English words: E

821 words under E; 501–600 on this page.

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• eruption noun (an eruption, eruptions)
  An eruption is when a volcano suddenly throws out lava, ash, rocks and gas.
• es verb (Spanish «es» = is; French «es» = (you) are); suffix…everyday · Jewish tradition
  «Es» means «is» in Spanish: «es grande» means «it is big».
• escalate verb (escalate, escalates, escalated, escalating); noun…
  To become bigger, worse or more serious, as in «The argument escalated into a fight».
• escalation noun (escalation; an escalation, escalations)
  Escalation is when something becomes bigger, worse or more serious, step by step, like a fight or a war.
• escalator noun (an escalator, escalators)
  An escalator is a moving staircase that carries people up or down between floors.
• escape verb (escape, escapes, escaped, escaping); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To escape means to get away from a place where you are kept, or from danger.
• escargot noun (an escargot, escargots) — a French word used in…
  A snail cooked to be eaten, usually with garlic butter, a famous dish in France.
• escort noun (an escort, escorts); verb…
  To escort someone is to go with them to protect them, guide them or keep them under guard.
• esophagus nounJewish tradition
  The tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach; the gullet.
• esoteric adjectiveJewish tradition
  Understood by only a few people who have special knowledge, and kept secret.
• especial adjective (no forms; the adverb is especially)
  Special or particular; more than usual, and meant for one person or thing.
• especially adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Especially means more than usual, or more than others; particularly.
• esperanto noun…
  Esperanto is a language invented more than a hundred years ago by L.
• espousal nounJewish tradition
  Betrothal, the promise to marry, or a wedding.
• espouse verb (espouses, espoused, espousing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To take up a cause and support it warmly, often as your own.
• espresso noun (an espresso, espressos)
  Espresso is a strong, dark coffee made by forcing very hot water through finely ground coffee beans.
• esq abbreviation (Esq. – short for «Esquire»)
  Short for «Esquire»: a polite title written after a man's name, mostly in letters, in old-fashioned British style: «John Smith, Esq.».
• esquire noun (an esquire, esquires); title (Esq.)
  A polite title written after a man's name in old letters and on envelopes, shortened to «Esq.»: John Smith, Esq.
• essay noun (an essay, essays); verb (essay — formal, rare: to try)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An essay is a short piece of writing on one subject, written by a pupil or a writer.
• essence noun (essences)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The most important part or real nature of a thing, which makes it what it is.
• essential adjective (essential; more essential, most essential); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Something essential is completely necessary; you cannot manage without it.
• essentially adverb (essentially)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Essentially means basically, in the most important way, when you leave out small details.
• est verb (French «est» = is); abbreviation…everyday · Jewish tradition
  «Est» means «is» in French: «il est content» is «he is happy»; the «s» and «t» are silent, so it sounds like «eh».
• establish verb (establish, establishes, established, establishing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To establish something is to start or set it up so that it lasts, such as a school, a business or a rule.
• established adjective; also past form of the verb establish…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Set up and existing for a long time, so accepted and trusted.
• establishment noun (an establishment, establishments; the Establishment)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An establishment is a business, organisation or place such as a shop, restaurant, school or hotel.
• estate noun (an estate, estates)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An estate is a large area of land in the country, often with a big house, owned by one person or family.
• esteem noun (uncountable); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Esteem is great respect and good opinion of someone.
• esteemed adjective (esteemed); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Esteemed means greatly respected and admired.
• estimate verb (estimate, estimates, estimated, estimating); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To estimate is to make a careful guess about an amount, size, cost or time, without counting or measuring exactly.
• estimation noun (estimation, estimations)
  An estimation is a careful guess of a number or amount, made without counting or measuring exactly.
• estranged adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Estranged means no longer close to someone, usually a family member or husband or wife, because you have stopped speaking or living…
• estrangement noun (estrangement, estrangements); adjective estranged
  Estrangement is when people who used to be close, especially family members, stop speaking or seeing each other.
• estuary noun (an estuary, estuaries)
  An estuary is the wide part of a river where it meets the sea, so fresh water and salty sea water mix.
