EB -abbr
- eastbound
ebb ['eb] -n
- the reflux of the tide toward the sea
- a point or condition of decline
- our spirits were at a low ebb
- to recede from the flood
- to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state
ebb tide -n
- the tide while ebbing or at ebb
- a period or state of decline
EBC -abbr
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
EBCDIC ['ep-sə-,dik, 'eb-] -n
- a code for representing alphanumeric information (as on magnetic tape)
EBITDA -abbr
- earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
Ebo·la [ē-'bō-lə, i-, e-] -n
- ebola virus
- the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus called also Ebola Fever
Ebola virus -n
- 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
- ebony
Ebon·ics [ē-'bä-niks, i-, e-] -n pl but sing in constr
- black english
eb·o·nite ['e-bə-,nīt] -n
- hard rubber esp. when black
eb·o·nize [-,nīz] -vt
- to stain black in imitation of ebony
eb·o·ny ['e-bə-nē] -n
- a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyrosof the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)
- a tree yielding ebony
- any of several trees yielding wood like ebony
ebony -adj
- made of or resembling ebony
- black, dark
ebook ['ē-,bu̇k] -n
- 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
- the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings : exuberance
ebul·lien·cy [-yən(t)-sē] -n
- ebullience
ebul·lient [-yənt] -adj, adv
- boiling, agitated
- characterized by ebullience : having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm
eb·ul·li·tion [,e-bə-'li-shən] -n
- a sudden violent outburst or display
- the act, process, or state of boiling or bubbling up
EBV -abbr
- Epstein-Barr virus
EB virus [,ē-'bē-] -n
- epstein-barr virus