egal
-equal; impartial.

egality
-equality.

egean
-see aegean.

egence
-the state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.

eger
-alt. of egre
-an impetuous flood; a bore. see eagre.

egerminate
-to germinate.

egest
-to cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.

egesta
-that which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements;
-- opposed to ingesta.

egestion
-act or process of egesting; a voiding.

egg
-the oval or roundish body laid by domestic poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. it consists of a yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.
-a simple cell, from the development of which the young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.
-anything resembling an egg in form.
-to urge on; to instigate; to incite/

egg squash
-a variety of squash with small egg
-shaped fruit.

egg
-bird
-a species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (sterna fuliginosa) of the west indies. in the bahama islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, phaethon flavirostris.

egg
-cup
-a cup used for holding an egg, at table.

egg
-glass
-a small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg, at table.

egg
-shaped
-resembling an egg in form; ovoid.

eggar
-any bombycid moth of the genera eriogaster and lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (l. roboris) of europe.

egged
-of egg

eggement
-instigation; incitement.

egger
-one who gathers eggs; an eggler.
-one who eggs or incites.

eggery
-a place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a nest of eggs.

egghot
-a kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale.

egging
-of egg

eggler
-one who gathers, or deals in, eggs.

eggnog
-a drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.

eggplant
-a plant (solanum melongena), of east indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad
-apple.

eggshell
-the shell or exterior covering of an egg. also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
-a smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus ovulum, resembling an egg in form.

eghen
-eyes.

egilopical
-pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an aegilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye.

egilops
-see aegilops.

eglandulose
-alt. of eglandulous

eglandulous
-destitute of glands.

eglantine
-a species of rose (rosa eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors.
-the sweetbrier (r. rubiginosa).

eglatere
-eglantine.

egling
-the european perch when two years old.

eglomerate
-to unwind, as a thread from a ball.

ego
-the conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought;
-- opposed to non
-ego.

egoical
-pertaining to egoism.

egoism
-the doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of descartes and johann gottlieb fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for.
-excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness;
-- opposed to altruism.

egoist
-one given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self.
-a believer in egoism.

egoistic
-alt. of egoistical

egoistical
-pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self
-loving.

egoistically
-in an egoistic manner.

egoity
-personality.

egomism
-egoism.

egophonic
-belonging to, or resembling, egophony.

egophony
-the sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion.

egotheism
-the deification of self.

egotism
-the practice of too frequently using the word i; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self
-exaltation; self
-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or parading one's own doings. the word is also used in the sense of egoism.

egotist
-one addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or magnifies his own achievements or affairs.

egotistic
-alt. of egotistical

egotistical
-addicted to, or manifesting, egotism.

egotistically
-with egotism.

egotize
-to talk or write as an egotist.

egotized
-of egotize

egotizing
-of egotize

egranulose
-having no granules, as chlorophyll in certain conditions.

egre
-sharp; bitter; acid; sour.
-see eager, and eagre.

egregious
-surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense);
-- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake.

egregiously
-greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated.

egregiousness
-the state of being egregious.

egremoin
-agrimony (agrimonia eupatoria).

egress
-the act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure.
-the passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit.
-to go out; to depart; to leave.

egression
-the act of going; egress.

egressor
-one who goes out.

egret
-the name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. they are generally white. among the best known species are the american egret (ardea, / herodias, egretta); the great egret (a. alba); the little egret (a. garzetta), of europe; and the american snowy egret (a. candidissima).
-a plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
-the flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
-a kind of ape.

egrette
-same as egret, n., 2.

egrimony
-the herb agrimony.
-sorrow.

egriot
-a kind of sour cherry.

egritude
-sickness; ailment; sorrow.

egyptian
-pertaining to egypt, in africa.
-a native, or one of the people, of egypt; also, the egyptian language.
-a gypsy.

egyptize
-to give an egyptian character or appearance to.

egyptized
-of egyptize

egyptizing
-of egyptize

egyptologer
-alt. of egyptologist

egyptological
-of, pertaining to, or devoted to, egyptology.

egyptologist
-one skilled in the antiquities of egypt; a student of egyptology.

egyptology
-the science or study of egyptian antiquities, esp. the hieroglyphics.