• etched adjective (etched); verb past form of etch…
  Etched means cut or scratched into a hard surface like glass, metal or stone, often with acid or a sharp tool, to make a picture or words.
• eternal adjective (eternal); adverb eternallyeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Lasting for ever, without beginning or end.
• eternally adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  For ever, without beginning or end.
• eternity noun (eternity — uncountable; an eternity, eternities)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Eternity is time that goes on for ever, with no end.
• ethane noun (ethane, uncountable)
  Ethane is a gas with no colour or smell, made of carbon and hydrogen, found in natural gas.
• ether noun (uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A colourless liquid with a strong smell that evaporates easily; it was used long ago to put patients to sleep for operations.
• ethereal adjective (more ethereal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Ethereal means very light, delicate and airy, as if it belongs to the sky or to a spirit rather than to the solid world.
• ethical adjective (ethical, more ethical, most ethical)
  Ethical means morally right, fair and honest.
• ethically adverb (ethically)
  Ethically means in a way that is right and fair.
• ethics noun (ethics; also ethic, ethics as a subject)
  Ethics are the ideas about what is right and wrong that guide how people act.
• ethiopian adjective (Ethiopian); noun (an Ethiopian, Ethiopians)everyday · Jewish tradition
  From or to do with Ethiopia, a country in East Africa, or its people, languages and culture.
• ethnic adjective (ethnic)
  Ethnic means to do with a group of people who share a culture, traditions, language or family history.
• ethnologist noun (plural ethnologists)
  An ethnologist is a person who studies different peoples, their customs and their origins.
• ethnology noun
  Ethnology is the study of different peoples, their customs, beliefs and stories.
• ethylene noun (ethylene — uncountable; also ethene)
  Ethylene is a colourless gas made of carbon and hydrogen; plants make it naturally, and it makes fruit ripen.
• etiquette noun (etiquette, uncountable)
  The rules of polite behaviour in a society or group, such as how to greet people, eat at table or write a letter.
• etna noun, proper (Etna, also Mount Etna)
  Etna, or Mount Etna, is a large, active volcano on the island of Sicily in southern Italy; it is the highest active volcano in Europe…
• etruscan adjective (Etruscan); noun…
  The Etruscans were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, in an area called Etruria (roughly modern Tuscany), before and during the…
• etymological adjective (etymological)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Etymological means to do with etymology, the history of where words come from and how their meanings and forms have changed.
• etymology noun (etymology, etymologies)
  Etymology is the study of where words come from and how they have changed over time.
• eu abbreviation (EU = European Union); French «eu»…
  «EU» stands for the European Union, a group of many European countries that work together on trade, travel, laws and money.
• eucalyptus noun…
  A eucalyptus is a tall tree from Australia with long, strong-smelling leaves; it is also called a gum tree.
• eucharist noun (the Eucharist; also eucharist)
  The Christian service in which bread and wine are blessed and shared to remember Jesus's Last Supper; also called Holy Communion, the Mass…
• eunuch noun (plural eunuchs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A eunuch is a man who has been made unable to have children, who was often given work looking after the rooms of a king or queen.
• euphemism noun (a euphemism, euphemisms)
  A euphemism is a gentle, polite or indirect word or phrase used instead of one that sounds too harsh, rude or upsetting.
• eurasian adjective (Eurasian); noun (a Eurasian, Eurasians — dated)
  Eurasian means about Eurasia — Europe and Asia together, the biggest piece of land on Earth.
• eureka interjection (eureka!); noun (a eureka moment)
  «Eureka!» is a cry of joy when you suddenly discover or work out something.
• euro noun (a euro, euros)
  The euro is the money used in many countries of the European Union, such as Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
• europe proper noun (Europe)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Europe is one of the seven continents of the world.
• european adjective (European); noun (a European, Europeans)
  From or to do with Europe, the continent that includes countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Ireland and the UK: European countries.
• ev abbreviation (EV, EVs); nouneveryday · Jewish tradition
  EV stands for electric vehicle, a car, bus or bike that runs on electricity from a battery instead of petrol or diesel.
