eclectic method
- n making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
earthworm
- n terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
earwig
- n any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen