egg roll
- n minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
eeriness
- n strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear
eero saarinen
- n United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961)
effacement
- n shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
- n withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous
effect
- n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise - n an outward appearance
she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting - n an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
he just did it for effect - n the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- n (of a law) having legal validity
the law is still in effect - n a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
the effects of sleep loss
the effect of the anesthetic - v produce
- v act so as to bring into existence
effect a change