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Excesses
- noun - a quantity much larger than is needed
- excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
Exchange
- noun - (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into p
Excising
- verb - levy an excise tax on
- remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"
Excision
- noun - surgical removal of a body part or tissue
- the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
- the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
Excitant
- adjective - (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
- a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
Exciting
- verb - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
- arouse or elicit a feeling
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
- creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
- produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
- raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"
- stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
- stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"
- stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
Excitive
- - Serving or tending to excite; excitative.
Exclaims
- verb - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
Excluded
- verb - lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
- prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
- prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
- put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"