Edam noun : a yellow Dutch pressed cheese made in balls

ed·dy noun, plural eddies : WHIRLPOOL

— eddy verb

edel·weiss noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. edel noble + weiss white]

: a small perennial woolly composite herb that grows high in the Alps

ede·ma noun : abnormal accumulation of watery fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity

— edem·a·tous adjective

Eden noun : a place or state of bliss or delight : PARADISE

Synonyms

Elysium, heaven, paradise, utopia—more at PARADISE

1edge noun 1 : the cutting side of a blade

2 : a noticeably harsh or sharp quality; also : FORCE, EFFECTIVENESS

3 : the line where something begins or ends; also : the area adjoining such an edge

4 : a favorable margin : ADVANTAGE

— edged adjective

Synonyms

[3] border, bound, boundary, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge—more at BORDER

[4] advantage, better, drop, jump, upper hand, vantage—more at ADVANTAGE

2edge verb edged; edg·ing 1 : to give or form an edge

2 : to move or force gradually <~ into a crowd>

3 : to defeat by a small margin

— edg·er noun

Synonyms

grind, hone, sharpen, strop, whet—more at SHARPEN

edge·wise adverb : SIDEWAYS

edg·ing noun : something that forms an edge or border

edgy adjective edg·i·er; -est 1 : having an edge : SHARP

2 : being on edge : TENSE, NERVOUS

3 : having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality

— edg·i·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] cutting, ground, keen, sharp—more at SHARP

[2] aflutter, anxious, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, tense, troubled, upset, worried—more at NERVOUS

ed·i·ble adjective : fit or safe to be eaten

— ed·i·bil·i·ty noun

— edible noun

edict noun : a proclamation having the force of law; also : ORDER, DECREE

Synonyms

decree, directive, fiat, order, ruling; also call, decision, judgment; announcement, declaration, dictum, manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement; canon, encyclical

ed·i·fi·ca·tion noun : instruction and improvement esp. in morality

ed·i·fice noun : a usu. large building

ed·i·fy verb : to instruct and improve esp. in moral and religious knowledge

Synonyms

educate, enlighten, nurture—more at ENLIGHTEN

ed·it verb 1 : to revise, assemble, or prepare for publication or release (as a motion picture)

2 : to direct the publication and policies of (as a newspaper)

3 : DELETE

— ed·i·tor noun

— ed·i·tor·ship noun

— ed·i·tress noun

Synonyms

redraft, revamp, revise, rework; also amend, correct, emend, rectify

edi·tion noun 1 : the form in which a text is published

2 : the total number of copies (as of a book) published at one time

3 : VERSION

1editorial adjective 1 : of or relating to an editor or editing

2 : being or resembling an editorial

— ed·i·to·ri·al·ly adverb

2editorial noun : an article (as in a newspaper) giving the views of the editors or publishers; also : an expression of opinion resembling an editorial

ed·i·to·ri·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to express an opinion in an editorial

2 : to introduce opinions into factual reporting

3 : to express an opinion

— ed·i·to·ri·al·i·za·tion noun

— ed·i·to·ri·al·iz·er noun

EDP abbreviation electronic data processing

EDT abbreviation Eastern daylight (saving) time

educ abbreviation education; educational

ed·u·ca·ble adjective : capable of being educated

ed·u·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing [ORIGIN: ME, to rear, fr. L educatus, pp. of educare, fr. educere to lead forth, draw out]

1 : to provide with schooling

2 : to develop mentally and morally; also : to provide with information

Synonyms

[1] indoctrinate, instruct, school, teach, train, tutor—more at TEACH

[2] edify, enlighten, nurture—more at ENLIGHTEN

educated adjective : having an education; especially : having an education beyond the average

Synonyms

erudite, knowledgeable, learned, literate, scholarly, well-read; also civilized, cultivated, cultured;