Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 2
Earnestly (adv.) 認真地；誠摯地 In an earnest manner.
Earnestly (adv.) In a serious manner; "talking earnestly with his son"; "she started studying snakes in earnest"; "a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce" [syn: {seriously}, {earnestly}, {in earnest}].
Earnestness (n.) 認真；誠摯；一本正經 The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.
An honest earnestness in the young man's manner. -- W. Irving.
Earnestness (n.) An earnest and sincere feeling [syn: {earnestness}, {seriousness}, {sincerity}].
Earnestness (n.) The trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice [syn: {seriousness}, {earnestness}, {serious-mindedness}, {sincerity}] [ant: {frivolity}, {frivolousness}].
Earnful (a.) Full of anxiety or yearning. [Obs.] -- P. Fletcher.
Earnful (a.) (Southern, English Regional) Anxious, full of strong desire or longing; sorrowful. Formerly also as adverb, as an intensifier in negative contexts: exceedingly, very.
Compare: Anxiety
Anxiety (n.) [Mass noun] 焦慮，掛念 [U] [C] [（+about/ for）] ；焦慮的原因；令人焦慮之事 [C] [（+to）]；渴望 [C] [（+for）] [+to-v] A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
‘He felt a surge of anxiety.’
[Count noun] ‘Anxieties about the moral decline of today's youth.’
Anxiety (n.) [Mass noun] (Psychiatry) A nervous disorder marked by excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behaviour or panic attacks.
[As modifier] ‘She suffered from anxiety attacks.’
Anxiety (n.) [Mass noun] [With infinitive] Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen.
‘The housekeeper's eager anxiety to please.’
Compare: Anxious
Anxious (a.) 焦慮的，掛念的[（+about/ at/ for）]；令人焦慮的；渴望的 [F] [（+for）] [+to-v] [+that] Feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
‘She was extremely anxious about her exams.’
‘An anxious look.’
Anxious (a.) [Attributive] (Of a situation or period of time) Causing or characterized by worry or nervousness.
‘There were some anxious moments.’
Anxious (a.) Very eager or concerned to do something or for something to happen.
‘The company was anxious to avoid any trouble.’
[With clause] ‘My parents were anxious that I get an education.’
Compare: Yearning
Yearning (n.) 思念；渴望 A feeling of intense longing for something.
‘He felt a yearning for the mountains.’
Yearning (a.) 思念的；渴望的；yearn 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Involving or expressing yearning.
‘A yearning hope.’
Earnings (n. pl. ) of Earning.
Earning (n.) That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their earnings. -- Burke.
Earpick (n.) An instrument for removing wax from the ear.
Ear-piercer (n.) (Zool.) The earwig.
Earreach (n.) Earshot. -- Marston.
Earring (n.) An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant.
Earring (n.) Jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe.
Earsh (n.) See Arrish.
Ear-shell (n.) (Zool.) Any of various large edible marine gastropod mollusks of the genus Haliotis, having a flattened ear-shaped shell with a pearly interior; -- called also sea-ear. See Abalone.
Syn: abalone.
Ear-shell (n.) Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior [syn: abalone, ear-shell].
Earshot (n.) Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard. -- Dryden.
Earshot (n.) The range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot" [syn: earshot, earreach, hearing].
Earshrift (n.) A nickname for auricular confession; shrift. [Obs.] -- Cartwright.
Earsore (n.) An annoyance to the ear. [R.]
The perpetual jangling of the chimes . . . is no small earsore ?s. -- Sir T. Browne.
Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains.
Earst (adv.) See Erst. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Earth (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
That law preserves the earth a sphere And guides the planets in their course. -- S. Rogers.
In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell. -- Milton.
Earth (n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water; the dry land.
God called the dry land earth. -- Gen. i. 10.
He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him. -- Shak.
Earth (n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.
Give him a little earth for charity. -- Shak.
Earth (n.) A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.
