English words: E

819 words under E; 701–800 on this page.

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• exonerated verb past form of exonerate…
  If someone is exonerated, they are officially shown or declared not guilty of something they were blamed or accused of.
• exoplanet noun (an exoplanet, exoplanets)
  An exoplanet is a planet that goes around a star other than our Sun.
• exoskeleton noun (an exoskeleton, exoskeletons)
  An exoskeleton is a hard outer covering that supports and protects the body of animals such as insects, spiders, crabs and lobsters…
• exotic adjective (exotic; more exotic, most exotic)
  Exotic means coming from or belonging to a faraway country, especially a hot one, and seeming unusual and exciting.
• expand verb (expand, expands, expanded, expanding)
  To expand is to become bigger, or to make something bigger.
• expanse noun (an expanse, expanses)
  An expanse is a very wide, open area of land, sea, sky or something else.
• expansion noun (expansion, expansions; usually uncountable)
  Getting bigger in size, amount or space.
• expect verb (expect, expects, expected, expecting)
  To think or believe that something will happen: I expect it will rain.
• expectancy noun (expectancy, expectancies)
  Expectancy is the feeling that something exciting or important is about to happen.
• expectation noun (an expectation, expectations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An expectation is a belief that something will happen.
• expecting phrase…
  pregnant, going to have a baby.
• expectoration noun (expectoration; uncountable)
  Expectoration is coughing up and spitting out mucus (phlegm) from the chest and throat.
• expedient noun (plural expedients); adjective
  Useful and suitable for getting a result quickly, even if it is not the best or fairest way.
• expedite verb (expedite, expedites, expedited, expediting) — (formal)
  To make something happen faster; to speed up a process.
• expedition noun (an expedition, expeditions)
  An expedition is a long, organised journey to a far place, especially to explore, study or climb.
• expeditious adjective (expeditious, more expeditious)
  Quick and efficient; done fast and without wasting time.
• expel verb (expel, expels, expelled, expelling)
  To expel a pupil is to make them leave a school for good because they behaved very badly.
• expelling verb -ing form of expel (expel, expels, expelled, expelling)
  Expelling someone is officially making them leave a school, club or country because of bad behaviour.
• expend verb (expend, expends, expended, expending)
  To use or spend energy, time, effort or money.
• expenditure noun (expenditure, expenditures; often uncountable) — formal
  The total amount of money spent.
• expense noun (an expense, expenses; expense, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Expense is the amount of money something costs.
• expensive adjective (expensive, more expensive, most expensive)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Expensive means costing a lot of money.
• experience noun (experience, experiences; uncountable for knowledge)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Experience is knowledge or skill you get by doing or seeing things over time.
• experiment noun (an experiment, experiments); verb…
  A test done carefully to find out something, check an idea, or see what happens.
• experimental adjective (experimental; more experimental)
  Experimental means to do with experiments, tests done to find something out («experimental results»).
• experimentation noun (experimentation; uncountable)
  Experimentation is the process of trying out experiments to test ideas and find things out.
• experimenter noun (an experimenter, experimenters)
  A person who does experiments, especially in science.
• expert noun (an expert, experts); adjective (expert — very skilled)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who knows a lot about a subject or is very skilled at something.
• expertise noun (expertise, uncountable)
  Special skill or knowledge in a subject that comes from study, training or experience, as in «medical expertise».
• expiate verb (expiates, expiated, expiating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make up for a wrong or sin by suffering or doing something good, so that the guilt is removed.
• expiation nounJewish tradition
  A making up for wrong, so that the wrong is forgiven.
• expire verb (expire, expires, expired, expiring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  When something expires, it stops being valid or usable after a certain time, like a ticket, card or password.
• expired verb (expire, expires, expired, expiring); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  died.
• expiry noun (expiry; an expiry)
  Expiry is the end of the time when something can be used or is valid, such as a ticket, card or passport.
• explain verb (explain, explains, explained, explaining)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make something clear or easy to understand by describing it.
• explanation noun (explanation, explanations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An explanation is what you say or write to make something clear and easy to understand: an explanation of how plants grow.
• explanatory adjectiveJewish tradition
  Meant to explain something and make it clear.
• expletive noun (an expletive, expletives); adjective (formal)
  An expletive is a swear word or rude exclamation, said when angry, hurt or surprised.
• explicit adjective (explicit); adverb explicitly
  Said clearly and fully, so nobody can be confused, as in «explicit instructions».
• explicitly adverb (explicitly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a clear and direct way, saying exactly what you mean so there is no doubt, as in «She explicitly told us not to touch it».
• explode verb (explode, explodes, exploded, exploding)
  To explode means to burst apart with a loud bang and great force.
• exploit verb (exploit, exploits, exploited, exploiting); noun…
  To use someone unfairly for your own gain, like paying workers too little or tricking children.
• exploitation noun (exploitation, exploitations — the plural is rare)
  Treating people unfairly to get something from them, for example making them work hard for very little pay.
• exploited verb, past form of exploit…
  Treated unfairly by someone who uses you for their own gain, for example made to work hard for very little pay.
• exploration noun (exploration, explorations); verb explore; noun…
  Exploration is travelling to and looking around a place to find out what is there, especially a place nobody knows well.
• explore verb (explore, explores, explored, exploring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To travel around a place you do not know, to find out what it is like.
• explorer noun (an explorer, explorers)
  An explorer is a person who travels to unknown or little-known places to find out about them.
