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e • ra / ' irs ; ' ers / noun [ count ] ( history ) a period of time in history the Prohibition era

e • rase / i ' reis / verb (e . ras es,e ras . ing,e . rased )

to remove something completely (for example a pencil mark, a computer file, etc.)

I like to use a pencil so that I can erase my mistakes.

e • ras • er / i 'reissr / noun [ count ]

( art ) a small piece of rubber that you use for removing marks that you have made with a pencil, pen, etc.

— Look at the picture at stationery .

e • rect1 / i ' rekt / adjective ( formal )

standing or pointing straight up He stood with his head erect.

e • rect 2 / i ' rekt / verb ( e . rects , e . rect ing , e . rect . ed )

( formal )

to build something or to make something stand up straight Police erected barriers to keep the crowds back.

e • rodeaw /i ' roud /

(e . rodes,e . rod . ing ,e rod . ed )

( geography ) to destroy something slowly, especially

caused by the weather, the ocean, etc.

The cliffs have been eroded by ocean waves.

e • ro • sionAWL / i 'rou3n / noun [ noncount ] the erosion of the coastline

e • rot • ic / i ' ratik / adjective

causing sexual excitement an erotic picture

er • rand / ersnd / noun [ count ]

a short trip to do something, for example to buy something at a store

I have to run a few errands for my mom.

er • rat • ic / i ' r®tik / adjective

changing without reason; that you can never be sure of erratic behavior

►er • rat • i • cal • ly / i ' ratikli / adverb She was driving erratically.

er . ГОГ Ф / 'егэг / noun [ count ]

something that is done wrong

The letter was sent to the wrong address because of a computer error.

I think you have made an error in calculating the total. —SYNONYM mistake

e • rupt / i ' rApt / verb ( e - rupts , e - rupt - ing , e rupt - ed )

( geography ) When a volcano (= a mountain with a hole

in the top ) erupts , smoke, hot rocks, or liquid rock (called

lava ) suddenly come out

The volcano could erupt at any time.

► e • rup • tion / i 'rApjn / noun [ count, noncount ]

a volcanic eruption

es • ca • la • tor / ' eskaleitar / noun [ count ]

moving stairs that carry people up and down

es .cape 1Ф/ iskeip/ verb

(es- capes,es - cap ing ,es caped )

to get free from someone or something The bird escaped from its cage.

Two prisoners escaped, but were later caught.

to manage to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant The pilot escaped death by seconds.

es • cape2 / i 'skeip / noun [ count, noncount ]

escaping from a place, or from a dangerous or unpleasant situation

As soon as he turned away, she would make her escape . She had a lucky escape (= something bad almost happened to her ) when a truck crashed into her car.

es • cort 1 / es ' kort / verb ( es - corts , es - cort ing , es - cort - ed )

to go with someone, for example to protect them or to make

sure that they arrive somewhere

The police escorted her out of the building.

es • cort2 / ' eskort / noun [ count ]

one or more people or vehicles that go with someone to protect them

He always travels with an armed escort . ESL / |i es ' el / abbreviation

ESL is short for "English as a second language" (= the teaching of English to speakers of other languages who are living in a country where people speak English ) .

— Look at EFL .

es .pe cial .ly Ф /ispejbli/ adverb

1 more than usual, or more than others

hate getting up early, especially in winter. She loves animals, especially horses.

for a particular person or thing