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**eigh•ty** /'eɪti/ determiner, n, pron (the number) 80 $\rightarrow$ see TABLE 1 **-tieth** /'eɪtiəθ/ determiner, n, pron, adv
**86, ,eighty-'six** $v$ [T] *AmE slang* to stop serving, especially food at a restaurant: *86 the salmon steak - we ran out of it.*
**Ein•stein, Albert** /'aɪnstaɪn/ (1879-1955) a US PHYSICIST and MATHEMATICIAN, born in Germany, who developed the THEORY OF RELATIVITY, which completely changed the way that scientists understand space and time
CULTURAL NOTE Einstein is considered to be one of the greatest scientists and one of the most intelligent people ever born, and people sometimes use the name Einstein to talk about someone who is very intelligent: *Go and ask Simon - he's the Einstein of the family. | The controls are really easy to operate, so you don't have to be an Einstein to use it.*
**Éi•re** /'eərə/ the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. Éire is its IRISH GAELIC name.
**Ei•sen•how•er, Dwight Da•vid** /'aɪzənhaʊə, dwaɪt 'dervaɪd/ (1890-1969) a US politician in the Republican Party, who was President of the US from 1953 to 1961. Eisenhower was a general in the US army during World War II, and he became the commander of all the Allied forces in Europe, leading the attack on D-DAY in 1944. He was a popular President, and people informally called him Ike.
**Ei•sen•stein, Ser•gei** /'aɪzənstaɪn, 'seəgeɪɪsər'geɪ/ (1898-1948) a Russian FILM DIRECTOR, who is generally considered to be one of the greatest directors ever, and who is known especially for *The Battleship Potemkin* (1925) and *Alexander Nevsky* (1938)
**ei•stedd•fod** /aɪ'stedfəd/ $n$ a yearly meeting in Wales at which competitions are held for Welsh poets, singers, and musicians. It is thought to be a great honour to win a prize or title at an eisteddfod.
**ei•ther¹** /'aɪðəʳ || 'i:-/ determiner **1** one or the other of two: *She's lived in London and Manchester, but doesn't like either city very much. | You can get there by plane or by boat, but either way/in either case it's very expensive.* $\rightarrow$ compare ANY¹ **2** one and the other of two; each: *He sat in the car with a policeman on either side of him.* $\rightarrow$ compare BOTH
**either²** pron one or the other of two: *There's coffee or tea - you can have either. | Take either of the books.*
USAGE When **either** and **neither** are used as pronouns and followed by a plural noun, they usually take a singular verb in formal writing: *Is either/neither of the factories in operation yet?* But in speech and informal writing a plural verb is usually used: *Are either/neither of the teams playing this week?*
**either³** conj (used to begin a list of two or more possibilities separated by or): *It's either a boy or a girl. | Either say you're sorry or (else) get out. | It's either blue, red, or green - I can't remember. | She's one of those people that you either love or hate.*
USAGE **Either or** and **neither nor** are usually followed by a plural pronoun and plural verb, except in formal writing: *If either David or Janet come, they will want a drink.* In formal English this would be: *If either David or Janet comes, he or she will want a drink.*
**either⁴** adv [only in negatives] also: *I haven't read this book, and my brother hasn't either. (=both haven't read it) | 'I can't swim!' 'I can't, either!'/Neither can I!' (=I, too, am unable to swim.)* $\rightarrow$ compare TOO
**,either-'or** adj [A] *infml* needing or resulting in an unavoidable choice between only two possibilities: *We fight, or we surrender - it's an either-or situation.*
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**e•jac•u•late** /ɪ'dʒækjʊleɪt/ $v$ [I,T] **1** to cause (the male seed (SPERM)) to come suddenly out from the PENIS **2** *fml* to cry out or say suddenly and shortly: *'Watch out!' he ejaculated.* **--lation** /ɪ,dʒækjʊ'leɪʃən/ $n$ [C;U]
