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Excelsior
- noun - thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
Excessive
- adjective - beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
- unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"
Exclusion
- noun - a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
- the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
- the state of being excluded
- the state of being excommunicated
Exclusive
- adjective - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
- excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"
- not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"
- not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"
Exclusory
- - Able to exclude; excluding; serving to exclude.
Excursion
- noun - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
- wandering from the main path of a journey
Excursive
- adjective - (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
Excussion
- - The act of excusing; seizure by law.
Exhausted
- verb - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
- depleted of energy, force, or strength; "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells"
- drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
- drained physically; "the day's events left her completely exhausted--her strength drained"
- eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
- tired
- use up (resources or materials);
- use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"
- wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
Exhauster
- - One who, or that which, exhausts or draws out.