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едение
A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject. · yedeniye
едине́ние
(uncountable) Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity. · yedineniye
едини́ца
(card games) A playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game. · yedinitsa
едини́ца данных
Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed. · yedinitsa dannykh
едини́чный
Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one. · yedinichnyy
едино-
one, single · yedino-
единобо́жие
The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion. · yedinobozhiye
единобо́рство
(by extension) Any battle or struggle between two contending persons, forces, groups, or ideas. · yedinoborstvo
единобра́чие
A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings. · yedinobrachiye
единобра́чный
(narrowly) Being married to one person at a time. · yedinobrachnyy
единогла́сие
The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous. · yedinoglasiye
единогла́сно
In a unanimous manner; without objection. · yedinoglasno
единогла́сный
Based on unanimity, assent or agreement. · yedinoglasnyy
единоду́шие
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. · yedinodushiye
единоду́шно
In a unanimous manner; without objection. · yedinodushno
единоду́шный
Based on unanimity, assent or agreement. · yedinodushnyy
единомы́слие
The condition of agreement by all parties, the state of being unanimous. · yedinomysliye
единомы́шленник
Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection. · yedinomyshlennik
единообра́зие
(uncountable) The quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this. · yedinoobraziye
единообра́зный
(ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i) · yedinoobraznyy
единоо́стрый
(of a knife) Having only one sharp side. · yedinoostryy
еди́нственно
Alone; exclusively. · yedinstvenno
единственное число
(grammar) Referring to only one thing or person. · yedinstvennoye chislo
еди́нственность
The state or quality of being unique or one of a kind. · yedinstvennost
еди́нственный
Used for emphasis in place of a · yedinstvennyy
еди́нство
State of cohering, or of working together. · yedinstvo
еди́ный
Alone in a category. · yedinyy
едкий
(archaic, figurative) Sharp and harsh in expressing oneself. · yedkiy
е́дкость
(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering. · yedkost
едо́к
A person or animal who eats. · yedok
Едо́м
(biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible. · Yedom
ее
(added to certain adjectives and adverbs, now especially short ones) More; used to form the comparative. · yeye
ёж
A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia. · yozh
е́жа
(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. · yezha
ежа́к
A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia. · yezhak
ежеви́ка
A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids. · yezhevika
ежего́дник
A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject. · yezhegodnik
ежего́дно
Once every year without fail, yearly · yezhegodno
ежего́дный
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual. · yezhegodnyy
ежедне́вник
A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day. · yezhednevnik
ежедне́вно
quotidianly, every day · yezhednevno
ежедне́вный
That occurs every day, or at least every working day. · yezhednevnyy
ежекварта́льно
Once every quarter year (three months). · yezhekvartalno
ежекварта́льный
Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly. · yezhekvartalnyy
е́жели
Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false. · yezheli
ежеме́сячник
A publication that is published once a month. · yezhemesyachnik
ежеме́сячно
Every month. · yezhemesyachno
ежеме́сячный
Occurring every month. · yezhemesyachnyy
еженеде́льник
A publication that is published once a week. · yezhenedelnik
еженеде́льно
Once every week. · yezhenedelno
еженедельный
Of or relating to a week. · yezhenedelnyy
ежено́чно
Every night. · yezhenochno
ежено́чный
Performing, occurring, or taking place every night. · yezhenochnyy
ежено́щно
Every night. · yezhenoshchno
ежено́щный
Performing, occurring, or taking place every night. · yezhenoshchnyy
ежесу́точный
That occurs every day, or at least every working day. · yezhesutochnyy
ежеча́сно
At intervals of an hour. · yezhechasno
ежеча́сный
Occurring every hour. · yezhechasnyy
ёжик
A closely-cropped haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush. · yozhik
ёжиться
(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear. · yozhitsya
ежи́ха
A small mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, characterized by their spiny back and often by the habit of rolling up into a ball when attacked, native to Afro-Eurasia. · yezhikha
ежо́нок
A baby hedgehog. · yezhonok
ез-
Free from; devoid of; without. · yez-
езда́
A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle). · yezda
е́здить
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa. · yezdit
ездо́к
One who, or that which, goes. · yezdok
Е́здра
(biblical character) A Jewish high priest from the fifth century BC. · Yezdra
езерне́т
A computer network that complies with this set of standards. · yezernet
ей
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction. · yey
е́йший
Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs. · yeyshiy
ёк
small, immature, miniature · yok
Екатери́на
A en given name. · Yekaterina
ектенья́
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation. · yektenya
елда́
(vulgar, slang) The penis. [from the 20th c.] · yelda
е́ле
(not comparable, degree) Almost not at all. · yele
е́ле-е́ле
(idiomatic) Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare. · yele-ele
еле́й
A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation. · yeley
еле́йный
(figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite but insincere. · yeleynyy
Еле́на
(Greek mythology) The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. · Yelena
Елизаве́та
The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures · Yelizaveta
Елисе́й
(biblical character) A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah. · Yelisey
ёлка
An evergreen tree (usually a conifer), or an artificial tree made to resemble this, which is typically decorated with lights and ornaments and often an angel or star at its tip, and used as a decoration during the Christmas holiday season. · yolka
ёлки-палки
(euphemistic, now sometimes specifically interpreted as a euphemism for 'fuck') Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance. · yolki-palki
ело́вый
(used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce. · yelovyy
ёлочка
Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”. · yolochka
ёлочная игру́шка
A Christmas tree decoration. · yolochnaya igrushka
ёлочный шар
A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees. · yolochnyy shar
ель
(chiefly, countable) A conifer of the genus Abies. · yel
Е́льцин
A transliteration of the Russian surname Е́льцин (Jélʹcin). · Yeltsin
ёмкий
Having a lot of space inside; roomy. · yomkiy
ёмко
In a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length. · yomko
ёмкостный
Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. · yomkostnyy
ёмкость
(physics, uncountable) The property of an electric circuit or its element that permits it to store charge, defined as the ratio of stored charge to potential over that element or circuit (Q/V); SI unit: farad (F). · yomkost
ему́
With dative effect or as an indirect object. [from 9th c.] · yemu
е́ние
Used to form nouns or noun-like words (or elements of noun phrases) from verbs, denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action. · yeniye
ёнок
small, immature, miniature · yonok
ено́т
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail. · yenot
ено́т-полоску́н
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail. · yenot-poloskun
Ено́х
(biblical character) First son of Cain. · Yenokh
епа́рхия
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs. · yeparkhiya
епи́скоп
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory. · yepiskop
епитрахи́ль
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole. · yepitrakhil
ер
(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun. · yer
ералаш
A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state. · yeralash
Ерёма
A en given name of biblical origin. · Yeryoma
ересиарх
(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.] · yeresiarkh
ерети́к
Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to. · yeretik
ерети́ческий
Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics. · yereticheskiy
ерети́чка
Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to. · yeretichka
ёрзать
(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly. · yorzat
ермо́лка
(Judaism, headwear) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews. · yermolka
ёрничество
(uncountable) Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering. · yornichestvo
ерунда́
(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object. · yerunda
ерундо́вина
(figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object. · yerundovina
ерундо́вый
(informal) Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on. · yerundovyy
ершистый
(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature. · yershistyy
ес-
Free from; devoid of; without. · yes-
е́сли
(idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement). · yesli
е́сли то́лько
(idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement). · yesli tolko
е́сса
Used to form female equivalents. · yessa
естественная
A spontaneous or unposed photograph. · yestestvennaya
есте́ственная среда́
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat. · yestestvennaya sreda
естественное освеще́ние
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source. · yestestvennoye osveshcheniye
есте́ственный
Not posed or rehearsed. · yestestvennyy
есте́ственный отбо́р
(evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes. · yestestvennyy otbor
есть
Yes; yea; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. · yest
е́сть кто́-нибудь?
A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected. · yest kto-nibud?
Есфи́рь
A en given name. · Yesfir
Ёся
(rare) : a diminutive of various female given names. · Yosya
Е́фан
A en given name, of mostly American usage since the 18th century; popular in the 2000s. · Yefan
Ефре́м
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ефре́м (Jefrém). · Yefrem
е́хать
(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle. · yekhat
ехи́дна
Any of the species of small spined monotremes in the family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea. · yekhidna
ехидный
(informal, often humorous) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation. · yekhidnyy
ец
(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun. · yets
еши́ва
(schools, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts. · yeshiva
ешь
(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you) · yesh
ещё
To even the slightest extent, at all. · yeshchyo
ещё бы
(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to indicate emphatic agreement · yeshchyo by
ещё и
In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality. · yeshchyo i
ещё как
(idiomatic) Used to strongly confirm the preceding utterance. · yeshchyo kak
ещё оди́н
One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. · yeshchyo odin
ещё раз
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.] · yeshchyo raz
е́ю
The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction. · yeyu
еющий
Used to form present participles of verbs. · yeyushchiy
Еѳанъ
A en given name, of mostly American usage since the 18th century; popular in the 2000s.
жаба
(computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language. · zhaba
жабо́
A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim. · zhabo
жабое́д
(derogatory, ethnic slur) A French person. · zhaboyed
жабра
(zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. · zhabra

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