Would I had never trod this English earth. -- Shak.
Earth (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.
Our weary souls by earth beguiled. -- Keble.
Earth (n.) The people on the globe.
The whole earth was of one language. -- Gen. xi. 1.
Earth (n.) (Chem.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.
Earth (n.) (Chem.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.
Earth (n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox. -- Macaulay.
They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their earths. -- Holland.
Earth (n.) (Elec.) The connection of any part an electric conductor with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.
Note: When the resistance of the earth connection is low it is termed a good earth.
Note: Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple; earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or earth-closet.
Adamic earth, Bitter earth, Bog earth, Chian earth, etc. See under Adamic, Bitter, etc.
Alkaline earths. See under Alkaline.
Earth apple. (Bot.) (a) A potato.
Earth apple. (Bot.) (b) A cucumber.
Earth auger, A form of auger for boring into the ground; -- called also earth borer.
Earth bath, A bath taken by immersing the naked body in earth for healing purposes.
Earth battery (Physics), A voltaic battery the elements of which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its moisture.
Earth chestnut, The pignut.
Earth closet, A privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the f[ae]cal discharges.
Earth dog (Zool.), A dog that will dig in the earth, or enter holes of foxes, etc.
Earth hog, Earth pig (Zool.), The aard-vark.
Earth hunger, An intense desire to own land, or, in the case of nations, to extend their domain.
Earth light (Astron.), The light reflected by the earth, as upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called also earth shine. -- Sir J. Herschel.
Earth metal. See 1st Earth, 7. (Chem.)
Earth oil, Petroleum.
Earth pillars or Earth pyramids (Geol.), High pillars or pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone, found in Switzerland. -- Lyell.
Earth pitch (Min.), Mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum.
Earth quadrant, A fourth of the earth's circumference.
Earth table (Arch.), The lowest course of stones visible in a building; the ground table.
On earth, An intensive expression, oftenest used in questions and exclamations; as, What on earth shall I do? Nothing on earth will satisfy him. [Colloq.]
Earthed (imp. & p. p.) of Earth.
Earthing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earth.
Earth (v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a burrow or den. "The fox is earthed." -- Dryden.
Earth (v. t.) To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; -- sometimes with up.
The miser earths his treasure, and the thief, Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon. -- Young.
Why this in earthing up a carcass? -- R. Blair.
Earth (v. i.) To burrow. -- Tickell.
Earth (n.) A plowing. [Obs.]
Such land as ye break up for barley to sow, Two earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow. -- Tusser.
Earth (n.) The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" [syn: Earth, earth, world, globe].
Earth (n.) The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church" [syn: earth, ground].
Earth (n.) The solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" [syn: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma].
Earth (n.) The abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); "it was hell on earth" [syn: Earth, earth].
Earth (n.) Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles).
Earth (n.) The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" [syn: worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earth].
Earth (n.) A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) [syn: ground, earth].
Earth (v.) Hide in the earth like a hunted animal.
Earth (v.) Connect to the earth; "earth the circuit."
Earth, () (1.) In the sense of soil or ground, the translation of the word _adamah'_. In Gen. 9:20 "husbandman" is literally "man of the ground or earth." Altars were to be built of earth (Ex. 20:24). Naaman asked for two mules' burden of earth (2 Kings 5:17), under the superstitious notion that Jehovah, like the gods of the heathen, could be acceptably worshipped only on his own soil.
Earth, () (2). As the rendering of _'erets_, it means the whole world (Gen. 1:2); the land as opposed to the sea (1:10). _Erets_ also denotes a country (21:32); a plot of ground (23:15); the ground on which a man stands (33:3); the inhabitants of the earth (6:1; 11:1); all the world except Israel (2 Chr. 13:9). In the New Testament "the earth" denotes the land of Judea (Matt. 23:35); also things carnal in contrast with things heavenly (John 3:31; Col. 3:1, 2).
