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9,281 words match “EAR”

EARSHOT n.
Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard. Dryden.
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 Sir T. Browne.
EARST adv.
See Erst. [Obs.] Spenser.
EARTH n. 13 definitions
ace 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 FLAX n.
A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus.
EARTH SHINE n.
See Earth light, under Earth.
EARTH-TONGUE n.
A fungus of the genus Geoglossum.
EARTHBAG n.
A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a parapet.
EARTHBANK n.
A bank or mound of earth.
EARTHBOARD n.
The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the earth; the moldboard.
EARTHBORN a. 2 definitions
Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human. Some earthborn giant. Milton.
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-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.
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.
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