EB -abbr

  1. eastbound

ebb ['eb] -n

  1. the reflux of the tide toward the sea
  2. a point or condition of decline
    • our spirits were at a low ebb
  3. to recede from the flood
  4. to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state
    • his popularity ebb ed

ebb tide -n

  1. the tide while ebbing or at ebb
  2. a period or state of decline

EBC -abbr

  1. Educational Broadcasting Corporation

EBCDIC ['ep-sə-,dik, 'eb-] -n

  1. a code for representing alphanumeric information (as on magnetic tape)

EBITDA -abbr

  1. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization

Ebo·la [ē-'bō-lə, i-, e-] -n

  1. ebola virus
  2. the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus called also Ebola Fever

Ebola virus -n

  1. any of several filoviruses (genus Ebolavirusand esp. species Zaire ebolavirus) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever

eb·on ['e-bən] -adj

  1. ebony

Ebon·ics [ē-'bä-niks, i-, e-] -n pl but sing in constr

  1. black english

eb·o·nite ['e-bə-,nīt] -n

  1. hard rubber esp. when black

eb·o·nize [-,nīz] -vt

  1. to stain black in imitation of ebony

eb·o·ny ['e-bə-nē] -n

  1. a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyrosof the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)
  2. a tree yielding ebony
  3. any of several trees yielding wood like ebony

ebony -adj

  1. made of or resembling ebony
  2. black, dark

ebook ['ē-,bu̇k] -n

  1. a book composed in or converted to digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device

ebul·lience [i-'bu̇l-yən(t)s, -'bəl-] -n

  1. the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings : exuberance

ebul·lien·cy [-yən(t)-sē] -n

  1. ebullience

ebul·lient [-yənt] -adj, adv

  1. boiling, agitated
  2. characterized by ebullience : having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm
    • ebullient performers

eb·ul·li·tion [,e-bə-'li-shən] -n

  1. a sudden violent outburst or display
  2. the act, process, or state of boiling or bubbling up

EBV -abbr

  1. Epstein-Barr virus

EB virus [,ē-'bē-] -n

  1. epstein-barr virus