Earth, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 1109
Housing Units (2000): 458
Land area (2000): 1.197400 sq. miles (3.101251 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.197400 sq. miles (3.101251 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21928
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 34.234566 N, 102.405183 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79031
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Earth, TX
Earth
Earthbag (n.) (Mil.) A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet.
Earthbank (n.) A bank or mound of earth.
Earthboard (n.) (Agric.) The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the earth; the moldboard. Earthborn
Earthborn (a.) 地中長出的；凡人的；塵世的 Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human; having the characteristics of earthly life; as, earth-born beings.
Some earthborn giant. -- Milton.
Earthborn (a.) Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects.
All earthborn cares are wrong. -- Goldsmith.
Earthborn (a.) Of earthly origin (as mortals are); "earthborn existence."
Earthborn (a.) Springing from or born on the earth; "earthborn beings."
Earthborn (a.) Connected with earthly life; of earthly origin; "earthborn cares and pleasures."
Earthbred (a.) Low; grovelling; vulgar.
Earthdin (n.) An earthquake. [Obs.]
Earthdrake (n.) A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon. -- W. Spalding.
Earthen (a.) Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.
Earthen (a.) Made of earth (or baked clay); "an earthen pot."
Earthen-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted; sordid; gross. [Poetic] -- Lowell.
Earthenware (n.) Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of baked clay. See Crockery, Pottery, Stoneware, and Porcelain.
Earthenware (n.) Ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat.
Compare: Flax
Flax (n.) (Bot.) A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.
Flax (n.) The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
Earth flax (Min.), Amianthus.
Flax brake, A machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous.
Flax comb, A hatchel, hackle, or heckle.
Flax cotton, The fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbonate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton. -- Knight.
Flax dresser, One who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner.
Flax mill, A mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured.
Flax puller, A machine for pulling flax plants in the field.
Flax wench. (a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.]
Flax wench. (b) A prostitute. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Mountain flax (Min.), Amianthus.
New Zealand flax (Bot.) See Flax-plant.
Earth flax () (Min.) A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.
Earthfork (n.) A pronged fork for turning up the earth.
Earthiness (n.) The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth; hence, grossness.
Earthliness (n.) The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness; grossness; perishableness.
Earthling (n.) An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal.
Earthlings oft her deemed a deity. -- Drummond.
Earthling (n.) An inhabitant of the earth [syn: tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling].
Earthly (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.
This earthly load Of death, called life. -- Milton.
Whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. -- Phil. iii. 19.
Earthly (a.) Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable.
What earthly benefit can be the result? -- Pope.
Earthly (a.) Made of earth; earthy. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Syn: Gross; material; sordid; mean; base; vile; low; unsubstantial; temporary; corrupt; groveling.
Earthly (adv.) In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly.
Took counsel from his guiding eyes To make this wisdom earthly wise. -- Emerson.
Earthly (a.) Of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" [ant: heavenly].
Earthly-minded (a.) Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded. -- Earth"ly-mind`ed*ness, n.
Earthmad (n.) (Zool.) The earthworm. [Obs.]
The earthmads and all the sorts of worms . . . are without eyes. -- Holland.
Compare: Groundnut
Groundnut (n.) (Bot.) (a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
Groundnut (n.) (Bot.) (b) A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
Groundnut (n.) (Bot.) (c) The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] -- Gray. Bunium ({B. flexuosum"> (d) A European plant of the genus Bunium ({B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut.
Compare: Peanut
Peanut (n.) (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis hypog[ae]a); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit.
Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the soil. Called also earthnut, groundnut, and goober.
Earthnut (n.) (Bot.) A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground ; as to:
Earthnut (n.) (Bot.) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum.
Earthnut (n.) (Bot.) The peanut. See Peanut.
Earthnut (n.) Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe [syn: truffle, earthnut, earth-ball].
Earthnut (n.) A common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts [syn: earthnut, Conopodium denudatum].
