English to English Dictionary

Establish-A-Beachhead

To create a secure position from which further operations can be conducted.

Establishing a Bridgehead

A secured position established on the enemy's territory to facilitate further military operations.

Estrangement

The state of being alienated or separated from a person or group.

Eternal Dilemma

A situation in which a difficult choice must be made between two or more alternatives, both of which are undesirable or problematic.

Eternal Property

A type of property that is not subject to change or decay over time.

Ethereal

Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world.

Ethical dilemma

A complex situation in which a person has to choose between two or more moral imperatives, neither of which is unambiguously acceptable or preferable.

Ethical trade

A commercial practice wherein retailers, brands, and suppliers seek to ensure that the goods they sell are produced under safe working conditions, where workers are treated with respect and dignity, and where living wages and fair labor standards are upheld throughout the global supply chain.

Ethnic Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial or ethnic groups within a society.

Ethnicity

The fact or state of belonging to a particular social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.

Etymologist

A person who studies the origin of words and their meanings.

Etymon

The original form of a word from which a later form is derived.