Easter Sunday
an Easter egg [=an egg that is specially decorated at Easter]
an Easter basket [=a basket of candy, toys, etc., that is given to children at Easter]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
eas — dis·eas·ed·ly; dis·eas·ed·ness; eas; eas·er; eas·i·ly; eas·i·ness; eas·ing; eas·sel; eas·ter·li·ness; eas·ter·tide; eas·ton·ite; … English syllables
ter-5 — ter 5 English meaning: over, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: in präpositionalen Worten for “hindurch, about weg” Note: to ter 4 “hinũber gelangen” Material: O.Ind. tiráḥ adv. “weg, abseits”, preposition m. acc. “through toward,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
Easter — Eas|ter [ˈi:stə US ər] n [U and C] [: Old English; Origin: eastre] 1.) a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life ▪ on Easter Sunday →↑Good Friday 2.) the period of time just before… … Dictionary of contemporary English
easterly — eas|ter|ly1 [ˈi:stəli US ərli] adj 1.) towards or in the east ▪ We drove off in an easterly direction . 2.) an easterly wind comes from the east easterly 2 easterly2 plural easterlies n a wind that comes from the east … Dictionary of contemporary English
Easterling — Eas|ter|ling [ i:stəliŋ] der; , e <aus gleichbed. engl. easterling, eigtl. »Bewohner östlicher Länder«> im Mittelalter meist von Münzmeistern aus östlich von England liegenden Ländern geprägte Silbermünze in England, auf die der Sterling… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Easterly Waves — Eas|ter|ly Waves [ i:stəli weivz] die (Plur.) <zu engl. easterly »östlich« u. waves (Plur.) »Wellen«> aus Osten kommende Wellenstörungen in der Passatzirkulation, die über warmen Meeren tropische Wirbelstürme auslösen können (Meteor.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
easterliness — eas·ter·li·ness … English syllables
eastertide — eas·ter·tide … English syllables
Easter — Eas•ter [[t]ˈi stər[/t]] n. 1) rel an annual Christian feast in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox 2) rel Eastertide • Etymology: bef. 900; ME ester,… … From formal English to slang
Easter egg — Eas′ter egg n. 1) a dyed or painted hen s egg used as an Easter gift or decoration 2) an imitation of this, as an egg shaped candy … From formal English to slang
