All English words - page 1678

Meanings of Elands:

noun

A large spiral-horned african antelope which lives in open woodland and grassland.

Usage examples:

There are antelope species like eland, impala, puku, waterbuck, bushbuck and kudu whereas lion leop…

Meanings of Elapse:

verb

(of time) pass or go by.

Usage examples:

Weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack

Meanings of Elapsed:

verb

(of time) pass or go by.

Usage examples:

Weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack

Meanings of Elapses:

verb

(of time) pass or go by.

Usage examples:

Weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack

Meanings of Elapsing:

verb

(of time) pass or go by.

Usage examples:

Weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack

Meanings of Elasmobranch:

noun

A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.

Usage examples:

However, the presence of modulation in feeding among the elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) h…

Meanings of Elasmobranchian:

noun

A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.

Usage examples:

However, the presence of modulation in feeding among the elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) h…

Meanings of Elasmobranchii:

noun

A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.

Usage examples:

However, the presence of modulation in feeding among the elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) h…

Meanings of Elasmosaur:

noun

A cretaceous plesiosaur with a long neck shaped like that of a swan.

Usage examples:

The remains include the bones of dinosaurs, birds, and large marine reptiles such as mosasaurs and …

Meanings of Elasmosaurus:

noun

A cretaceous plesiosaur with a long neck shaped like that of a swan.

Usage examples:

The remains include the bones of dinosaurs, birds, and large marine reptiles such as mosasaurs and …

Meanings of Elastase:

noun

A pancreatic enzyme which digests elastin.

Usage examples:

In a related experiment, articular cartilage was incubated for two days with the enzyme elastase, w…

Meanings of Elastases:

noun

A pancreatic enzyme which digests elastin.

Usage examples:

In a related experiment, articular cartilage was incubated for two days with the enzyme elastase, w…

Meanings of Elastic:

adjective

(of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched or compressed.

Usage examples:

A tourniquet of rubber tubing or other elastic material is placed around the upper arm

noun

Cord, tape, or fabric, woven with strips of rubber, which returns to its original length or shape after being stretched.

Usage examples:

A polythene bag tied with elastic

Meanings of Elastically:

adverb

In a way that is able to stretch and return to its original shape or size

Usage examples:

Your spine is designed to move elastically during exercise., the material can stretch elastically u…

Meanings of Elasticated:

adjective

Made with elastic material or thread

Usage examples:

A dress with an elasticated waist

Meanings of Elasticity:

noun

The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.

Usage examples:

Aging can decrease the elasticity of your skin

Meanings of Elasticize:

adjective

(of a garment or part of a garment) made with rubber thread or tape and able to be stretched easily.

Usage examples:

An elasticized waistband

Meanings of Elasticized:

adjective

(of a garment or part of a garment) made with rubber thread or tape and able to be stretched easily.

Usage examples:

An elasticized waistband

Meanings of Elastics:

noun

A small piece of elastic (= material that stretches), made into a ring shape and sometimes covered with cloth, used for holding hair, especially for holding long hair at the back or top of the head

Usage examples:

She always keeps a hair elastic on her wrist in case she needs to tie her hair back.

Meanings of Elastin:

noun

A protein forming the main constituent of elastic connective tissue, found especially in the dermis of the skin.

Usage examples:

Molecular chromophores besides melanin abound in the skin and include keratin, collagen, elastin, p…

Meanings of Elastomer:

noun

A natural or synthetic polymer having elastic properties, e.g. rubber.

Usage examples:

More recently, surrounds have been made from polymer foam, synthetic elastomers, or polymer composi…

Meanings of Elastomers:

noun

A natural or synthetic polymer having elastic properties, e.g. rubber.

Usage examples:

More recently, surrounds have been made from polymer foam, synthetic elastomers, or polymer composi…

Meanings of Elastoplast:

noun

A brand name for a common type of plaster (= a small piece of sticky material to cover and protect a cut in the skin)

Meanings of Elate:

verb

Make (someone) ecstatically happy.

Usage examples:

While the wealth of wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well

adjective

In high spirits; exultant or proud.

Usage examples:

Their elate and animated faces

Meanings of Elated:

adjective

Ecstatically happy.

Usage examples:

After the concert, i felt elated

verb

Make (someone) ecstatically happy.

Usage examples:

While the wealth of wildlife elated me, it unnerved me as well