eV -abbr
- electron volt
EV -abbr
- electric vehicle
EVA -abbr
- extravehicular activity
evac·u·ate [i-'va-kyə-,wāt, -kyü-,āt] -vb, adj
- to remove the contents of : empty
- to discharge from the body as waste : void
- to remove something (as gas or water) from esp. by pumping
- to remove esp. from a military zone or dangerous area
- to withdraw from military occupation of
- vacate
- were ordered to evacuate the building
- to withdraw from a place in an organized way esp. for protection
- to pass urine or feces from the body
evac·u·a·tion [i-,va-kyə-'wā-shən, -kyü-'ā-] -n
- the act or process of evacuating
- something evacuated or discharged
evac·u·ee [i-,va-kyə-'wē, -kyü-'ē-] -n
- an evacuated person
evade [i-'vād, ē-] -vb, adj, n
- to slip away
- to take refuge in escape or avoidance
- to elude by dexterity or stratagem
- to avoid facing up to
- to avoid the performance of : dodge, circumvent
- to fail to pay (taxes)
- to avoid answering directly : turn aside
- to be elusive to : baffle
- the simple, personal meaning evaded them -- C. D. Lewis
evag·i·na·tion [i-,va-jə-'nā-shən] -n
- an act or instance of everting
- a product of eversion : outgrowth
eval -abbr
- evaluation
evalu·able [i-'val-yə-bəl, -yə-wə-bəl, -yü-ə-] -adj
- able to be evaluated
eval·u·ate [i-'val-yə-,wāt, -yü-,āt] -vt, n, adj
- to determine or fix the value of
- to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usu. by careful appraisal and study
ev·a·nesce [,e-və-'nes] -vi
- to dissipate like vapor
ev·a·nes·cence [,e-və-'ne-sᵊn(t)s] -n
- the process or fact of evanescing
- evanescent quality
ev·a·nes·cent [-sᵊnt] -adj
- tending to vanish like vapor
evan·gel [i-'van-jəl] -n
- gospel
evangel -n
- evangelist
evan·gel·i·cal [,ē-,van-'je-li-kəl, ,e-vən-] -adj, n, adv
- of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel esp. as it is presented in the four Gospels
- protestant
- emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual
- of or relating to the Evangelical Church in Germany
- of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism : fundamentalist
- low church
- marked by militant or crusading zeal : evangelistic
- the evangelical ardor of the movement's leaders -- Amos Vogel
evangelical -n
- one holding evangelical principles or belonging to an evangelical party or church
evan·ge·lism [i-'van-jə-,li-zəm] -n, adj, adv
- the winning or revival of personal commitments to Christ
- militant or crusading zeal
evan·ge·list [i-'van-jə-list] -n
- a writer of any of the four Gospels
- a person who evangelizes
- a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services
- an enthusiastic advocate
- an evangelist for physical fitness
evan·ge·lize [i-'van-jə-,līz] -vb, n
- to preach the gospel to
- to convert to Christianity
- to preach the gospel
evap -abbr
- evaporate
evap·o·rate [i-'va-p(ə-),rāt] -vb, n, adj
- to convert into vapor
- to dissipate or draw off in vapor or fumes
- to deposit (as a metal) in the form of a film by sublimation
- to expel moisture from
- expel
- evaporate electrons from a hot wire
- to pass off in vapor or in minute particles
- to pass off or away : disappear
- to diminish quickly
- to give forth vapor
evaporated milk -n
- unsweetened milk concentrated by partial evaporation
evap·o·rite [i-'va-pə-,rīt] -n, adj
- a sedimentary rock (as gypsum) that originates by evaporation of seawater in an enclosed basin
evapo·trans·pi·ra·tion [i-'va-pō-,tran(t)-spə-'rā-shən] -n
- loss of water from the soil both by evaporation and by transpiration from the plants growing thereon
eva·sion [i-'vā-zhən, ē-] -n
- a means of evading : dodge
- the act or an instance of evading : escape
eva·sive [i-'vā-siv, -ziv, ē-] -adj, adv, n
- tending or intended to evade : equivocal
eve ['ēv] -n
- evening
- the evening or the day before a special day
- the period immediately preceding
Eve ['ēv] -n
- the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
even ['ē-vən] -n
- evening
- having a horizontal surface : flat
- being without break, indentation, or irregularity : smooth
- being in the same plane or line
- free from variation : uniform
- level
- equal, fair
- leaving nothing due on either side : square
- we will not be even until you repay my visit
- fully revenged
- being in equilibrium : balanced
- showing neither profit nor loss
- candid
- being any of the integers (as 2, 0, and 2) that are divisible by two without leaving a remainder
- marked by an even number
- being a mathematical function such that f(x) f(x)where the value remains unchanged if the sign of the independent variable is reversed
- exact, precise
- as likely as not : fifty-fifty
- an even chance of winning
- exactly, precisely
- to a degree that extends : fully, quite
- at the very time
- raining even as the sun came out
- used as an intensive to emphasize the identity or character of something
- forgot his car keys and even left the engine running
- used as an intensive to stress an extreme or highly unlikely condition or instance
- so simple even a child can do it
- used as an intensive to stress the comparative degree
- used as an intensive to indicate a small or minimum amount