**e•ject** /ɪ'dʒekt/ $v$ [T(from)] *fml* to throw out with force: *They were making such a noise in the restaurant that the police came and ejected them.* **--ion** /ɪ'dʒekʃən/ $n$ [U]
**e'jector ,seat** *especially BrE* || **e'jection ,seat** *especially AmE* - $n$ a seat which throws the pilot out and away from a plane when he or she can no longer control it and must reach the ground by PARACHUTE
**eke** /iːk/ $v$
**eke sthg. $\Leftrightarrow$ out** *phr v* [T(with, by)] **1** to cause (a small supply) to last longer by being careful or by adding something else: *She eked out her small income by cleaning other people's houses.* **2 eke out a living** to make just enough money to live on
**EKG** /,iː keɪ 'dʒiː/ $n$ *AmE for* ECG
**el, L** /el/ $n$ *AmE infml* the ELEVATED RAILWAY in Chicago, US
**e•lab•o•rate¹** /ɪ'læbərət/ adj full of detail; carefully worked out and with a large number of parts: *She made elaborate preparations for the party, and then no one came. | The curtains had an elaborate pattern of flowers. | an elaborate excuse* **--ly** *adv* **--ness** $n$ [U]
**e•lab•o•rate²** /ɪ'læbəreɪt/ $v$ [I(on)] to add more detail or information: *What you've told me of your plan sounds most interesting. Would you care to elaborate (on it)?* **--ration** /ɪ,læbə'reɪʃən/ $n$ [C;U]
**El Al** /,el 'æl/ the Israeli national AIRLINE
**El Alamein** $\rightarrow$ see ALAMEIN
**é•lan** /eɪ'lɒn || eɪ'lɑːn/ $n$ [U] *Fr* liveliness and stylishness: *She played the piano with great élan.*
**e•land** /'iːlənd/ $n$ pl. **elands** or **eland** a large African ANTELOPE (=deerlike animal) with horns that curve round and round
**e•lapse** /ɪ'læps/ $v$ [I] *fml* (of time) to pass by: *Three months have elapsed since he left home.*
**e•las•tic¹** /ɪ'læstɪk/ adj **1** (of material such as rubber) able to spring back into shape after being stretched or bent: *This swimming costume is made of elastic material.* **2** (especially of plans or arrangements) able to be changed if the situation changes; not fixed: *My timetable for this week is fairly elastic.* **--ticity** /,iːlæs'tɪsəti/ $n$ [U]
**elastic²** $n$ [U] (a piece of) elastic material, especially rubber: *I like these skirts with elastic round the waist.*
**e•las•ti•cat•ed** /ɪ'læstɪkeɪtɪd/ adj *BrE* (of clothing) made with material that can stretch: *skirts with elasticated waists*
**e,lastic 'band** $n$ *BrE for* RUBBER BAND
**E•las•to•plast** /ɪ'læstəplɑːst || -plæst/ *BrE trademark* a sticky bandage used to cover small cuts; BAND-AID *AmE*
**e•lat•ed** /ɪ'leɪtɪd/ adj [(at, by)] filled with excited joy and pride: *The elated crowd cheered and cheered. | She seemed elated at/by the news. | [F+to-v/that] We were all elated to hear of the victory/elated that we had won.*
**e•la•tion** /ɪ'leɪʃən/ $n$ [U] the state of being filled with excited pride and joy: *They couldn't conceal their elation.*
**El•ba** /'elbə/ an island west of Italy where NAPOLEON was sent in 1814 after the failure of his attack on Russia
**el•bow¹** /'elboʊ/ $n$ **1** [C] (the outer point of) a joint where the arm of a person or the FORELEG of an animal bends $\rightarrow$ see picture at HORSE **2** [C] the part of a garment which covers the elbow: *He had a patch on the elbow of his jacket.* **3** [C] something in the shape of an elbow, such as a joint in a pipe, chimney etc **4 [the S]** *BrE slang* dismissal from a relationship, one's job etc: *She got fed up with her boyfriend, so she gave him the elbow/he got the elbow.* **5 at one's elbow** *especially BrE* close by and ready when needed
**elbow²** $v$ [T+obj+adv/prep] to push with the elbows: *I tried to stop him, but he elbowed me out of the way. | She elbowed her way through the crowd.*
**'elbow grease** $n$ [U] *infml* hard work with the hands, especially polishing and cleaning; often used in suggesting that one should work harder: *It's no use just passing the duster over it. It needs a bit of elbow grease.*
**el•bow•room** /'elboʊrum, -ruːm/ $n$ [U] space in which to move freely