Index of English words, starting with "er"

(1) - Erumpent (a.) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.

(1) - Erupt (v. t.) To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

(1) - Eruption (n.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.
(2) - Eruption (n.) A violent exclamation; ejaculation.
(3) - Eruption (n.) That which bursts forth.
(4) - Eruption (n.) The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as: (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from a volcano of a fissure in the earth's crust. (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed men from one country to another. Milton. (c) A violent commotion.

(1) - Eruptive (n.) An eruptive rock.
(2) - Eruptive (a.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic.
(3) - Eruptive (a.) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever.
(4) - Eruptive (a.) Breaking out or bursting forth.