- to make even
- to become even
even·fall ['ē-vən-,fȯl] -n
- the beginning of evening : dusk
even·hand·ed [,ē-vən-'han-dəd] -adj, adv, n
- fair, impartial
eve·ning ['ēv-niŋ] -n
- the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night
- afternoon
- the period from sunset or the evening meal to bedtime
- the latter portion
- the period of an evening's entertainment
evening -adj
- suitable for formal or semiformal evening social occasions
evening grosbeak -n
- a No. American grosbeak ( Coccothraustes vespertinus) having conspicuous white wing patches with the male being chiefly yellowish with some black
evening prayer -n
- the daily evening office of the Anglican liturgy
evening primrose -n
- any of several dicotyledonous plants of a family (Onagraceae, the evening-primrose family) and esp. of the type genus ( Oenothera)
- a coarse biennial herb ( O. biennis) of No. America with yellow flowers that open in the evening
eve·nings ['ēv-niŋz] -adv
- in the evening repeatedly : on any evening
evening star -n
- a bright planet (as Venus) seen esp. in the western sky at or after sunset
- a planet that rises before midnight
evenkeeled ['ē-vən-,kēld] -adj
- characterized by stability or consistency
even money -n
- a situation in wagering in which the odds are even
even permutation -n
- a permutation that is produced by the successive application of an even number of interchanges of pairs of elements
even so -adv
- in spite of that : nevertheless
even·song ['ē-vən-,sȯŋ] -n
- vespers
- evening prayer
event [i-'vent] -n, adj
- outcome
- the final outcome or determination of a legal action
- a postulated outcome, condition, or eventuality
- in the event that I am not there, call the house
- something that happens : occurrence
- a noteworthy happening
- a social occasion or activity
- an adverse or damaging medical occurrence
- a heart attack or other cardiac event
- any of the contests in a program of sports
- the fundamental entity of observed physical reality represented by a point designated by three coordinates of place and one of time in the space-time continuum postulated by the theory of relativity
- a subset of the possible outcomes of an experiment
event·ful [i-'vent-fəl] -adj, adv, n
- full of or rich in events
- momentous
event horizon -n
- the surface of a black hole : the boundary of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape from within it
even·tide ['ē-vən-,tīd] -n
- the time of evening : evening
even·tu·al [i-'ven(t)-sh(ə-)wəl, -'ven-chəl, -chü-əl] -adj
- contingent, conditional
- taking place at an unspecified later time : ultimately resulting
- they counted on our eventual success
even·tu·al·i·ty [i-,ven-chə-'wa-lə-tē] -n
- a possible event or outcome : possibility
even·tu·al·ly -adv
- at an unspecified later time : in the end
even·tu·ate [i-'ven-chə-,wāt] -vi
- to come out finally : result, come about
ev·er ['e-vər] -adv
- always
- the ever -increasing population
- at any time
- in any way
- used as an intensive
- am I ever happy to see you
ev·er·bloom·ing [,e-vər-'blü-miŋ] -adj
- blooming more or less continuously throughout the growing season
ev·er·dur·ing [,e-vər-'du̇r-iŋ, -'dyu̇r-] -adj
- everlasting
ev·er·glade ['e-vər-,glād] -n
- a swampy grassland esp. in southern Florida usu. containing saw grass and at least seasonally covered by slowly moving water usu. used in pl.
ev·er·green ['e-vər-,grēn] -adj
- having foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season
- retaining freshness or interest : perennial
evergreen -n
- an evergreen plant
- conifer
- twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration
- something that retains its freshness, interest, or popularity
evergreen oak -n
- any of various oaks (as a live oak, a holm oak, or a tan oak) with foliage that persists for two years so that the plant is more or less continuously green
ev·er·last·ing [,e-vər-'las-tiŋ] -adj, adv, n
- lasting or enduring through all time : eternal
- continuing for a long time or indefinitely
- having or being flowers or foliage that retain form or color for a long time when dried
- tediously persistent
- the everlasting sympathy-seeker who demands attention -- H. A. Overstreet
- wearing indefinitely
everlasting -n
- eternity
- god used with the
- any of several chiefly composite plants (as cudweed) with flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
- the flower of an everlasting
ev·er·more [,e-vər-'mȯr] -adv
- forever, always
- in the future
ever·sion [i-'vər-zhən, -shən] -n, adj
- the act of turning inside out : the state of being turned inside out
- the condition (as of the foot) of being turned or rotated outward
evert [i-'vərt] -vt
- overthrow, upset
- to subject to eversion
ev·ery ['ev-rē] -adj
- being each individual or part of a group without exception
- being each in a series or succession
- being all taken severally
- being each within a range of possibilities
- complete, entire
- we have every confidence in her
ev·ery·body ['ev-ri-,bə-dē, -,bä-] -pron
- everyone
ev·ery·day ['ev-rē-,dā, ,ev-re-'] -adj, n
- encountered or used routinely or typically : ordinary
