(n) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

(n) an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

(n) (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

(v) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his se

(v) give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

(v) provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

(r) after a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like `likewise' or `also'; "he isn't stupid, but he isn't exactly a genius either"; "I don't know either"; "if you don't order dessert I won't either"

(s) plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money"

(s) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter"

(s) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

(s) affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"

(s) not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"

(a) posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"

(a) free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"

(s) performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand"

(s) marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"

(s) readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"

(s) not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"

(s) having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"

(s) not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

(s) affording pleasure; "easy good looks"

(s) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"

(r) with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

(r) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)

(r) without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

(n) something that happens at a given place and time

(n) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

(n) a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory

(n) a special set of circumstances; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

(r) to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"

(r) in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner"

(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"

(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"