• explosion noun (an explosion, explosions)
  A sudden loud bursting of something with great force, heat and noise, as when a bomb or gas goes off.
• explosive adjective (explosive, more explosive); noun…
  An explosive is a substance or device that can blow up, such as dynamite or a bomb.
• explosively adverb (explosively)
  In a sudden, loud and violent way, like an explosion, as in «The balloon burst explosively».
• export verb (export, exports, exported, exporting); noun…
  To send goods to another country to sell them.
• exporter noun (an exporter, exporters)
  A person, company or country that sells goods to other countries.
• expose verb (expose, exposes, exposed, exposing)
  To uncover something so it can be seen.
• exposed verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Exposed means not covered or protected, open to wind, weather, sun or danger.
• exposition noun (exposition, expositions)
  A clear and full explanation of an idea or a subject.
• expostulate verb (expostulates, expostulated, expostulating)
  To protest or argue strongly, often in a complaint, to someone who has done something wrong or is about to.
• exposure noun (exposure; an exposure, exposures)
  Exposure is being out in cold, wind or weather without protection, which can make you very ill.
• expound verbJewish tradition
  To explain something in detail.
• expounder nounJewish tradition
  A person who explains a text in detail.
• express verb (express, expresses, expressed, expressing); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To show or say what you think or feel, with words, faces, art or actions.
• expressed past form and past participle of the verb express…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Said or shown in words, looks or actions (a feeling, an idea).
• expressible adjectiveJewish tradition
  Able to be said or shown in words or signs.
• expression noun (an expression, expressions; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A word or phrase with a special meaning; a saying.
• expressive adjective
  Showing feelings or thoughts clearly, especially in the face, the eyes or the voice.
• expressly adverb (expressly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Expressly means clearly and directly, so there is no doubt.
• expulsion noun (an expulsion, expulsions; expulsion — uncountable)
  Making someone leave a school, club or country for ever, as a punishment: expulsion from school.
• exquisite adjective
  Very beautiful, delicate or finely made.
• extant adjective (formal)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Still existing today, especially something very old: the oldest extant painting.
• extempore adjective; adverb
  Spoken or done without preparation, on the spot, without notes.
• extend verb (extend, extends, extended, extending)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To extend means to make something longer, bigger or last longer.
• extended adjective; verb, past form of extend…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Extended means made longer in time or length: «an extended holiday».
• extension noun (extension, extensions)
  An extension is an extra part added to a building to make it bigger.
• extensive adjective (extensive, more extensive, most extensive)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Covering a large area.
• extensively adverb (extensively; more extensively, most extensively)
  Extensively means a lot, widely, or over a large area or many places.
• extent noun (extent — usually singular)
  How big, long or wide something is; its size or area: the full extent of the forest.
• exterior noun (the exterior, exteriors); adjective (exterior)
  The outside of something, especially a building or vehicle.
• exterminate verbJewish tradition
  To destroy completely, wiping out every one of something.
• exterminated verb past form of exterminate…
  Exterminated means killed completely, so that a whole group of animals, insects or pests is destroyed.
• extermination nouneveryday · Jewish tradition
  The complete destruction of a pest, a group or a thing, so that none is left.
• external adjective (external); noun…
  On the outside, or coming from the outside.
• externally adverb (externally); adjective external
  Externally means on the outside or from the outside.
• extinct adjective (extinct)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An extinct animal or plant no longer exists anywhere in the world, because every last one has died.
• extinction noun (extinction)
  When a kind of animal or plant dies out completely, so there are none left anywhere.
• extinguish verb (extinguish, extinguishes, extinguished, extinguishing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To extinguish a fire or light is to put it out so it stops burning or shining.
• extinguished verb…
  Extinguished means put out, so a fire or light stops burning or shining.
• extinguisher noun (an extinguisher, extinguishers)
  A metal container, usually red, filled with water, foam, powder or gas, used to put out a fire; full name «fire extinguisher».
• extinguishing verb form…
  Putting out a fire or a light so it stops burning: extinguishing the campfire.
• extirpate verb (extirpate, extirpates, extirpated, extirpating)
  To extirpate something is to destroy it completely, pulling it out by the roots.
• extol verbJewish tradition
  To praise someone very highly, or to lift them up in words.
• extortion nounJewish tradition
  Taking money or goods from people by force or threats.
• extra adjective (extra); noun (an extra, extras); adverb…
  Extra means more than usual, or more than needed.
• extract verb (extract, extracts, extracted, extracting); noun…
  To take or pull something out, often with effort: a tooth, juice, a metal.
• extraction noun (extraction, extractions)
  Extraction is taking or pulling something out, like a tooth from a mouth or oil from the ground.
• extractor noun (extractor, extractors)
  An extractor (or extractor fan) is a machine that sucks out steam, smoke or smells from a room, such as a kitchen or bathroom.
• extraordinarily adverb
  To an unusual degree; very much more than usual.
• extraordinary adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Extraordinary means very unusual, surprising or special, much more than ordinary.
• extraterrestrial adjective (extraterrestrial); noun…
  Coming from or existing outside the Earth, in space, as in «extraterrestrial rocks».
• extravagant adjective (extravagant, more extravagant); noun extravaganceeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Extravagant means spending much more money than is sensible or needed.
• extravagantly adverb (more extravagantly, most extravagantly)
  Extravagantly means in a very big, showy way, with more than is needed.
• extreme adjective (extreme, more extreme, most extreme); noun…
  Extreme means very great, very strong or much more than usual: extreme heat.

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