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Exogen
- noun - flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
Exonym
- unknown - A name by which one people or social group refers to another and by which the group so named does not refer to itself.
A name given to a place by foreigners: Londres is an exonym of London.
- A name given to a place by foreigners
Exopod
- unknown - Outer branch of the biramous limb of a crustacean
Exotic
- adjective - being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
- strikingly strange or unusual; "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"
Expand
- verb - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
- become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
- exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
- expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
- extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
- grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
- make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"
Expats
- noun - a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; "American expatriates"
Expect
- verb - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
- consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
- consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
- look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"
- look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
- regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Expede
- - To expedite; to hasten.
Expels
- verb - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
- eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
- force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
- remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"