The Other Dictionary

Mouse over to see the definition - but try to work it out first.

earache: Large fork for cleaning wax from aural orifice

eardrops: Aural lobe falls away

earpiece: Aural tranquility

earshot: Bullet fired into oral canal

earwig: False aural hair

ease out: ‘E’s not in

eerie: Full of aural orifices

embassy (Br. En.): Ocean of smouldering ash

emulate: Large flightless bird delayed

encrypt: Put under the church

engineers: Aural organs for motors

engineering: Item of jewellery for motor

engrave: Place six feet under

enquire: Become member of singing ensemble

enrol: Place between two halves of round bread

entail: Fix on rear appendage

enterprise: Go into award

entire: Inflate rubber part of wheel

Euro: I’m not going to propel this boat

exact: Non-hatched chickens perform

excuse: Former lines of people

exile: Body of land no longer surrounded by water

exit: No longer a thing

exonerate: Omelette has more than one price

expander (Br. En.): Former cuddly bamboo-eating black and white Chinese bear

expat: Former gentle open-handed tap on the head

expect: Former spouse bitten repeatedly by bird

expense: Former low value coins

expensive: Former spouse thoughtful

expiate: Former spherical legume had dinner

expire: Large pile of wood for burning former spouse

explain: Former steppe/prairie

export: Former harbour town

exporter: Former bag carrier

expose: Position taken for photo shoot by former spouse

exposer: Person who no longer seeks attention through behaviour

expound: Former British currency

express: 1. Former journalist; 2. Device for squashing former spouse

extension: Uneasy atmosphere engendered by former spouse

extent: 1. Former camping accommodation; 2. Accommodation for former spouse on a visit

extractor: Former farm vehicle

extremist: Former arboreal fog

eye strain: Freezing locomotive