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4. protection, defense, security, bulwark, shield, screen, cover, shelter, refuge, safety, safeguard; guid-v. 5. chaperon, matronize, accompany, companion; attend, squire, esquire, wait upon, assist, aid; usher, conduct, pilot, steer, guide, lead, direct.
6. convoy, guard, watch over, shepherd, keep an eye on, look after; protect, screen, shelter, flank, be by one's side; defend, back up, support, go or be behind.
7. date, take out, Inf. go with, Inf. go steady with,
escutcheon, n. 1. shield, heraldic shield, scutcheon,
Chiefly Brit, hatchment, Heraldry, lozenge.
2. blot on one's escutcheon shame, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute; stigma, stain, tarnish, smirch, smudge, spot, blot; skeleton in one's closet,
esoteric, adj. 1. abstruse, recondite, deep, profound, abstract; impenetrable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, inscrutable, indecipherable.
2. occult, cryptic, perdu, hidden, veiled; obscure, dark, dim, vague, nebulous, Rare, imperspicuous; mysterious, arcane, inexplicable, insolvable, insoluble, unaccountable, Obs. inextricable; puzzling, enigmatic, enigmatical.
3. private, privy, secret, acroamatic, Obs. acro-amatical, undisclosed, untold; confidential, privileged, auricular, Sl. inside; inner, inmost, intimate, personal, subjective, solipsistic.
especial, adj. 1. special, extra special, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, exceptional, unusual, uncommon; superior, preeminent, eminent, outstanding, striking, noteworthy, notable, marked, remarkable, signal, Inf. spanking.
2. particular, certain, specific; distinctive, unique, singular; individual, personal, own, peculiar to.
especially, adv. 1. particularly, in particular, specially, exceptionally, extraordinarily, uncommonly, unusually; singularly, uniquely, distinctively, peculiarly.
2. chiefly, mainly, principally, primarily, firstly, first of all, first off, first and foremost, first and last, above all, more than any other; predominately, mostly, for the most part, on the whole, by and large.
3. outstandingly, strikingly, noticeably; markedly, notably, signally, noteworthily.
espial, n. 1. detection, discernment, discovery, perception, recognition, spotting.
2. observation, surveillance, reconnaissance, notice, regard; following, shadowing, trailing, Inf. tailing; espionage, spying, intelligence, Inf. cloak and dagger work,
espionage, n. spying, undercover work; prying, probing, digging; surveillance, following, tailing; reconnaissance, reconnoitering; eavesdropping, bugging, wiretapping, breaking codes; deception, foxiness, pretension,
esplanade, n. 1. promenade, walk, boardwalk, sidewalk, mall, parade; alley, lane, road, highway, parkway, freeway.
2. patio, terrace, piazza, green, square, quadrangle, circus; close, yard, lawn, parterre, slope, glacis, sward,
espousal, n. 1. advocacy, adoption, patronage, championship, defense; furtherance, promotion, support, aid, assistance; auspices, subvention, countenance.
2. betrothal, betrothment, affiancing, engagement rite, match; marriage, wedding, bridal, nuptials, Sl. tying the knot.
espouse, v. 1. adopt, embrace, take up, assume, make one's own; elect, choose, opt for, enlist under the banners of; champion, advocate, defend, stand up for, stick up for, side with; support, uphold, maintain, sustain, back up, second; work for, abet, lend oneself to, lend aid to, finance, back, hold out a helping hand to, Inf. angel; further, forward, advance, promote, take in hand, favor, patronize, smile upon, befriend.
2. marry, lead to the altar, give one's hand to, wive, wed.
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