Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 64 compound words that contain eve. The most common are listed below. Open eve in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- Christmas EveThe evening before Christmas Day.
- Adam and EveThe first man and woman, respectively, according to the Book of Genesis.
- New Year's EveThe holiday occurring on the last day of the year, celebrated on December 31st in cultures following the Gregorian calendar; this entire 24-hour calendar day or (often) specifically its evening.
- New EveSynonym of Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
- African EveSynonym of Mitochondrial Eve: The matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all currently living humans, i.e., the most recent woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken line purely through their mothers, and through the …
- Eve greenA bright yellowish green color.
- All Hallows' EveSynonym of Halloween: The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.
- Tom Bawcock's EveAn annual festival held on 23 December in Mousehole, Cornwall, to celebrate the efforts of legendary Mousehole resident Tom Bawcock to save the village from famine by going out to fish in a severe storm.
- November EveSynonym of Samhain: A holiday, falling on the night of 31 October to 1 November, celebrated by the ancient Celts and by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could …
- daughter of EveAny woman or girl; any female human.
- Mitochondrial EveThe matrilineal most recent common ancestor of all currently living humans, i.e., the most recent woman from whom all living humans descend in an unbroken line purely through their mothers, and through the mothers of those mothers, back …
- eve-teaseTo subject (a person) to Eve-teasing.
- daughters of Eveplural of daughter of Eve: Any woman or girl; any female human.
- Eve-teasingsexual harassment of women by men
- Saint Agnes' EveThe night of January 20, on which traditionally, if she performs certain rituals, a woman is supposed to have dreams of her future husband.
- Madam and EveA phrase, often satirical, recasting the Biblical couple of Adam and Eve as a lesbian couple.
- All Hallow's EveMisspelling of All Hallows' Eve: The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.
- Hallow's EveMisspelling of Hallows' Eve: Ellipsis of All Hallows' Eve.
- good evegood evening
- Hallows' EveEllipsis of All Hallows' Eve.
- know someone from EveTo know or recognize someone at all.
- eve-teasedsimple past and past participle of eve-tease
- Eve baitingThe harassment of women, especially foreign, or dressed as such, by groups of men.
- eve-teasesthird-person singular simple present indicative of eve-tease: To subject (a person) to Eve-teasing.
- Eve teasingsplural of Eve teasing: sexual harassment of women by men
Compound words 64
- EvelikeResembling the Biblical Eve.
- EvelessWithout Eve.
- evetimeevening; eventide
- yestereveYesterday evening.
- evejarSynonym of nightjar: Any of various medium-sized nocturnal birds, of the family Caprimulgidae from the order Caprimulgiformes, that feed predominantly on moths and other large flying insects.
- evelightThe subdued light of the evening sky.
- evetideevening
- sleeveThe part of a garment that covers the arm.
- eventsplural of event: An occurrence; something that happens.
- grieveTo cause sorrow or distress to.