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earn

Short Definition : gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve

Definition
(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Example Sentence
  • How much do you make a month in your new job?
  • She earns a lot in her new job
  • this merger brought in lots of money
  • He clears $5,000 each month
Definition
(verb) acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
Synonyms : garner

earthly

Short Definition : of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible; Ex. no earthly reason

Definition
(adj) of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
Example Sentence
  • earthly beings
  • believed that our earthly life is all that matters
  • earthly love
  • our earthly home
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for earthly

Earthy refers to somewhat down, relating to earth

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earthy

Short Definition : unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal

Definition
(adj) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
Synonyms : crude gross vulgar
Example Sentence
  • coarse language
  • a crude joke
  • crude behavior
  • an earthy sense of humor
  • a revoltingly gross expletive
  • a vulgar gesture
  • full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
Definition
(adj) not far removed from or suggestive of nature
Example Sentence
  • the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow
  • earthy smells of new-mown grass
Definition
(adj) hearty and lusty
Example Sentence
  • an earthy enjoyment of life
Definition
(adj) of or consisting of or resembling earth
Example Sentence
  • it had an earthy smell
  • only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean
Definition
(adj) sensible and practical
Synonyms : down-to-earth
Example Sentence
  • has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem
  • her earthy common sense
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for earthy

on earth there are many stones and all so coarse or not refined

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Earthy also means down to earth, so that which is earthy is down to earth;hence "Not far removed from or suggestive of nature " hence, close to nature

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Mallika is the only actress on this earth who can do earthy talks

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ebb

Short Definition : (of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide

Definition
(noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
Synonyms : ebbing wane
Definition
(noun) the outward flow of the tide
Synonyms : reflux
Definition
(verb) flow back or recede
Example Sentence
  • the tides ebbed at noon
Definition
(verb) hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb Definition
(verb) fall away or decline
Example Sentence
  • The patient's strength ebbed away
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ebb

Relate it to egg ;; now-a-days because of bird flu the quantity of eggs coming to the market is reduced.

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Ebbbbbb.... is reduced to Ebb.

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ebb in urdu means bad habit. we should diminish our bad habits

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if ucan remembe the word hebbu(kannada), when the milk is boiled ,u get that on the top..so do relate it with it. ebb(ebbu) is used to lessen or make pimpils diminish..

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ebullient

Short Definition : showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling

Definition
(adj) joyously unrestrained
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ebullient

Your dad purchasing you a new 'Enfield Bullet' so you shpw ur 'Excitement' -> ebullient! :D

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If u can think this word in a good sense, "bulli" is always showing exitement or overflows with enthu ,wen a hot gal passes

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it is close to jubilation...which is excitment

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when water boils, it seems as if it is showing great enthu or excitement thus being ebbulient

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A bull is violent(excited).

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guys.. think of "BULL" in eBULLient.. it is always excited n raring to go

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Red Bull

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ebullient="e+bullet"so u r the don and now u have new e-bullet so obiviously u r so hppy with this

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In bullfight my bull won the medal and hence I am ebullient today

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wen we get over-excited over any issue we generally get into argument wid some1 or even bully with them.so 'bulli(y)'

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"bull" is always ready to hit you.so it is high-spirited & exited.

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A strong bull is always excited to hit the humans..i.e showing his lot of excitement

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E_bull_ant, BULL seems enthusiastic when an ANT goes in to the ears

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eccentric

Short Definition : irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric

Definition
(noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality Definition
(noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
Synonyms : case character type
Example Sentence
  • a real character
  • a strange character
  • a friendly eccentric
  • the capable type
  • a mental case
Definition
(adj) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Example Sentence
  • restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
  • famed for his eccentric spelling
  • a freakish combination of styles
  • his off-the-wall antics
  • the outlandish clothes of teenagers
  • outre and affected stage antics
Definition
(adj) not having a common center; not concentric
Synonyms : nonconcentric
Example Sentence
  • eccentric circles
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for eccentric

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ec(x)-centric(normal): going away from the center that is departing from the norms

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eccentric- resembles x-centric..assume x centric as before centric,like x-wife. anything b4 centric is x centric,and b4 centric ,it is irregular and odd in shape.

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eccentric- ex-center>> It's ODD to see your ex being the center of attraction among your pals.

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ec(ex) center .. its odd/irregular to see an ex(or one more) center for circle..

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eccentric:One(EC) cent rick from rice centre is called eccentric.

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eccentricity

Short Definition : oddity; idiosyncrasy

Definition
(noun) strange and unconventional behavior Definition
(noun) (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
Example Sentence
  • a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity
Definition
(noun) a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for eccentricity

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eccentricity--focus on the word ec+CENTRIC+ity--focus the word CENTRIC ..a person who is very self centric we find his behavior very unconventional and strange.

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accent+ city.....a city of people having different accents will be strange or odd....

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ec+centric. Prefixes ec- ,ex- ,e- means away from; out of ; outside. So eccentric means away from centre.

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ecclesiastic

Short Definition : ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman

Definition
(noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders
Synonyms : churchman cleric divine
Definition
(adj) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
Synonyms : ecclesiastical
Example Sentence
  • ecclesiastic history
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ecclesiastic

(ecclesiastic = eccles + iastic) eccles sounds like 'EGG-LESS' and priests generally don't eat eggs.

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assume the word eccles as x-les.so people who dont have(less) " X"(girlfrnds,wives.etc), are generally priests in west...lol...

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eccles = sex less.. priests are forbidden from having sex. (No offense meant)

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think it as eclairs +ealstic--- we get ecliars at church -- @ khrismas

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eclectic

Short Definition : selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism

Definition
(noun) someone who selects according to the eclectic method
Synonyms : eclecticist
Definition
(adj) selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for eclectic

eclectic or elect means, chosing the best from many sources which is the meaning of the word eclectic

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nowadays even after the elections the governments formed are generally eclectic.composed of many parties

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sounds like election, and in election only the best candidated are chosen !!

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SELECTive

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ECLECTIC: EC(ek) LAC TICket.... EKk lakh ticket me se sirf ek hi ticket select hogi...... to is tarah best ticket ka selection ho jayega.....

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eclectic sounds like election; during election time - only SELECTIVE candidates can compete.

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eclairs-a chocolate which s made by collecting various elements

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Eclectic-Elect choosing the best party from a group of parties {parties = related to politician}

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eclectic one election , choosen from many ones.

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selection of ideas, knowledge, information....not physical things That stuident is filled with eclectic ideas

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Eclectic = prepare one lecture from many sources so give it tick.

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eclipse

Short Definition : darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse

Definition
(noun) one celestial body obscures another
Synonyms : occultation
Definition
(verb) be greater in significance than
Synonyms : dominate overshadow
Example Sentence
  • the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
Definition
(verb) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
Synonyms : occult
Example Sentence
  • The Sun eclipses the moon today
  • Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for eclipse

during the total solar eclipse one heavenly body covers another heavenly body making the other one barely visible

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eclipse: e (this) clip se(see); See this clip so dark cannot understand anything.

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EK(ONE)LIPS(HONTH)IF ONE LIP COVERED BY ANOTHER THEN THERE IS ECLIPS

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