esquire
- n (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
- n a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
esr
- n the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation
- n microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet
essay
- n an analytic or interpretive literary composition
- n a tentative attempt
- v make an effort or attempt
The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps - v put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
esselen
- n a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey
- n the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen
essence
- n the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- n any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- n the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- n a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor