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# English words: E

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · **E** · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

821 words under E; 401–500 on this page.

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- [enthusiast](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enthusiast/) — An enthusiast is a person who is very keen on something and loves doing it.
- [enthusiastic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enthusiastic/) — Enthusiastic means very interested, excited and keen about something.
- [enthusiastically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enthusiastically/) — If you do something enthusiastically, you do it with excitement, eagerness and lots of energy.
- [entice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entice/) — To entice someone is to get them to come or do something by offering them something nice or tempting. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entire](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entire/) — Whole; with every part included (the entire class, the entire day). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entirely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entirely/) — Entirely means completely, totally, in every way. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entirety](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entirety/) — The entirety of something is all of it, the whole thing.
- [entitle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entitle/) — To entitle someone to something is to give them the right to have or do it.
- [entitled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entitled/) — If you are entitled to something, you have a right to have it or do it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entitlement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entitlement/) — An entitlement is something you have a right to have or do, like holiday time or free meals.
- [entity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entity/) — An entity is something that exists as a separate, single thing with its own identity, such as a company, a country or a living being. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entrails](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entrails/) — The entrails of an animal or person are the inside parts, such as the stomach and guts.
- [entrance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entrance/) — An entrance is a door, gate or opening where you go into a place. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entrant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entrant/) — A person, team or animal that enters a competition, race or exam.
- [entrap](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entrap/) — To entrap someone or something is to catch them in a trap. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entreat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entreat/) — To entreat someone is to beg them earnestly to do something; it is stronger than asking. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entreaty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entreaty/) — An entreaty is a strong, urgent request, a begging for something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entrenched](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entrenched/) — Fixed in a strong position, or protected with ditches or walls. — Jewish tradition
- [entrust](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entrust/) — To give someone a job, thing or person to look after because you trust them: «She entrusted me with her keys.».
- [entry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entry/) — An entry is a way in, like a door or gate, or the act of going in. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [entwine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/entwine/) — To entwine things is to twist or wind them together so that they are joined or tangled.
- [enumerate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enumerate/) — To name things one by one, like making a list.
- [enumeration](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enumeration/) — Counting or naming things one by one.
- [enunciate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enunciate/) — To say words clearly and carefully, sounding each part.
- [envelop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envelop/) — To envelop something is to cover or wrap it all round so that it cannot be seen clearly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [envelope](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envelope/) — An envelope is a flat paper cover in which you put a letter or card before posting it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [enviable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enviable/) — Something enviable is so good that other people wish they had it or were in its place.
- [envious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envious/) — Wanting something that someone else has, and feeling unhappy or annoyed that you do not have it; jealous. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [environment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/environment/) — The environment is the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — that all living things depend on.
- [environmental](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/environmental/) — Environmental means about the natural world — air, water, land, plants and animals — and how people affect it.
- [environs](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/environs/) — The area all around a place. — Jewish tradition
- [envisage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envisage/) — To imagine or picture something that might happen in the future.
- [envision](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envision/) — To envision something is to imagine it or picture it in your mind, especially something in the future. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [envoy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envoy/) — An envoy is a person sent by a government or a ruler to take a message to another country or to talk for them.
- [envy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envy/) — Envy is the unhappy feeling of wanting something that someone else has, like their toys, skills or luck. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [enzyme](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/enzyme/) — An enzyme is a substance made by living things that speeds up chemical changes, for example breaking down food in your stomach.
- [eon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/eon/) — An eon is an extremely long period of time, too long to count easily.
- [epaulette](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epaulette/) — An epaulette is a decoration on the shoulder of a uniform, often with gold fringe or stripes showing a person's rank.
- [ephah](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ephah/) — An ancient Hebrew measure for dry things like flour or grain, about a bushel or a little less. — Jewish tradition
- [ephemera](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ephemera/) — Ephemera are insects, such as mayflies, that live only a very short time as adults.
- [ephemeral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ephemeral/) — Ephemeral means lasting only a very short time.
- [epic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epic/) — A long poem or story about the adventures of heroes, often in ancient times, such as the Odyssey or Beowulf.
- [epicentre](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epicentre/) — The epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface right above where an earthquake starts underground.
- [epidemic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epidemic/) — A disease that spreads quickly to many people in one area at the same time.
- [epidermis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epidermis/) — The thin outer layer of the skin that you can see and touch; it protects the body from germs, water and sunlight.
- [epiglottis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epiglottis/) — The epiglottis is a small flap at the back of your throat that closes when you swallow, so food goes down to your stomach and not into…
- [epilepsy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epilepsy/) — Epilepsy is a condition of the brain that makes a person have seizures (fits), when the brain's signals get mixed up for a short time.
- [epileptic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epileptic/) — Epileptic means to do with epilepsy, a brain condition that can cause seizures (fits), when a person may shake, stare blankly or fall.
- [epiphany](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epiphany/) — The Epiphany is a Christian feast that remembers the wise men (the Magi) visiting the baby Jesus; it falls twelve days after Christmas.
- [epiphyte](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epiphyte/) — An epiphyte is a plant that grows on another plant, usually a tree, for support, but does not take food from it; it gets water and…
- [episcopal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/episcopal/) — Episcopal means about bishops, or led by bishops, as in "episcopal churches".
- [episode](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/episode/) — An episode is one part of a TV or radio series, podcast or story told in parts.
- [epistaxis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epistaxis/) — A nosebleed: bleeding from the nose.
- [epistle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epistle/) — An Epistle is one of the letters in the New Testament written by early Christian leaders such as Paul, Peter and John to churches or people.
- [epitaph](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epitaph/) — A short saying or words cut on a gravestone to say who lies there, and sometimes what they were like.
- [epithet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/epithet/) — A describing word or phrase added to a name, like «the Great» in «Alfred the Great» or «Lionheart» in «Richard the Lionheart».
- [equal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equal/) — Equal means the same in size, number or amount: equal groups. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [equalise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equalise/) — To equalise means to make things equal or the same in size, amount or level.
- [equality](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equality/) — Equality is being equal: when people have the same rights, chances and respect, whatever their sex, skin colour, religion, disability or…
- [equalize](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equalize/) — To make things the same or balanced. — Jewish tradition
- [equalizer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equalizer/) — Something that balances or makes two sides equal. — Jewish tradition
- [equally](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equally/) — Equally means so that everyone or every part gets the same amount: share equally.
- [equation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equation/) — An equation is a number sentence with an equals sign, showing that two sides have the same value, like 3 + 4 = 7.
- [equator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equator/) — The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.
- [equatorial](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equatorial/) — Near the equator, the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
- [equerry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equerry/) — An officer who looks after the horses of a king, queen or prince and rides beside them on journeys.
- [equilibrium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equilibrium/) — Equilibrium is a state of balance in which opposite forces or amounts are equal, so nothing changes: "the scales are in equilibrium". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [equine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equine/) — Equine means to do with horses or like a horse: «equine vet», «equine flu».
- [equinox](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equinox/) — One of the two times each year when day and night are about the same length all over the Earth, in spring and in autumn.
- [equipage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equipage/) — A carriage with its horses and servants, all together.
- [equipment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equipment/) — The tools, machines, clothes and other things you need for a particular job, sport or activity.
- [equipoise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equipoise/) — A state of balance, where weights or forces are equal. — Jewish tradition
- [equipped](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equipped/) — Equipped means having the tools, machines or things you need for a job or activity.
- [equity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equity/) — Equity is fairness: treating people so each has what they need for a fair chance, not just exactly the same. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [equivalent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equivalent/) — Equivalent means equal in value, amount, meaning or importance: "1/2 is equivalent to 2/4". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [equivocation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/equivocation/) — Using unclear words or answers on purpose so you do not have to give a straight answer or tell the full truth.
- [er](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/er/) — «Er» is a sound people make when they are not sure what to say or are thinking, like «um»: «It's, er, somewhere here.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [era](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/era/) — An era is a long period of history with special features or events, like the Victorian era. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [eradicate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/eradicate/) — To eradicate something bad means to get rid of it completely, so that it no longer exists.
- [erase](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erase/) — To rub out writing or marks, for example with a rubber or an eraser. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [eraser](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/eraser/) — A small piece of rubber or plastic used to remove pencil marks.
- [ere](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ere/) — before; earlier than a certain time.
- [erect](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erect/) — To erect something is to build it or put it up, like a tent, a fence or a statue. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [erection](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erection/) — The erection of a building, statue or tent is the act of building it or putting it up.
- [erie](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erie/) — Erie is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, between the USA and Canada; its full name is Lake Erie.
- [ermine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ermine/) — A stoat (a small, long-bodied animal of the weasel family) in its white winter coat, with a black tip to its tail.
- [erode](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erode/) — To erode means to wear away slowly, as wind, water or ice rub away rock and soil.
- [eroded](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/eroded/) — Eroded means worn away slowly by wind, water, ice or waves.
- [eroding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/eroding/) — Slowly wearing away rock, soil or land by wind, water or ice.
- [erosion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erosion/) — Erosion is the slow wearing away of rock, soil or land by water, wind, ice or waves.
- [err](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/err/) — To make a mistake or be wrong: «To err is human». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [errand](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/errand/) — An errand is a short trip to do a small job, like buying something, delivering something or taking a message. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [erratic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erratic/) — Not regular or steady; changing suddenly in a way you cannot predict.
- [erroneous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erroneous/) — Erroneous means wrong or containing a mistake. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [erroneously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erroneously/) — Wrongly; by mistake; in a way that is not correct. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [error](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/error/) — An error is a mistake, something done wrongly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [erst](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erst/) — An old word meaning formerly or at first. — Jewish tradition
- [eructation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/eructation/) — Eructation is the scientific word for burping: letting air or gas from the stomach come up and out through the mouth.
- [erudite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erudite/) — Having great learning, gained from long study and wide reading; said of a clever person or of a serious, well-researched book. — Jewish tradition
- [erupt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/erupt/) — To erupt means for a volcano to burst and throw out lava, ash, rock and gas.