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Words starting with E

195 words with meanings

• Eachadj. every one considered individually
• Earlyadj. before the usual time
• Earnestn. something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
• Earthn. the 3rd planet from the sun
• Easev. move gently or carefully
• Easeln. an upright tripod for displaying something
• Easilyadv. with ease
• Easyadj. posing no difficulty
• Eatableadj. suitable for use as food
• Eatingn. the act of consuming food
• Ebbingn. a gradual decline
• Ebonyn. a very dark black
• Echov. to say again or imitate
• Eclipsev. be greater in significance than
• Economyn. the system of production and distribution and consumption
• Ecstasyn. a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
• Eddyv. flow in a circular current, of liquids
• Edgen. the boundary of a surface
• Edgyadj. being in a tense state
• Edictn. an official order from an authority
• Edificen. a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
• Edifyv. make understand
• Editv. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Editionn. the form in which a text is published
• Effacev. remove completely from recognition or memory
• Effectn. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• Eggheadn. an intellectual
• Egotismn. an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
• Egotistn. a conceited and self-centered person
• Eightadj. being one more than seven
• Eighthadj. coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
• Eightyadj. being ten more than seventy
• Ejectv. put out or expel from a place
• Elasticadj. capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression
• Elatev. fill with high spirits
• Elationn. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism
• Eldern. a person who is older than you are
• Elderlyadj. advanced in years
• Eldestadj. first in order of birth
• Electorn. a citizen who has a legal right to vote
• Elementn. an abstract part of something
• Elevatev. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• Elevenadj. being one more than ten
• Elfinadj. suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
• Elicitv. call forth
• Eliten. a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Eludev. to escape from or avoid cleverly
• Elusiveadj. difficult to describe
• Emanatev. proceed or issue forth, as from a source
• Embargon. a government order imposing a trade barrier
• Embarkv. go on board
• Embassyn. a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
• Embedv. fix or set securely or deeply
• Emblemn. special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc
• Embodyv. represent in bodily form
• Embossv. raise in a relief
• Embracev. include in scope
• Embroilv. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
• Emergev. come out into view, as from concealment
• Emotionn. any strong feeling
• Employv. put into service
• Empowerv. give or delegate power or authority to
• Emptyadj. having nothing inside
• Emulatev. strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
• Enablev. render capable or able for some task
• Enactv. to make something into law, or to act it out
• Enameln. hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth
• Encampv. live in or as if in a tent
• Encasev. enclose in, or as if in, a case
• Enchantv. hold spellbound
• Encrustv. cover or coat with a crust
• Endearv. make attractive or lovable
• Endingn. the end of a word
• Endlessadj. tiresomely long
• Endorsev. be behind
• Endowv. to provide with a quality, ability or income
• Endurev. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
• Enemyn. an opposing military force
• Energyn. a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work
• Enforcev. ensure observance of laws and rules
• Engagev. carry out or participate in an activity
• Enginen. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
• Engravev. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
• Engrossv. devote fully to
• Engulfv. devote fully to
• Enhancev. increase
• Enigman. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
• Enjoinv. issue an injunction
• Enjoyv. to take pleasure in something
• Enlargev. make larger
• Enlistv. join the military
• Enlivenv. heighten or intensify
• Enmeshv. entangle or catch in a mesh
• Enoughn. an adequate quantity
• Enragev. put into a rage
• Enrichv. make better or improve in quality
• Ensuev. issue or terminate
• Ensurev. make certain of
• Entailv. have as a logical consequence
• Enterv. to go into a place
• Enticev. provoke someone to do something through promises or persuasion
• Entireadj. constituting the full quantity or extent
• Entitlev. give the right to
• Entityn. that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence
• Entombv. place in a grave or tomb
• Entrantn. a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise
• Entrustv. confer a trust upon
• Entryn. an item inserted in a written record
• Envelopv. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
• Envoyn. a messenger or representative, especially of a government
• Envyn. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
• Epicadj. very imposing or impressive
• Epicuren. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment
• Epigramn. a witty saying
• Episoden. a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
• Epitaphn. an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
• Epithetn. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
• Epitomen. a standard or typical example
• Epochn. a long period of history marked by notable events
• Epoxyn. a thermosetting resin
• Equaladj. the same in size, amount or value
• Equallyadv. to the same degree
• Equipv. provide with usually for a specific purpose
• Equityn. the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
• Erasev. remove from memory or existence
• Erodev. to wear away gradually
• Erosionn. the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down
• Errandn. a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
• Erraticadj. liable to sudden unpredictable change
• Errorn. a mistake
• Ersatzadj. artificial and inferior
• Eruditeadj. having or showing profound knowledge
• Eruptv. start abruptly
• Eschewv. avoid and stay away from deliberately
• Espousev. choose and follow
• Estaten. everything you own
• Esteemn. the condition of being honored
• Estuaryn. the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
• Ethanoln. the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors
• Ethicn. a moral principle that guides behavior
• Eugenicadj. pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
• Evadev. to avoid or escape from someone or something
• Evasiveadj. deliberately vague or ambiguous
• Evenadj. divisible by two
• Eveningn. the latter part of the day
• Eventn. something important that happens
• Everadv. at any time
• Everyadj. each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
• Evidentadj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
• Eviln. morally objectionable behavior
• Evokev. call forth
• Evolvev. work out
• Exactadj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
• Exaltv. to praise highly or raise in rank
• Examplen. an item of information that is typical of a class or group
• Exceedv. be greater in scope or size than some standard
• Excelv. to be exceptionally good at something
• Excessn. a quantity much larger than is needed
• Excisev. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
• Exclaimv. utter aloud
• Excludev. prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Exertv. put to use
• Exhalev. expel air
• Exhaustv. wear out completely
• Exhibitv. show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
• Exilev. expel from a country
• Existv. to be real or alive
• Exitn. an opening that permits escape or release
• Exoticadj. being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
• Expandv. extend in one or more directions
• Expansen. a wide scope
• Expectv. regard something as probable or likely
• Expelv. force to leave or move out
• Expendv. use up, consume fully
• Expensen. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible
• Expertn. a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
• Expiatev. make amends for
• Expirev. lose validity
• Explainv. make plain and comprehensible
• Explodev. cause to burst with a violent release of energy
• Exploitv. use or manipulate to one's advantage
• Explorev. inquire into
• Exportn. commodities sold to a foreign country
• Expoundv. add details, as to an account or idea
• Expungev. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
• Extantadj. still in existence
• Extolv. to praise enthusiastically
• Extraadj. more than is needed, desired, or required
• Extractv. remove, usually with some force or effort
• Extremeadj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
• Extrudev. form or shape by forcing through an opening
• Exudev. release in drops or small quantities
• Eyeballn. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Eyebrown. the arch of hair above each eye
• Eyelidn. either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye