calumba.

Colombo (n.) (Med.) See Calumba.

Colombo (prop. n.) (Geography) The (official) capital city of Sri Lanka. Population (2000) = 1,994,000.

Colombo (n.) The capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon [syn: Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka].

Egyptized (imp. & p. p.) of Egyptize

Egyptizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Egyptize

Egyptize (v. t.) To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. -- Fairbairn. Egyptologer

Egyptologer (n.) Alt. of Egyptologist

Egyptologist (n.) One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of Egyptology.

Egyptological (a.) Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology.

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

Egyptology (n.) Archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts.

Eh (interj.) An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.

Eh /A/. Software Portability Group, U Waterloo. A typeless language derived from (and similar to) B. Provides guaranteed order of evaluation for side effects in expressions. Also character indexing operators.