• evacuate verb (evacuate, evacuates, evacuated, evacuating)
  To evacuate a place is to leave it, or to make people leave it, because it is dangerous.
• evacuation noun (evacuation — uncountable; an evacuation, evacuations)
  An evacuation is when people leave a dangerous place quickly and in an organised way, such as a building on fire or a town before a flood.
• evacuee noun (an evacuee, evacuees); verb evacuate; noun evacuation
  An evacuee is a person who has been moved away from a dangerous place to somewhere safer.
• evade verb (evade, evades, evaded, evading)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To escape from or keep away from someone or something, like a chaser.
• evaluate verb (evaluate, evaluates, evaluated, evaluating)
  To evaluate something is to judge how good, useful or successful it is, after thinking about it carefully.
• evaluation noun (an evaluation, evaluations; also uncountable)
  Careful judging of how good, useful or valuable something is.
• evangelical adjective (evangelical, more evangelical); noun…
  Evangelical describes Christians and churches that put great weight on the Bible, on a personal faith in Jesus and on telling others the…
• evaporate verb (evaporate, evaporates, evaporated, evaporating)
  When a liquid evaporates, it slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air, often because it is warmed.
• evaporation noun (evaporation, uncountable)
  Evaporation is when a liquid, usually water, slowly turns into a gas (vapour) and goes into the air.
• evasion noun (evasion, evasions); verb evade; adjective evasive
  Evasion is avoiding something you should do or face, like a question, a rule or a duty.
• evasive adjective (evasive; more evasive, most evasive)
  If someone is evasive, they avoid giving a clear, direct answer, often because they are hiding something.
• evasively adverb (evasively)
  In a way that avoids giving a clear, direct answer or avoids doing something.
• eve noun (an eve, eves; Eve — a name)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The day or evening before a special day: Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve.
• even adjective (even, more even); adverb (even); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  An even number can be split into two equal groups with none left over, like 2, 4, 6, 8.
• evening noun (evening, evenings)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The evening is the time at the end of the day, after the afternoon and before night, from about 6 o'clock until bedtime.
• evenly adverb (evenly)
  Evenly means in equal parts, so everyone gets the same.
• event noun (an event, events)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An event is something that happens, especially something important or unusual.
• eventful adjective
  Eventful means full of things that happen, many of them exciting or important.
• eventide noun (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Eventide is an old word for evening, the time when the day is ending.
• eventual adjective
  Happening at the end of a long time or after a series of events; final.
• eventually adverb (eventually)
  Eventually means in the end, after a long time, a lot of waiting or many problems.
• ever adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  At any time: «Have you ever seen a whale?».
• evergreen adjective (evergreen); noun (an evergreen, evergreens)
  An evergreen tree or plant keeps green leaves all year round.
• everlasting adjective (everlasting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Everlasting means lasting for ever, never ending.
• evermore adverb (old use, poetic)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Evermore means always, for all time to come.
• every determinereveryday · Jewish tradition
  Every means each one of a group, with none left out: every child.
• everyday adjective (everyday)
  Everyday means usual or ordinary, used or done all the time, like everyday clothes.
• everything pronoun (everything)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Everything means all the things, every single thing.
• everywhere adverb; pronoun (everywhere)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Everywhere means in every place or to every place.
• evict verb (evict, evicts, evicted, evicting)
  To force someone to leave the house or land they live in, usually by law because they did not pay rent or broke the rules.
• evidence noun (evidence — uncountable); verb…
  Evidence is facts, signs or objects that show something is true or help to prove it.
• evident adjective (evident, more evident, most evident)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Easy to see or understand; clear and obvious.
• evidential adjective (evidential); noun evidence
  Evidential means to do with evidence or serving as evidence, the facts that show whether something is true.
• evidently adverb (evidently)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Evidently means clearly or obviously, because you can see it from the signs.
• evil adjective (evil, more evil, most evil); noun (evil, evils)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Evil means very bad and cruel, wanting to hurt others.

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