ev·ery·man ['ev-rē-,man] -n
- the typical or ordinary person
ev·ery·one [-(,)wən] -pron
- every person : everybody
ev·ery·place [-,plās] -adv
- everywhere
ev·ery·thing ['ev-rē-,thiŋ] -pron
- all that exists
- all that relates to the subject
- all that is important
- you mean everything to me
- all sorts of other things used to indicate related but unspecified events, facts, or conditions
- all the pains and colds and everything -- E. B. White
ev·ery·where ['ev-rē-,(h)wer] -adv
- in every place or part
every which way -adv
- in every direction
- in a disorderly manner : irregularly
- toys scattered about every which way
ev·ery·wom·an ['ev-rē-,wu̇-mən] -n
- the typical or ordinary woman
evg -abbr
- evening
evict [i-'vikt] -vt, n
- to recover (property) from a person by legal process
- to put (a tenant) out by legal process
- to force out : expel
evict·ee [i-,vik-'tē] -n
- an evicted person
ev·i·dence ['e-və-dən(t)s, -və-,den(t)s] -n
- an outward sign : indication
- something that furnishes proof : testimony
- something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter
- one who bears witness
- one who voluntarily confesses a crime and testifies for the prosecution against his accomplices
evidence -vt
- to offer evidence of : prove, evince
ev·i·dent ['e-və-dənt, -və-,dent] -adj
- clear to the vision or understanding
ev·i·den·tial [,e-və-'den(t)-shəl] -adj, adv
- evidentiary
ev·i·den·tia·ry [,e-və-'den-chə-rē, -chē-,er-ē] -adj
- being, relating to, or affording evidence
- photographs of evidentiary value
- conducted so that evidence may be presented
ev·i·dent·ly ['e-və-dənt-lē, -ə-,dent-, esp for 2 often ,ev-ə-'dent-] -adv
- in an evident manner : clearly, obviously
- any style...so evidently bad or second-rate -- T. S. Eliot
- on the basis of available evidence
- he was born...evidently in Texas -- Robert Coughlan
evil ['ē-vəl, Brit often & US also 'ē-(,)vil] -adj, adv, n
- morally reprehensible : sinful, wicked
- arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct
- a person of evil reputation
- inferior
- causing discomfort or repulsion : offensive
- disagreeable
- woke late and in an evil temper
- causing harm : pernicious
- the evil institution of slavery
- marked by misfortune : unlucky
- the fact of suffering, misfortune, and wrongdoing
- a cosmic evil force
- something that brings sorrow, distress, or calamity
evil·do·er [,ē-vəl-'dü-ər] -n
- one who does evil
evil·do·ing [-'dü-iŋ] -n
- the act or action of doing evil
evil eye -n
- an eye or glance held capable of inflicting harm
- a person believed to have such an eye or glance
evilmind·ed [,ē-vəl-'mīn-dəd, -vil-] -adj, adv, n
- having an evil disposition or evil thoughts
evince [i-'vin(t)s] -vt, adj
- to constitute outward evidence of
- to display clearly : reveal
evis·cer·ate [i-'vi-sə-,rāt] -vb, n
- to take out the entrails of : disembowel
- to deprive of vital content or force
- to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
- to protrude through a surgical incision or suffer protrusion of a part through an incision
ev·i·ta·ble ['e-və-tə-bəl] -adj
- capable of being avoided
evo·ca·ble ['e-və-kə-bəl, i-'vō-kə-] -adj
- capable of being evoked
evo·ca·tion [,ē-vō-'kā-shən, ,e-və-] -n
- : the act or fact of evoking : summoning: as
- the summoning of a spirit
- imaginative recreation
- induction
evoc·a·tive [i-'vä-kə-tiv] -adj, adv, n
- evoking or tending to evoke an esp. emotional response
- settings...so evocative that they bring tears to the eyes -- Eric Malpass
evoke [i-'vōk] -vt
- : to call forth or up: as
- conjure
- to cite esp. with approval or for support : invoke
- to bring to mind or recollection
- this place evoke s memories
- to re-create imaginatively
evo·lute ['e-və-,lüt also 'ē-və-] -n
- the locus of the center of curvature or the envelope of the normals of a curve
evo·lu·tion [,e-və-'lü-shən, ,ē-və-] -n, adv, adj, n or adj
- one of a set of prescribed movements
- a process of change in a certain direction : unfolding
- the action or an instance of forming and giving something off : emission
- a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better state : growth
- a process of gradual and relatively peaceful social, political, and economic advance
- something evolved
- the process of working out or developing
- the historical development of a biological group (as a race or species) : phylogeny
- a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations
- the process described by this theory
- the extraction of a mathematical root
- a process in which the whole universe is a progression of interrelated phenomena
evolutionary psychology -n
- the study of human cognition and behavior with respect to their evolutionary origins
evolve [i-'välv, -'vȯlv, ē- also -'väv or -'vȯv] -vb, adj, n
- emit
- derive, educe
- to produce by natural evolutionary processes
- develop, work out
- evolve social, political, and literary philosophies -- L. W. Doob
- to undergo evolutionary change
evul·sion [i-'vəl-shən] -n
- extraction
ev·zone ['ev-,zōn] -n
- a member of a select Greek infantry unit often serving as a palace guard