Earthnut (n.) Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms [syn: peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut].
Earthnut (n.) Edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber [syn: truffle, earthnut].
Earthpea (n.) (Bot.) A species of pea ({Amphicarpaea monoica). It is a climbing leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.
Earthquake (n.) 地震；（社會等的）大動盪 A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock.
Earthquake alarm, A bell signal constructed to operate on the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power.
Earthquake (a.) Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; starling.
The earthquake voice of victory. -- Byron.
Earthquake (n.) Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {quake}, {temblor}, {seism}].
Earthquake (n.) A disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees."
Earthquake, () (IBM) The ultimate real-world
shock test for computer hardware. Hackish sources at IBM deny
the rumor that the San Francisco Bay Area quake of 1989 was
initiated by the company to test quality-assurance procedures
at its California plants. [{Jargon File] (1995-04-22)
Earthquake, () Mentioned among the extraordinary phenomena
of Palestine (Ps. 18:7; comp. Hab. 3:6; Nah. 1:5; Isa. 5:25).
The first earthquake in Palestine of which we have any record happened in the reign of Ahab (1 Kings 19:11, 12). Another took place in the days of Uzziah, King of Judah (Zech. 14:5). The most memorable earthquake taking place in New Testament times happened at the crucifixion of our Lord (Matt. 27:54). An earthquake at Philippi shook the prison in which Paul and Silas were imprisoned (Act 16:26).
It is used figuratively as a token of the presence of the Lord (Judg. 5:4; 2 Sam. 22:8; Ps. 77:18; 97:4; 104:32).
Earthquave (n.) An earthquake.
Earth shine () See Earth light, under Earth.
Earthshock (n.) An earthquake.
Earthstar (n.) (Bot.) A curious fungus of the genus Geaster, in which the outer coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one forms a ball containing the dustlike spores.
Earthstar (n.) Any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star.
Earth-tongue (n.) (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. Earthward
Earth-tongue (n.) Any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum [syn: earthtongue, earth-tongue].
Earthward (adv.) Alt. of Earthwards.
Earthwards (adv.) Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward.
Earthwork (n.) (Mil.) Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth.
Earthwork (n.) (Nngin.) The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc.
Earthwork (n.) (Engin.) An embankment or construction made of earth.
Earthwork (n.) An earthen rampart.
Earthworm (n.) (Zool.) Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.
Earthworm (n.) A mean, sordid person; a niggard. -- Norris.
Earthworm (n.) Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers [syn: earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm].
Earthy (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike; as, earthy matter.
How pale she looks, And of an earthy cold! -- Shak.
All over earthy, Like a piece of earth. -- Tennyson.
Earthy (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal. [R.] "Their earthy charge." -- Milton.
The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy. -- 1 Cor. xv. 47, 48 (Rev. Ver. )
Earthy spirits black and envious are. -- Dryden.
Earthy (a.) Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands." -- Shak.
Earthy (a.) (Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.
Earthy (a.) Conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited" [syn: crude, earthy, gross, vulgar].
Earthy (a.) Not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass."
Earthy (a.) Hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life."
Earthy (a.) Of or consisting of or resembling earth; "it had an earthy smell"; "only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean."
Earthy (a.) Sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: down-to-earth, earthy].
Earwax (n.) (Anat.) 耳垢 See Cerumen.
Earwax (n.) A soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: cerumen, earwax].
Earwax (n.) [U] The yellow sticky substance that forms in the outer ear.
// Earwax is designed to coat the inside of the ear canal to trap pollutants.
Compare: Cerumen
Cerumen (n.) (Physiol.) 【醫】耳垢 The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.
Cerumen (n.) A soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal [syn: cerumen, earwax].
Earwig (n.) (Zool.) Any insect of the genus Forficula and related genera, belonging to the order Dermaptera (formerly Euplexoptera). They have elongated bodies and a prominent pair of curved pincers at the rear of their abdomen.
