(basketball, US, informal) The eight teams participating in the regional finals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.

eggy bread

A type of spatula used for removing fried eggs from a pan.

plural of rare earth metal

(mineralogy) An earth of a deep brown colour, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.

(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) A loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a spaniel.

Alternative spelling of earth floor

plural of earth floor

An earthen floor, a floor (in a building) which is simply the ground itself, rather than some covering such as wood or vinyl.

plural of earth-floor