Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 48
Errand (n.) [C] 差事，差使；任務，使命 A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere.
I have a secret errand to thee, O king. -- Judg. iii. 19.
I will not eat till I have told mine errand. -- Gen. xxiv. 33.
Errand (n.) Any specific task, usually of a routine nature, requiring some form of travel, usually locally. An errand is often on behalf of someone else, but sometimes for one's own purposes.
Errand (n.) A mission.
To run an errand, To perform an errand [2].
Errand (n.) A short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
Errant (a.) 周遊的；漂泊的；遊歷的；迷路的；走入歧途的 Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.
Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of heaven. -- Sir T. Browne.
Errant (a.) Notorious; notoriously bad; downright; arrant.
Would make me an errant fool. -- B. Jonson.
Errant (a.) (Eng. Law) Journeying; itinerant; -- formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large. -- Mozley & W.
Errant (n.) One who wanders about. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Errant (a.) Straying from the right course or from accepted standards; "errant youngsters".
Errant (a.) Uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; "an errant breeze".
Errant (a.) [Formal] （尤指離家出走而）犯錯的，行為不當的，出格的 Behaving wrongly in some way, especially by leaving home.
// An errant husband.
// Errant children.
Errantia (n. pl.) (Zool.) A group of chaetopod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See Chaetopoda. [Written also Errantes.]
Errantry (n.) A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of adventures. -- Addison.
Errantry (n.) The employment of a knight-errant. -- Johnson.
Errata (n. pl.) [L.] Plural of erratum. See Erratum.
Errata (n. pl.) A list of errors together with the corrections for the errors, added as a separate page of a text prior to publication, or as a separate sheet inserted into a printed text; as, the errata was added after the printing was finished..
Note: Although originally a plural word, the use of errata as a singular word in second sense has become common.
Erratic (a.) Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.
Erratic (a.) Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
Erratic (a.) Irregular; changeable.
Erratic (n.) One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.
Erratic (n.) A rogue.
Erratic (n.) Any stone or material that has been borne away from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.
Erratical (a.) Erratic.
Erration (n.) A wandering; a roving about.
Errata (n. pl. ) of Erratum
Erratum (n.) An error or mistake in writing or printing.
A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage. -- Cowper.
Erring (a.) 錯誤的 Straying from the right moral course or accepted standards
Erring (a.) 不忠實的 Unfaithful.
Erringly (adv.) 做錯了事地；有罪過地；走入歧途地 In an erring way.
Erthine (n.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory.
Erthine (a.) Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus.
Erroneous (a.) 錯誤的，不正確的 Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; -- hence, irregular; unnatural.
Erroneous (a.) Misleading; misled; mistaking.
Erroneous (a.) Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice; incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine; erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc.
Erroneous (a.) Containing or characterized by error; "erroneous conclusions".
Erroneously (adv.) 錯誤地 Erringly; inappropriately.
Error (n.) A wandering; a roving or irregular course.
Error (n.) A wandering or deviation from the right course or standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in printing; a clerical error.
Error (n.) A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension.
Error (n.) A moral offense; violation of duty; a sin or transgression; iniquity; fault.
Error (n.) The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position.
Error (n.) The difference between an observed value and the true value of a quantity.
Error (n.) The difference between the observed value of a quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the true value; -- sometimes called residual error.
Error (n.) A mistake in the proceedings of a court of record in matters of law or of fact.
Error (n.) A fault of a player of the side in the field which results in failure to put out a player on the other side, or gives him an unearned base.
Error code (n.) [ C ] (IT) 錯誤代碼 A number that appears on a computer screen to show that you have made a particular mistake or that something has gone wrong in a program.
// Error code 7 keeps coming up on my monitor.
Errorful (a.) Full of error; wrong.
Errorist (n.) One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to error.
Ers (n.) The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia).
Ersatz (a.) （通常指因爲某物過於昂貴或稀有而以其他事物）代用的 Used instead of something else, usually because the other thing is too expensive or rare.
// I'm allowed to eat ersatz chocolate made from carob beans, but it's a poor substitute for the real thing.
Ersatz (a.) Being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation.
// Ersatz turf.
// Ersatz intellectuals.
Erse (n.) A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.
Erse (a.) Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.
Ersh (n.) See Arrish.
Erst (adv.) First.
Erst (adv.) Previously; before; formerly; heretofore.
Erstwhile (adv.) Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.
Erstwhile (a.) [ Before noun ] (Formal) 以前的，先前的；過去的 Previous. (Syn. Former)
Erubescence (n.) Alt. of Erubescency
Erubescency (n.) The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or surface of anything; a blushing.
Erubescent (a.) Red, or reddish; blushing.
Erubescite (n.) See Bornite.
Erucae (n. pl. ) of Eruca
Eruca (n.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
Erucic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc.
Erucifrom (a.) Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect larvae.
Eruct (v. t.) Alt. of Eructate
Eructate (v. t.) To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch.
Eructation (n.) The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.
Eructation (n.) A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.
Erudiate (v. t.) To instruct; to educate; to teach.
Erudite (a.) 博學的 Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. "A most erudite prince." -- Sir T. More. "Erudite . . . theology." -- I. Taylor. -- er"u*dite`ly, adv. -- er"u*dite`ness, n.
Erudite (a.) Having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor" [syn: erudite, learned].
Erudition (n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.
The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded. -- Steele.
The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him. -- Macaulay.
Syn: Literature; learning. See Literature.
Erudition (n.) Profound scholarly knowledge [syn: eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism].
Erudition (n.) Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.
So wide his erudition's mighty span, He knew Creation's origin and plan And only came by accident to grief -- He thought, poor man, 'twas right to be a thief. Romach Pute
Erugate (a.) Freed from wrinkles; smooth.
Eruginous (a.) Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the rust copper; resembling the trust of copper or verdigris; aeruginous.
Erumpent (a.) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.
Erupt (v. t.) To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.
Eruption (n.) 爆發，火山灰，出疹 The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. -- Milton. (c) A violent commotion.
All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption. -- W. Irving.
Eruption (n.) That which bursts forth.
Eruption (n.) A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Eruption (n.) (Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
Eruption (n.) The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material [syn: volcanic eruption, eruption].
Eruption (n.) Symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible.
Eruption (n.) (Of volcanos) Pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) [syn: eruption, eructation, extravasation].
Eruption (n.) A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities" [syn: outbreak, eruption, irruption].
Eruption (n.) A sudden very loud noise [syn: bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam].
Eruption (n.) The emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum.
Eruptional (a.) Eruptive. [R.] -- R. A. Proctor.
Eruptive (a.) Breaking out or bursting forth.
The sudden glance Appears far south eruptive through the cloud. -- Thomson.
Eruptive (a.) (Med.) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever.
Eruptive (a.) (Geol.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic.
Eruptive (n.) (Geol.) An eruptive rock.
Eruptive (a.) Producing or characterized by eruptions; "an eruptive disease".
Eruptive (a.) Produced by the action of fire or intense heat; "rocks formed by igneous agents" [syn: igneous, eruptive] [ant: aqueous, sedimentary].
Eruptive (a.) Actively spewing out lava; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring".
Eryngium (n.) (Bot.) A large genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance, cosmopolitan in distribution. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
Syn: genus Eryngium.
Eryngium (n.) Large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: Eryngium, genus Eryngium].
Eryngo (n.) (Bot.) A plant of the genus Eryngium.
Eryngo (n.) Any plant of the genus Eryngium [syn: eryngo, eringo].
Erysipelas (n.) (Med.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is often accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms. It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus ({Streptococcus pyogenes), is contagious, and formerly often occured epidemically.
Erysipelas (n.) An acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes.
Erysipelatoid (a.) Resembling erysipelas.
Erysipelatous (a.) Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.
Erysipelous (a.) Erysipelatous.
Erythema (n.) (Med.) A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms rose-colored patches of variable size.
Erythema (n.) Abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation).
Erythematic (a.) (Med.) Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin; relating to erythema.
Erythematous (a.) (Med.) Relating to, or causing, erythema. Erythrean
Erythematous (a.) Relating to or characterized by erythema.
Erythrean (a.) Alt. of Erythraean
Erythraean (a.) Red in color. "The erythrean main." -- Milton.
Erythric (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, erythrin.
Erythrine (n.) (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; -- called also erythrin or erythrine.
Erythrin (n.) Alt. of Erythrine
Erythrine (n.) (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also erythric acid.
Erythrine (n.) (Min.) See Erythrite, 2.
Erythrina (n.) (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.
Erythrina (n.) Any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental [syn: coral tree, erythrina].
Erythrism (n.) (Zool.) A condition of excessive redness. See Erythrochroism.
Erythrite (n.) (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4, of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens, and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite, pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.
Erythrite (n.) A reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass; usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic [syn: erythrite, cobalt bloom].
Erythrite (n.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; -- called also erythrin or erythrine.
Erythrochroic (a.) (Zool.) Having, or subject to, erythrochroism.
Erythrochroism (n.) (Zool.) An unusual redness, esp. in the plumage of birds, or hair of mammals, independently of age, sex, or season.
Erythrodextrin (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A dextrin which gives a red color with iodine. See Dextrin.
Erythrogen (n.) (Chem.) Carbon disulphide; -- so called from certain red compounds which it produces in combination with other substances.
Erythrogen (n.) (Chem.) A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be contained in flowers.
Erythrogen (n.) (Chem.) A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
Erythrogranulose (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A term applied by Brucke to a substance present in small amount in starch granules, colored red by iodine.
Erythroid (a.) Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the cremaster muscle).
Erythroid (a.) Relating to erythrocytes.
Erythroleic (a.) (Chem.) Having a red color and oily appearance; -- applied to a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.
Erythrolein (n.) (Chem.) A red substance obtained from litmus.
Erythrolitmin (n.) (Chem.) Erythrolein.