Earwig (n.) (Zool.) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus.
Note: Both insects are so called from the supposition that they creep into the human ear.
Earwig (n.) A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor. -- Johnson.
Earwigged (imp. & p. p.) of Earwig.
Earwigging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earwig.
Earwig (v. t.) To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered insinuations or private talk. "No longer was he earwigged by the Lord Cravens." -- Lord Campbell.
Earwig (n.) Any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
Earwitness (n.) A witness by means of his ears; one who is within hearing and does hear; a hearer. -- Fuller.
EAR-WITNESS. One who attests to things he has heard himself.
Ease (n.) Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. [Obs.]
They him besought Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny. -- Chaucer.
Ease (n.) Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as:
Ease (n.) (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease. -- Herbert.
Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching. -- Swift.
Ease (n.) (b) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
Among these nations shalt thou find no ease.-- Deut. xxviii. 65.
Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. -- Luke xii. 19.
Ease (n.) (c) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
True ease in writing comes from art, not chance. -- Pope.
Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone 't was natural to please. -- Dryden.
At ease, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. "His soul shall dwell at ease." -- Ps. xxv. 12.
Chapel of ease. See under Chapel.
Ill at ease, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious.
To stand at ease (Mil.), To stand in a comfortable attitude in one's place in the ranks.
With ease, easily; without much effort.
Syn: Rest; quiet; repose; comfortableness; tranquillity; facility; easiness; readiness.
Eased (imp. & p. p.) of Ease.
Easing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ease.
Ease (v. t. & i.) To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
Eased [from] the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear. -- Milton.
Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load. -- Dryden.
Ease (v. t. & i.) To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
My couch shall ease my complaint. -- Job vii. 13.
Ease (v. t. & i.) To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery.
Ease (v. t. & i.) To entertain; to furnish with accommodations. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
To ease off, To ease away (Naut.), To slacken a rope gradually.
To ease a ship (Naut.), To put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled.
To ease the helm (Naut.), To put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Syn: To relieve; disburden; quiet; calm; tranquilize; assuage; alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease; pacify.
Ease (n.) Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" [syn: ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness] [ant: difficultness, difficulty].
Ease (n.) A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state; "a life of luxury and ease"; "he had all the material comforts of this world" [syn: ease, comfort].
Ease (n.) The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" [syn: relief, ease].
Ease (n.) Freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers" [syn: ease, informality].
Ease (n.) Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: rest, ease, repose, relaxation].
Ease (v.) Move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair."
Ease (v.) Lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" [syn: comfort, ease].
Ease (v.) Make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" [syn: facilitate, ease, alleviate].
Ease (v.) Lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay, relieve, ease].
EASE, (v.) Easy Access System Europe (Novell, FTP).
Ease, () General purpose parallel programming language, combining the process constructs of CSP and the distributed data structures of Linda. "Programming with Ease: Semiotic Definition of the Language", S.E. Zenith, Yale U TR-809, Jul 1990.
Easeful (a.) Full of ease; suitable for affording ease or rest; quiet; comfortable; restful. --Shak. -- Ease"ful*ly, adv. -- Ease"ful*ness, n.
Easel (n.) A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright, or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for exhibition.
Easel picture, Easel piece, A painting of moderate size such as is made while resting on an easel, as distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.
Easel (n.) An upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas).
EASEL, () Emergent Algorithm Simulator and Evaluation Language.
EASEL, () Educator Access to Services in the Electronic Landscape (CORDIS).
Easeless (a.) Without ease. -- Donne.
Easement (n.) That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.
In need of every kind of relief and easement. -- Burke.
Easement (n.) (Law) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude. -- Kent.
Easement (n.) (Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
Easement (n.) (Law) The privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land).
Easement (n.) The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" [syn: easing, easement, alleviation, relief].
Easily (adv.) 容易地，輕易地；無疑，確實；很可能，大概 With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen.