(n) the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

(n) the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded"

(n) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"

(n) the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"

(n) knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

(n) the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

(n) an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"

(s) enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

(r) as much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty' is nonstandard) "I've had plenty, thanks"

(a) at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomat

(a) being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

(a) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

(s) very young; "at an early age"

(s) expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"

(r) before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"

(r) in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"

(r) during an early stage; "early on in her career"

(r) at all times; all the time and on every occasion; "I will always be there to help you"; "always arrives on time"; "there is always some pollution in the air"; "ever hoping to strike it rich"; "ever busy"

(r) at any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time"

(r) (intensifier for adjectives) very; "she was ever so friendly"

(r) to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each"

(v) make even or more even

(v) become even or more even; "even out the surface"

(v) make level or straight; "level the ground"

(s) equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"

(s) of the score in a contest; "the score is tied"

(a) being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with); "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "th

(a) divisible by two

(s) occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing"

(s) symmetrically arranged; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon"

(r) used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!"

(r) to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale"

(r) in spite of; notwithstanding; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him"

(r) to the full extent; "loyal even unto death"