An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; one of the precursors of the European Union; the countries which constitute(d) this union.
equinox
equinox
noun
(also figuratively) The circumstance of a twenty-four hour time period having the day and night of equal length.
(astronomy) A celestial equator (“great circle on the celestial sphere, coincident with the plane of the Earth's equator (the equatorial plane)”); also, the Earth's equator.
(astronomy) One of the two points in space where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth.
(rare) A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception; an equinoctial gale.
One of the two occasions in the year when the length of the day and night are equal, which occurs when the apparent path of the Sun (the ecliptic) intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth; this happens on a day between March 19 and 21 (spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere), and on another day between September 21 and 24 (autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and spring in the Southern Hemisphere); hence, the exact time when the intersection occurs.
expound
expound
verb
(intransitive) To make a statement, especially at length.
(transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length
expunge
expunge
verb
(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
(transitive) To erase or strike out.
(transitive, computing) To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
exuding
exuding
noun
The process by which something exudes.
verb
present participle of exude
exurban
exurban
adj
Of, pertaining to, or residing in an exurb
monteux
murexan
murexan
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) A poorly-characterized nitrogenous material formed from several ureids
nexuses
nexuses
noun
plural of nexus
ulexine
ulexine
noun
(obsolete, organic chemistry) The alkaloid cytisine when extracted from gorse (of genus Ulex).
unannex
unaxled
unboxed
unboxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbox
unboxes
unboxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unbox
unexact
unexact
adj
Not exact.
unfixed
unfixed
adj
(of a problem) Not fixed; not corrected.
Not fixated or fixed; moving or changing freely
Not fraudulently prearranged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfix
unfixes
unfixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unfix
unfoxed
unfoxed
adj
Not foxed.
uniplex
uniplex
adj
simplex
unmixed
unmixed
adj
Pure, not mixed or combined.
unsexed
unsexed
adj
Not separated by sex.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unsex
unsexes
unsexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unsex
untaxed
untaxed
adj
Not having had the required taxes paid on it.
Not tired or strained, working well within capacity.