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ease 2 / iz / verb ( eas . es , eas . ing , eased )

to become or to make something less painful or serious They waited for the rain to ease. This should ease the pain .

ea • sel / ' izl / noun

[count]

( art ) a frame that an artist uses to hold a picture while it is being painted

eas . i . ly Ф / 'izoli / adverb

with no difficulty

I can easily call and check the time of the movie. He passed the test easily. The adjective is easy .

east Ф / ist / noun [ singular ] ( abbreviation E.) (geography)

1 the direction you look in to see the sun come up in the morning

Which way is east?

There was a cold wind from the east.

— Look at the picture at compass .

the east or the East the part of any country, city, etc. that is further to the east than the other parts

He grew up in the East, but moved to California after college.

the East the countries of Asia, for example China and Japan

►east adjective, adverb

an east wind (= that comes from the east ) They live on the East Coast. We traveled east.

Eas • ter / ' istэr / noun

[noncount]

( religion ) a Sunday in March or April, and the days around it, when Christians think about Christ coming back to life Culture

Easter is a popular festival, with many traditions in the U.S.

People think about new life and the coming of spring. They celebrate this by decorating and coloring eggs and eating chocolate.

Eas • ter egg / ' istэr eg / noun

[ count ]

an egg that you decorate for Easter

east .ern Ф / 'istorn / adjective

( geography ) in or of the east of a place eastern Pennsylvania

eas.y Ф/ ' izi / adjective ( eas • i ei , as • i es )

not difficult to do or understand The homework was very easy. English isn't an easy language to learn.

without problems or pain He has had an easy life.

—ANTONYM difficult , hard , Look at easily .

take it easy ; take things easy

to relax and not worry or work too much

After my exams I'm going to take it easy for a few days.

eas • y • go • ing / ,izi' gouig / adjective

calm, relaxed, and not easily worried or upset

Her parents are pretty easygoing, so she has a lot of

freedom to do what she wants.

eat Ф/ it / verb ( eats , ;at in< , it< / eit / has eat • en / ' itn / )

to put food in your mouth and swallow it Who ate all the chocolates?

Would you like something to eat?

to have a meal

What time should we eat?

eat out to have a meal in a restaurant

We don't eat out very often.

eaves • drop / ' ivzdrap / verb

( eaves • drops, eaves • drop • ping , eaves dropped )

to listen secretly to other people talking

They caught him eavesdropping on their conversation.

ec • cen • tric / Ik' sentrik / adjective

(used about people or their behavior) strange or unusual He's a little eccentric, but he's a great teacher.

ech • o / ekou / noun [ count ] ( plural ech • oes )

a sound that a surface such as a wall sends back so that you hear it again

► ech • o verb ( ech oes , ech • o • ing , ech • oed )

His footsteps echoed in the empty hall.

e • clipse

/ i klips / noun [ count ]

a time when the moon passes between the earth and the sun so that we cannot see the sun's light, or when the earth's shadow falls on the moon so that we cannot see the moon's light a total eclipse of the

solar eclipse

e • col • o • gist / I 'kabd3ist / noun [ count ]

( biology ) a person who studies or knows a lot about ecology

e • col • o • gy / I 'kabd3i / noun [ noncount ]