Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z eleutherodactyline Any of the frogs of the family Eleutherodactylidae. eleutherodontid Any extinct mammal of the family †Eleutherodontidae eleutheroembryo A free-floating embryo of a fish eleutherognathine Having a jaw that is free to move (not hinged to another bone) eleutheromania A great desire for or obsession with freedom. eleutheromaniac Having a passionate mania for freedom. eleutheromaniacal of, exhibiting, or affected with eleutheromania eleutherophobia Fear of freedom. eleutheroside Any of several diverse glycosides present in Eleutherococcus shrubs eleutherozoic of or pertaining to the Subphylum Eleutherozoa Eleutherus A river in Phoenicia, mentioned by Pliny Elevado A barangay of Matalom, Leyte, Philippines. elevatable Capable of being mechanically elevated. elevate To raise (something) to a higher position. elevated Raised, usually above ground level. elevatedly In an elevated manner. elevatedness The quality of being elevated. elevatingly So as to elevate or raise up. elevation The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc. elevational Of or pertaining to an elevation. elevationally By means of an elevation; in terms of elevation elevator Anything that raises or uplifts. elevatored Furnished with an elevator. elevatorful Enough to fill an elevator. Elevatorgate A controversy of 2011 over whether the American blogger Rebecca Watson was right to suggest that a man in an elevator inviting her to his room for coffee was behaving inappropriately. elevatorial Pertaining to an elevator. elevatorless Without an elevator. elevatorlike Resembling or characteristic of an elevator. elevatorman A person employed to operate an elevator. elevatory Tending to raise, or having power to elevate. eleve A pupil or student. eleven The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. elevener Synonym of elevenses (“mid-morning break for a drink or snack”). elevenfold By a factor of eleven. elevenfoldness The property of being elevenfold. elevenie An eleven-word poem, successive lines containing one, two, three, four and one words. elevenish Any time close to eleven o'clock. elevenness The property of being eleven in number. elevenpence the value of eleven old pennies elevenpenny Having a value or cost of elevenpence. elevenscore Two hundred and twenty. elevenses A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack. elevensies elevenses elevensome A group of eleven persons or things. eleventeen Twenty-one (21). eleventeenth The ordinal form of the number eleventeen. eleventh The ordinal form of the number eleven. eleventhly In the eleventh place; eleventh in a row. eleventy The number 110, 11 × 10. elevon A movable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control. elexacaftor A medication that acts as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator corrector. Eley A surname. Elez A surname from Serbo-Croatian. elf A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves. elfamycin Any of a group of antibiotics that function by inhibiting bacterial elongation factor elfazepam A benzodiazepine drug. elfbein Synonym of hendecad. Elfdalian A linguistic variety of the Scandinavian language continuum spoken in the old parish of Övdaln in Sweden. elfdock Synonym of elecampane. elfdom The world or realm of elves. elfen Belonging to, or relating to, elves. Elferdink A surname. Elfers A surname from German. elfess A female elf. elfette A female elf. elfhood The state of being an elf. elfic Of or relating to elves. elfie An elf. elfin An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. elfinkind Synonym of elfkind. elfinly In an elfin manner. elfinness The state or condition of being elfin. elfish Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven. elfishly In an elfish manner; mischievously. elfishness The quality or state of being elfish. elfism The belief in elves as supernatural beings. elfist One who believes in elves. elfkin A little elf. elfkind All elves, considered as a group. elfland The land of the elves; home of the elves. elfless Without elves; lacking elves. elflike Resembling or characteristic of an elf. elfling A small or tiny elf; an elf of a diminutive type. elflock A lock of hair that is tangled. elflore Knowledge, science, study, or history of elves. elfmaid A female elf. Elfman A surname Elfmanesque Reminiscent of the music of Danny Elfman (born 1953), American composer best known for his orchestral scores that suggest a comic or playful atmosphere of horror. elfness The state of being an elf; elf attributes and qualities viewed collectively. elfoid Resembling an elf; elfish; elflike. elfology The study of elves. Elford A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1810). elfpunk A subgenre of urban fantasy in which fairies, elves, and other creatures from traditional European folklore exist in a contemporary urban setting. Elfreda A female given name from Old English borne by a medieval English queen; rare today. elfship A compellation for an elf. elfwife A married female elf. elfwise In the manner of an elf. elfwoman A female elf. elfwort Synonym of elecampane. elfy Resembling or characteristic of an elf. ELG emission-line galaxy Elgan A male given name. Elgar A male given name from Old English. Elgarian Of or relating to Edward Elgar (1857–1934), English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Elgart A surname. Elgee A surname. Elgene A surname. Elgin A surname. Elginism Cultural vandalism. Elginist One who is supportive of, or carries out, acts of Elginism; a cultural vandal. elgodipine A calcium channel blocker. Elgoibar An industrial town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. Elgon A mountain on the border of Uganda and Kenya elgonica A particular anthraquinone found in certain aloes, normally as a dimer. Elham A unisex given name from Persian or Arabic. Elhaz Synonym of Algiz. Eli A student at Yale University. Elian An inhabitant or a resident of Elis. Eliana A female given name from Hebrew Elianic Of or relating to Elijah. Elianna A female given name. Elias A male given name from Hebrew. Eliases A surname. Eliasian Of or relating to Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologist. eliasite A deprecated name for gummite. Eliason A surname. eliche pasta spirals elicit To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. elicitability The condition of being elicitable elicitable That may be elicited elicitate To elicit. elicitation The act of eliciting. elicitin Any of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants. eliciting An elicitation. elicitive Pertaining to elicitation. elicitor A person or thing that elicits elicitory Serving to elicit something. Elick A male given name. elicoidali A form of ridged tubular pasta, similar to rigatoni. Elida A female given name. elidable Capable of being elided. elide To leave out or omit (something). elider One who elides something. elidible Capable of being elided. Elie A male given name from Hebrew. Eliel Any of a number of minor characters in the Old Testament. Eliezer Any of a number of men in the Hebrew Bible, including a son of Moses. elif A conditional statement in computer code that runs after an "if" statement. Eliga A male given name. eligibility The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible.