| escadrille | (noun) an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I) | - |
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| (noun) a small squadron | - |
| escalade | (noun) an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) | - |
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| escalader | (noun) someone who gains access by the use of ladders | - |
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| escalation | (noun) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy | - |
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| escalator | (noun) a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt | Synonyms: moving staircase, moving stairway |
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| (noun) a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) | Synonyms: escalator clause |
| escallop | (noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions | Synonyms: scallop, scollop |
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| (noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces | Synonyms: scallop, scollop |
| (noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | Synonyms: cutlet, scallop, scollop |
| escapade | (noun) any carefree episode | Synonyms: lark |
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| (noun) a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) | Synonyms: adventure, dangerous undertaking, risky venture |
| escape | (noun) the act of escaping physically | Synonyms: flight |
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| (noun) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | Synonyms: dodging, evasion |
| (noun) an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | Synonyms: escapism |
| (noun) an avoidance of danger or difficulty | - |
| (noun) a means or way of escaping | - |
| (noun) a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level | Synonyms: escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve |
| (noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container | Synonyms: leak, leakage, outflow |
| (noun) a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild | - |
| escapee | (noun) someone who escapes | - |
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| escapement | (noun) mechanical device that regulates movement | - |
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| escapism | (noun) an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | Synonyms: escape |
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| escapist | (noun) a person who escapes into a world of fantasy | Synonyms: dreamer, wishful thinker |
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| escapologist | (noun) an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping | Synonyms: escape expert |
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| escapology | (noun) the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) | - |
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| escargot | (noun) edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic | Synonyms: snail |
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| escarole | (noun) variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges | Synonyms: chicory escarole, endive |
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| escarp | (noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | Synonyms: escarpment, protective embankment, scarp |
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| escarpment | (noun) a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification | Synonyms: escarp, protective embankment, scarp |
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| (noun) a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion | Synonyms: scarp |
| eschalot | (noun) type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning | Synonyms: Allium ascalonicum, Allium cepa aggregatum, multiplier onion, shallot |
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| eschar | (noun) a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin | - |
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| eschatologist | (noun) a theologian who specializes in eschatology | - |
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| eschatology | (noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind | - |
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| eschaton | (noun) (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives | Synonyms: crack of doom, Day of Judgement, Day of Judgment, day of reckoning, Doomsday, doomsday, end of the world, Judgement Day, Judgment Day, Last Day, Last Judgement, Last Judgment |
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| escheat | (noun) a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs | - |
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| (noun) the property that reverts to the state | - |
| escherichia | (noun) a genus of enteric bacteria | - |
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| escolar | (noun) large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes | Synonyms: Lepidocybium flavobrunneum |
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| escort | (noun) the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them | Synonyms: accompaniment |
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| (noun) a participant in a date | Synonyms: date |
| (noun) someone who escorts and protects a prominent person | Synonyms: bodyguard |
| (noun) an attendant who is employed to accompany someone | - |
| escritoire | (noun) a desk used for writing | Synonyms: secretaire, secretary, writing table |
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| escrow | (noun) a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition | - |
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| escudo | (noun) the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos | Synonyms: Cape Verde escudo |
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| (noun) formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo | Synonyms: Portuguese escudo |
| escutcheon | (noun) a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms | Synonyms: scutcheon |
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| (noun) (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed | - |
| (noun) a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers | Synonyms: finger plate, scutcheon |